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This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime events. A woman is taking video of a rainstorm from her balcony when she is struck by lightning. She survives, and posts the video on Flickr.
Published Jul 10, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Health
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Several strains of bacteria in the soil can make a meal of the world's most potent antibiotics, researchers said in a startling finding that illustrates the extent to which these germ-fighting drugs are losing the war against superbugs. - Reuters
Published Apr 4, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Science
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A post on an online forum now claims to have first-hand knowledge of the passing of Gary Gygax, known to many of us gamers as the father of Dungeons and Dragons. Many other sites have now picked up the story.
Published Mar 4, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Entertainment
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In the middle of the Democratic political "horse race" for the nomination, there have been many claims and counter claims as to who has done what, and which candidate would be better able to lead. One citizen decided to check their records for herself.
Published Feb 21, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Politics
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The LA times, today, reported that Blue Cross of California is sending physicians letters asking about pre-existing conditions of their patients. The doctors are not happy about being asked to become informants.
Published Feb 12, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Health
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night. The Obama camp now projects topping Clinton by 13 delegates, 847 to 834. -- politico.com
Published Feb 6, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Politics
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We can expect some tax rebate checks around June.
A friend of mine asked:
"Does anyone else see this as a band-aid solution that won't help the economy in the long run and will in fact make things worse...?"
To which I replied:
Published Jan 24, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Business
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An exciting scientific study has just been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation which demonstrates improvement within minutes following the (off-label) delivery of a drug approved to treat a number of immune-mediated disorders.
Published Jan 9, 2008 by ■ Thespian in Health
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Hushmail is a company that promises to keep your email encrypted, and safe from prying eyes. They have two versions of their service, one more secure, and one less. Turns out that "less" means "able to hand over clear-text."
Published Nov 8, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Technology
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Given all of the doping scandals in sports recently, and the fad of undetectable designer drugs, what if there were a performance-enhancing substance that was perfectly legal and totally undetectable? How would sports officials deal with it?
Published Nov 8, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Science
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The Los Angeles Times created a Google Maps "mash up" to show the progress of fires and fire containment in southern California. This is a fascinating (and useful) example of how technology can be leveraged to inform the public about important events.
Published Oct 24, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Internet
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Some folks have trouble falling asleep. Some need music, or total silence. I need some form of white noise to cover up ambient, distracting sounds. Last week, I made it a project to record some suitable noise. It turned out well.
Published Oct 8, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Health
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A research team led by Montreal neuroimmunologist Dr. Amit Bar-Or tested the effectiveness of a vaccine, called BHT-3009, that incorporates the DNA sequence of myelin basic protein into cells, which then start to make the protein.
Published Aug 15, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Health
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The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and V.P's office for documents about President Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program. Also named were the Justice Department and the National Security Council who have until July 18 to comply.
Published Jun 27, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Politics
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It's been happening for years. It's pervasive, deep, goes against the very first and most basic premise of democracy and is a concerted effort by many individuals and organizations.The story is election fraud, gaming the electoral system from the inside.
Published May 23, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Politics
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The deep track that the wheel leaves behind churned up patches of bright soil, which are extremely high in silica, meaning that Mars was once much wetter than it is at present,
Published May 22, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Technology
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Google today introduced an other tool for those who want to know what others are looking for.
Published May 22, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Internet
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A British Columbia teenager's dream trip to Africa turned into a nightmare when bacteria began eating her eyes.
Trasey Plouffe, 18, lost her sight three weeks ago and nearly had to have her right eye removed after bacteria destroyed both her corneas.
Published May 21, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Health
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The flat, flexible display screen you can roll up and put in your pocket or purse might finally be here. Hearst Corp., owner of the Post-Intelligencer and an investor in the technology, plans to test it in Seattle and elsewhere.
Published May 18, 2007 by ■ Thespian in Technology
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The first trains between North and South Korea...have crossed the heavily fortified border between the two countries.
South Korea's unification minister, who was on board...said the event was a symbolic step towards reconciliation on the peninsula.
Published May 17, 2007 by ■ Thespian in World
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