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Justice in the brain: Equity and efficiency are encoded differently

Science – Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share? A study appearing this week in Science finds that most people choose the latter, and that the brain responds in unique ways to inefficiency and inequity.

View Story Discuss (0) (physorg.com) 8 days ago by DiffeeOnline

Voted for on May 09, 2008 02:00pm

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State Street Lawsuit Damage Well Exceeds Its Reserve Fund

Real Estate – The $625 million fund set aside by State Street Corporation for lawsuits it is facing over soured subprime mortgage investments may not be sufficient.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 02:00pm

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Time for Moral Clarity on Iran

Do No Evil – This war preparation is real, the threat of a new attack must be taken extremely seriously - and there is NO opposition to this coming from within the halls of power or from the democratic presidential contenders.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 02:00pm

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P2P Throttling Test Brings Glasnost to the Web. Or Does It?

Gadgets & Tech – Worried about your ISP throttling P2P transfers (you ought to be, particularly if you have Comcast service)? Want to embrace the spirit of Internet glasnost (meaning openness and freedom of information as in the Russian social policies introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev)?

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 02:00pm

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Targeting Non-Traditional Fundraising Demographics

Money – Most non-profits focus their fundraising efforts on a highly defined constituency - children with Hodgkin's Disease, avid birdwatchers, etc. However, when non-profits make forays outside these self-imposed boundaries, they often find new and lucrative fundraising opportunities.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 02:00pm

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More Than 43,000 Unfit Troops Deployed

News – More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 02:00pm

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Violence rekindles fears of Lebanese civil war

News – Shiite Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese government's Sunni backers clashed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades Thursday in battles that spread through Beirut's streets soon after Hezbollah's leader vowed to fight any attempt to disarm his men.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

Secret to long life? Not so Simple, Scientists say
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Secret to long life? Not so Simple, Scientists say

Health & Fitness – A man who lived to age 114 died recently on a small Mediterranean island. Until age 102 he rode a bicycle every day to tend to his family's orchards. His 101-year-old brother, his two daughters aged 81 and 77, and a nephew aged 85 all still live in a small town on the Spanish island of Minorca.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

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Clinton Touts White Support

Politics – As if the divisions between race and gender in the Democratic Party hadn't been further exposed through Tuesday night's exit polls and by a very heated exchange on CNN between Donna Brazile and Paul Begala Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's interview with USA Today on Wednesday is further mining those tense depths.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

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Al-Qaida in Iraq leader reported arrested

Do No Evil – Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

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Wedding bells for Bush's daughter Jenna draw near

News – President George W. Bush has been trying to cajole North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and tamp down violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, but lately all that seems to be on his mind are wedding bells.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns
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Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns

Money – Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump, following oil's recent path higher.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

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Al-Qaeda is dwindling in Afghanistan and Iraq

Do No Evil – The most interesting discovery during a visit to Jalalabad, where Osama bin Laden planted his flag in 1996, is that Al-Qaeda seems to have all but disappeared. The group is on the run, too, in Iraq, and that raises some interesting questions about how to pursue this terrorist enemy in the future. "Al-Qaeda is not a topic of conversation her

View Story Discuss (94) (dailystar.com.lb) 7 days ago by libsRfunny

Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

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Love Without Limits

Love & Personals – Whoever you are, whatever you may be, says the Lord of Love, my hand is resting upon you at this very moment. By this gesture, I am letting you know that I love you...

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm

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McCain girding for battle with Obama

News – Now that Democrat Hillary Clinton is fading, Republican John McCain's U.S. presidential campaign is girding for a tough election battle against Barack Obama and McCain aides believe he has weaknesses to exploit.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:59pm