September 2007
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Less for the Poor
From the New York Times (NYT):
Soaring food prices, driven in part by demand for ethanol made from corn, have helped slash the amount of food aid the government buys to its lowest level in a decade, possibly resulting in more hungry people around the world this year.
The United States, the world’s dominant donor, has purchased [...]
One in a Million Twins
I usually don’t frequent the site, Unbounded Medicine, as I’m a bit too squeamish for most of the posts. But, I was there today to look up some information for one of my writing jobs when I discovered this post.
Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by cesarean section, and that’s when she discovered that [...]
Surfing, Skiing Animals
Yes, folks – this is Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel. Don’t know if the squirrel was named for Twiggy, the 1960s pop icon (shown at right in the 1960s), or for the twig-like cable that Twiggy latches on to as he’s pulled around a pool by a little power boat (see below). I think it’s the [...]
The Fourth Amendment
It never fails to stun me when I hear that many people in the U.S. can’t find their own continent on a map. So, I know those same folks probably don’t know the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, although they may have heard about it in the news. So, here it is so you [...]
