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Does your brain have a mind of its own

Why can't we stick to our goals? Blame the sloppy engineering of evolution.

 

 

 

Magical minaret

The Afghan architectural jewel under threat

 

 

 

Bush hailing recovery of Kansas town

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush is hailing the remarkable recovery of one southern Kansas town, a year after a monster tornado destroyed almost everything in sight.

 

 

 

Denver man seeks support for citywide panel on space aliens

DENVER - A Denver man who wants the city to be prepared for space aliens is proposing a commission to deal with the matter.

 

 

 

Special Section

Summer Movies

Indiana Jones returns, the unlikely voice behind “Sex and the City” and more.

 

 

 

'Iron Man' Forges a Historic Box Office Win
Entertainment Weekly - Robert Downey Jr.'s Marvel comic adaptation exceeded expectations in earning $101 mil over three days, the second-best non-sequel opening ever By Joshua Rich The 2008 summer movie season started off on a historic note as Iron Man opened with huge box ...
Marvel turns 'Iron Man' into gold with $100M-plus debut The Associated Press
'Iron Man' a box office marvel Variety
guardian.co.uk - Los Angeles Times - Reuters - WXii 12.com
all 289 news articles »

 

 

 

KLEW

LiLo Gets Ugly
TMZ.com - LiLo was on the "Ugly Betty" set for the first time yesterday. She'll appear on five espisodes, plus the show's season finale.
Lindsay Lohan Meets 'Ugly Betty' Zap2it.com
Lindsay Lohan Spotted On The Set Of 'Ugly Betty' eFluxMedia
Newsday - MovieWeb - TV Squad - New York Daily News
all 118 news articles »

 

 

 

KIDK

Miley Let Out of the Mouse Cage
TMZ.com - Disney may want to keep Miley locked up after photogate, but loosened the chains this weekends in Orlando. Mickey let the grounded teen lose in his Magic Kingdom to perform at the Disney Channel Games concert, which will air in July.
Miley Cyrus performs at Disney but doesn't address photo The Associated Press
'Praying' for Miley Cyrus eFluxMedia
New York Daily News - People Magazine - The Gossip Girls - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
all 707 news articles »

 

 

 

Macs in the enterprise: How d'you like them Apples
Computerworld - Slowly but surely, Apple is creeping into the enterprise. There's may be some italics on that 'slowly,' due to administrator reluctance and Microsoft's near-monopoly, but plenty of IT professionals are getting their first taste of Apple, including the ...
Apple Leopard Server PC Magazine
The Mac in the Gray Flannel Suit BusinessWeek
TechRepublic - InfoWorld - MacDailyNews - guardian.co.uk
all 15 news articles »

 

 

 

Ivy Leaguers are bright – but nice? <== today's less alert item:  "Nice guys finish last."

These are the people who rise to the top, partly on the backs of nicer people.

 

 

 

today's Ordinary Reading Assignment

 

Keith Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search ... in his
beautiful memoir Alamein to Zem Zem, illustrated with his own drawings. ...

 

 

Eight Lives Down by Chris Hunter

Breathtaking, 20 Oct 2007

By	Mindy Down (West Country) - See all my reviews

My husband bought me this book, and for once he was absolutely right - I LOVED it. Breathtakingly exciting, poignant, funny and heartbreaking by turns, I can't imagine anyone not being knocked out by it. Chris Hunter is the man that stands in between us and the bomb - and whilst I knew I was reading about his incredible experiences in Iraq, I kept thinking he could be describing a landscape an awful lot closer to home...

Unlike a lot of soldiers' memoirs, EIGHT LIVES DOWN is written with incredible emotional honesty. As he battles his way through heartstopping ambushes, dismantles lethal explosive devices, tries to track down the bomber teams who have made HIM their principal target, and attempts to keep his marriage off the rocks, I was with him every step of the way.

It's beautifully written too - and I particularly liked the thought-provoking quotes which head every chapter. Chris Hunter's publishers have compared this to BRAVO TWO ZERO; well they would, wouldn't they?! But they're right - it's every bit as brilliant, if not even more so.

 

BRAVO TWO ZERO was more fiction than fact - not sure about EIGHT LIVES DOWN (No. 1 below is recommended)

 

1.  The Real Bravo Two Zero: The Truth Behind BRAVO TWO ZERO: The Truth Behind "Bravo Two Zero" by Michael Asher (Hardcover - 9 April 2002) Buy new: £16.99 £5.00    65 Used & new from £0.01 You save: £11.99 (71%) Get it by Wednesday, May 7 if you order in the next 43 hours and choose express delivery. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery.  (29)

2.  Soldier Five: The Real Story of the Bravo Two Zero Mission by Mike Coburn (Hardcover - 4 Mar 2004) Buy new: £17.99 £12.59    45 Used & new from £1.84 You save: £5.40 (30%) Get it by Wednesday, May 7 if you order in the next 43 hours and choose express delivery. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery.  (22)