Sympatico / MSN News : School builder shot and killed in Afghanistan

This is a very upsetting story. Mr. Frastacky unselfish work of building a school in Afganishtan earns him a bullet.

I cannot fathom the minds of people who see his work as a pollution on their country, their culture, or their beliefs, to the point that it warrants death. Can someone explain this to me??

Sympatico / MSN News : Top Stories : School builder shot and killed in Afghanistan

Skep's new science fix - ScienceBlogs

This is a pretty neat source of info for current issues and new developments in the areas of science and technology. It's kind of like the New Scientist, only written by a "hive mind" of bloggers, thanks to Seed Magazine.

Check it out at ScienceBlogs

CBC News: Gang violence grips Sao Paulo in third day of attacks

For all us complacent North Americans: Imagine this happening in the U.S. or Canada - Substitute the words "Sao Paolo" for "Toronto" or "Los Angeles"...

CBC News: Gang violence grips Sao Paulo in third day of attacks

New product: KILOWATT (Isometric Home Gym Fitness Equipment from POWERGRID FITNESS)

Finally, a way for couch potato/armchair warriors to get a workout... or at least it would seem that way!

Powergrid Fitness offers the new Kilowatt controller, which requires you to push on a "resistance stick" which apparently burns more than 350 calories an hour, according to their July 3rd press release... but is calories or Calories? There is a diffence!

350 calories an hour translates to about 1,400 joules (which ain't much) and 350 Calories is 1,400 kilojoules (which is enough to burn off a light meal, or a couple of granola bars). I try to burn off a minimum of 2,000 kilojoules in a one-hour aerobic session, so you get an idea of the amount of effort, IF you're burning Calories and not calories.

Anyway, it's an interesting development.

Read about it on their website at:

KILOWATT - Isometric Home Gym Fitness Equipment from POWERGRID FITNESS.

New Scientist Breaking News - Living alone may double heart disease risk

Now, why is this NOT news???

The kicker is, men's heart risk decreases with marriage, while presumably with women, it increases.

Read it at: New Scientist Breaking News - Living alone may double heart disease risk