Our brains are constantly rewiring themselves based on the events in daily life, and what we pay the most attention to is what effects them the most. This means that the way you decide to spend your time literally transforms you.

In the March 25th edition of the New York Times, Diane Ackerman writes: "All relationships change the brain–but most important are the intimate bonds that foster or fail us, altering the delicate circuits that shape memories, emotions and that ultimate souvenir, the self." And the bonds of love change the brain more than anything else.
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We’ve seen it in comic strips and graphic novels, but it never appears in auto shows. But it turns out that more than a dozen flying cars are in development, and Terrafugia, a firm based in Woburn, Massachusetts, is about to launch the first commercial model, called the Transition.

According to the Economist, "The Transition is perhaps best described as a road plane, rather than a flying car. It is essentially a small, $279,000 plane that has been designed to be legally roadworthy. Push a button and the wings fold up, allowing the pilot to start driving it like a car. It even runs on (gasoline), with a range of 600 miles on the ground or 400 miles in the air. Around 100 aircraft have been reserved, and the first is due to be delivered later this year." read more

Another horrific cat mutilation has been reported, this time from Alabama. There are now thousands of cases of cat mutilations worldwide, and so far no responsible party has ever been found despite vigorous investigations in over a dozen cities over the past ten years.
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