At Last, Apple’s iPad Goes On Sale
Eager customers intent on being among the first owners of this new class of gadgetry stood in long lines across the country Saturday. They seemed willing to buy first – and discover uses for the…
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Chinese government’s funding of Southland school’s language program fuels controversy
A Hacienda Heights school will get free materials — books, a laptop, playing cards — from the Confucius Classroom language program. Critics see a propaganda tool, but backers say fears are unfounded Most students in…
Hu Jintao’s U.S. Visit: Talks on Currency, Nuclear Iran
After months of mounting tension, the leaders of the U.S. and China appear to be putting recent strains in their relationship behind them. China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday, April 1, that President Hu Jintao…
Security To Change For U.S.-Bound Air Travelers
Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S. Beginning this month, anyone traveling to the U.S. will instead be screened…
Kopassus and the legend of ‘Mpu Gandring’
Men and weapons are sometimes seen as a pair of symbolic importance in maintaining the greatness of the state. In Javanese mythology, one such weapon was named after the great master artisan (Mpu) who created…
Can’t Remember Faces? Blame Your Genes
People who struggle to remember faces can blame their parents. That’s because the ability to remember a face is inherited, according to a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers also…
13 Things Your Grocer Won’t Tell You
Get smarter about grocery shopping. These tips could change your family eating habits. 1. If you hate crowds and lines, shop at dinnertime (5 to 9 p.m.) or even later. Only 4 percent of shoppers…
Obama’s Half-Brother Lives A World Apart
President Obama’s father, Barack Obama Sr., married four times before he died. To this day, not all of his children have met one another. The seven surviving children are scattered from Kenya to China to…
Russian Astrologists Cancel Apocalypse in 2012
Russian astrologists are skeptical about predictions of an apocalypse that is to happen in 2012 according to the Maya calendar. Yet, they do think that new war conflicts are possible.”We cannot speak about the apocalypse,…
Foreclosures Drop for 2nd Consecutive Month
U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity. According to real estate data firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings…
Computers One Step Closer To Reading Your Mind
Machines that decode your thoughts aren’t limited to the realm of science fiction anymore. A computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to tell which of three short films people were thinking about, according…
Calculate Before You Consummate – Part 1
This is series of three articles about the proposed reform of Indonesian marriage laws including a proposal for a US$50,000 deposit payable by male expatriates wishing to marry Indonesian Muslim women. The Indonesian Religious Affairs…
Identical Twins Are Not Truly Identical
How would you find out why identical twins differ slightly from one another? You’d turn, of course, to worms. At least that’s what Arjun Raj did. He’s interested in what factors shape our appearance. It’s…
Shani Davis defends his 1,000-meter speedskating gold
With a blazing fast last lap, American Shani Davis successfully defended his 1,000-meter speedskating gold. The win makes him the first black athlete to win an individual gold in consecutive Winter Olympics. It’s the skater’s…
Report on Marines’ water omitted cancer chemical
WILMINGTON, N.C. — An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review,…
Judging stimulus: Jobless rate high, growth real
WASHINGTON — Did the stimulus work or not? A year after Congress passed President Barack Obama’s huge economic revival plan, the results are mixed – and hardly final. Despite Obama’s bold promises, unemployment remains stubbornly…
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