115-year-old Woman's Brain in Tip-Top Shape

" A Dutch woman who reached 115 years of age and remained mentally sharp throughout life also had a healthy brain when she died, a new study finds.The woman's brain showed almost no evidence of Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests Alzheimer's disease and other forms of...

Of Obama, Democrats, and the Power Elite

Barrack Obama stands poised to become the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, which, in the political climate in the USA right now would seem to insure a certain electoral victory and rocket rise...

England: first Towns prepare for life after oil

Many people envision future where we come to terms with inevitable fuel shortages"Maybe after your meal you take a walk down the car-free streets to the nearest bar where you buy a round of drinks with locally...

Race Matters

" NEW YORK--Do white right-wing preachers have it easier than black left-wing preachers? Is there a double standard? The political explosion around the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was inevitable, given Wright's personal closeness to Barack Obama and the outrageous rubbish the pastor...

We get happier with age, study says

This is good news indeed: with age comes contentment, according to an extensive new study.The findings make sense on an intuitive level; older folk seem to know and accept themselves moreso than do idealistic youth....

California prisons rocked by problems

Chino Mayor Dennis Yates said the dilapidated prison dormitory where Friday's fight between inmates took place was built to house 60 men but holds nearly 200."It's a ticking bomb down there," he said.The California...

Best case/worst case for the next president

"It was inevitable that they would play the race-card, make the issue about him not being qualified for the job. I said it here myself. America is a fearful, racially divided country, at some point his skin-color is going to be an issue, and by «issue», I mean «problem». "

Can Artists Be Labels? Reznor, Radiohead, and the Mass Market

While artists rail against exploitative labels, those labels do fulfill a role in the entertainment-biz ecosystem: basically, everything other than actually recording and performing the music. However, thigs are...

Irish Royal visit is 'inevitable'

"A visit to the Republic of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II is inevitable, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has said. Mr Ahern was speaking on RTE radio on Christmas Eve when he made the comment. "I think she will...

Stockpile food for flu crisis

"EVERY Australian household should stockpile at least 10 weeks' worth of food rations to prepare for a deadly flu pandemic, a panel of leading nutritionists has warned.  World health experts now agree a pandemic...

Hillary Clinton: a good leader (for a girl)

This is a really interesting discussion of gender issues as they pertain to political leadership. Topical, relevant, and more than words."The possibility that America will elect its first woman president next...

1st Indian-American governor in U.S. vows 'fresh start' for La

"BATON ROUGE | In a campaign that had the air of both inevitable and the historical, Bobby Jindal was elected governor Saturday, claiming the electoral prize that eluded him four years ago. By winning more than 50 percent of the primary vote against a field of 12 candidates,...

Zac Efron Maintains Silence Vanessa Hudgens' Nude Pictures

"High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron is happy to subject himself to an inevitable sliming at tomorrow night's Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. But talk of his co-star and girlfriend, or ex-girlfriend depending on what reports you believe, is off limits. "

In defense of genocide, redux

In light of the crisis in Dafur, I think this article is worth a re-read.  - The Angryindian--------------------------------------------------"One kind word should to be said for the foundering US president:...

Out of the park: Bonds hits #755, finally

Barry Bonds finally ties Hank Aaron's home run record. I've found it very frustrating over the past few weeks that pitches seemed scared to be the ones to throw the fateful pitch and would throw balls. Finally that's...

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