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How Carrots Help Us See The Color Orange
One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color -- perhaps it is because children’s books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors. Why else would so many of us automatically... New Zealand begins worldwide search for national coach
New Zealand is regularly ranked in the top four teams in limited-overs cricket but has never made the final of the World Cup, the showpiece event in the 50-over format, despite making the semifinals in five of the nine editions. " New Zealand has begun... Australia prepares for Pope's visit
Christian devotees from all over world have gathered to welcome the visit of Pope in Sydney. The festival will start on Tuesday and more than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to attend this event. "Thousands of pilgrims... Australia PM in new nude art row
The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...Jessica's Law not working the way many hoped
Tuesday will mark the second anniversary of Jessica's Law taking affect in Kansas. The law mandates a minimum prison sentence of 25 years for first-time sex offenders when the victim is a child, a second offense... Man auctions life, but disappointed at bid price
A British immigrant put everything on stake but still didn't get desired price. He is disappointed over the valuation of his house, friends, car, job & everything else he owns. " A man who auctioned his life... UK prisoners offered data cabling training
Screw license plates... if you want to stop recidivism, teach prisoners a real-life skill. In this case, HM Prisons and Cisco are killing two birds with one stone, addressing the aforementioned issue as well as dealing with brain-drain in the skilled-trades sector of...Akihabara rampage foretold but lost among myriad messages on Internet site
" TOKYO — To most of Japan, the deadly stabbings in Tokyo were an incomprehensible act of sudden and indiscriminate violence.But to readers of an obscure website called “Extreme Exchange, Revised,” the... Salmonella-Tainted Tomato Illnesses Reach 228
UPDATE | June 12, 2008 - 228 cases of illness related to salmonella-tainted tomatoes have now been reported in 23 states. The FDA has yet to pinpoint a source of the outbreak."The toll from salmonella-tainted... Yahoo-Microsoft talks fail, Google deal expected
Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp failed to reach a deal today, sending Yahoo shares down 13 percent.A deal with Google is now looking to be on the cards."Instead, Yahoo is close to a search advertising deal with Google... Lacrosse fans in one B.C. community ordered to stay silent during games
Having been to one of these games in Port Coquitlam, I can understand the reasoning behind this, although it may seem a little strange to tell people to be quiet during a sporting event.The Metro Vancouver lacrosse... Microsoft demos 'touch Windows'
"Microsoft's next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse.It is hoped the successor will have a better reception than the much-maligned Vista OS, released last year. ...Celebrating 10 years of the euro?
"When the euro was launched there were plenty of people who thought it would crash and burn.Ten years on, its role as a global currency is secure, even if it hasn't achieved everything its founders hoped.Wednesday is... Boris Johnson wins London mayoral race
Eccentric Boris Johnson will be the next mayor of London, ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year term in City Hall."The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr... Shasta’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence :: Oblate Spheroid
"Dotting a rocky plain north of Mount Lassen, 42 radio antennas are cocked like ears toward the sky, being readied for an expanded hunt for life beyond Earth. The Allen Telescope Array is slowly coming together as...
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