J.D. Deutschendorf

"However, surprisingly enough, Amazon differs on this. Amazon Associate, Joshua Odmark reported on Search Engine Journal that Amazon slashed his commissions from amazon links that he posted on his Twitter and Facebook accounts. Why? They cited their terms that links must be posted on “Your Site”." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"The accuracy of these algorithms is positively disturbing. Using a separate pool of data from the Death Master File, the authors were able to get the first five digits right for seven percent of those with an SSN assigned before 1988; after that, the success rate goes up to a staggering 44 percent. For a smaller state, like Vermont, they could get it right over 90 percent of the time." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

I just love watching those babies! - J.D. Deutschendorf

"A lot of information about understanding why people dream, and analyzing your own dreams, is now easily available on the web. [Here are] some of the best free sites and how you can make use of them." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"[Dr.] Marban said they're taking healthy cells doctors didn't even know existed until a few years ago, harvesting them and putting them back in the patient's chest to coax the heart to heal itself. "We don't really need to do anything other than put (the cells) in the right place," Marban said. "...We hope they'll take root and do the right thing."" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"[T]he automatic knitting machine itself looks like a cross between an old-timey coffee grinder and a medieval torture device (which we like about it very much), and knits a scarf in about two hours." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"What's a RIPT FUSION shirt? Well it's "a classic men's undershirt injected with steroids," of course. For just $58, it'll add pecs and abs all while sucking in the flabby parts." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"“They all came to town on this great family values train with Newt Gingrich as the engineer,” recalled former Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.). “Then it all started crumbling. It seemed like the louder they talked the more divorces they got.”" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"The court's unanimous, unsigned opinion declared that Franken "received the highest number of votes legally cast" and is entitled "to receive the certificate of election as United States senator from the state of Minnesota."" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

The election was held in November of 2008 - final decision: almost July of 2009. - J.D. Deutschendorf

"Armageddon. Apocalypse. Disaster: These are the words being used to describe California's staggering $24 billion budget deficit. With a midnight deadline to balance the budget, state lawmakers are facing a daunting task: Find a way to bridge the gap or start issuing $3 billion in IOUs this week to cover the bills." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"How did California dig itself such a huge hole? The recession certainly didn't help, but Time's Kevin O'Leary writes that California's financial troubles can be traced back to the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978. An antitax measure, Prop 13 makes it extremely difficult to raise taxes or pass a budget unless a 2/3 majority in both state houses agree — a virtually impossible task." - J.D. Deutschendorf

Kind of begs the question now doesn't it? - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"Amazon.com Inc. cut ties today with its business affiliates in Rhode Island to protest a provision in the draft state budget that would force the company to collect sales tax" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"the reason there are 60 minutes in an hour is due to the mathematics of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Egyptians and the structure of the human hand." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

The reason there are a billion inches in the space shuttle is because we are cheap. - Geoff Schultz

Wow, fascinating. I knew the base 60 was Sumerian/Babylonian in origin, but didn't know about the human-hand-digit-subdivision-system that apparently led to it. neat! - mikepk

"Brooke Greenberg is the size of an infant, with the mental capacity of a toddler. She turned 16 in January." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"Brooke weighs 16 pounds and is 30 inches tall. She doesn't speak, but she laughs when she is happy, and she clearly recognizes the people around her." - J.D. Deutschendorf

Walker, of the University of South Florida, believes that if the gene can be isolated, it may provide clues to questions about why we age and die. "Without being sensational, I'd say this is an opportunity for us to answer the question, why we're mortal, or at least to test it," Walker said. "And if we're wrong, we can discard it. But if we're right, we've got the golden ring." - J.D. Deutschendorf

"It soon became apparent that the fast-spreading bacteria was eating the boy alive, visibly manifesting as swelling in the nose, cheek and gum areas. Doctors have since removed part of his nose, five of the boy’s teeth and half of the palette in his mouth." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

We get stories like these in central FL every summer. Makes me a bit nervous about lake swimming when it's super hot out. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

"Doctors said the teen probably picked up the microscopic amoeba, Naegleria fowleri (nuh-GLEER-ee-uh FOWL'-erh-eye), a week earlier while swimming in the balmy shallows of Lake Havasu near his home on the state's western border. Such attacks are extremely rare, but they are usually fatal and six boys and young men have died this year in three states. Aaron Evans' death Sept. 17 was the most recent. Some health officials have put their communities on high alert, telling people to stay away from warm, standing water." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"The average age of swine flu patients is 12, the average age for hospitalized patients is 20, and for people who died, it was 37" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"Now my 3 year old thinks all prescription pill bottles are just tasty snacks..." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

Amazing, truly unbelievable... - Rick Bucich

""If something is genetic, it should have a large concordance among twins," he says. "And the twin studies we are looking at show that 50% of happiness is genetically determined."" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

So the twin studies show the proverbial glass is which - half empty or half full? - J.D. Deutschendorf

I guess it depends on the twin... - J.D. Deutschendorf

"Scientists don't know a lot about the woman who contributed mitochondrial DNA to us all. One of the things they do know is that she lived in sub-Saharan Africa about approximately 170,000 years ago, about the time period when Homo sapiens split off from other Homo genus groups." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"Italian researchers have discovered that human blood flow and respiratory rates can follow the pace of music, which suggests that doctors could one day use music as part of rehabilitation for patients suffering from heart disease or stroke." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

""Those guys at NASA have nothing on the Ph.D.s who work for credit card companies," Ulzheimer said. "They're Mensa-level smart, and they are very, very sophisticated in the ways they use credit data."" - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"Despite the fact that the total 24-hour sleep time did not differ between children who took naps and those who did not, behavioral assessments completed by caregivers showed that non-nappers exhibited significantly more symptoms of hyperactivity anxiety, and depression." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet

"As community-acquired strains of MRSA increase in prevalence, a growing body of clinical evidence has documented MRSA colonization in domestic animals, often implying direct acquisition of S aureus infection from their human owners," they write. "MRSA colonization has been documented in companion animals such as horses, dogs, and cats, and these animals have been viewed as potential reservoirs of infection." - J.D. Deutschendorf from Bookmarklet