"You must BE the difference you want to SEE in the world" (Mahatma.Gandhi)

Another Tremor Rattles Peru

Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:20 AM EDT

We were woken this morning at 1:30am by a strong tremor, and just recently by another stronger tremor around 7:40am local time. With the recent southern earthquakes fresh in our minds, we all hurried out in our PJs just in case it got any stronger.

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peru, earthquake, world-news

Women could make sperm

Seeded on Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:17 PM EDT (irishhealth.com)

Scientists in England have turned stem cells from am embryo into sperm which are capable of producing offspring. The breakthrough is likely to lead to new advances in treating male infertility and even the possibility that women could manufacture sperm.

stem-cells, research, science, infertility, sperm

Rumor: Zidane apparently called "dirty terrorist" by Materazzi

Seeded on Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:16 PM EDT (Reuters)

"According to several very well informed sources from the world of football, it would seem that the Italian player Marco Materazzi called Zinedine Zidane a 'dirty terrorist'," SOS Racism said in a statement.

football, sports, soccer, world-cup, rumor, zidane, headbutt

Human mad cow epidemic 'could be bigger than feared' in the UK.

Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:54 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Interesting tidbit: the symptoms of mad-cow disease are very similar to those found in people suffering from "kuru", which, ironically, is a disease found in populations who practice canibalism (sound familiar?). From the article:

mad-cow, health, epidemic, mad-cow-disease

The most ancient spider web found in Spain

Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:44 PM EDT (eitb24.com)

From the article: The amber, found in Spain, preserved 26 strands of silk; many of them connected to one another. Glue droplets are visible on the web and prey includes a fly, a mite, a beetle and a wasp.

science, ancient, spider, amber, cretaceous, spider-web, american-museum-of-natural-history

The Dangers of "Ringing" In The Rain

Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:36 PM EDT (CNET)

I've used my cellphone several times outdoors while it was raining (under my umbrella, of course). I'm glad I came across this! Let's spread the word people. From the article:

death, health, rain, danger, cellphone, ringing-in-the-rain

The Secret Lives of Fonts

Seeded on Wed Jun 7, 2006 8:10 PM EDT (fadtastic.net)

Can the type of font you use ultimately influence the grade you get on a paper? Phil Renaud thinks so.

technology, fonts, grades

Sergey Brin (Co - founder) says Google compromised principles

Seeded on Wed Jun 7, 2006 7:44 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged Tuesday the dominant Internet company has compromised its principles by accommodating Chinese censorship demands. He said Google is wrestling to make the deal work before deciding whether to reverse course.

google, technology, china

Disney gets a taste for fresh fruit

Seeded on Wed Jun 7, 2006 7:34 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Disney has begun licensing fresh fruit in European supermarkets as it tries to jump onto the healthy eating bandwagon and banish the memory of its association with McDonald's. ...The branding involves putting "collectible" stickers on the skin of the fruit, which can then be tr …

eu, europe, health, disney, fruit, mcdonalds

Peru - A Country Divided

Mon Jun 5, 2006 4:43 AM EDT

It is 11pm on Sunday evening as I start to write this. I am feeling a sort of post-election trauma, and I'm sure millions of Peruvians share this sentiment, for we have done something we thought we would never do again... ...we voted for Alan Garcia.

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peru, 2006, world-news, ollanta-humala, alan-garcia, peru-election, peru-election-2006

Why does the PS3 cost $600?

Seeded on Tue May 30, 2006 12:27 PM EDT (-)

(found via digg.com) David Cole from strategic market research firm DFC Intelligence documents the events leading up to the PlayStation 3's final pricing, and suggests that the $600 price tag could leave PlayStation-dependent game publishers in a tough position.

technology, gaming, video-games, ps3

Wii is most wanted console for Japanese consumers, survey shows

Seeded on Tue May 30, 2006 11:56 AM EDT (gamesindustry.biz)

Sony has gone "all-in" poker style with the PS3's technological gargantuan-ness. If this survey is accurate, having 88.4% of your "home market" thinking your console is too expensive, is just horrid news all around for Sony.

technology, gaming, xbox-360, video-games, ps3, wii

Leukemia at 85. What would you do?

Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:32 PM EDT

My fianceé's grandfather was diagnosed with Leukemia two days ago. He is 85 years old, and apparently, the disease had gone undiagnosed for roughly 5 years.

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health, leukemia, health-secrets

Study Finds Permafrost Thawing Quickly :: Discovery Channel

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:38 PM EST (Discovery.com)

Global warming will thaw and shrink the total area of perennially frozen ground 60 to 90 percent by the year 2100.

weather, global-warming, science, thawing-permafrost, weather-patterns

French kiss? Your spray or mine?

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:11 PM EST (Reuters)

A company in Sao Paulo, Brazil is selling a mouthspray containing propolis extracts (bee hive glue) that, supposedly, help fight microorganisms and boost the immune system.

brazil, health, odd-news, kiss, protection, carnival, germs, french-kiss

Australia's "Spam Man" Wins Gold in Olympic Moguls

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:59 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)

Dale Begg-Smith, a 21 year old multi-millionaire native of Vancouver (founder of a web pop-up ad company - hence his nickname), has become Australia's third gold-medal winner at the Winter Olympics.

sports, gold, australia, ski, spam, winter-olympics, skiing, gold-medal, moguls

Babies get abstract with maths

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:48 AM EST (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Researchers at Duke University found that seven-month-old babies demonstrated an ability to match the number of voices they heard to the number of faces they expected to see.

study, research, babies, science, math, infants

Vietnam man handles three decades without sleep

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:15 AM EST (CNET News.com)

After getting a fever back in 1973, Sixty-four-year-old Thai Ngoc has not been able to sleep. Considering how I feel after pulling a couple all-nighters in a row, this is quite amazing... and I'm a little envious.

world, health, odd-news, world-news, insomnia

Wired News: New Microchips Shun Transistors

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:02 PM EST (Wired News)

A group of electrical engineers at Notre Dame have a working prototype of a new chip design based on magnetism instead of electrical transistors

technology, tech, notre-dame, prototype, magnetism, transistors, electrical-engineers, electrical-engineering, electrical-transistors

Mario's Grown Up, You Ready To Play?

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:29 PM EST (brandweek.com)

According to Reggie Fils-Aime (evp-sales and marketing), Nintendo is looking to disrupt the video game industry before Nintendo, itself, gets disrupted.

technology, tech, video-game, gaming, nintendo, video-games, videogames, videogame

How do songs get stuck in your head?

Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2006 6:16 PM EST (Ask Yahoo!)

You know you've had this happen to you... you wake up one morning with a tune in your head, and by lunch time you're wondering what you did to deserve having THE MACARENA stuck in your head all morning...

entertainment, music, song, stuck-in-head

Flowers for Jack Thompson

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:04 PM EST (flowersforjack.livejournal.com)

Jack Thompson has publicly stated that Video Gamers are no better than the KKK or Skinheads, that video games with violent or competitive content are "murder simulators" and "sexual simulators", and that young persons accused of violent crimes have "trained" or "rehearsed" their a

technology, gaming, video-games, jack-thompson, flowers-for-jack-thompson, flowers-for-jack