Posted August 11th, 2010 by editor
Scientists working on a breath test to detect cancer said they were now able to identify different types of the disease, in research published Wednesday.
Their preliminary results, printed in the British Journal of Cancer monthly, showed the researchers’ sensors could distinguish whether a patient had lung, breast, bowel or prostate cancer, irrespective of age, gender [...]
Tags: breath test, brink, british journal of cancer, preliminary results, prostate cancer, sensors
Posted July 15th, 2010 by editor
t’s 14 meteres long, and it’s one of kind!
Source:http://wtf.thebizzare.com/offbeat/science-and-technology/big-serbia-discovery/
Tags: middle ages
Posted July 15th, 2010 by editor
A federal appeals court struck down the FCC’s indecency policy, saying the agency’s efforts to punish broadcasters for allowing “fleeting” expletives is “unconstitutionally vague.”
Source:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575365141592489802.html?mod=wsj_share_digg
Tags: broadcasters, court tosses, fcc, fcc rules, federal appeals court, fleeting expletives, indecency, indecent speech, wsj
Posted July 15th, 2010 by editor
Today Fox News published a report on Pakistan and refereed to it as Pornistan claiming that it is No. 1 Nation in Sexy Web Searches.
I dont deny the fact that Pakistan ranks 1st on mentioned keywords. I also dont deny the fact that porn is popular in Pakistan. I deny the fact that Pakistan [...]
Tags: fox news, pakistan, porn, sexy web
Posted July 15th, 2010 by editor
Given how hard it is for banks to justify writing down debt when the borrower can afford the loan, the rise in strategic defaults may be unstoppable.
Call it another price paid for the country’s housing folly.
Source:http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/14/opinion/la-ed-default-20100614
Tags: banks, folly
Posted July 14th, 2010 by editor
In an unsurprising development, the Israeli military’s investigation of the boarding of a Turkish ship in international waters in which IDF soldiers killed nine–including a US citizen–found that there was no wrongdoing and, despite intelligence problems, was “justified” and even “estimable.”
Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/world/middleeast/13flotilla.html
Tags: flotilla, idf, intelligence, international waters, slaughter, us citizen, wrongdoing
Posted July 14th, 2010 by editor
FDIC fees are up a good 700% over 2007 rates at many banks.
This has cut sharply into profits and impaired the ability of small banks to raise capital. These firms are paying for the sins of the large banks and it is an unreasonable handicap. As usual, it’s “advantage, big banks.”
Source:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575362974178784724.html?mod=wsj_share_digg
Tags: banks, fdic, handicap, profits, wsj
Posted July 14th, 2010 by editor
Speaking at a conservative summit in Denver late last week, Rep.
Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said she believed America was turning into “a nation of slaves” because of Barack Obama, Democrats and the new health care law.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/12/michele-bachmann-obama-is_n_643053.html
Tags: barack obama, democrats, health care law, michele bachmann, nation of slaves, new health care, summit
Posted July 14th, 2010 by editor
Queens Rep.
Gregory Meeks and his wife, Simone-Marie, paid $830,000 in 2006 for the then-new house, which is now at the center of ethical and legal questions facing the congressman.
Source:http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_queens_home_fit_for_king_manse_pol_bought_with_secret_40g_loan_is_anything_but_m.html
Tags: congressman, gregory meeks, legal questions, simone
Posted July 13th, 2010 by editor
Mr Abbas agreed to resume indirect talks with the Israelis in May only under extreme pressure.
Since then he has been resisting offers to resume face to face direct negotiations. Following a meeting with Netanyahu last week, Obama has hoped direct talks will start soon - looks like that’s unlikely from the Palestinian stand.
Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/7884372/Mahmoud-Abbas-direct-talks-with-Israel-would-be-futile.html
Tags: abbas, extreme pressure, indirect talks, israel, israelis, negotiations, obama, palestinians
