I won't name the restaurant, but the name is sort of Scottish and serves a Kroc of hamburgers. I won't name the city, but you pass through it on Academy in Fresno County between 168 and Manning. I will name… Continue reading

By NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press Writer Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Writer – 56 mins ago MINNEAPOLIS – By its sixth hour sitting on a deserted tarmac, Continental Express Flight 2816 had taken on the smell of diapers and an overwhelmed lone toilet.… Continue reading

livescience.com – 2 hrs 12 mins ago Optimistic women live longer and healthier lives than their pessimistic peers, a new study suggests. Specifically, researchers found that women who see the glass as half full are at a lower risk for developing heart disease, and… Continue reading

By MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press Writer Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press Writer – Mon Aug 10, 3:27 pm ET SAN FRANCISCO – It might not be long until there is a gene scanner in every doctor's office, as DNA sequencing becomes faster and cheaper. A… Continue reading

By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter by Amanda Gardnerhealthday Reporter – 20 mins ago MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — According to accumulating research, the beloved family dog is really a toddler with a snout and tail. "Dogs basically have the developmental abilities equivalent… Continue reading

August 9, 2009 Wait for sex and marriage? Evangelicals conflicted by Eric Gorski The Associated Press When Margie and Stephen Zumbrun were battling the urge to have premarital sex, a pastor counseled them to control themselves. The couple signed a… Continue reading

KEEP A-GOIN’ Frank L. Stanton If you strike a thorn or rose, Keep a-goin'! If it hails or if it snows, Keep a-goin'! 'Taint no use to sit an' whine When the fish ain't on your line; Bait your hook… Continue reading

"Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison." – Henry David Thoreau Thoreau received this insight in a jail cell and Martin Luther King reflected upon it many years later,… Continue reading

If you have control issues, it may be for a variety of reasons, good and bad. Let us assume that you are not a "control freak," but that you prefer to tightly control every aspect of your organization or project.… Continue reading

The Ten Most Spectacular Geologic Sites Smithsonian picks the top natural wonders in the continental United States By Laura HelmuthSmithsonian.com, August 07, 2009 Certain travel destinations remind you that you live on a planet—an old, weathered, tectonic plate-shifting planet. The… Continue reading