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Wednesday, 5 December 2012
quote [ The American Psychiatric Association will publish a new diagnostic manual in May 2013 and this edition will contain the APA's first major rewrites in 20 years... the terminology "Asperger's disorder" will no longer be included. The revised manual will instead include the new term "autism spectrum disorder." ]
This sounds like a step in the right direction for reliable diagnosis and treatment of autism, I think?
[sci&tech] [by crom@12:15amGMT] [+10 Classy Pr0n] [47 comments] |
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Friday, 9 November 2012
quote [ "Let me say that again," she emphasized, "we're going back to the moon, attempting a first-ever mission to send humans to an asteroid and actively developing a plan to take Americans to Mars." ]
Courtesy of li'l mookie.
[sci&tech] [by crom@7:18amGMT] [+7 Good] [45 comments] |
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Monday, 27 August 2012
quote [ "There is clear evidence that supports the health benefits of circumcision," said Susan Blank, who led the 14-member task force that formulated the new policy being published in the journal Pediatrics. ]
The American Association of Pediatrics has reversed its 1999 policy statement, and is now firmly in support of circumcision for baby boys.
[sci&tech] [by crom@6:06pmGMT] [+10 WTF] [102 comments] |
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
Creamy Soups for Sore Throats
I've been staying with my parents following a tonsillectomy, and my Mom has been making me some amazing smooth blended soups. Just thought I'd share some recipes.
[by crom@4:31amGMT] [+10 Good] [69 comments] |
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Sunday, 8 May 2011
I may have accidentally reposted something, but it turned into pornography instead. I apologize for the inconvenience.
[porn] [by crom@8:23pmGMT] [+10 Hot Pr0n] [28 comments] |
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Thursday, 28 October 2010
quote [ This clearly isn't a bunch of individual, independent groups — as you can see from the map. It's one big network: a Republican campaign operation, working outside the official party. ]
NPR report featuring a neat little interactive infographic detailing the connections between some of the "independent" groups running political ads and the various GOP candidates, operatives, and funders they're not supposed to be associated with.
[politics] [by crom@3:53amGMT] [+7] [6 comments] |
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Tuesday, 14 September 2010
quote [ Safer driving conditions. Far less pollution. A new secure highway infrastructure that pays for itself. A decentralized, self-healing, secure power grid. ]
This guy has a plan to convert all of our roads into glass-surfaced solar panels. Main link is to his crappy flash website, but first check the extended for his promo video.
[sci&tech] [by crom@10:28pmGMT] [+10 Interesting] [87 comments] |
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Saturday, 27 March 2010
quote [ An exhaustive study of nearly half a million deformed galaxies observed by the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed definitive proof of the acceleration of our universe's expansion. ]
This is the biggest study ever done on the Hubble.
[sci&tech] [by crom@5:31pmGMT] [+10 Interesting] [33 comments] |
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Sunday, 29 June 2008
quote [ "First, we get people who say they just want to forget George Bush's presidency," he said. "Second, we hear from those who say that sewage plants perform a valuable public service and, as such, it does not make sense to name one after George Bush." ]
San Francisco will vote on a proposal to rename its sewage plant in honor of mighty George W. Bush.
[politics] [by crom@10:41pmGMT] [+10 Funny] [25 comments] |
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Thursday, 24 April 2008
quote [ In February, all seven dogs passed a behavior test aimed at finding whether they are genetically qualified to work as sniffing dogs. Only 10 percent to 15 percent of naturally born dogs typically pass the test. ]
South Korean scientists have begun training cloned Labrador retrievers in order to decrease the cost of breeding suitable drug-sniffing dogs.
[sci&tech] [by crom@5:01amGMT] [+4 Informative] [12 comments] |
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