janmejay

Hi,I am jay. I am a happy-go-lucky guy. I am a creative writer.

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Dead Frog In The Freezer. That's The Good News
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Dead Frog In The Freezer. That's The Good News

Family – Funny, smart, personal piece from a mother-writer (or writer-mother) trying to balance kids, home, work, life responsibilities. The freezer, it turns out, is definitely not cooperating in the "balance" department in this moment. Really entertaining (& serious) stuff.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:25am

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Artisan food and wine has variable human touch

Food – When it comes to ordering the world's best beer, wine and cheese, Jon Myerow doesn't mind if the taste isn't always the same or if the products arrive late - in fact he's more comfortable that way.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:25am

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Managing Seven Common Conditions Without Medication

Science – We've gotten used to taking pills for everything that ails us, but medications have side effects and cost money.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:23am

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Organism That Causes Buruli Ulcer Has Been Isolated And Characterized

Science – An international team of 17 researchers from four countries has for the first time isolated from the environment and fully characterized the organism that causes Buruli ulcer.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Running Words Together: The Science Behind Cross-linguistic Psychology

Science – While communication may be recognized as a universal phenomenon, differences between languages -- ranging from word-order to semantics -- undoubtedly remain as they help to define culture and develop language.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Global Warming Could Radically Change Lake Tahoe In Ten Years

Science – A new UC Davis study predicts that climate change will irreversibly alter water circulation in Lake Tahoe, radically changing the conditions for plants and fish in the lake -- and it could happen in 10 years.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Targeting Aggressive Breast Cancers By Putting Them To Sleep

Science – It is well established that Id1, a gene normally produced only in embryonic development, is reactivated in many 'solid' cancers, or carcinomas.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Whats More Urgent Than Climate Change for Conservation?

Science – Picture a nature preserve a "last great place," or even just a pretty good place.Conservationists identify these places and prioritize them through rigorous planning protocols. But how can we ensure that these places will retain their conservation value over the long haul? Or even that they will continue to be... Visit my website at

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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After the Techno Lust, There's Always E-Cycling

Gadgets & Tech – Americans are using ââ;¬" and getting rid of ââ;¬" more electronic devices than ever. As technology improves and gets cheaper, old cell phones, computers, iPods and digital cameras end up in desk drawers, basements ââ;¬" or on the curb.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Fruit Fly Phlebotomy Holds Neuroscience Promise

Science – Drawing blood from a fruit fly may only be slightly easier than getting it from a proverbial stone or turnip, but success could provide substantial benefits for neuroscientists.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Organic Crops Impressively Productive When Compared With Conventionally Grown Crops

Science – Can organic cropping systems be as productive as conventional systems?

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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4 Questions for Star Wars Modelmaker Grant McCune

Gadgets & Tech – Before the days of computer-generated graphics (fighting Transformers! scowling sabertooth tigers!), filmmakers such as George Lucas relied on tiny plastic models to lure us into a world of X-Wings, Death Stars and Millennium Falcons.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

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Family Wealth May Explain Differences In Test Scores In School-age Children

Money – A new study published in the March/April 2008 issue of the journal Child Development finds that family wealth might partly explain differences in test scores in school-age children.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

Girl Dies From Diabetes After Parents Pray for Healing
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Girl Dies From Diabetes After Parents Pray for Healing

Health & Fitness – An 11-year-old girl died after her parents prayed for healing rather than seek medical help for a treatable form of diabetes, police said Tuesday.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am

Shakespeare goes digital
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Shakespeare goes digital

Gadgets & Tech – A U.S. and British library plan to reproduce online all 75 editions of William Shakespeare's plays printed in the quarto format before the year 1641.

Voted for on March 27, 2008 07:22am