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Remembering the Time

July 20, 2009
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Remembering the Time

Americana is really feeling the pain of loss these days. What used to be affecting ‘them” is now being felt by us all. In our communities and in our homes. So maybe we’re so keenly aware of the recent dimming of several large stars in our constellation.  Walter Kronkite. Michael Jackson. Farrah Fawcett. Bea...

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DIY Anti-Overdose Kits?

June 8, 2009
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Wow. I thought it was a joke.  Apparently, it’s not. http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090601/hl_time/08599190179400 There are organizations that prepare and produce what they’re calling a “do it yourself Anti-Overdose” kit to those who are susceptible to, um, overdosing.  Reading between the lines, I’m assuming chronic drug abusers who are at least smart enough to participate in needle-exchange...

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The Stem Cell Wet Dream

May 30, 2009
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The Stem Cell Wet Dream

Okay, I’m not exactly a huge fan of George W. Bush. But side-stepping my irations, I did sympathize with his hesitancy to embrace embryonic stem cell research. It’s not that I want to see Alex P. McFly quiver away into a spastic mass of gloom.  I’m concerned, bothered by the lack of respect for...

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Iraq-born teen cracks maths puzzle

May 30, 2009
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This is one for the nerd annals. Get this: a fourteen year old kid solved one of mathematics oldest riddles in less than four months.  In short, the Bernouli Numbers to modern mathemeticians is analogous as a Rubiks Cube is to Seth Rogan. Now, I don’t claim to an expert on ancient mathematical conundrums,...

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