Internet searches stimulate brain more than books

As someone who uses the internet a LOT I'm not sure whether I should be pleased by this finding, or saddened at the seemingly inevitable fate of the humble book:"Searching the Internet may stimulate and help improve brain function more than reading a book. Researchers at the...

The Greatest of All Time

"  The First 10 Amendments to theConstitution as Ratified by the StatesDecember 15, 1791 Preamble Congress OF THE United Statesbegun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesdaythe Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.   THE...

€2m counterfeit goods seized in Dublin

"Gardaí, led by the Criminal Assets Bureau, have seized over €2m worth of counterfeit goods in Dublin raids. Gardaí believe the final value of the seizure will rise as searches are ongoing. Raids were carried out in Tallaght, Crumlin, Kevin Street and Dublin's north...

Court decides strip-searching children for drugs is okay.

"The decision upheld a federal district court's summary judgement that Safford Middle School Vice Principal Kerry Wilson, school nurse Peggy Schwallier and administrative assistant Helen Romero did not violate the girl's Fourth Amendment rights on Oct. 8, 2003, when they...

crocs may have devoured man

I fished this place about 20 years ago - remote - no so many crocs there then, but plenty of fish to feed them.  I would not want to be a police diver…. "     Man feared dead in croc-infested river     Northern Territory Police say it...

More Video Of Automated License Plate Recognition

"From a reader... They not only will be using these in Patrol cars but they will be mounted in major intersections on telephone polls and on overpasses completing the "Panopticon" (the prison without walls) around us. Technology has allowed for Big Brother and the Beast...

George W. Bush Wants to Read Your Mail...

The only consolation is that it would take him quite some time, as those squiggly things on paper are not his strong suit..."Today I have signed into law H.R. 6407, the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act." The Act is designed to improve the quality of postal service...

Tiger Named Athlete of Year

"Tiger Woods had an answer for everything. AP male athlete of the year voting Athlete Points Tiger Woods 260 LaDainian Tomlinson 230 Roger Federer 110 Dwyane Wade 40 Albert Pujols 20 Ryan Howard 20 Vince Young 10 Shaun White 10 Floyd Landis 10 When he missed the cut...