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Alibris (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - Price: $27.26; Rating: 2. |
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Fake Chinese Tamiflu Seized (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - Federal authorities have intercepted more than 50 packages of fake bird flu vaccine shipped to the US from China as the result of online sales. Scientists are analyzing the ingredients in the 'generic Tamiflu' to see if the capsules are just crap (crushed Pez) or something more dangerous. Dave Elder, director of the Food [...] |
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Heart Raider (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - According to the BBC, Angelina Jolie is donating $5 million to establish a wildlife sanctuary in Battambang. The sanctuary is in a north-west region of the country formally run by the communist Khmer Rouge regime and covers 49,500 acres of forest land. The actress fell in love with Cambodia while filming the first Tomb Raider action movie in which she stars as Lara Croft. She is also known for |
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NKF: The Scandal That Keeps Giving (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - The KPMG report has confirmed earlier reports of NKF's duplicity to the public: Patients got just 10 cents from every $1 donated Ex-management had claimed it was 52 cents. Patient and subsidy figures also misleading The Straits Times December 20, 2005 By Salma Khalik ONLY 10 cents out of every dollar donated to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) went towards the direct treatment of |
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Comparative Cost of Dialysis (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - Over on the Sammyboy forum, MoneyHelp234 compares the numbers, and comes to a disturbing conclusion: Singaporeans who have been overseas reported the following: 1. One Singaporean wrote to the ST forum that dialysis in Shanghai using exactly the same machines as NKF at a private hospital is $83. The private hospital is able to make profit at this price. |
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Euthanasia Cafe No More (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - The Cambodian authorities have finally shut down Kampot's notorious euthanasia cafe. Euthanasia supporter's cafe closes in Cambodia December 19, 2005 The Blue Mountain Coffee and Internet Cafe in Cambodia's Kampot town has closed under the order of the provincial governor who accused the cafe's controversial American owner of running an Euthanasia clinic, local newspaper reported on |
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Singapore Fear Factor (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - Over on the Sammyboy forum, epheechat recounts a horrifying trip to one of Singapore's world-class food centres: Juat wanna send out a warning to all who dines at the hawker centre at east coast parkway. There's this fishball noodle #01-141 directly opposite Sam's pet shop which you should avoid. The hygiene standard is appalling. To my disgust, I found a roach swimming at the bottom of my |
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The Missing 90 Cents (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - One can't help but wonder whether the Great Charity Backlash will reemerge in the wake of these new revelations: One startling revelation: NKF's report said that in 2003, 52 cents for every dollar raised went to beneficiaries and programmes for the year; but KPMG calculated that only 10 cents out of every dollar went to subsidise patients' direct treatment costs. Investigations also showed |
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Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays (Dec 20 2005 03:38 GMT) - I have been reading with interest the many articles and blog entries on Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays that have appeared on LRC. My only contribution is this brief note on the observance of Christmas by Baptists. It is strange... |
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Do you use Broadband Over Power Lines? (Dec 20 2005 03:37 GMT) - ... If so drop me a line by clicking on the comment or feedback links at this site. As an electrical engineer and former engineering physics guy (back when fibre optics was "full of promise"), I have been following the whole business of Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) for years now. Or should I say the "lack of business". BPL has always just been around the corner. I've figuratively fallen asleep waiting for the technology to be ready for market. |
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Fledglinks (Dec 20 2005 03:37 GMT) - Study by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley shows that overfishing could be causing the endangered seabird Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) to rely more on less-nutritional food sources. The full study will be published in the journal Conservation... |
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My new blog at Typepad (Dec 20 2005 03:37 GMT) - It's time to move on to bigger and better. My new blog is getting started at Typepad. Please join me at the new address for future updates. |
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