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New Post6 hours ago

Roses, Chocolate, Zzzzzzzz -- Some Valentine's Day Suggestions

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If you're thinking of celebrating Valentine's Day -- which for many, is a bah-humbug faux celebration -- don't buy red roses. (Unless   it's your sweetie's absolutely favorite flower and color.) The only thing worse than not getting a present, if your heart is somehow set on it, is getting [...]
 
Caitlin Kelly Caitlin Kelly Broadside
New Post6 hours ago

Toyota Prius to be recalled

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The world's most popular hybrid, the Toyota Prius, will soon be recalled to fix problems relating to its braking system.  The problem specifically affects the car on bumpy and slippery road surfaces, where there is a noticeable delay between pressing the brake pedal and brake actuation.   In other words: the [...]
 
Nick Kurczewski Nick Kurczewski Alternate Side of the Street
New Post4 hours ago

Apple's backup plan for slow iPad sales? Cut down prices

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When the iPad was announced in late January, the biggest part of the announcement was pricing. While camps were separated on just how great the device actually is, one thing most could agree on is that pricing is reasonable. Well, given Apple's premium nature, of course. Still, for a device [...]
 
Marc Flores Marc Flores Digitalia
New Post7 hours ago

Irony and the undead

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The public's recent embrace of all things zombie has put the factory in overtime mode, churning out a steady stream of undead ghouls who can make a bounty of a single intestine, will crawl if they have to, walk if they can, and run when required by the script, and, [...]
 
Mike Harvkey Mike Harvkey Closely Watched
New Post5 hours ago

Is your needle long enough?

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Yet another danger of  obesity has come to light:  inadequate vaccination.
In a new study, the researchers report that using a standard 1-inch needle to immunize obese adolescents against hepatitis B virus produced a much weaker effect than using a longer needle. via For obese, vaccine needle size matters | Reuters. [...]
 
Turi McNamee Turi McNamee Medical Marginalia
video7 hours ago

Percy Jackson's first screenwriter brings Greek mythology to life in The Lightning Thief

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Image via Wikipedia How do the movie studios follow the humongous, year-after-year success of the Harry Potter movies? That is, where do you find a character and situation that will grab the imagination of everyone from elementary school students on through your grandmother? And craft tales that will make audiences come back [...]
 
Bob Andelman Bob Andelman Mr. Media Radio Interviews
New Post13 hours ago

Why Sandra Bullock Is So Winning the Oscar

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Remember way back at the beginning of Oscar season (circa last September) when everyone was predicting that precocious pixie Carey Mulligan would be Oscar's latest ingenue princess for her turn as a precocious-pixie high school student involved with an older man in An Education? Then critical opinion slowly turned in Meryl [...]
 
Jeremy Helligar Jeremy Helligar Pump Up the Volume
New Post5 hours ago

Recession interrupts immigration trends

In an op-ed published today on the chances for immigration reform legislation, Doris Meissner notes that the recession has interrupted a 20-year trend:
The recession has interrupted historically high immigration levels – legal and illegal – that had been underway for almost two decades, and has sidelined the public [...]
 
Marcelo Ballve Marcelo Ballve South Meridian
New Post9 hours ago

Punta del Este: The Hamptons of Argentina

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The Hamptons are to crazed Manhattanites what Punta del Este is for vacationing Argentinians. The crowded streets of Buenos Aires empty out during the summer months of December through February, and the porteños (the people of BA) flock to Punta del Este, a luxurious beach resort located on the southern [...]
 
Courtney Boyd Myers Courtney Boyd Myers Robot Girl
T/S Partner Post4 hours ago

The Other Saints of New Orleans

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Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Who Dat Nation prevailed 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts. "This is the way we envisioned it," Saints running back Reggie Bush said to the press. "From day one, I knew we had something special here. When I was drafted here and I [...]
 
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