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...kiss of death has been the periodic quality of this notion,” she said...
DIED. DONALD GRIFFIN, 88, animal behaviorist who was considered the father of animal-consciousness research; in Lexington, Mass. His 1976 book, The Question of Animal Awareness, revolutionized the study of animal behavior by arguing that animals have the capacity for thought and reason, a notion that was previously taboo...
...idea of using your cell phone as a credit card at a cash register to pay for a burger and fries or a new winter coat is still largely a futuristic notion in the U.S. and Europe. Yet parts of Asia are making serious strides toward mobile finance as a fully functional reality. In Japan, telecom NTT DoCoMo and financial firms Nippon Shinpan and Visa International are rolling out the second test phase of an infrared-enabled payment system, which will include 1,000 merchants and 10,000 consumers. Peddlers of the technology have gained an even greater foothold...
...since flaunting presidential aspirations can be hazardous to one's political health, few own up to an interest in the post. Mubarak's second-eldest son Gamal holds a top policy post in the ruling party, but denies he has presidential ambitions; his father has publicly scoffed at the notion of a hereditary succession. More pertinent, Gamal lacks the backing of the military, which may prefer Field Marshall Mohamed Tantawi, Mubarak's loyal Defense Minister. Mubarak himself has lately thrust intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman into the limelight by giving him the task of negotiating an Israei-Palestinian cease-fire...
...Monica sure likes to clean! And Ross is right, Joey’s such a lug!) But it’s quite another when these shows pass themselves off as “real” and Jessica Simpson ends up in Rolling Stone trying to dispel the notion that she’s as ditzy as she’s depicted on “Newlyweds.” Did you know Ally Hilfiger really loves painting in her spare time? Bet you didn’t, because a painting montage just isn’t as entertaining...