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A posting about telemarketing on digg reminded me how a teacher friend used to mess with the heads of cold callers, asking them obviously dumb questions.One of the less subtle was to ask the telemarketer from British Gas, which now also offer electricity as well as natural gas to UK ... AT&T Launches Cell-to-Cell Live Video
Touting the first service letting callers share live video between cell phones, AT&T releases its new Video Share service in three cities for $5 to $10 a month. But it's not for the iPhone, sorry. UT Southwestern Researchers Find Calcium Intake Contributing Factor In
Individuals with either calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate kidney stones should not take extra calcium on their own as suggested by previous research, but should check with their doctors to determine the dietary guidelines that work best for them, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found. Firefly Reborn as Online Universe
The canceled sci-fi series enjoys a fan base as dedicated as the show's run was short. Now Firefly fanatics will be able to live in a massively multiplayer online universe carved from Joss Whedon's vision. A Wired News exclusive by Mark Wallace. New Model To Aid Pancreatic Cancer Research
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have developed a new animal model for pancreatic cancer that exhibits a high degree of similarity to human tumors. How to Heat Up Geek Reality TV
It's slim pickins for aficionados of techie TV. Here's an idea: Show us elves and gnomes courting a World of Warcraft übernerd. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. VNS Therapy For Treatment-resistant Depression Proves Effective For So
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy, a treatment recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment-resistant depression, produced a positive response in more than 25 percent of patients in a national, yearlong study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists.Sixteen percent to 20 percent of the study group experienced total remission. [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. Purim
Information about Purim, "or the Feast of Lots, ... a joyous holiday that recounts the saving of the Jews from a threatened massacre during the Persian period (539-330 BCE),"and about the Fast of Esther, which occurs on the day prior to Purim. Includes history, articles about holiday customs and rituals, recipes, and more. From MyJewishLearning.com, a Web site of "Jewish information and education." Study Suggests Protein May Be Early Warning For Ovarian Cancer
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have found a signal that could lead to earlier detection and treatment of ovarian cancer. The Penn State team of scientists led by principal investigator Kathleen M. Mulder, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, and working in conjunction with a researcher from the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., studied "km23,"a protein that helps to direct protein traffic in the cell.
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