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August 15, 2012

James puts a lighthearted slant on Einstein's genius

August 14, 2012

By thisiscornwall.co.uk

Anyone who found schooling a trial will be encouraged to know that Albert Einstein did too. In fact this German-born Nobel Prize winner, whose name has become synonymous with genius, felt so out of place in an academic institution that he left at 15 with no formal qualifications.

Considered one of the great scientific brains of the modern world, young Albert didn't talk until he was five either – but suddenly burst out into full sentences as if waiting until he had something weighty to say. He did. Einstein's most singular talent was cogitating upon the big questions – time,

Mating with Neanderthals is off-again, on-again

By JOHN TIMMER
2012/8/14

One of the odd aspects of scientific peer review is that, because it's handled anonymously, you sometimes have no idea someone else is working on the same problem, preparing a paper at the same time. That seems to have been the case with a couple of papers that have appeared online over the last couple of days on the subject of what our ancestors may or may not have done with Neanderthals.

Mutated butterflies found near Fukushima

20123/8/14

By chron.com

Researchers found dozens of mutated butterflies near the site of the nuclear accident in Fukushima, prompting officials to say it’s the first sign of damage to the ecosystem.

According to NBC News, researcher Joji Otaki of the University of Ryukyus found mutation in roughly 12 percent of 144 commonly-found pale grass blue butterflies collected two months after the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Even more alarming, researcher said the mutation increased to 28 percent six months later and more than 50 percent of the offspring showed some signs of mutation.

Researchers said the butterflies has disfigured antennas, smaller-sized wings, indented eyes and different color patterns, NBC News reported.

Usain Bolt refuses to race in UK until tax laws are changed

Triple London 2012 Olympic champion Usain Bolt has refused to compete in the UK again until the country changes its tax laws.
By Andrew 14 Aug 2012

Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after he won gold in the men's 100m final at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London

The sprinter, who won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the Games in London, objects to a law that sees him taxed on global sponsorship and endorsement earnings as well as any appearance fee - levied at the 50pc higher earning rate - when he competes in Britain.
And despite setting a new world record during the Olympics, the 25 year-old, who earns an estimated

Pesky was the Heart of Red Sox Nation: A Fan’s Take

By Rick Blaine | Yahoo! Contributor Network
2012/8/14

I first met Johnny Pesky when I was five years old, and he was traveling through New England in the winter with a couple of players to promote the upcoming Boston Red Sox season. Back in those days, teams used these winter caravans to generate excitement among the fans and to sell tickets. This was before the Red Sox captured fans' hearts with the 1967 Impossible Dream team; before the World Series drought ended; before every game at Fenway Park was automatically sold out.
My father took me to the local Elks club that day to meet Pesky, whom he had watched play for the Red Sox in his own youth, when Pesky was a teammate of the great Ted Williams and Boston was battling the New York Yankees for the pennant each season.
Years later, at a spring training game in Florida, I introduced my own son to Pesky. As he had been

Taylor Swift announces new album and single

August 14, 2012

(CBS/AP) Taylor Swift announced that she will be releasing her fourth studio album called "Red" on Oct. 22.

The announcement came during a live web chat from Nashville, Tenn., on Monday before a living room full of fans. She said she named it "Red" because of all the different emotions she explores on the album.

Pictures: Taylor Swift

"They're all pretty much about the kind of tumultuous, crazy, insane, intense, semi-toxic relationships that I've experienced in the last two years," she said of the

Mercedes, Lexus, Audi Sedans Earn Poor Crash-Test Ratings

By Angela Greiling Keane on August 14, 2012

Most mid-sized luxury cars scored “marginal” or “poor” in an insurance industry group’s new frontal-crash test that differs from the U.S. government’s tests and simulates a particularly deadly type of accident.

Of the 11 models the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested, only the Volvo Car Corp. S60 and Honda Motor Co.’s Acura TL earned “good” ratings in a test simulating a so-called small-overlap crash, in which the front corner of a car hits a tree, utility pole or another vehicle. The Nissan Motor Co. Infiniti G scored “acceptable.” Volvo is owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.

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