Birth Month Seen Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Risk
LONDON (Reuters) - People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Because it makes a great (and stinking cheap) Christmas present, I emailed The Jones Soda Company to see if I can track down someone in Toronto with some Dave. Here's the email I just sent ( Read more... )

11:13 AM: VILeo: oooh...I found my gift for Dave for Christmas. Got a DVD player ( Read more... )

Wow, that went well. Really well. So well I will be very surprised, shocked, and dissapointed if I don't get the position. The position involves researching policies of Continuing Education Student Societies at other Ontario Universities. I would then glean all their policies and data for things that could be implemented by Ryerson. An ( Read more... )

Woke up to find myself with a job interview for later today. I'm off to go get ready for it.

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"The point of public relations slogans like "Support our troops" is that they don't mean anything... That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. Its crucial value is that it diverts your ( Read more... )

Another month another move. I moved into Angela's apartment earlier today. This is my 6th apartment in 3 years. She moved to Edmonton, the poor girl. I visited home on the weekend, my Dad continues to mention death matter of factly. I don't like it. I told him: "Dad, I've had it with this death talk. There are a variety of risk factors, many ( Read more... )

"And so now, when it comes time to name the new American beauties, we have to celebrate what makes them such a break from the past. The '60s and their idea of beauty gave us "chicks"; the new century gives us Oven Stuffers, after the eight-pound pullets straining against their shrink wrap in the meat section of your local supermarket. Nobody can ( Read more... )