Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Headlines below the fold


Here, kittykittykitty...
Cats were tamed 10 000 years ago...
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=^..^= meeeowww
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China's problem: An aging population...

No problem. Lots of Pinoys willing to migrate back there...
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Her majesty's science adviser acknowledges the real problem with the Prius....it's easier to pick up girls in a Ferrari...
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Castro says:"My basic duty is not to cling to office, nor even more so to obstruct the rise of people much younger," was his surprise message, read out on state television.

heh....you could've fooled me...

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The next health fad: The Medieval Diet...

"If you put this together with the incredible work load, medieval man was at much less risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes than we are today," said Dr Henderson.

On the other hand:"...Many, especially adult women who had entered menstruation, given birth to babies and so lost considerable amounts of blood on a regular basis, were anemic. An unbalanced diet low in iodine led to goiter, thyroid malfunctions, and contributed to a high percentage of miscarriages and birth defects. Lack of vitamin-rich vegetables during much of the year led to bad teeth and crooked legs (rickets), as well as a host of skin diseases such as beri-beri and scurvy. A diet low in protein resulted in weak bones and muscles...."

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