Jackson celebrates 50th with cake and cartoons

Why am I not surprised about the cartoons part??"NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Jackson celebrated his 50th birthday Friday, but he's still young at heart. ...

Father of five naturally turning into a woman

This is a sad and unusual tale. With the amount of oestrogen now said to be in our water courses etc perhaps this is going to happen more often."A man with high levels of the female hormone oestrogen is naturally turning into a woman, but doctors say the process is...

Zoo performs first reverse vasectomy on horse

" WASHINGTON - Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo have revealed they reversed a vasectomy on an endangered horse to allow it to reproduce naturally — the first-known...

Genetic sleuths unmask secrets of big tomatoes

"Humans began domesticating plants in the last roughly10,000 years. They had no knowledge of genetics and noknowledge of breeding, but somehow they rendered these changesgenetically on plants," Tanksley, plant...

10 unusual, creative jobs

"What's in the perfect job? Money, of course, matters, but it isn't the only measure of an awe-inspiring career. Creative opportunities, healthy interaction, a good challenge from time to time, and other intangible rewards all count, too. FastCompany.com brings you ten jobs...

Violence Against Women Is Still a Problem in Saudi Arabia

" Abeer Mishkhas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com Last Sunday, along with the rest of the world, Saudi Arabia celebrated a day dedicated to Eliminating Violence Against Women. Newspapers carried articles and editorials on the importance of the day and TV naturally gave the day a...

Skim Milk Straight From the Cow

Does this mean the cows will be skinnier? "WELLINGTON (AFP) - Skim milk may one day come straight from the udder with New Zealand scientists working to develop a dairy herd that naturally produces low-fat milk,...

The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere :: MAXINE

"The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere Through the month of February, the new unelected and military Government of Fiji clamped down on the freedom of the press to report what it felt were rights abuses...

In the name of America, the most merciful…

The Sandmonkey presents the story of  Dr. Gaber Mohamed al Gazar's Thursday lecture at the University of Helwan...(Egypt)......"Ok, I think this is crazy Egyptians' week or something. I present to you the story of Dr. Gaber Mohamed Al Gazar, the professor of foreign...

It Takes A Bitch To Be Infamous

"Could it be — a whole week gone past and Britney hasn’t taken her kids to a strip club, Paris has neither been spotted with a new multi-billionaire nor got into a fight with one of his ex-girlfriends and Lindsay Lohan hasn’t been hospitalised? Oh, wait… Okay, none of...

Equality Shows Itself In Many Forms :: MAXINE

"Here is an item that might warm your heart and cause the brain cells to spin. The following story goes into detail as to how some scientists are offered "cash" to dispute the United Nations supported climate...

Yahoo Bites the Hand that Feeds It, Gets Bitten Back

Yet another bog tech corporation learns that messing with its customers is perhaps not the best idea.Oh, and if you do not know what "goatse" is, then you must under no circumstances enter it into the search engine of your choice, and definitely not whilst at work."Yahoo has...

Win the war and make big savings:

"I was wandering around aimlessly at work the other day when I saw a group of co-workers watching a video of some war footage in Afghanistan. It was a good opportunity to be unproductive, so naturally I stood there and watched. The video was in black and white, and was shot...

Discover How To Lower Your Bad Cholesterol Naturally With Help Of Magic Foods

 Discover How To Lower Your Bad Cholesterol Naturally With Help Of Magic FoodsLower Your Bad Cholesterol Naturally With Help Of Magic FoodsThat yellow waxy, fatty stuff in your blood is one reason your arteries become depositories for biological muck called plaque that...

Teaching Children About Race

"The world is filled with diversity. Different cultures, races and languages are part of every child’s daily life due to the accessibility of television and the Internet. Four- to 7-year-olds are naturally curious about these differences. They want to know why a person has...

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