Before 24 weeks, nerve endings in the brains of fetuses are not sufficient developed to sense pain. (via Wellness Blog)
Imported Shrimp? Louisiana Cafe Opts Instead to Close Its Doors
This last week might have marked the end of the road for Debbie’s Cafe in Gheens, Louisiana, as seafood distributors stopped citing prices for locally caught shrimp and instead presented the owner with only one option: Imported …
Quotes: Jan Brewer, on Drug-Smuggling Illegal Immigrants
“The majority of the illegal trespassers that are coming into the state of Arizona are under the direction and control of organized drug cartels and they are bringing drugs in,”
– ARIZONA GOVERNOR JAN BREWER, in a statement …
The Week in Web Trends: Earthquakes, Asian Carp and Internet Kill Switches
It was a bizarre week. Earthquakes were rattling cities like Milwaukee, Detroit and New York. Voracious Asian Carp were advancing on the Great Lakes. Joe Lieberman was talking about Internet Kill Switches. We make sense of the insanity.
Google Maps Catches A Glimpse of Horse Boy
If you click on the Street view function on Google Maps for a quiet street in Aberdeen, Scotland you can get a glimpse of suburbia: tree lined streets, comfortable stone houses, a horse boy.
Massachusetts Condom Controversy: How Young is Too Young?
Simmer down — the Provincetown, Mass. school district taking heat for its decision to give out condoms to students who request them from a nurse or counselor — without parental permission — did not, in fact, plan to give …
Why Chipotle Wants Your Junk E-Mail
Is Chipotle healthy or not? While NewsFeed would say ‘definitely not,’ the burrito franchise is working hard to establish its good-for-you bonafides. To that end, the company wants you to forward them your spam e-mails — for charity!
Landon Donovan: Scoring On and Off the Pitch
Will Landon Donovan’s game-winning goal help him score off the field as well?
Artificial Paws? A New Operation Lets a Cat Walk Again
Oscar the cat gets to walk again, thanks to a revolutionary new surgery.
Oil Spill Hell: Swimming Amid Tar Balls on a Florida Beach
Nothing like a little summer sun and letting the kids run through tar balls in the sand.
Want Fries with that Lion Burger?
An Arizona restaurant is serving a lion meat burger on their menu, keeping up with World Cup fever in an unconventional way.
iPhone 4 Reception Problems: They’re Your Fault
In one of his trademark one-line e-mail replies, Steve Jobs gave the answer to the reception problems plaguing some early iPhone 4 users: you.
