Posted by pkrf1end, at 06:26PM 09/04/08 and by 1 others:
Should the sports world replace human umpires with computers
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Disputes over line calls used to be one of the main joys of tennis”this, after all, is John McEnroes game. But fans rarely see players explode in rage anymore. In high-profile matches (i.e., those broadcast on TV), human umpires have largely been replaced by a machine called Hawk-Eye
tags: world
groups: in Sport
Posted by BAHRAMERAD, at 06:05AM 09/04/08 and by 1 others:
Sarkozy Says Iran Takes `Major Risk,' May Cause Israeli Attack
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Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Iran is taking a ``major risk'' in developing a nuclear program that may provoke an attack by Israel. ``Iran is taking a major risk in continuing its process of obtaining nuclear weapons, which we are certain is happening,'' Sarkozy said today in Damascus, Syria. ``One day, whatever the Israeli government is, we can imagine ourselves one morning with an Israel which would have attacked. That would be a disaster.''
tags: iran
· sarkozy
· bahramerad
groups: in Politics, Political Opinion , Middle East News, Bahramerad, Maxx News
Posted by ajeysingh, at 05:31AM 09/04/08 and by 1 others:
Why do females gain weight?
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Girls and young women who devote much time to the internet, get too little sleep or regularly drink alcohol are more likely than their peers to put on excess weight, a new study suggests.The researchers, who followed more than 5,000 girls between 14 and 21 years old for one year, found that the more spare time girls spent on the internet, the more their body mass index (BMI) increased.
tags: womens health
· fat problem
· over weight
groups: in Men vs. Women, Health
Posted by BAHRAMERAD, at 04:44AM 09/04/08 and by 1 others:
Study: Our Mates Look Like Mom and Dad
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Men like women who resemble dear old mom, and women like men who look like dear old dad, a computer analysis now shows. Scientists in Hungary investigated 52 university students and their parents. They also looked at the significant others of the volunteers and the parents of these significant others, for 312 faces total.
The computer analysis of the volunteers' faces revealed that women often resembled their male partner's mother, a finding echoing psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's legendary "Oedipus complex." This proved especially true when it came to aspects of the lower face, such as lips and jaws.
tags: mom
· bahramerad
· dad
· mates
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