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Electroshock therapy used to boost math skills
Random jolts of electrical current can speed up math skills, researchers say.Credits: Yahoo ImagesJUNE 2, 2013BY: DIANA DUELThe idea of using electrical current to alter brain activity is nothing new....
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Honey Bees Can Be Taught To Sniff Out Explosives
Meet the latest weapon in the war on terror - the humble honey beehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/picture-galleries/6243071/Sniffer-honey-bees-trained-to-detect-bombs.html
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U.S. stands out as a rich country where a growing minority say they can’t...
BY BRUCE STOKES 24 COMMENTSDuring tough economic times many people around the world find it difficult to afford life’s basic necessities. Nearly half (a median of 49%) of those surveyed by the Pew...
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Paul Krugman: "The Obamacare Shock: It's Going To Work!"
Just what the doctor ordered!(Conservatives have just about exhausted their "stupid capital.")***Paul Krugman: The Obamacare ShockWhat does the new evidence on Obamacare tell us?:The Obamacare Shock,...
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John Paul II On Accumulation and Squandering
It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in conditions of misery at the very lowest...
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Crowd Led by Orthodox Priests Attacks Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia
A crowd swarmed a minibus carrying gay rights activists in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Friday. The police had put the activists on the buses to escape their attackers.By ANDREW ROTHPublished: May 17,...
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George Zimmerman: Not Guilty
Alan: By Law, it may have been impossible for the jury to find George Zimmerman guilty "beyond reasonable doubt."Guilt -- at least legal guilt -- did not attach to the armed pursuant who, against...
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"The Hunt," "Top of the Lake," "Banner of Heaven," Mormonism and King David
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595079489/1984-Lafferty-case-still-haunts.html?pg=all***Dear Chuck,Thanks for your email.You never know what'll happen when prejudices drop. I've spent considerable...
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Einstein: "Convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe."
***Some Spirit is Manifest in the Laws of the Universe, One that is Vastly Superior to that of ManAlbert Einstein? Apocryphal? Anonymous?Dear Quote Investigator: Did Albert Einstein say the...
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Mesa Harmony Garden: Catholic Communitarianism in Service to The Human Family
Savanah Maya is a volunteer at Mesa Harmony Garden. The plums are ripe and ready to pick.We are harvesting nectarines and plums at Mesa Harmony Garden. The Mesa neighborhood gets the cool ocean breeze...
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God, Guns & Guts
Even on the face of it, these people are assholes.(Even on the face of it, these people vote Republican.)
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Marooned at the end of the world
During a 1913 expedition to explore the region north of Alaska and Canada, 31 people aboard the Canadian sponsored ship Karluk became trapped in ice, beginning a yearlong ordeal. Click through the...
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Florida's Stand-Your-Ground Law: License To Kill
Zimmerman verdict renews focus on 'stand your ground' lawsMaggie Clark, Pew/Stateline Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013(Photo: Pool photo)STORY HIGHLIGHTS21 states have laws similar to Florida's "stand your...
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Spanking In Childhood And Late Life Pathologies
Videotapehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmOG9_wr7I"The Bible Belt Is A Weapon Used Buckle End First"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/05/bible-belt-is-weapon-used-buckle-end.html***Spanking in...
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MSNBC host’s epic rant over myths about sluts, anchor babies and LGBT pedophiles
By David EdwardsMonday, July 15, 2013 12:52 EDTMSNBC host Thomas Roberts on Monday said his network was not doing enough to dispel myths that women who used birth control were “sluts,” immigrants just...
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BBC: Fat-boosting gene mystery 'solved'
By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC NewsWhy some people find fatty foods irresistible could be hidden in their genes.Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesFizzy drinks tax needed...
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J.K. Rowling revealed as secret author of crime novel
J.K. Rowling praises joys of pseudonymBy Josh Levs, CNNJuly 15, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSJ.K. Rowling secretly wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"The publisher pretended the author was Robert Galbraith, a former...
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Accused Of Misogyny, Lesbian>Male Transexual Describes The Effect Of...
The following "This American Life" webpage (dedicated to "the best episodes of TAL's first 500 shows") provides an audio file in which Alex Blumberg interviews transexual Griffin Hansbury in episode...
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Muslim Exile (And Former Christian Convert), Reza Aslan, Examines Jesus In...
http://www.npr.org/2013/07/15/198040928/christ-in-context-zealot-explores-the-life-of-jesus
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