If Nick Clegg is so keen to defend democracy, why isn't he focusing on the ECHR instead of the Lords? - Daily Telegraph Blogs
28 May 2012, 5:16 am
In recent weeks we have heard a lot from the deputy Prime Minister and his Lib Dem colleagues of the need to abolish the unelected House of Lords because it has no democratic mandate. The fact that it is a revising chamber which does not ...

Guess what the ABC is running instead of the Queen's diamond jubilee? - Sydney Morning Herald
26 May 2012, 8:53 am
Monarchists will launch a petition today against ABC1's lack of live coverage of the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations. The main celebrations - marking the Queen's 60 years on the throne - will be held in London next weekend. The event will include a ...

Study: Kids Will Eat More Veggies If They Drink Water instead of Soda - Atlantic Online
25 May 2012, 1:55 pm
New research on food-beverage pairings highlights yet another reason parents should encourage their kids to choose water over soda. PROBLEM: Previous studies have suggested that children's early attitudes toward salt, sugar, and fat influence the way they ...

Never mind CAPTCHAs; play games instead - Consumer Reports.org
22 May 2012, 3:18 pm
If you've ever struggled trying to decipher a CAPTCHA, a start-up company called Are You a Human has devised a much more playful verification solution. CAPTCHAs (the acronym stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers ...

Why Buffett Is Not Invested In Facebook (Yet) And What He Did Add instead - Seekingalpha.com
22 May 2012, 6:57 am
As CEO and primary shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B), Warren Buffett, the world's most famous investor, has developed a well-known reputation of buying big stakes in companies he believes in. When Buffett buys shares of a company for ...

Europe muddles on, but US stocks rise as investors choose to focus on China instead - Washington Post
21 May 2012, 3:04 pm
NEW YORK — Forget Facebook. This is still Apple’s stock market. Apple — the world’s most valuable company — climbed nearly 6 percent on Monday, helping propel major U.S. stock indexes to gains after a week of losses. The Standard ...

Previously Hot IPOs To Buy instead Of Facebook - Seekingalpha.com
19 May 2012, 12:01 pm
With the massive Facebook (FB) IPO out of the way on Friday, investors can now get back to investing in good companies where the IPO hype is gone already. With the business media networks spending countless hours analyzing the Facebook IPO, investors ...

Should doctors use Sudoku instead of morphine? Mental distraction can PHYSICALLY reduce pain - Daily Mail
17 May 2012, 6:51 pm
Anyone who has stubbed their toe will tell you it’s a matter of mind over matter when dealing with the agony. But researchers have found the body really does repel pain signals when we concentrate on something else. Using scanning technology, they were ...

Home instead Senior Care Debuts Free Online Alzheimer's Training Program for Family Caregivers - msnbc.com
15 May 2012, 8:24 am
OMAHA, NE — Home instead Senior Care today announces the launch of a groundbreaking online Alzheimer's training program -- Alzheimer's CARE. The program is free for families and others caring for loved ones with the disease. Experts estimate ...

Apple’s Third Gen iPad Labeled As ‘Cellular’ instead of ’4G’ - Wired News
14 May 2012, 4:53 pm
Addressing confusion over the new iPad’s wireless capabilities, Apple removed the term “4G” from the iPad’s name on Monday. For potential iPad buyers in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and portions of Asia, the iPad is now listed as ...