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Do Women Belong in the Kitchen? A Woman Who Thinks So...
Modern woman Caitlin Flanagan thinks a mother's place is in the home. A look at feminism and a woman's place, according to Caitlin Flanagan.
Oldest UK Olympian dies aged 100
Britain's oldest Olympian Godfrey Rampling, who won medals at the 1932 and 1936 Games in Los Angeles and Berlin, has died at the age of 100.
Aussie Scientists Kill Cancer with 'Trojan Horse' Nano Cell
Australian scientists have developed a ''trojan horse'' therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy.
Ranchers Rebel Over National Animal ID Plan
Small-scale family farmers and other agrarian advocates oppose the national animal identification system, a plan first broached five years ago by the Bush admin. Underlying the opposition is the fragile economics of ranches and small farms, which are already disappearing. The extra cost of radio tags would be crushing, some smaller producers say.
Obama Writes To The Jackson Family
President Barack Obama has written to the family of Michael Jackson rather than making a public statement.
How Chocolate Works
There is something special about this substance, so special that the average person in the United States eats 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of chocolate every year! Have you ever wondered where chocolate comes from? In this article, we'll enter the amazing world of chocolate so you can understand exactly what you're eating!
Transformers 2 Tops $200 Million in Five Days
Well, once again I am speechless at The Reject Report. I really don?t know what to say, or even where to begin with this Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie, which has set the five-day record for a Wednesday release with a total gross of $201,246,000. That?s based on the Sunday morning estimates. If we see a spike in the Sunday...
Rough Term in Supreme Court for Enviros Comes to an End
Environmental interests were trounced in the 2009 Supreme Court term that ends Monday. In five high-profile cases, the justices overturned decisions that favored environmentalists.
90-year-old has donated 25 gallons of blood
Margaret Delfino may be a 90-year-old great-grandmother, but that doesn't stop her from hauling out the big guns when it comes to blood donations. Including her most recent donation last Thursday, Delfino's total is now 25 gallons, about 20 times the amount of blood in the average human body.
Apple runs short of iPhones
The iPhone availability widget is back ? new and improved ? and it?s showing spot shortages of selected iPhones at Apple stores across the United States.The availability tool, which appears on Apple?s website in times of scarcity, was last seen in the summer of 2008, when demand for the iPhone 3G was heavy and supplies short.
The Ultimate Joomla Toolbox: Themes, Extensions &Resources
Joomla is one of the most popular CMSs out there, and it?s no surprise considering how extensible it is. In this post you will find a thorough collection of all kinds of resources that will aid designers and developers working with Joomla-powered websites.
Surf's up: Learning to forecast the waves
Walter Munk was never much of a surfer, but that hasn't kept him from becoming a legend in the sport. An oceanographer by training, Munk has spent 67 years studying how waves form, how they travel and how they break when they hit the beach.
Who's Hacking Your PC?
New York, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Timbuktu ? if a hacker is determined to empty your bank account, they can do it from the comfort of their own home. Few crimes are so ethereal and work so effortlessly across international borders. Ask any law enforcer in the know: Pinning down the epicenter of cybercrime is a notoriously difficult task.
'Open carry' gun event draws many to church
When Melissa Bell heard of plans for a church-sponsored "Open Carry" gun celebration in Valley Station on Saturday, she warily decided to check it out.
Local physician: HIV/AIDS cure getting little publicity
FOLEY, Ala. ? A Foley physician said what appears to be the first case of HIV/AIDS cure in the world is getting little mention in the media. Dr. Awadhesh K. Gupta, medical director at Foley Walk-In Med Care, said he first heard of the medical breakthrough in April when he attended the Annual Conference of the American College of Physicians
10 Impressive JavaScript Animation Frameworks
In this article, you will read about the top 10 JavaScript-based animation frameworks and libraries that will enable you to create engaging and captivating user experiences.
Iran Uprising Live-Blogging (Sunday June 28)
THOUSANDS RETURN TO THE STREETS IN TEHRANThe continuing liveblog of the Iranian Opposition
Comic writer Mark Sable detained by TSA for fictional script
"Comics writer Mark Sable was detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for carrying a script for an upcoming comic book about a writer who is detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for writing a comic about terrorism." Seriously, wtf?
70 Years Later, Lou Gehrig?s Speech is Still Inspirational
The broadcaster and baseball historian Bob Costas has reflected on Gehrig?s legacy as a role model. ?His qualities as a person were always admired,? Costas said. ?But that admiration grows when contrasted with the graceless, self-regarding personas of so many present-day public figures.?
