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Antibiotic Laced Nanoballs Could Improve Infection Treatment

Fukuyama argues that the United States, like Japan and Germany, has been a high-trust society historically but that this status has eroded in recent years. This well-researched book provides a fresh, new perspective on how economic prosperity is grounded in social life.

OOH OOH I read this! :) I enjoyed it, for all the same reasons as the reviewer. I understand he continued this line of thought in The Great Disruption.

Trust: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order

] Several months ago, my husband and I received two rebate
] checks simply for having children, all part of the Jobs
] and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, an
] economy-stimulating incentive. Congress approved this
] quickie tax cut so we'd all go out and buy Pottery Barn
] lamps and Gap boot-cut trousers and then presumably the
] economy, and we, would be saved. Instead, I cashed the
] checks, paid off some bills, and then tucked my dignity
] under my arm and went to file for food stamps.

We've all ready plenty of stories about how the economy sucks, but this article strikes a chord because the author has such a great command of imagery. I suggest you read it simply because of the clear picture that she is able to paint.

Falling down

] The Wollemi Pine, a plant from the Jurassic age which
] survived in a single isolated Australian grove, is set
] for an amazing comeback.
]
] It was once thought to be extinct, but in 2005 small
] plants cultivated from the pines will go on sale.

wilpig:
] While the story for this is neat. I just love the title of
] the article.

I think the meant potted.... Doh!

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Jurassic pot plants on sale soon

] "Diebold"),

Daily Kos: Diebold feels the heat. Sends out attack lawyers

Global warming or local warming, it's still probably not too super...

CNN.com - Report: Giant Arctic ice shelf breaks up - Sep. 22, 2003

] WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 — All nine members of an expert panel
] established by Congress to advise NASA on safety resigned today,
] with several citing frustration over a lack of influence.

Whoa!

All 9 Members of a NASA Safety Panel Resign

] Patriot Act II would give the government broad powers to
] seize documents and force testimony without a court
] order, expand use of the death penalty and make it harder
] to be released on bail. None of these tools are necessary
] to fight terrorism, and each threatens to infringe on the
] civil liberties of Americans.
]
] The most troubling part of the new plan is the call for
] expanding government access to private data, allowing
] federal agents to issue subpoenas for private medical,
] financial and other records, without a court order. The
] lack of judicial oversight removes an important check on
] government misconduct. Record holders would be required
] to comply, or face prison, and would be barred from
] telling anyone about the subpoena.

Patriot Act, Part II - Fucking Insane

] Well, get ready to enter the dark side as I share with
] you what I told my new personal-trainer buddy.
]
]
] The Top 10 Deadlift Mistakes
]
] Mistake #1: Training the deadlift heavy all the time
]
] Very few people can train the deadlift week after week
] and still make progress. I feel the only ones who can get
] away with this are the ones who're built to deadlift. If
] you're built to pull, then the stress on your system is
] going to be less than those who aren't built to deadlift.

Dave Tate on the deadlift.

Testosterone Magazine | Issue 194 | The Dead Zone

] The Box Squat
]
] Technique is the most important factor in squatting big
] weights. If you're training with bad technique then it
] doesn't matter what supplemental exercises you use or how
] many sets or reps you perform. Your squat will only go so
] far and then get stuck. This article will describe the
] correct technique for performing the box squat. I feel
] the box squat is the best way to train the squat, period.
] The form is the same as the regular squat but with the
] added bonus of being able to develop explosive strength.
] The box squat also places all the stress directly on all
] the squatting muscles.
]
] Every member of Westside Barbell performs box squats year
] around with the only regular "free squat" being done in
] competition. The technique I'll describe has taken my
] squat from 760 to 935 over the past five years, but I
] wasn't always a big fan of the box squat. When I squatted
] 760, I didn't believe in box squatting and trained all my
] squats the same way many of you are doing now. I used a
] progressive overload method using the Western method of
] periodization. The result of all my hard work? My squat
] stayed at the 730 to 760 range for five years without any
] progress! I had to change. Part of this change included
] box squatting.

Dave Tate on box squats.

Squatting from Head to Toe