March 30, 2007
Category: Commentary
A generation ago women fought for equal rights and access to high paying careers. In many ways they've made significant advances swelling the ranks of undergraduate and professional colleges. But a new strain of "do me" feminism based on sexual...
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Posted by EJGili at 01:49 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Health
If you ask me truly beautiful people of the head turning , traffic stopping variety are the mutants. Most of the population has to rely on being personable in order to find mates. But scientists believe they have now solved...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:36 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: California
There's an unfortunate disorder known to strike the male population of San Diego for which there is no known cure except maturity. The scientific nomenclature of the leading virus is called Santerium Sublimum--commonly referred to on "the streets" as Sublime....
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Posted by EJGili at 11:53 AM • 0 Comments •
March 29, 2007
Category: Environment
Faced with the specter of a warming planet and frustrated by the lack of progress on this time-sensitive issue, some scientists have begun researching backup plans. They seek a way to give humanity direct control over Earth's thermostat. Frequently referred...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:55 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Environment
The addition of snowmobiles disrupting the winter tranquility of Yellowstone National Park has long been a subject of controversy. Under a proposal, drafted by park administrators and released on Tuesday, snowmobiles would become a permanent winter fixture, allowing up to...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:37 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Environment
Invasive species are an environmental problem of epic proportions especially for island nations that threatens to wipe out native flora and fauna. The cane toads of Australia are no exception. A massive specimen reportedly the size of a small dog...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:15 PM • 0 Comments •
March 28, 2007
Category: Food&Drink
In what animal welfare advocates are describing as a "historic advance," Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said yesterday that it would begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not confine their animals in cages and crates....
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Posted by EJGili at 01:05 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Environment
This is science fiction weird. One of the most bizarre weather patterns ever encountered has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole. Rather than the normally sinuous cloud structures seen on...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:36 PM • 0 Comments •
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Sandalistas are on the march here to create a homegrown organic food movement, encouraging gardeners to tear up their lawns for healthier, more natural alternatives. In doing so, they're advocating the re-greening of the urban landscape for the sake of...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:08 PM • 0 Comments •
March 27, 2007
Category: Food&Drink
Somehow meat heavily laced with isotopes doesn't sound all that appealing. Steaks and chicken fillets laced with rare, heavy forms of elements - "isotope-enhanced" proteins - could strengthen cells and protect them against oxidation, caused by highly-reactive particles, free radicals,...
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Posted by EJGili at 12:35 PM • 0 Comments •