Thursday, November 29, 2007

42% of young Qatari women condone the use of domestic violence and abuse against them

Sample dialogue from findings of article:

Man: Sorry I punched you in the face for not having my dinner ready
Woman: No problem. I deserved it.

Hurricanes slipping down Eastern Conference

After starting out the season as well as they had the Stanley Cup season, they Canes have dropped 5 of their last 7 games (including three home losses).

Last night they ran into a hot goaltender, but their energy level was obviously up and down throughout the game (1st - UP, 2nd - DOWN, 3rd -UP). Coincidentally, two Flyers goals happened during a trough in energy output. This transposes the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Eastern Conference with the Hurricanes moving down.

Carolina is still atop the Southeast Division, but with the Florida win last night, the Panthers are only 4 points behind. The third team in the SE Division, the Altanta Thrashers, are 7-3-0 in their last ten and 7 points behind the Hurricanes.

Now faced with an upcoming 5-game road trip, the team will need to start working harder to get points. It seems the start of the season was too easy and we're in a transition to a new work ethic. We're reasonably healthy now and should focus especially on the Southeast Division games, beginning this Friday against the Caps.

Overall Standings
Division Standings

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Monitor the deals (TGIBF)

Everyone knows that "Black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving) is the busiest shopping day of the year.

What you didn't know is the website dedicated to tracking all the "early bird" and "doorbuster" deals.

New stem cells are a win for all

Scientists have developed a new process for the creation of stem cells without using human embryos.

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN20599510

Perhaps one day an amputee can have an entire limb regrown from their skin.

Friday, November 9, 2007

NC State and UNC prepare for 97th meeting

Kickoff will be at 12PM tomorrow at Carter-Finley stadium (57,500) in Raleigh, NC.

UNC has won the last 3 games, although NC State has been favored in each of the matches.

NC State is favored again this weekend.

Short article on rivalry
NC State scouting report

First veto ever overridden in Bush presidency

That's a remarkable run of having no vetoes reversed... NY Times article

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Top 5 YouTube videos: November 2007


#5: Dinosaurs weaker than chickens? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q3NwxwMDxc
#4: Canes for the Cup! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9QIyp8fAt8
#3: Mascots again? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkOfpnfMT28
#2: Walker is a beast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDtT9LLp1HA
#1: Don't pick on the guy with a robot friend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zo93CRhm0k

Let's Go!

It's not that far away...

Sci. American article on new planet
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