More than half of all Americans may develop diabetes or prediabetes by 2020, unless prevention strategies aimed at weight loss and increased physical activity are widely implemented, according to a new analysis.
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Photo: Stephen Messenger For a species of bird found only in the forests of North America and so symbolic of a U.S. holiday , the humble turkey sure has an oddly Eurasian name — but have you ever stopped to consider why? Well, it turns out that the origins of how this jowly bird arrived at its strikingly Turkish title reflect the history of its international popularity. The misnomer, as you well know, has yet to be corrected — making turk… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Yes, TSA procedures suck, and yes, they’re heading toward a tipping point where there will be nearly unilateral support for getting rid of them. But make no mistake, the publicity was turned up by the right in order to leverage maximum political points for them. Had these procedures been in effect when Bush was in office, Rush most certainly would have extolled their value and reminded us all that it was in the name of “keeping us safe”. In Rushbo classic hyperbole, he instead suggests that the president should have his daughter “groped” by the TSA so he can show everyone how safe it is. These procedures are ridiculous, and the right argument to make on both sides is that they will not prevent an attack. They’re a reaction, and one that actually hands a victory over to terrorists instead of dealing with the problem. But once again, instead of dealing seriously with an issue that garners agreements across partisan lines, Limbaugh ignores the real problem and goes after the president. Sadder still, it works. People actually believe what this gasbag says, and how he says it. And so then we have surveys that indicate a majority of Americans believe President Obama’s religion is somehow subversive, scary and different from most Americans, and “patriots” selling copies of Mein Kampf . The tactic? Easy. Keep the noise level high and severe for 2 more years until everyone begs for it to stop, then offer up a nice, white, clean-cut Republican to turn down the volume.
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Heavy drinking a couple of days a week may be worse for the heart than consuming a moderate amount of alcohol throughout the week, new research indicates.
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A less-invasive method to determine the stage of non-small-cell lung cancer is effective, often sparing the patient the need for general anesthesia and a surgical procedure, according to a new study.
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A daily dose of the AIDS drug Truveda cut new HIV infections by 44% among gay and bisexual men. Men who actually took the pill each day had a far lower risk of getting the AIDS virus.
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A jawbone found on an Aruba beach does not belong to missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, prosecutors in the Dutch Caribbean island said Tuesday. The jawbone is human, though it is unclear who it belongs to. (Nov. 23)
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A jawbone found on an Aruba beach does not belong to missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, prosecutors in the Dutch Caribbean island said Tuesday. The jawbone is human, though it is unclear who it belongs to. (Nov. 23)
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President Obama is making a cameo appearance on “MythBusters”—and no, it’s not to prove once and for all that he was born in Hawaii. Instead, he’s interested in something called Archimedes’ solar ray, being a giant nerd and all. Related Entries November 22, 2010 Power and the Tiny Acts of Rebellion November 17, 2010 Saying Goodbye to Compassionate Conservatism
Continue reading …HTC and Samsung license entire Intellectual Ventures patent portfolio, gear up for war
November 23, 2010 No Comment
Looks like HTC and Samsung are taking some aggressive steps to protect themselves from Android patent litigation — in the past week both companies have entered into long-term patent licensing agreements with Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures. (Mhyrvold was once Microsoft’s chief technology officer, but he’s arguably more famous for Intellectual Ventures.) Both HTC and Samsung now have access to IV’s entire portfolio of “more than 30,000 IP assets” to wield against current or potential legal opponents — like, say, Apple or Oracle — and IV also plans to help them manage their existing patent portfolios. It sounds to us like HTC and Samsung decided that they needed more patent muscle in order to survive in the now crazy-litigious smartphone market, and indeed, the PR announcing the HTC deal flatly says the smartphone maker is “working with IV to mitigate its patent risk.” Of course, this is also a bit of a deal with the devil — Intellectual Ventures might be the most infamous patent troll in history, and HTC and Samsung have essentially decided the risks and cost of doing business with IV are more favorable than the risks and cost of going to court. Either way, we’ll see how this all shakes out — and we’ve got a feeling that the Apple / HTC lawsuit is about to get seriously interesting. HTC and Samsung license entire Intellectual Ventures patent portfolio, gear up for war originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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