Canadian researchers use infrared light to read children’s minds

Canadian researchers have figured out a way to read the minds of disabled children who can't speak or gesture by scanning their brains with infrared light. This methodology decodes preference with 80% accuracy....

Sri Lanka says no to EU rights probe for trade deal

A garment-related trade deal between Sri Lanka and the EU may be cancelled after the country decided not to allow the EU to investigate human rights abuses there."Sri Lanka said on Monday it will not allow a...

Undecided voters not so undecided

According to this new study, we may have already made up our minds about things, even if we think we haven't. "These days, you can’t even trust undecided people. Individuals who honestly believe that they can’t choose between two available options may in fact already know...

Apple Releases MobileMe 1.1 for Leopard

"Apple quietly released MobileMe 1.1 for Mac OS X 10.5.4 Saturday evening. The Preference Pane update improves MobileMe and Leopard compatibility, but strays from Apple's standard update process and does not use...

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional....

London-England Ken Livingstone Unseated as Mayor

" Britain's ruling Labor Party takes a drubbing in Friday's local election""Boris Johnson last night notched up the Tories' greatest electoral success since John Major's surprise victory in the 1992 general...

Wal-Mart Stores Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc.said Friday it has decided to sell only Blu-ray DVDs and hardware in its 4,000 U.S. stores and no longer carry rival HD DVD offerings.Gary Severson, head of home entertainment for Wal-Mart’s U.S. stores, said in a statement that they have listened to...

'MoveOn' Endorses Obama

The highly mobilized, grassroots political movement and social media site MoveOn.org has -- for the first time -- publicly endorsed a candidate for the 2008 election: Barack Obama."The grassroots politics site...

Arab - American communications... not too late? but at least something...

"*Draft, final appeared in Public Relations Review, 21 (1995), 241-255. Bridging Cultural Differences: American Public Relations Practices & Arab Communication Patterns* R.S. Zaharna, Ed.D. School of Communication American University Washington, DC 20016 phone: (202)...

Lesley Stahl Reports On The Country's Unique Population Problem

(CBS) As China's President Hu Jintao makes his first official visit to the United States this week, his nation faces a demographic time bomb that could affect its stability. With more than a billion people,...

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake confirm split

"“It has always been our preference not to comment on the status of our relationship, but, out of respect for the time we spent together, we feel compelled to do so now, in the light of recent speculation and...

imp terms

"FORTAN:(Formula Translator) A high level programming language used mainly to solve scientific and engineering problems G-77: The Group of 77 (G-77) was established in 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven...

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