Is China a friend or an enemy of the US? This is a country that can be dangerous–and not just because of the adulterated food and fake medicine they export. It turns out they are undertaking a massive spy operation (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show).
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As the baseball season winds down, it’s worth looking at the kinds of pranks that players play on each other. One prank that’s been done is loading up an orange with shots of an oral numbing ointment and waiting for an unsuspecting teammate to consume it.
In the August 9th edition of the Wall Street Journal, Scott Cacciola quotes Pittsburgh Pirates pitching reliever Evan Meek as saying, "Just a few squirts here and there. Enough to numb your whole mouth." Since those of us who watch baseball on TV know that chewing gum and spitting out sunflower seeds are Major League pastimes, this is a good joke.
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It’s not headed directly toward earth, but it is a biggie, an X-7, and it looks as if there may be more to come. http://spaceweather.com/
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Engineers who work for giant telecommunications companies or small start-ups are inventing products that can send messages–from a diaper that lets parents know their baby needs changing, to slippers that can tell when your grandmother might be about to fall down and break her hip. Finnish engineer Jari Arkko connected his house to a wireless network so he can get updates on his computer or cell phone when the front door opens, the laundry is dry or his toast pops up. It took him only 20 minutes to connect his toaster to Facebook.
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