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Man Makes Over 40 Prank Calls to Police

March 6th, 2005 at 11:42 pm » Comments (0)

Man warned by state police to stop making prank calls to their station. Man responds by immediately prank calling them 30 times in a row.



My Brain Only Comes Out at Night

March 6th, 2005 at 11:28 pm » Comments (0)

W Bruce Cameron: I often lie awake at night worrying about the ill effects of getting too little sleep. Recent news has reinforced my concern; for example, scientists have discovered that when laboratory mice are deprived of sleep for an extended period of time, the little rodents have trouble performing certain tasks, like running [...]



A Job Interview is Not a Date

March 6th, 2005 at 11:17 pm » Comments (0)

Some behaviors that delight potential dates go a long way in turning off potential employers, says Ann Demarais, coauthor of “First Impressions: What You Don’t Know About How Others See You”.



Clinic for Sexually Abandoned Housewives

March 6th, 2005 at 11:07 pm » Comments (0)

Almost all the women who come to the clinic are married, but those marriages have been sexless for five years, 10 years, even 15 years.



The Obesity Virus

March 6th, 2005 at 11:01 pm » Comments (0)

Chickens are special to Michigan-based Prof Nikhil Dhurandhar. For, it was a viral infection among chickens that led to his breakthrough research that obesity is, at times, triggered by a virus.



The Economics of Owning a Dog

March 6th, 2005 at 10:36 pm » Comments (0)

The average dog in Britain costs 20,000 pounds ($38,000) to look after over the course of its lifetime, more than a luxury car or round the world cruise.



The ‘Stop Smoking’ Pill

March 6th, 2005 at 10:11 pm » Comments (0)

The race for a smoking wonder drug has major pharmaceutical companies and small startups competing to make nicotine addiction as treatable – and lucrative- as erectile disfunction, high cholesterol and acid reflux disease.



The Radio Revolution

March 6th, 2005 at 12:05 am » Comments (0)

From satellite to podcasts, radio programming opportunities are exploding — but the fight for profits will be ferocious.