From the New York Times

Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You

(I was tipped off by Slashfood.)

From what I pulled last night, skimming through over 200 news feeds after being out of the office without internet access all day.

• Activision Sued For Guitar Hero Sound Problems
• Ike Turner Dies At 76
• Found at mightygodking.com (accessed at home 'cause it's blocked at work): Terry Pratchett diagnosed with rare form of early-onset Alzheimer’s.

From Wired:
Zune vs iPod: The Results Are In. Interesting. The reader comments don't agree with Wired's assessment.

-Some of this isn't news, some of it is (to me): Hidden Risks Muddy Debate on Hand-Washing

-Geekdad reports on pillows for infants that are the size, weight and shape of a mother's hands ( Read more... )

~From Wired: Bank Your Menstrual Stem Cells via FedEx.

When I read Wired's article I thought that it would be like donating blood. The company's website corrected that notion: It costs you to have your menstrual stem cells processed and stored. The "annual plan", suggested for women under the age of 25, costs $499 ("includes processing & first ( Read more... )

Cancer-Killing Virus Modified to Deliver a One-Two Punch
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Downloadsquad has some great posts today:

1. Say you've got a few dozen recipes bookmarked from various websites. Then there's that stack of recipes you inherited from mom. You could print out your online recipes and slap them in a binder along with your index card collection. Or you ( Read more... )

Quick news post from work so I don't have to email myself again ( Read more... )

This article from yesterday's Toronto Star resonated with me:
School focuses on 'global citizenship'

( more on funding faith-based schools )

Gummi Bears: The Movie. TV Squad posted this fake trailer found on CollegeHumor.com. I'd like to see this movie made.
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Hunt On For 100,000 Stolen Beers.
Make your own punchline.

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Man bitten after putting snake in mouth
"You can assume alcohol was involved," he said. Actually, not just beer. It was something he called a "mixture of stupid ( Read more... )

One news story from yesterday, and I got it from blogto's morning round up:

Puppy scam bites unwary

Nigerian puppies! Free for $500!
(Imagine me calling that out with a megaphone.)

Back at the ranch gym I did a good back and biceps workout yesterday (all my workouts are based on this one) and 30 minutes of cardio with my heart rate up for at ( Read more... )

From yesterday, or the day before, or whenever I started this entry but didn't post it:

Great story (and commentary) at Suicide Girls: Woman Changes My Mind About Public Stoning. The article begins, "...Leigh Robbins is a 35-year-old mother of two from Virginia. She is also a paranoid idiot who should never be allowed near an airplane again for ( Read more... )