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"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ... Detained activist Hua Huiqi escapes from sleeping Chinese guards
Hua Huiqi, a prominent Chinese Christian activist and 'underground pastor,' escaped from Chinese police after being detained on his way to the Kuanjie Protestant Church in Beijing. Huiqi is now in hiding. "Human Rights in China says underground pastor and religious dissident... Historic German town struggles over push for solar power
An article from the town of Marburg, Germany has discovered that going green might not worth the trouble or money. This article explores this issue."MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle of... Thyroid Hormone levels Linked to Alzheimer's Disease in Older Women
To know results of new studies encourage thyroid and Alzheimer's patients. Sometimes, to the patient everything seems so related. Thyroid....... memory........... confussion.........cognition......... it... Older People May Need Less Sleep, Study Finds
Along with all the other changes that come with age, healthy older people also lose some capacity for sleep, according to a new report published online on July 24th in Current Biology. When asked to stay in bed for 16 hours in the dark each day for several days, younger... Women and Online Bingo
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Vegetarians beware. Those that eat lots of any kind of specific food might be in danger of too much or too little of one chemical or another. After all in the end that's all that food is - a combination of chemicals.... South Korea lifts ban on US beef
After much dithering South Korean government has finally allowed import on US Beef. The beef row has posed a political crisis for the incumbent government."South Korea has formally lifted an import ban on US...United Airlines to temporarily lay off 950 pilots
"United Airlines will temporarily lay off about 950 pilots by the end of 2009 as a result of plans to reduce the fleet by 100 aircraft to cope with surging oil prices, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. ...Should school bus drivers retire at 65?
A new law in BC no longer requires bus drivers to retire at 65, but many districts are wondering if that's such a wise idea. It's an interesting question--do driving skills decline at 65, or is a mandatory retirement... Who has the most fun - oldies or Y-genners?
I love this story! Excerpt: "Personally, I blame the big frontal lobes we have that are designed for planning and organising and tend to force us to think forward all the time."On this subject, see Harvard neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's lecture on Ted.com"The elderly... Kent Council bans 'anti-teen' gadget
" Council bans 'anti-teen' gadget Kent County Council in south east England has become one of the first in the UK to ban mosquito gadgets from its buildings. The devices...Sup, Emo and Homie: "WTF are kids talking about?"
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh, Yes, the Gansta Lexicon of Languages spoken by our Kids regardless that they would not know a Gangster if it slapped them upside the head. My own...MP calls for law requiring student fights to be reported
There seem to be two schools of thought with regard to student fighting: either let them sort them it out themselves, or have adults intervene to prevent further issues. A recent incident in Ontario has one MP calling for a law that would enforce the latter policy. What...
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