Ron Paul's Fund Raising Doubled in Quarter - WSJ.com

Ron Paul's Fund Raising Doubled in Quarter - WSJ.com: "WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ron Paul disclosed more than $5 million in third-quarter fund raising for his insurgent Republican presidential bid, the only Republican in the field so far to report increased donations. While the Texas lawmaker remains a second-tier candidate in a party field dominated by the likes of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, his grass-roots campaign continues to build steam, thanks to thousands of small donors over the Internet. Campaign spokesman Jesse Benton estimates that as much as 80% of the campaign's donations are received online. In the final week of the third quarter, Dr. Paul, a licensed obstetrician, raised $1.2 million in Internet donations alone. The $5 million haul more than doubles his $2.4 million showing in the second quarter."

Is your make-up killing you? | the Daily Mail

Is your make-up killing you? | the Daily Mail: "Last year, Britons spent �6.4billion on cosmetics and grooming products, with the average woman applying 12 toiletries every day. But here's the rub - these toiletries can bring with them at least 175 chemical compounds. A recent study found that British women are one of the heaviest users of cosmetics in Europe and, as a result, we ingest through our skin, and occasionally through the mouth, up to 5lb of chemicals a year."

Technology Review: Gibson's Self-Tuning Guitar

Technology Review: Gibson's Self-Tuning Guitar: "It's every guitar player's nightmare: you step onstage, strike your rock-god pose, triumphantly strum the first chord of a song--and discover that your guitar is out of tune. A new line of instruments from Gibson Guitar now promises to banish this scenario to the dark ages with high-tech self-tuning technology built into the company's flagship electric-guitar models. "

Technology Review: Gibson's Self-Tuning Guitar

Technology Review: Gibson's Self-Tuning Guitar: "It's every guitar player's nightmare: you step onstage, strike your rock-god pose, triumphantly strum the first chord of a song--and discover that your guitar is out of tune. A new line of instruments from Gibson Guitar now promises to banish this scenario to the dark ages with high-tech self-tuning technology built into the company's flagship electric-guitar models. "

Chemical that gives chilli its bite is hot stuff at killing pain without numbness - Times Online

Chemical that gives chilli its bite is hot stuff at killing pain without numbness - Times Online: "An anaesthetic that can block pain without impairing movement, touch or mental awareness has been developed using the chemical that gives chilli peppers their kick."

Iraqis say Basra quieter after British troop pullout | Reuters

Iraqis say Basra quieter after British troop pullout | Reuters: "BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Residents of Iraq's southern city of Basra have begun strolling riverfront streets again after four years of fear, their city much quieter since British troops withdrew from the grand Saddam Hussein-era Basra Palace."

Acupuncture 'provides twice the pain relief of standard medicine' | the Daily Mail

Acupuncture 'provides twice the pain relief of standard medicine' | the Daily Mail: "Acupuncture is twice as effective at reducing lower back pain than conventional medicines, according to researchers. But pretend acupuncture, where the needles are inserted less deeply, has also been found to have a similar effect, suggesting that the pain relief could be psychological."

Parallel universes exist - study

Parallel universes exist - study: "Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as 'one of the most important developments in the history of science'."

Cancer cure 'may be available in two years' - Telegraph

Cancer cure 'may be available in two years' - Telegraph: "Prof Cui injected granulocytes from immune mice into ordinary mice, and found it was possible to give them protection from cancer. Even more excitingly he found the transfusions caused existing cancers to go into remission and to clear them completely within weeks. A single dose of the cells appeared to give many of the mice resistance to cancer for the rest of their lives. "

War means a windfall for CEOs - MSN Money

War means a windfall for CEOs - MSN Money: "While policymakers in Washington wrangle over how much progress we've made in Iraq, one thing is clear: The war on terror is making some people rich. President Bush's military buildup has caused defense-contractor revenue to double, triple and even more during the past five years, and their executives have reaped huge bonuses and stock windfalls as the companies' share prices have jumped."

United States Forest Service Purchases 700 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices

United States Forest Service Purchases 700 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices: "SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, today announced that it received an order from the United States Forest Service for 700 TASER(r) X26 electronic control devices and related accessories. 'We are excited about this new additional federal agency purchasing TASER technology to protect life,' said Tom Smith, Chairman and Founder of TASER international. 'Traditionally, we have focused law enforcement sales at the local and state level, but we are now seeing acceptance of TASER technology at various federal law enforcement agencies.'"

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Iran cuts foreign dollar assets to 30 percent

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Iran cuts foreign dollar assets to 30 percent: "“After the strong fall in the dollar and the decision to transfer our foreign currency reserves into euros, we have taken measures and now 70 percent of Iranian assets are in euros, other currencies or gold,” said Deputy Economy Minister Mohammad Zahedi Vafa."

Iran to use "all means" to defend itself if attacked - Yahoo! News

Iran to use "all means" to defend itself if attacked - Yahoo! News: "TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would use 'all our means' to defend itself if attacked by the West, three days after France's foreign minister publicly raised the possibility of war over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities."

BBspot - Microsoft Reveals Windows Vista SP1 Will Install XP

BBspot - Microsoft Reveals Windows Vista SP1 Will Install XP: "Redmond, WA – In response to customer demands Microsoft announced that instead of patching bugs and improving features of Windows Vista in the next service pack release, they would just install XP. 'We're focused on giving the customer what they want, and want they want is to just go back to XP,' said Microsoft Development Chief Greg Elston."

Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus | The Register

Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus | The Register

It is the death of history - Independent Online Edition > Robert Fisk

It is the death of history - Independent Online Edition > Robert Fisk: "'Quite apart from this, military operations are damaging these sites forever. There's been a US base in Ur for five years and the walls are cracking because of the weight of military vehicles. It's like putting an archaeological site under a continuous earthquake.' Of all the ancient cities of present-day Iraq, Ur is regarded as the most important in the history of man-kind. Mentioned in the Old Testament – and believed by many to be the home of the Prophet Abraham – it also features in the works of Arab historians and geographers where its name is Qamirnah, The City of the Moon."

The Sun Online - News: OAPs say nurse, I need a Wii

The Sun Online - News: OAPs say nurse, I need a Wii: "OAPs say nurse, I need a Wii By ANDREW PARKER September 14, 2007 COMMENT ON THIS STORY THESE pensioners are livening up their retirement home — by competing with each other on the Nan-tendo Wii. Consol-ation prize ... resident Barrie Edgar, 88 Consol-ation prize ... resident Barrie Edgar, 88 Residents as old as 103 have ditched knitting and bridge after getting hooked on the console. Barrie Edgar, 88, said: “It’s great fun. We’ve only had it a few days but we can’t put it down.”"

Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil - Times Online

Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil - Times Online: "AMERICA’s elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil."

Comment is free: 9/11 - the big cover-up?

9/11 - the big cover-up?

Why engineers yawn less than psychologists | Science | The Guardian

Why engineers yawn less than psychologists | Science | The Guardian: "Psychologists have shown that a phenomenon called 'contagious yawning' is strongest in people who are more empathetic and have a more developed sense of social awareness. Researchers at the University of Leeds covertly watched 40 psychology students and 40 engineering students yawning contagiously. The students thought they were sitting in a waiting room before an experiment, but in reality their reactions were being observed while someone else in the room yawned 10 times. On average, the engineering students yawned 1.5 times in response, while the psychology students yawned 5.5 times. The two groups also differed in how well developed their 'theory of mind' was - that is, their ability to appreciate the mental state of others."