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Dry-Ice Martini and Electric Cake
But some professional scientists (and a few amateur lab rats) are taking the research in a different direction. Rather than scenting mozzarella cheese with rose petals, they’re sticking metal forks into hot dogs and cooking them by electrocution. ... |
Nov 2, 2008 |
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Pirate PR
“Can I speak to the pirate spokesman, please?” |
Oct 5, 2008 |
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Bloomberg Said to Seek Third-Term
Mr. Bloomberg, whose second term ends in 2009, is barred by law from running for re-election. So he will propose revising the city’s 15-year-old term limits law, which restricts him and dozens of other elected leaders to two four-year terms, those ... |
Oct 1, 2008 |
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G-Phone
Above all, feature-listers will be in heaven. The G1 with Android is clearly intended to be an iPhone knockoff—with all the chronic complaints addressed. Here’s your black slab, touch screen, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, slide your finger to unlock, icons on ... |
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Follow the money
Where will the money for the big bailout come from? I keep being asked that. In the long run, of course, it will come from you — the taxpayer. But what about the immediate cash flow? From Follow the money - Paul Krugman - Op-Ed Columnist - New York ... |
Sep 21, 2008 |
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Issue Isn’t Faith and Family
It is not snobbish to recognize that the job of vice president of the United States at this point in history requires a broad understanding of our diverse, globalized world and ways to strengthen the weakened position in it that this country has ... |
Sep 14, 2008 |
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Mississippi’s Ballot Trick
Defying state law, they have decided to hide a hard-fought race for the United States Senate at the bottom of the ballot, where they clearly are hoping some voters will overlook it. Their proposed design is not only illegal. It shows a deep contempt for ... |
Sep 12, 2008 |
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Debunking an Autism Theory
Ten years ago, a clinical research paper triggered widespread and persistent fears that a combined vaccine that prevents measles, mumps and rubella — the so-called MMR vaccine — causes autism in young children. That theory has been soundly refuted by a ... |
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Sex, Drug Use and Graft Cited in Interior Department
the Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a wide-ranging ethics scandal — including allegations of financial self-dealing, accepting gifts from energy companies, cocaine use and sexual misconduct. From ... |
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California
Companies will build two solar power plants in California that together will put out more than 12 times as much electricity as the largest such plant today, a fresh indication that solar energy is starting to achieve significant scale. The plants will ... |
Aug 14, 2008 |
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China Presses Hush Money on Grieving Parents
The official came for Yu Tingyun in his village one evening last week. He asked Mr. Yu to get into his car. He was clutching the contract and a pen. ... The contract had been thrust in Mr. Yu’s face during a long police interrogation the day before. In ... |
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The Miracle Fruit
The miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum, is native to West Africa and has been known to Westerners since the 18th century. The cause of the reaction is a protein called miraculin, which binds with the taste buds and acts as a sweetness inducer when it ... |
Jun 7, 2008 |
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Smarter Isn't Better
Dr. Kawecki and like-minded scientists are trying to figure out why animals learn and why some have evolved to be better at learning than others. One reason for the difference, their research finds, is that being smart can be bad for an animal's health. ... |
May 6, 2008 |
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Albert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102
Albert Hofmann, the mystical Swiss chemist who gave the world LSD, the most powerful psychotropic substance known, died Tuesday at his hilltop home near Basel, Switzerland. He was 102. From Albert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102 - New York ... |
Apr 30, 2008 |
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David Brooks on McCain and Obama
I was writing columns criticizing the Republican Congress, but each time I'd throw in a few sentences slamming the Democrats, subconsciously trying to make myself feel good. One morning I got an e-mail message from Obama that roughly said: David, if you ... |
Jan 8, 2008 |
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Study Finds Vaccine Preservative Is Not Linked to Risks of Autism
LOS ANGELES (AP) Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-based vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a study has found. Researchers from the State ... |
Jan 8, 2008 |
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Twelve Commandments for Serious Eaters
The best advice on eating healthy that I've heard in a while comes from food author Michael Pollan. Don't eat anything that won't eventually rot. |
Jan 6, 2008 |
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The Burger King and The Tomato Serfs
In 2005, Florida tomato pickers gained their first significant pay raise since the late 1970s when Taco Bell ended a consumer boycott by agreeing to pay an extra penny per pound for its tomatoes, with the extra cent going directly to the farm workers. ... |
Dec 11, 2007 |
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The tax cut ratchet
notice that everything that happens is good for tax cuts. If the economy is growing, and tax receipts are rising, then it shows that past tax cuts achieved wonders, plus the Laffer curve is right so let's cut taxes some more! If the economy is ... |
Nov 27, 2007 |
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A Nation of Christians Is Not a Christian Nation
The only acknowledgment of religion in the original Constitution is a utilitarian one: the document is dated “in the year of our Lord 1787.” Even the religion clause of the First Amendment is framed dryly and without reference to any particular faith. ... |
Oct 7, 2007 |