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Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric...

Audio Book Review: Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille

What would happen if a terrorist group exploded a nuclear weapon on U.S. soil? What would the U.S. Government do if a Muslim terrorist group some how smuggled a couple of suitcase bombs into the...

Online recruitment at US universities

American universities are adopting novel ways of recruiting potential students by making use of new media. The Union-Tribune reports that some of the country's universities are using video and social...

Book Review: The Book Club by Kate McCabe

I didn't expect a novel about a book club to be able to deliver so much at once - romance, betrayal, deceit, and mystery. Marian Hunt has a great new apartment that she'd love to entertain in....

Book Review: My Lady of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes

A historical novel that stood the test of time is perfect for book clubs. Margaret Campbell Barnes' My Lady of Cleves was already thirty years old the first time I read it when I was in high...

On VP Choice, Obama Plans to Use Email and Text to Tell Supporters Before the Media

Will Joe Biden get the VP nod from Obama?Obama is expected to announce his VP choice in the next 24 to 36 hours and the selection won't be unveiled by way of the usual media leak followed by a...

A Taxing Proposal

A Taxing Proposal By Tim Holland The area that Congress, and most legislative bodies, seem to neglect is in the follow-up to the legislation they enact. There is the tendency to collect the...

Muslims Offended Again. Publisher Takes “Firm Stand”

A quote from the press agency AKI, 18 August 2008 The Islamic Community in Serbia said on Monday it was not satisfied with the withdrawal of Sherry Jones’ novel, The Jewel of Medina, from the...

Offended Again

A quote from the press agency AKI, 18 August 2008 The Islamic Community in Serbia said on Monday it was not satisfied with the withdrawal of Sherry Jones’ novel, The Jewel of Medina, from the...

Movie Review: The Ruins

Creepy and borderline silly, The Ruins grow on you. And possibly inside you. The Ruins is an isolate-and-kill horror movie, based on an allegedly thick and depressing novel (unread by me). The...