Michael Jackson's Patented "Smooth Criminal" Leaning Shoes
Patent number 5255452, filed in 1992, shows how Michael Jackson and his dancers could lean at 45-degree angles during live performances of the song "Smooth Criminal".
Danes want royalties for Michigan mermaid
A town in Michigan has its own ?Little Mermaid?, undoubtedly inspired by the famous statue in Copenhagen. The sculptor?s heirs now want the Americans to pay up.
Transformers 2: It?s Not The Fanboys Fault
Blame us for the Star Wars prequels. Blame us for what?s happened to X-Men. But this one, this one?s not on us.
Bill O'Reilly's Argument For Abolishing Freedom Of The Press
"In his most recent editorial, O'Reilly has exposed both his ignorance and his appreciation for officially-sanctioned speech. It should come as no surprise that the top "personality" on the Fox Propaganda Network would harbor such notions given their reputation as the media mouthpiece for the Republican Party."
Brazil calls off search for Air France crash victims
The Brazilian military said late Friday it is calling off the search for bodies of passengers and crew from the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic earlier this month.
After 5 years, Mars rovers carry on despite age, ailments
In one of the most remarkable engineering feats of our time, the aging Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still taking orders and sending home pictures more than five years after they were supposed to turn into slabs of space junk.
60 Beautiful Night Shots
These are just awesome.
Swaying Tree-Shade Sculpture Mimics Real Pines by the Sea
Architects recognized the park?s need for shade, but were presented with a dilemma that salt water from the nearby would make it difficult to grow same pine trees that already existed on site. To fix the problem, they developed a fiberglass, salt-resistant shade structure that would complement the angled and varied effect of the pine tree?s shape.
Troops arrest Honduran president
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been arrested by troops ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum.
6 Awesome 80s Movie Montages (That Make No Damn Sense)
It's helpful to think of the evolution of montage-use as the cinematic equivalent of cocaine. While it hasn't completely gone away, in the 80s it was everywhere, and filmmakers apparently believed it gave them license to completely abandoned all reason and logic. Here are the most simultaneously awesome and baffling ...
iPhone App Store Puts Apple in Sticky Situation
Apple's App Store is a runaway success, but controversial applications may force the company into decisions that run counter to the free market spirit that makes the App Store so popular.
L.A. Trying To Weed Out Pot Sellers
Hundreds are selling medical marijuana in the city. The council is looking for a way to reduce the number. A store near Hancock Park is among the first 14 medical marijuana dispensaries targeted for extinction by a City Council chagrined that it allowed hundreds to open in Los Angeles despite a 21-month-old moratorium.
Brazil rallies past U.S., wins Confederations Cup
Despite trailing by two goals at the half, Brazil gets three spectacular goals in the second half to hold off a thrilling upset attempt by the United States. Brazil wins, 3-2.
Drug cartels in Mexico killing street dealers
Drug dealers account for many of the 10,800 people killed since Mexican President Felipe Calderon began a crackdown on cartels in 2006-particularly in border cities where the battles are fiercest. In Tijuana, they fill at least 90 percent of the body bags, according to top law enforcement officials.
Sony May Look To Merge PSP With Cell Phone
A Playstation on your cell phone? Might not be so far-fetched. The latest news out of the Japanese electronics and gaming giant is that it's "considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid" on Sony Ericsson phones.
Man Modifies Pickup To Run On Wood, Waste
From the first time he saw Emmett "Doc" Brown fire up the Mr. Fusion home energy reactor in the "Back to the Future" movies, Dave Nichols has always wanted to make a vehicle run on garbage.Two decades after the trilogy, the 42-year-old home builder and auto shop owner from eastern Connecticut isn't traveling through time in a DeLorean, yet.
Spirit Rover Begins Making Night Sky Observations
When your rover has abundant energy but can't go anywhere, what's a scientist to do? How about making observations of the evening and night skies on Mars?
Trying to spot differences in the sun
The sun is the focus of a deepening mystery. Solar scientists want to know: Why is the sun so quiet? So-called sunspots, intense solar storms that eject mass amounts of energy and darken the solar surface, have been all but missing the last two years. Typically, the more spots, the more energy the sun gives off.
FBI Joins Kicking-Cop Probe
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining the actions of an El Monte police officer caught on video last month as he seemingly kicked a suspect who lay surrendered on a lawn.
Un-Developers: Bulldozing Condos to Restore Public Land
Due to steep declines in property values, aborted plans for luxury condominium developments can be a boon for cities looking to reclaim prime real estate for community use, restoring native plants and animals in the process. One high-profile prospect sits abandoned on 160-acres of pristine waterfront in Tampa, Fla.
RIP Billy Mays Dead at 50
Twitter announcement of Billy Mays death from his son.
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