Wednesday, June 22, 2011

WEB BOHEMIAN (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)
(1)- ROSA LUXEMBURG -- During her lifetime she was known as the pitiless foe of dithering comrades, the Jewish-Polish bogey of the German bourgeoisie, the Red Rosa who wanted Europe aflame.

(2)- M.I.T/MEDIA LAB -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab produce technological innovations that often seem touched by magic, from the e-reader to the lifelike robotic prosthesis now in development.

(3)- SCHOLARS RIGHTS -- Lawrence Golan, University of Denver music teacher and conductor, has a case whose outcome could affect access to many books and films, as well as to some composers' scores.

(4)- THE REAL NICCOLA -- Machiavelli was an appreciative husband, devoted father of six children, playwright, thoughtful political theorist and author of numerous books in addition to the one that bestowed lasting fame/infamy.

(5)- THE HUM -- It is a mysterious sound on the very edge of perception that has driven thousands of people around the world to distraction. Now a tiny English village is the latest community to claim to be being hit by the phenomenon.

(6)- IT STILL WORKS -- Bucking prior research indicating age-related testosterone deficiency contributes to deteriorating health, fatigue and libido loss, researchers find blood testosterone amounts didn't fall in healthy older men.

(7)- WHAT’S DOWN THERE? -- Every year an estimated ten thousand containers fall off ships crisscrossing the world’s waterways. Some stay afloat, a hazard to other ships; others sink immediately. Nearly all are lost forever. Study time:

(8)- PRESIDENTIAL WANTS -- A National Archives exhibit offers a peek through history of our presidents' own favorite indulgences; recipes including LBJ’s chili, JFK’s fish chowder and Eisenhower’s three-page guide to vegetable soup.

(9)- AUTO WASTE – Engineers have made a major step toward addressing one of the leading problems in energy use around the world today -- the waste of half or more of the energy produced by cars, factories and power plants.

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