Manatees in Lake Pontchartrain!

"Manatee area . . . proceed with caution.""by Kia Hall Hayes, The Times-PicayuneThursday July 17, 2008, 9:37 PM Confirming reports of manatees in and around Lake Pontchartrain, local scientists are spreading the word...

Interaction index being developed by 20 something journalist

Following up on a Bivings Report from 2006, Joanna Geary moves toward a way of quantifying or at least visually comparing the interactivity of news sites. Very interesting."The study is based on the 2006 study of American newspapers by the Bivings Report. Most of the...

Night of the Living Fed

"Night of the Living Fed Paul Krugman is writing about The Face-Slap Theory."The scariest thing I’ve read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Geithner came as close as a Fed official can to...

10 unusual, creative jobs

"What's in the perfect job? Money, of course, matters, but it isn't the only measure of an awe-inspiring career. Creative opportunities, healthy interaction, a good challenge from time to time, and other intangible rewards all count, too. FastCompany.com brings you ten jobs...

Monkeys, Too, Will Pay for Sex

"People aren't the only primates who will pay for sex, new research shows. Male longtailed macaques exchange grooming for the right to mate with females whose fur they cleaned."

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Blood Clotting Protein Fibrin

Fibrin, a protein involved in blood clotting, also has a prominent role in inflammatory response and development of rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

For All You Computer Blowhards

See something on the Internet you don't like, blow it away.  You read it correctly. Researchers at Georgia Tech have come up with this unique idea to manipulate what you see and control what you are doing. The...

"BORDERLESS eVILLAGE"

""BORDERLESS eVILLAGE" Project Details * Project Information * Objectives and innovation * User Profile * Results * Sustainability * Transferability * Keywords * Background Information * Contacts View in PDF Project Information Project...

Oh, My NHI!

I absolutely love Halloween.  It's spooky, it's kooky, it's fun.  It is one time of the year where I feel completely at ease flaunting my obsession with the nightmare before christmas.  ok, i do that all year but it FEELS better in october.  I was thinking...

Excess by Proxy: Virtual Sex and Drugs Causing Police Concern

I can see how lifestyle-tourists would be interested in a site like the one described below, but there are some things that a virtual experience just cannot provide. Using a more universal example, how would you go...

Mobile Malware: The Next Major Tech Threat?

With the massive spread of malware to among computers via internet and storage devices, it is observed hackers or malware writers targeting mobile devices to spread the malwares.A recent report from Symantec indicates that malware writers are increasing their efforts in the...

Love 2.0 - Has Social Networking Changed Online Dating For The Better?

"I heard quite a good quote today that inspired me to write this post… “When does stalking become romance” It was said in a way to suggest it was the natural progression; but having thought about it, there are so many social media sites out there, and everyone I’ve...

Is This The Silly Story Of The Week - Dublin Company To Unveil 'free energy'...

"An Irish company will today reveal controversial technology that allegedly defies basic laws of physics to produce free power. Steorn, which is based in Dublin, claims to have discovered a method of creating clean, constant energy, which it claims could end the global fuel...

Nepalis Take Drugs Worth Rs 9b Annually: Report

" Nepali citizens take drugs worth over Rs 9 billion in a year, reveals a report released here on Wednesday, adding that domestic industries supply 35 per cent of drugs needed. "Nepali citizens spent Rs 9.061 billion in the year 2005-2006. Out of the drugs, consumed here in...

Post-traumatic Iraq syndrome

"Post-traumatic Iraq syndrome The war is lost. Americans should begin to deal with what that means. By Christopher J. Fettweis, CHRISTOPHER J. FETTWEIS is assistant professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. These opinions are his own. June 12,...

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