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Friday, November 18, 2011

Is the New Physics Here? Atom Smashers Get an Antimatter Surprise

By lt | LiveScience.com: The world's largest atom smasher, designed as a portal to a new view of physics, has produced its first peek at the unexpected: bits of matter that don't mirror the behavior of their antimatter counterparts. The discovery, if confirmed, could rewrite the known laws of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Do Einstein's Laws Prove Ghosts Exist?

By Benjamin Radford | LiveScience.com Every night, amateur ghost-hunting groups across the country head out into abandoned warehouses, old buildings and cemeteries to look for ghosts. They often bring along electronic equipment that they believe helps them locate ghostly energy. Despite years of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

10 Surprising Clues You'll Live to 100

By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com Researchers are discovering more clues to longevity About one in 10,000 people seems to be a "slow ager" who lives to 100 -- sometimes even in spite of bad health habits, like smoking or exercising little, according to new research. Will you be among them? You... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Scientists find first superbug strain of gonorrhea

By Kate Kelland: LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a "superbug" strain of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to all recommended antibiotics and say it could transform a once easily treatable infection into a global public health threat. The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease --... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Who wants to live forever? Scientist sees aging cured

By Health and Science Correspondent Kate Kelland: LONDON (Reuters) – If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger. A biomedical... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Progress in fight against cancer of ovaries, breasts

by Jean-Louis Santini – Sun Jun 5, 12:16 am ET: CHICAGO (AFP) – Significant progress is being made in the prevention and treatment of ovarian and breast cancer, according to findings discussed at a global oncology conference. "The studies presented at this meeting show impressive progress in disease... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Clues to autism's roots from brain study

Analysis finds differences in gene activity By Laura Sanders Web edition: Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 Though autism and related disorders vary widely from person to person, certain brain changes may be at the root of the disorder. Changes in genes important for brain-cell development and function... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 3, 2004

The Poor Man's Game

This past Christmas holiday, like many parents, I made my annual pilgrimage to the Carnival at the QE Sports Centre to take my three children. Actually, they always take me but I drive! We only go for the rides and, like previous years, not much had changed. A True Name As I waited around for a ride... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 14, 2004

Offended Christians: Causes & Cure – Part 3

Today I conclude my three-part commentary on offended Christians. So far, I have covered two main points. First of all, I shared that our primary objective in conflict should be to glorify God and second, that we should focus on our own contribution to the conflict before considering that of others.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 7, 2004

Offended Christians: Causes & Cure – Part 2

Today I continue part two of my commentary on offended Christians. While I have had this concern for sometime, as mentioned last week, it was heightened as a result of completing Ken Sande’s Peacemaker video seminar. God told me… While I have no statistics to prove it, based on 14 years of pastoral... Sign in to see full entry.

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