India vs Australia, 1st Test: Australia placed strongly

"Australia were placed in a somewhat strong position at the end of the first day of the first test against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Zaheer dismissed Hayden in the first over of the day and with Ishant Sharma kept the scoring on a tight leash. But Katich and Ponting...

Battling over dead bodies

It has nothing to do with storms, crime or war.  Indianapolis was facing a surplus of corpses until just recently."What happens when there is the potential to have too many dead bodies in one place at one time? Ultimately, someone is going to have to fold. And this time...

Can Robot Worms Kill Cancer?

" Scientist are creating tiny mechanical "nanoworms" that could zip through the human body like cruise missiles, finding cancerous tumors that are too small to be seen any other way.That could lead to very early...

Film reminiscent of Virginia Tech to be released this weekend

'Dark Matter' was supposed to be released at about this time last year, but then the Virginia Tech massacre happened and producers pulled the plug. The film is now ready to be released.Although 'Dark Matter' is not...

Dems Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory

"Once again the Dems with snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Selecting a naive far left candidate in OBama will ultimately do them in. The prresidential race will come down to race and security. Security first. Ultimately the case should or will be made that we must...

Whose Internet is it anyway?

"This week we've seen two Internet events that are more alike than dissimilar. On Wednesday, an Estonian court convicted a 20-year Russian for his part in last spring's distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on that nation. On Thursday, word of mounting DDoS attacks on...

A Heart from Spare Parts

Roadworthy on a rebuilt title: a functioning heart made from stem cells and the outer body of a donor heart; in this case, a rat's."The stripped-out shell of a heart has been made to work again - using brand new cells planted inside it. Scientists removed all the muscle cells...

Zoo produced video game makes waves

A new video game designed to teach people about the lives of wolves is making headlines today.  Here is  how the website describes the project:"Learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in...

Urgent: Global consultation, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This is an update from the United Nations Aboriginal summit. - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------------------"URGENT MATTER - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - GLOBAL CONSULTATION IMPORTANT NOTICE An...

Hurtling Toward Mars

"By the time you finish reading this sentence, you'll be 25 miles closer to the planet Mars.  Earth and Mars are converging, and right now the distance between the two planets is shrinking at a rate of 22,000...

Bush War Adviser Supports Considering a Military Draft

*whistles*  What does everybody think of this developement? (Susan Jones photo)"Bush War Adviser Supports Considering a Military Draft Friday, August 10, 2007 AP WASHINGTON — Frequent tours for U.S. forces...

Lieberman: US will back Israeli strike on Iran

"Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that he received the tacit blessing of Europe and the United States for an Israeli military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. “If we start military operations against Iran alone, then Europe and the...

Time running out for strike against Iran

"Predicting that sanctions will ultimately fail to stop Teheran's nuclear program, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, former head of Military Intelligence's Research Division, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that time to launch an effective military strike against Iran's...

The History Boys by David Halberstam, Vanity Fair

"In the twilight of his presidency, George W. Bush and his inner circle have been feeding the press with historical parallels: he is Harry Truman - unpopular, besieged, yet ultimately to be vindicated - while Iraq under Saddam was Europe held by Hitler. To a serious student...

Dedman walking: Report on journalists' political contributions misleading

Last week MSNBC published a sensational article by Bill Dedman revealing the political donations made by 144 journalists. Since its publication, the article has been lauded and talked-up by the right as well as mainstream media. Few have paused to ask basic questions about...

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