In the News
Pressure on to Check Tires
Colder weather reduces tire pressure, so now is a good time to check your vehicle to keep it safe and fuel efficient. In Autopia. Welcome to Sundance 2007
Jennifer Hillner and Jason Silverman blog the Sundance Film Fest, sampling the food, the freebies and -- oh yeah -- the films. In Table of Malcontents. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. MySpace Predator Caught by Code
Serial child molester Andrew Lubrano was looking to hook up with underage boys on MySpace, when a computer search by Wired News picked him out of the site's million-plus user base, along with over 700 other registered sex offenders. MySpace says it can't do the same. By Kevin Poulsen. New Clues Into Causes Of Scleroderma
Using a novel model for scleroderma, researchers from Duke University Medical Center have discovered two important insights into this devastating disorder -- the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol) may prevent the skin thickening and small blood vessel destruction that characterizes the disease. Also, they found that a patient's own immune system may actually interfere with body's inherent ability to repair damage, and in particular, damage to small arteries. Tuck Professor Uses Statistical Formula to Predict the Academy Award f
This February 2005 news release (witha link to the full report) describes how a "professor of international economics at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth used a combination of history and statistics to forecast who will receive the highest honor in filmmaking."The "formula relies on three variables: a film's total Oscar nominations, number of Golden Globes won, and whether or not it's a comedy."From the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Chandra Finds Evidence For Swarm Of Black Holes Near The Galactic Cent
A swarm of 10,000 or more black holes may be orbiting the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, according to new results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This would represent the highest concentration of black holes anywhere in the Galaxy. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. PlayStation 3 Has Landed
Sony launches its high-powered new game console in North America, but offers little hope that supply will catch up to demand any time soon. By Chris Kohler.Plus: More coverage from the Game|Life blog.In Line at San Francisco's MetreonPS3 Launch Party Hits BrooklynHow to Score a PlayStation 3 or Wii
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
