AltWeeklies Wire
Super Bowl Sponsor GoDaddy.com Hosted Extremist Web Sitenew
GoDaddy.com, the Scottsdale, Ariz., company that
gave us the Super Bowl commercial with the curvy brunette, can take credit for making a different kind of impression. For weeks before
the big game, GoDaddy.com hosted Mawsuat.com, an Islamic-extremist site.
Illinois Times |
John Lasker |
02-21-2005 |
Science
Inventor Claims to Make Water Out of Thin Airnew
In January, Air Water Corporation CEO Michael Zwebner announced the company would ship twenty Air Water machines to Sri Lanka for deployment in areas stricken by the recent tsunami. Critics say the machines require too much energy.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
02-15-2005 |
Science
New Party Drug Can Be One Bad Tripnew
Hard as it is to believe, the Drug Enforcement Administration treats 2C-B too lightly. A light dosage produces Ecstasy-like effects -- but the threshold between a light dose and a heroic dose is perilously narrow.
Tags: Health & Science
Artery-Clogging Trans Fats Can Hide in Plain Sight
New label laws kicking in through 2005 will make trans fats somewhat easier to spot in pre-packaged foods. But eaters still need to pay attention in restaurants and look closely at labels and ingredients.
Botanists Set Out to Chronicle Our Biological Heritagenew
From the command center of Missouri Botanical Garden, brigades of taxonomists are fanning out to identify all the continent's plants, past and present. Their results will be recorded in the 30-volume Flora of North America encyclopedia.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-01-2005 |
Science
Researcher Keeps the Science Trip Going on LSDnew
Thomas Lyttle's mission, after 30 years of study, is to undemonize acid. Ironically, he's achieving some success just as LSD has virtually disappeared from the underground drug landscape.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
02-01-2005 |
Science
Healthcare In America: Can We Do Better?new
Primary care physician Mark Ebell explains why American medical care is expensive but mediocre and offers some solutions.
Flagpole Magazine |
Mark H. Ebell, M.D. |
02-01-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Doctor Draws on Past to Treat Addictionsnew
As a med student and during his first decade as a family and emergency-room doctor, Ray Baker was hooked on tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol. His first-hand knowledge helps him treat people with substance-use disorders.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
01-27-2005 |
Science
Spices Make Great Medicine
Spices can easily be added to your everyday foods to make you healthier and increase your sense of well being.
Perils On Your Plate: What Food is Safe?new
How do you eat healthy these days when everything from tap water to organic vegetables carries the possibility of contamination -- and there's no way to know? Hidden and not-so-hidden threats to the food supply have generated angst about eating.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Wendy Lyons Sunshine |
01-26-2005 |
Science
Meet Dr. Hydrogennew
Roger Billings is an affable 57-year-old who holds many patents, on things from hydrogen devices to computer networking gadgets and Ethernet technology. But his biggest and most fascinating invention may be his own persona.
Tags: Health & Science
Refereeing California's Next Big Boom: Stem-Cell Researchnew
The $3 billion pot of public money California voters approved for stem-cell research has unleashed enormous interest. Critics say the way funding decisions are being made is too secretive.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
01-25-2005 |
Science
Anorexia Is Not Just About Looking Thinnew
Watching someone starve herself and fade away into nothing is a nightmare for friends and family, but there's no easy solution. Anorexia is a complex illness can require years of treatment.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jessica Lyons |
01-25-2005 |
Science
We Are Not Barbienew
We carry the Barbie doll image with us, ruining a a good workout or an excursion to the beach when the image in the mirror doesn't match the ideal in our mind.
Monterey County Weekly |
Brett Wilbur |
01-25-2005 |
Science
Beware! Google is Watching Younew
The company everyone loves knows more about you than you might realize. And that’s just for starters.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
01-21-2005 |
Science
