You're sick because of your genes! (2)
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Gene Expression (85)
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Kambiz's review (pointer) to the Humanity's Genes an the Human Condition conference made me aware of Jean-Laurent Casanova's research. His general idea seems to be that heightened susceptibility or death due to infectious disease is in large part a function of inter-individual genetic variation. Among the young this is due to Mendelian genes of large effect, whether it be dominant or recessive (higher frequency among those who are the product of cousin marriage). For the ...
Ballmer: Microsoft May Consider WebKit For IE (1)
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledged the advantages of Mobile Safari's rendering engine during a developer's conference in Australia yesterday. When asked why they continue to use their own proprietary rendering engine when open-source ones keep up with new standards faster, he replied that the idea of using WebKit, Mobile Safari's open-source engine, was "interesting," and that they may consider using it for IE in the future.
Vivian Norris de Montaigu: Expat No More? Proud to be an American Abroad (1)
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I awoke this morning in Paris, to text messages from European, Canadian, and other friends, expressing their deep joy that Obama had been elected. This election was an international one, and we Americans have sent a strong message to the entire planet that we not only want change, but that we can and have taken back our country, and put it back on the road to true democracy. After months of hearing about friends in ...
The future of video (2)
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My CUNY colleague Sandeep Junnarkar has put together a great panel to explore the future of video journalism online on Nov. 6, 6-9p at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W. 40th St., 3rd floor. Says Sandeep: “Come hear a lively discussion on the future of Web video journalism, featuring Travis Fox, Emmy-award winning video journalist from The Washington Post; Rachel Sterne, founder and CEO of GroundReport, a citizen journalism ...
Waiting To Exhale (1)
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As insignificant as 107,000 people living on just over 100 square miles in the Caribbean Sea may be, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has Obama’s back. In this week’s Searchlight Newspaper: PRIME MINISTER Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is endorsing Barack Obama for the President of the United States. “I will say this to our American brothers who are here. I don’t mind being undiplomatic and saying Ralph Gonsalves supports Barack Obama,” said Gonsalves on Wednesday at ...
Food Network's Alton Brown Talks to Giz: Caribbean Adventuring With a Garmin, an iPhone and a Shload of Cameras [Interview] (8)
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Tomorrow night at 10PM, Food Network kicks off Alton Brown's latest TV show, Feasting on Waves, where the Mensa-smart kitchen geek and his crew hop into two 50-foot catamarans and sail around 15 different Caribbean islands in search of quality cuisine, shooting and editing the hi-def episodes right there on the boats. It turns out, despite his disdain for specialized kitchen gadgets, Brown is a certifiable gizmophile. He has owned maybe 20 Macs, most recently ...
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Simply amazing how bright Alton Brown is.
41 mio her og 41 mio der... (1)
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Version2 - Poul-Henning Kamp (4)
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En flok kriminelle er taget med 41 mio kreditkort. Kreditkort sikkerheden er som al anden computer sikkerhed stokastisk. Sandsynligheden for at gætte en pinkode er omkring 1:9000, man udsteder ikke pi…
Underwater Photography Tips (1)
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Passioned about underwater photography? You want to take spectacular underwater photos with a gear that is worth less than $500 US? Here’s what tp do: look at the underwater photo gallery from the Caribbean and plan a trip to this cristal clear see. Then, while packing your stuff (snorkel and mask in the first place), read the tips given by The Digital Story. Images from the gallery are taken with Canon PowerShot SD700 IS camera ...
