Wolves prefer fishing to hunting

For wolves in Canada it is eaiser to catch salmon than track deer so why not prefer to fish rather than hunt?   " Wolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt deer...

Men prefer curves, women chocolaty looks

" Melbourne, Sept 25: When it comes to men, women don’t actually want them to have bulging biceps or a washboard stomach, reveals a new Australian research. The study, which has been presented at a psychology...

The Best Way to Build your Business

"It’s interesting to see how many small businesses try as soon as possible to follow the example of some large corporations to build an impersonal “corporate image.” People actually prefer to do business with people, not institutions. The last time you called an...

Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 6-Point Lead, 49% to 43%

"PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's first tracking report based entirely on post-Democratic convention attitudes shows Barack Obama maintaining a six percentage point lead over John McCain, the same as Sunday's report....

Israelis still prefer McCain

It's kind of shocking to see this pass as news.  Apparently:"A new poll finds 38 percent of Israelis still would rather see Obama’s Republican rival John McCain elected U.S. president, compared to 31 percent for Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. ...

Textual attraction: the secret of the perfect text to win a lady's heart

This recent news seems to give tips for men to lure a girl for a date - to not bank on his sex appeal but on his 'text appeal.'  In a survey the report said - "Those most likely to succeed combine wit and some innocent flirting into an abbreviated phone message.""A poll...

Canadians prefer Obama over own leaders: poll

Canadians would vote Obama over our own national leaders, according to a new poll. Is this a vote of confidence for Obama, or a vote of frustration with the current political climate in Canada? Probably both I...

Free WiFi for US Starbucks customers

"USA Today reported today that Starbucks will be offering a free WiFi service for it’s US customers.  As part of their ‘Rewards’, a program a loyalty card which gives customers various free or discounted...

Egypt: Bread Protest Leaves 10 Dead!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...

Sealing activists bailed out with bag of toonies

Two members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society were bailed out of jail yesterday by anti-sealing advocate Paul Watson, who paid the $10,000 bond partly in toonies! "Watson posted the bail at the Cape Breton...

Why don't girls play guitar?

According to a study by the BBC, when school children pick an instrument to play, their choices are stongly influenced by gender stereotypes. So more girls play the flute and more boys play the guitar. I have many...

Why America might be in less danger from the outside than you think

"Corrupt South American and Caribbean politicians need somewhere secure to retire to when they get done raping their countries, somewhere like Miami, the European ones prefer New York, the French-speaking Africans, Paris. "

SLUMS: The problem

Architecture theorist Lebbeus Woods blogs on slums:"There are some problems that seem beyond solution. This is because the causes of the problems are either not known, not well understood, or are so paradoxical and contradictory, so hopelessly intertwined with one another...

Office 2008 for Mac hits store shelves

"After four years of waiting, Mac users are finally able to get their hands on a new version of Microsoft's productivity suite for the platform. The suite is a major step forward for those who prefer to use the Redmond company's applications for the Mac platform. Since its...

Soldier-blogger dies in Iraq and leaves a post behind

"Final Post"I am leaving this message for you because it appears I must leave sooner than I intended. I would have preferred to say this in person, but since I cannot, let me say it here."G'Kar, Babylon 5"Only the dead have seen the end of war."Plato*"

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