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    Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Why the delay in release of FDA documents on gene-modified salmon?

    The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an <a href="http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/GeneticEngineering/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals/UCM333102.pdf">assessment </a>of the fish&rsquo;s potential environmental effects and a preliminary &ldquo;<a href="http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/GeneticEngineering/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals/UCM333105.pdf">finding of no significant impact</a>&rdquo; of the fish on the environment. This brings AquAdvantage salmon -- Atlantic salmon that has been modified with a growth hormone gene from chinook salmon so that it reaches maturity faster -- a significant step closer to FDA approval. &nbsp;
    The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an assessment of the fish’s potential environmental effects and a preliminary “finding of no significant impact” of the fish on...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Genetic Engineering

    2. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. When the perpetrator is Muslim, the motive must be Islam

    Before we knew anything about the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, we knew that he "recently became a devout Muslim who prayed five times a day." This piece of information was placed in the lead of an Associated Press article...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Substance Abuse, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports

    3. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  3. News of the Weird: Electric Chastity Belt

    To counter the now-well-publicized culture of rape in India, three engineers in Chennai said in March that they are about to send to the market women's anti-rape lingerie, which will provide both a stun-gun-sized blast of electricity against an aggressor and a messaging system sending GPS location to family members and the police about an attack in progress. After the wearer engages a switch, anyone touching the fitted garment will, said one developer, get &ldquo;the shock of his life&rdquo; (even though the garment's skin side would be insulated). The only marketing holdup, according to a March report in The Indian Express, is finding a washable fabric.
    To counter the now-well-publicized culture of rape in India, three engineers in Chennai said in March that they are about to send to the market women's anti-rape lingerie, which will provide both a stun-gun-sized blast of electricity against an...

    Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Neiman Marcus, Dietary Supplements

    4. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  4. News of the Weird: Gaza Cosmetics Company Offering Anti-Israel Perfume

    Updating &ldquo;The Smell of Napalm in the Morning&rdquo;: A cosmetics company in Gaza recently began selling a fragrance dedicated to victory over Israel and named after the signature M-75 missile that Hamas has been firing across the border. &ldquo;The fragrance is pleasant and attractive,&rdquo; said the company owner, &ldquo;like the missiles of the Palestinian resistance,&rdquo; and comes in masculine and feminine varieties, at premium prices (over, presumably, the prices of ordinary Gazan fragrances). Sympathizers can splash on victory, he said, from anywhere in the world.
    Updating “The Smell of Napalm in the Morning”: A cosmetics company in Gaza recently began selling a fragrance dedicated to victory over Israel and named after the signature M-75 missile that Hamas has been firing across the border. “...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Electronics, Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida), Niles

    5. Dec 21, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Anderson still mourns late teammate

    Former Magic star <strong>Nick Anderson</strong> doesn't need to see a TV special to remember his beloved high school teammate, <strong>Ben "Benji" Wilson</strong>.
    Former Magic star Nick Anderson doesn't need to see a TV special to remember his beloved high school teammate, Ben "Benji" Wilson. He sees him all the time. "I don't think I'll ever get over it," Nick said. Wilson, the subject of a recent ESPN 30...

    Tags: Ryan Anderson, Glen Davis, Courtney Lee, Michael Jordan, Orlando Magic

    6. Aug 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Condi presided over a catastrophe. So why is she lecturing Obama?

    WASHINGTON &mdash; To watch Condoleezza Rice, the face of George W. Bush's foreign policy, stand before a convention of cheering Republicans and condemn Barack Obama for diminishing America's standing in the world &mdash; one can only gasp at the magnitude of chutzpah in one woman.
    WASHINGTON — To watch Condoleezza Rice, the face of George W. Bush's foreign policy, stand before a convention of cheering Republicans and condemn Barack Obama for diminishing America's standing in the world — one can only gasp at the...

    Tags: Iraq, Muammar Gaddafi, Barack Obama, Politics, 2012 Republican National Convention

    7. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  7. Tom Z's Highly Unethical College Football Gambling Picks: Week 9

    Well, we’ve reached that point of the season where everyone starts freaking out about hypothetical situations. “Can Kansas State jump Florida to get into the top two?” “Will Oregon go undefeated and be left out of the...

    Tags: Politics, Football, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Seth Doege, Denver Broncos

    8. Sep 10, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  8. Who's winning the war on women?

    Things are looking up for the female sex. We are earning almost 60 percent of bachelor's degrees, and our numbers are skyrocketing in law, medical and business schools. After graduation, we go on to hold more than half of all managerial and...

    Tags: Family Planning, Social Issues, Politics, Birth Control, Pregnancy and Childbirth

    9. Sep 18, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. News Of The Weird: Man Punched Computer Because He Thought Mitt Romney Was His Girlfriend's Lover

    Researchers Having Fun: Scientists from the Primate Research Institute at Japan's Kyoto University reported in an August journal article that they had given helium gas to apes (gibbons), which, predictably, made their voices goofily high-pitched. However, it was not a fraternity prank or lab assistant's initiation, but a way for the scientists to determine whether the famously sonorous gibbons could yell just as loudly at a higher-than-natural pitch. The gibbons succeeded, showing a rare talent similar to that of the world's greatest human sopranos, who maintain their booming amplitude by altering the shape of their vocal tract, including their mouth and tongue.
    Researchers Having Fun: Scientists from the Primate Research Institute at Japan's Kyoto University reported in an August journal article that they had given helium gas to apes (gibbons), which, predictably, made their voices goofily high-pitched. However,...

    Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Photography and Video, Germany, Justice System

    10. Jul 16, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. Wall Street is Like Penn State, According to Eliot Spitzer

    In <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/spitzer/2012/07/13/libor_and_jp_morgan_how_wall_street_is_like_penn_state_.html" target="_blank">a new article for Slate.com</a>, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (my college graduation speaker!) advocates for regulation by claiming that the culture on Wall Street is much like the culture that allowed Penn State to harbor a serial child molester for over a decade.
    In a new article for Slate.com, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (my college graduation speaker!) advocates for regulation by claiming that the culture on Wall Street is much like the culture that allowed Penn State to harbor a serial child molester...

    Tags: Ethics, Religion and Belief, The Pennsylvania State University, Values, Eliot Spitzer

    11. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  11. Are Online Book Critics Too Nice?

    Part of being a writer in the Internet age is being subject to mass amounts of over-the-top, ridiculous criticisms. But for those who publish their own books online, the culture is actually very nice. Maybe too nice. <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/08/writers_and_readers_on_twitter_and_tumblr_we_need_more_criticism_less_liking_.html" target="_blank">A new article on Slate.com</a> argues that the literary critic is a necessary evil, one that forces young authors to work harder and constantly hone their craft.
    Part of being a writer in the Internet age is being subject to mass amounts of over-the-top, ridiculous criticisms. But for those who publish their own books online, the culture is actually very nice. Maybe too nice. A new article on Slate.com argues that...

    Tags: Authors, Modern Family (tv program)

    12. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. Connecticut is Expensive, Haunted and Boring

    The best way to see what people are thinking is to see what they are Googling. And that is exactly what one blogger did, compiling a list of Google auto-complete suggestions for the phrase &ldquo;Why is [fill in the state] so&hellip;&rdquo;
    The best way to see what people are thinking is to see what they are Googling. And that is exactly what one blogger did, compiling a list of Google auto-complete suggestions for the phrase “Why is [fill in the state] so…” What...

    Tags: Overweight, Obesity, Weight

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