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...their spinal nerves. They injected histamine into the monkeys' lower legs to produce an itch, and the STT neurons fired up. The researchers then scratched the paralyzed, itchy legs with a metal device that mimics the sensation of monkey fingers and found that the firing rate in the neurons dropped rapidly. That sudden drop-off in firing is the neurological equivalent of the relief felt after a good scratch, indicating that scratching seemed to calm the nerves and therefore relieve the itch. The findings supported the researchers' initial hunch that the itch sensation was not located along the skin...
Lost Bags Found. It seems the airlines may be getting at least one thing right: SITA, an air transport communications firm, reports a 20% drop in mishandled bags in 2008 - that's 10 million more bags finding their rightful owners. According to the report, most lost, delayed, damaged or pilfered bags are due to the transfer from one aircraft to another; 49% of lost luggage were pieces that were checked through on connecting flights and never made it to the luggage carousel. Other problems included bags failing to make it on the plane in the first place (16%) and ticketing...
...Obama's influence has already been telling. On Saturday he convinced Turkey to drop its objections to Dane Anders Fogh Rasmussen becoming the next head of NATO. Turkey had threatened to veto Rasmussen because of his handling of a 2006 crisis over controversial Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. According to White House officials, Obama promised Turkey that one of Rasmussen's deputies would be a Turk and that Turkish commanders would be present at the alliance's command...
...March employment data make it clear that any slowing in the rate of economic decline has yet to make itself apparent in the job market. The payroll drop was at least not any worse than forecasters expected, and it was 78,000 less than January's decline. But given the margins of error in the data, this may not mean anything...
Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber •admission by of not having read the Employee Free Choice Act, which legislation is being vigorously campaigned against by, and annoyance of - "Drop it, brother, drop it. I never said I was an expert, man" - at union members who point out the staggering ignorance of and shout...