They do this all the time to boys of 18 who have girlfriends under 18--especially when the relationship is inter-racial. Of course, if the girl is in a heterosexual relationship and older, it almost never happens. It's just one of the many ramifications of "underage girls" always being assumed to be the "innocent victi...more

They tested it by using the GPS data from Japan on the days surrounding the quake. They tested it and found that they could have predicted within 3 minutes. That is, they used archival data to see if it would have worked.

Read the article again--the data could be gathered in just three minutes, allowing the alert to be given within minutes. The present system is inaccurate--it tends to take 5-10 minutes just to know there is a problem, and even then, it underestimates the size. So, this version takes about 50% of the time and is far mor...more

Yes--and they are malnourished, also. A pack of Ramen for lunch every day, a McDonald's sausage biscuit for breakfast, and a Kraft mac&cheese for dinner (or Vienna sausages or spaghetti and sauce)--along with all the free coffee with sugar one can get at work--is an affordable diet, but one that will leave a person bot...more

Hank 111--guy, if being thin were simply a matter of eating one donut instead of 4 (I am laughing at that one--haven't had a whole donut in years, much less 4), then I seriously doubt that 60% of us would be overweight.   Get a clue--exercise has only a very modest effect on weight. The "30 minutes a day" myth is a m...more

"Karma" is the principle of cause and effect--that is, what goes around, comes around. If a person wants to suggest that "aliens" are "free-loaders" (even Republicans in Congress don't argue that--well, not when someone other than their sheep are listening), then that lack of empathy is likely to come around and haunt ...more

Yes, the "percentage crap."  Look if you don't understand statistics and how they work, and all you understand is basic mathematics of the sort taught in third grade, it isn't a good thing to be trumpeting about.   You cannot judge the charitableness of a country of 300 million against that of a country with 500,000 ...more

Yes, it's "your money." So, will you elect the "idiot" to Washington and then complain about it, or are you going to take an interest in the political process and do something about it?   It always annoys me when people complain about the performance of their elected officials but don't do anything productive about i...more

I don't understand what "field questions" about the school lunch means. Do they mean that the teachers' job is to convince the children that the hideous food is yum-yum? Does the preschool get government money to feed the children and would they lose money if children started bringing their own lunches? When I am clear...more