Does Dress Matter For The IT Job Interview?: "It's true that dress is only part of the overall package that an IT job applicant is selling to prospective employers. But what you wear goes a long way toward creating the all-important first impression with an interviewer. And as we all know, first impressions tend to be lasting impressions."
Lighting Up Fetal Brain Activity: "A device called SARA can detect and record fetal brain activity. That is a milestone for pediatrics, but the machine's most valuable feature lies in its potential to help reduce the number of children born with brain damage."
Researchers shed light on mother-in-laws' unpopularity: "They found that if a mother's mother was alive during a child's first year it had a 79% chance of survival. But if the father's mother was around, the survival rate fell to 50%... Mr Voland told New Scientist that in religious societies, a man's mother would more likely to be concerned about - and potentially suspicious of - a baby's paternity."
Teach children to stop hating broccoli: "Young children can easily be trained to enjoy the healthy foods they initially dislike, but most parents give up too soon, a British science conference heard yesterday."
Can Google Do Big Business? "But as scores of failed dot-coms can attest, big crowds do not always mean big money. Will all that traffic translate to long-term business success for Google? Can the company leverage its popularity to reap long-term profits? "
Man Emerges From 7-Year Coma: "man who regained consciousness after being in a coma for seven years has a lot of catching up to do. When Peter Sana slipped into a coma in March 1995, the murder trial of O.J. Simpson was still going on."
In remebrance of September 11, 2001 I will be blogging today. And everyday.
Securing Freedom's Triumph by President George W. Bush: "The Sept. 11 attacks moved Americans to grief and horror - and moved our nation to war. They revealed the cruelty of our enemies, clarified grave threats to our country and demonstrated the character and decency of our people. At a moment of great testing, the spirit of men and women in New York City, at the Pentagon and aboard Flight 93 became the spirit of our country. Tonight in New York, I will be speaking of what our nation has lost, what we have discovered about ourselves and what lies ahead."
Governor Pataki just read the Gettysburg Address at the September 11 memorial service at Ground Zero. Ugh. How is that relavent? Why do we refer to the wisdom of those from the past?... Oh. Now I understand. The Gettysburg Address was about to how honor your heros. Lincoln's answer was: You can't. No speech you give, no monument you erect, will be worthy of them, of their sacrifice. The best you can do is remember the cause they died for, finish the job they started.