An academic in the UK has suggested that university professors being accepting variant spellings as legitimate, in light of the fact that spelling errors are growing more and more frequent in university courses. Some misspellings that he's suggested accepting include "ignor",...
Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a new type of robotic fish which moves through the water as a real fish does: with fins. Such locomotion makes the mechafish more energy-efficient...
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"WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Mississippi to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms...
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today requested that SEI Pharmaceuticals, of Miami, Fla., recall all Xiadafil VIP Tabs sold in 8 tablet bottles (Lot # 6K029) or blister cards of 2 tablets (Lot # 6K029-SEI)...
Lonely Planet are insisting their travel books are accurate, after reports have emerged that one of its former writers addmitted he made up parts of his travel guides."Author Thomas Kohnstamm said he had accepted...
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Our present government is hell-bent on disassembling the New Deal, not because it's unpopular or that it doesn't work, but because it costs less to get rid of it. Make no mistake - this is an administration that values the bottom line above all else. American...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Pubic ContributorIn the case of "Farty Pants" Women normally diet, eat healthier and eat more Fart producing vegatables and little fatty meats. The result in my Scientitian opinion, Women...
Some good news for parents "researchers at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital shows that a
specially formulated Omega-3 fatty acid supplement showed beneficial
results in a study of children with bipolar disorder."
"Researchers have been able to quickly debunk one claim for the demise of commercial bee colonies this past year, cell phones. The culprit is more likely improper nutrition, say the researchers....
The logic is perverse: if a human fetus is not human yet, abortion is not a crime. And if abortion is not crime... Why not eat them?These headlines came from China and US, countries where abortion is approved by law.The Epoch Times | Hong Kong Reports Mainland Chinese Eating...
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The spokesman for Redux, which markets Cocaine, attempts to explain away his product's name association, but to limited success."An energy drink called Cocaine has been pulled from stores nationwide amid concerns...
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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"Stanford research finds neither pills nor garlic sandwiches cut cholesterol
Hugely popular garlic supplements do not pass the scientific smell test when it comes to lowering cholesterol levels, a study out of...
In a new re-assessment of teaching quality in all English universities, Middlesex is ranked second highest in the country. The Times Higher Education Supplement (17 November 2006) reports on how the scores for each university, as marked by the Quality Assurance Agency, have...
"“The Pakistan Army has been tasked to work out modalities for selectively fencing and mining the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,’’ Riaz Mohammad Khan, the Pakistani foreign secretary, said at a news briefing in Islamabad, the capital. “These measures will supplement the...