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The golden rule of journalism decrees that reporters take nothing on faith, back up every story with hard evidence, and question everything. NPR's religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty kept that rule in mind when she decided to explore the science of spirituality. She was searching for answers to the questions: Is spiritual experience real or a delusion? What happens when we pray? And does consciousness depend on the brain, or can it operate when the brain doesn't.

“The Battle”, a limited edition G.I. Joe parody t-shirt by Nerduo, printed by Wire & Twine, just in time for next Friday’s opening of G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra. Always wondered what the other half was? Now you know.

Reimagining 'Fahrenheit 451' As A Graphic Novel

Martin Amm is a talented German photographer that has a lovely series of close up shots of insects. I personally find his shots of insects in the morning dew most beautiful, but he has some other excellent shots and excellent taste as well.

3D artist Benjamin Parry created some amazing illustrations of Alien vs. Predator playing a leisurely game of chess and pool for a Sky Digital New Zealand ad campaign.

The other kind of depression Some U.S. cities were depressed even before the economy went on life support. These were the cities that saw the highest depression and suicide rates even while the Dow Jones was climbing to 14,000 and Countrywide Financial was considered a respected mortgage lender.

The image was taken as the comet was passing through the constellation Libra, 100 million miles from Earth and 115 million miles from the sun. It combines data from Swift's optical and ultraviolet telescope (the blue colors) and its X-ray telescope (red). The star-field background comes from a Digital Sky Survey image.

you know, so many people diss the segway, but honestly: whats all that bad about it? Its just a new way of moving around, and we havent gotten used to it yet. Things like that are the futur: small, light, moderatly fast, compact, and electric.

The companies making the biggest job cuts include: US technology firm Texas Instruments, which makes chips for mobile phones and other gadgets, said it would cut 3,400 jobs, or 12% of its workforce, because demand for electronic devices had fallen. Dutch banking giant ING, which said it was to cut 7,000 jobs as it seeks to save 1bn euros ($1.29bn; £949m). Steelmaker Corus confirmed that it was cutting 3,500 jobs worldwide, including about 2,500 in the UK. The firm is a subsidiary of India's Tata Steel. Consumer electronics giant Philips has reported a fourth quarter loss of 1.47bn euros and said it would cut 6,000 jobs. US retailer Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, said it would eliminate 7,000 jobs, or 2% of its work force, as it closes its Expo home design unit. US mobile phone service provider Sprint Nextel says it plan sto reduce its workforce by 8,000 as it seeks to cut costs.US drugmaker Pfizer said it planned to cut up to 20,000 jobs after it announced a $68bn (£50bn) deal to buy rival Wyeth. General Motors said it would shed 2,000 jobs at plants in Michigan and Ohio and cut production at several plants over the next six months. Last week Microsoft said it would cut 5,000 jobs, while Intel said it would eliminate 6,000.

Their research found that if a patient listens to 30 minutes a day of their favourite music, it does more than relaxing them mentally – it also benefits them physically by expanding and clearing blood vessels.

A rundown of five really strange animals by Robert Brockway

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“Once we saw the MRI we realized this is something not good,” neurosurgeon, Dr. Peter Nakaji told the news station. “It's something down in her brain stem which is as deep in the brain as you can be.”

Story HighlightsNEW: Sen. Reid cancels Thursday's planned test vote on bailout measure Lawmaker: Flying jet to hearing like going to "soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo" Rep. Brad Sherman asked CEOs whether they would fly back commercial Company representatives pointed to safety, travel policies as reasons for flying jetsNext Article in U.S. »

Gameatopia is a great distraction from work (unless your job is testing flash games). They've got an extensive archive of classic games and add new ones every day. They are personally responsible for over 1000 lost man hours at CollegeHumor.

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Fifth-grader Jordan Hood thought the bloody vampire he drew in art class was scary, but he had no idea it would elicit a horrifying response from one of his teachers. Tuesday morning, Jordan was assigned to draw a scary Halloween mask in art class. By the end of the day, Jordan was being told he could not return to Pooler Elementary School until he passed a psychological evaluation.

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy Pity the poor car buyer who wants to be a smart consumer and reads all the quality studies before going to the showroom. How do you know what to believe?

Run is a simple game that will drive you mad. The object is to not fall into the abyss of space while you run at a steady pace. That pace gets faster as you go, and I succumbed on the fifth level. Better start out with the tutorial. Link -Thanks, David!