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Breathe Easy

The government is monitoring and restricting my consumption of Advil Cold&Sinus ©, and it is all Japan’s fault. ...

Blog Post - Lyn T. - Mar 5 2010 - 5:06pm

Science Blurts- Introduction

When I tweet links to science articles, I lose them in the Twitter stream of "more" as they descend further and farther below the bottom of the page. I use Twitterbar to tweet as I browse during research for various freelance writing gigs. On mo ...

Blog Post - Anonymous - Mar 5 2010 - 8:03pm

The Say of the Week

" Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. " Plato ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Mar 6 2010 - 5:10am

Heterogeneous Online Communities More Likely To Survive

The more heterogeneous the community of an online chat channel, the more chances the channel has to survive over time, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Haifa and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous research fo ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2010 - 1:59pm

Science Cryptic Crossword SCX1

This science cryptic crossword has been sitting on my computer for far too long and was yearning to see the light of day. It is in the tradition of cryptic crosswords but with a science edge to it. It isn't a science quiz masquerading as a crossword; ...

Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 9 2010 - 8:45am

Majority Of Americans Say God Influences Their Daily Lives

Using data from two recent national surveys, University of Toronto sociologist Scott Schieman has found that most Americans believe God is concerned with their well-being and is directly involved in their personal affairs. The research, he says, uncovered  ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2010 - 1:22pm

Grasshopper Green

Grasshopper Green Grasshopper green, Grasshopper green, Hippity hoppity munching machine- Are you enjoying your tasty leaf snack? Thanks for the visit-  Be sure to come back. To display image full size, try right click and 'view image'.  This sh ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 9 2010 - 2:08pm

Will You Give Sheepswool Sheep?

Will You Give Sheepswool Sheep? I'm no Dr. Seuss, or even Zseuss.  But encouraged by Becky's enjoyment of my Grasshopper Green, here's another few words.  I hope that, perhaps, my words may be of help to educators and to students of English ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 9 2010 - 4:41pm

A lost traveller's last letter

Letter recovered-21st August,2361 “17th Feb 2151 My love, ...

Blog Post - Vikki Cvichiee - Mar 10 2010 - 11:44am

Why Voters Thought Obama Was A Muslim

During the 2008 presidential campaign, approximately 20 percent of Americans believed that then-Senator Barack Obama was a Muslim despite news stories that attempted to debunk the rumor, according to a study in The Journal of Media and Religion. The study ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2010 - 11:56am