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...different bottles tasted different. That is nothing more than the power of suggestion. Unfortunately, our minds are being deceived not only by water bottlers but also by alternative medicine, psychics and even alien-abduction stories. Sure, such things might make people feel good, but the purveyors of such gimmicks shouldn't be making a quick buck from our pockets. Jan Lin Chan, SINGAPORE...
Still, is that any reason to vote for someone to be President? Should the world's most important job be an affirmative-action hire? Shouldn't we be seeking--for this job above all others--the best person for the job, rather than choosing, even in part, on the basis of race or sex? Isn't that what America is really about? Even the familiar dodge about seeking "diversity" doesn't apply in this case: there's only one President...
Much has been made of the fact that at least five of the eight suspects arrested so far in the car-bombing cases are doctors. It's interesting, but it shouldn't be surprising. Omar Khyam, a cell ringleader convicted this year for a 2004 plot to blow up a London nightclub and a shopping mall with fertilizer bombs, was a computer-science student. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who planned 9/11 and other attacks, has a degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Osama bin Laden's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is a doctor...
...Amazon epic Fitzcarraldo, he took his crew hundreds of miles from the nearest city and had them lug a 320-ton riverboat overland and up steep hills. He found a suitably lush location on the Amazon and ran into the longest dry spell in the region's history. "I shouldn't make movies anymore," he said in Les Blank's documentary Burden of Dreams. "I should go to a lunatic asylum. This is not what a man should do with his life...
...Surprisingly, Facebook and MySpace are not proving as effective as their popularity with politicians might suggest. "New technology is certainly helpful in communicating with younger voters, but it shouldn't be the only means of targeting them," Smith says. Her research shows, in fact, that the same tried-and-true retail politics that works with Iowa retirees - knocking on doors and face-to-face contact - is the most effective way of getting young adults to actually vote for a specific candidate. Also key, not surprisingly, is talking about issues that are most relevant to young adults - namely the Iraq...