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Mental barriers hamper obese women's efforts to get exercise

For arachnophobes, it's difficult to kill a spider as it scurries across the floor. Those who are scared to fly might not ever set foot on a plane. While nothing physically stops people with these...

Quote of the Day

Conjuring images of the medieval church or the Kremlin persecuting dissidents is delicious, but it comes from times and places where very few people even had access to the information that the...

Credit crisis adds to pressures on auto dealers (AP)

Hundreds of thousands of new cars and trucks that would have quickly made their way to people's driveways a year ago are now stacking up on dealer lots across the country, with potential buyers...

EduCon 2.1 -- Registration and Session Reminder!

A reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for EduCon 2.1 is November 1st! We are looking for folks who want to bring people together to learn about and talk about how we can investigate the...

Same old song and most likely the same old dance

My how things change - or not.Any idea who said this and when?"I believe that most Americans would agree on the problems this country faces and which the next administration must solve. They include...

Tyler Perry Makes History with His New Movie Studio..

[via People Magazine]History was made Saturday night, when Tyler Perry became the first African-American ever to launch his own major TV and film studio.But that wasn't the only reason Will Smith was...

Study: China Lung Disease On Rise

According to the BBC, one in three cigarettes in the world is smoked in China, and as a result millions of people suffer from lung disease. A new U.S. study confirms that more than 80 million...

The Last Few Weeks of BC Raiding

So here we are, one month before the expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is upon us. As usual, if you talk to people about the state of the game, if you talked to 10 different people, you’d get...

Organic Food: Better Way of Life or Con Job?

Organic food is a booming business, and some people won't eat or serve anything but. But is it really better? Not at all, some critics say.

Beachgoers Mistake Fog for Tsunami, Panic Ensues

A trick of the light on some sea fog created havoc on a New Zealand beach Friday when people saw what they thought was a tsunami rushing towards them.