Premier Pet’s Busy Buddy Bristle Bone provides a good workout for dogs that like to chew.
The durable rubber bone sandwiches nubby rings, replaceable rawhide treats (or you can be creative and make your own), and bristles that clean your dog’s teeth as they chew. Because the treats are wedged in the middle it takes a […]
Archive for September, 2008
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The end of September is not too early to start thinking about keeping warm on the cold winter city streets. It also isn’t to early to think about getting back on the mountain for fun on the board. These two pursuits became one when I found these gloves from Burton. The AK Leather Tech Glove […]
Palin Had a Third Private E-Mail Account
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsAn e-mail system set up for Sarah Palin and her staff comes to light, apparently put in place last spring on PalinForGovernor.com (a campaign domain). Palin and her close confidantes could use it to communicate outside the official government e-mail system before the private system was shut down in September (after her Yahoo account was […]
This Timex Military watch stands out among
J. Crew’s recent collaborations. It’s perfectly balanced, has a nice retro/hip balance and is both practical, stylish and affordable. The red second hand and 24 hour dial seal the deal. It’s also water resistant to 50m.
The Timex Military watch is available exclusively at J. Crew
online for $150 and (soon, […]
Six New Directors Who Are Making Music Video Cool Again
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsNot long ago, it seemed music videos were doomed to go the way of the radio star. Cool bands hated making them, MTV had stopped showing them, and innovative directors like Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry had long since moved on. Then, somewhere between OK Go’s treadmill-dancing “Here It Goes Again” on YouTube (more than […]
Oct. 1, 1957: Thalidomide Cures Morning Sickness, But …
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments1957: Thalidomide, a drug developed to help women overcome the symptoms of morning sickness during pregnancy, is first marketed in West Germany. Forty-six countries approve its use before thalidomide’s terrible side effects become apparent.
Thalidomide is a powerful synthetic tranquilizer, originally developed by Ciba, a Swiss pharmaceutical company. Unable to make it commercially profitable, Ciba gave […]
Gallery: Retired Drugs — Failed Blockbusters, Homicidal Tampering, Fatal Oversights
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments: Photo: Associated Press
The history of medicine is rife with missteps. Even with today’s standards in biochemical sciences and well-funded clinical trials, bad drugs can get into consumers’ hands.
We smirk that the words mercury and curative were once lumped together. Or that heroin was part of a physician-sanctioned regimen. But who knows what problems our […]
David Laibson: Tweak Human Behavior to Fix the Economy
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsThe collapse of the housing market. Runaway health costs. The dearth of retirement savings. At times, the challenges facing the US economy seem so insurmountable that we might be tempted to think we need a vast overhaul of our free-market principles. But David Laibson, a behavioral economist at Harvard, says many of our problems can […]
Why You Should Worry About ‘Clickjacking’ Web Attacks
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsA type of browser-based attack, in which the user is fooled into clicking on a link other than the one he thinks he is clicking on, is being highly scrutinized by the web’s top architects. It’s a good thing, too, because as of now, there is no ideal solution to this nefarious exploit.
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Alt Text: Stash Cash in These Uniquely Geeky Investments
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsWith the markets seesawing like some sort of playground equipment that goes up and down, you may be thinking to yourself: “What should I do with the money I have invested in the stock market/sunk into certificates of deposit/hidden at the back of my closet in a box labeled ‘anthrax and centipedes’?”
Clearly, traditional investments are […]