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Most Chinese want ‘a Foreign Wife’

March 30th, 2005 at 11:39 pm » Comments (0)

Nearly 63 per cent of Chinese citizens would like to marry a foreigner, according to a new survey.



Brain-building Protein Identified

March 30th, 2005 at 11:29 pm » Comments (0)

A protein that’s key to determining the developing brain’s size and shape could be used to manipulate stem cells to rebuild the organ in adults.



The World’s Most Sensitive Scale

March 30th, 2005 at 11:16 pm » Comments (0)

The world’s most sensitive scales can now detect a cluster of xenon atoms a billion, trillion times lighter than a gram.



In Three Years Yahoo Stock Climbs 346%

March 30th, 2005 at 11:08 pm » Comments (0)

Since 2001, Yahoo’s aggregate revenues have more than quadrupled, to $3.6 billion, and its market valuation has more than tripled, to $43 billion. Profits reached $840 million in 2004.



Digitizing the Movie Industry

March 30th, 2005 at 10:53 pm » Comments (0)

As co-owner of Landmark Theatres, a chain of 60 cinemas he purchased two years ago, Mark Cuban is building the first all-digital theater empire. His goal is nothing less than to take the film out of the film industry.



Buying Lingerie for Dead Relatives

March 30th, 2005 at 7:49 am » Comments (0)

Black lace bras, see-through panties, and wedding dresses are among the racier paper offerings on sale ahead of the Ching Ming festival, during which believers burn likenesses of items their late loved ones would like in heaven.



Generic Sperm Available on the Net

March 30th, 2005 at 12:00 am » Comments (0)

A website which supplies sperm to single women and lesbians who want to have a baby claims that it has found a way around Britain’s new laws overturning donor anonymity.