Archive for April 4th, 2007
How a scientist can believe in God
Editor’s note: Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. His most recent book is “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.”
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (CNN) — I am a scientist and a believer, and I find no conflict between those world views.
As the director of the Human Genome Project, I have led a consortium of scientists to read out the 3.1 billion letters of the human genome, our own DNA instruction book. As a believer, I see DNA, the information molecule of all living things, as God’s language, and the elegance and complexity of our own bodies and the rest of nature as a reflection of God’s plan.
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Where Am I Wearing?
I am going on a global quest to answer the question: Where am I wearing?
Check the label on the shirt you are wearing. Where was it MADE? China? Indonesia? Macau? Chances are it’s somewhere you’ve never been. You may not even be able to place it on a map. Do you wonder what the country is like? Who made your shirt?
Read the tag. Let your mind wonder. That’s what I do. My feet are about to follow.
A pile of unfolded laundry has set my course:
• T-shirt: MADE IN HONDURAS
• Blue Jeans: MADE IN CAMBODIA
• Boxers: MADE IN BANGLADESH
• Lucky shorts MADE IN USA
And no list of where I wear could be complete if I didn’t include the staple of my wardrobe:
• Flip-Flops: MADE IN CHINA
I will visit these countries seeing what there is to see; doing what there is to do. Once I have a feel for the country, I’ll seek the factory where the item of clothing was made and, ultimately, the people who made it.
And then I’ll tell their story.
I’m doing this to explore the global marketplace while bridging the ever-widening gap between producer and consumer. That, and because putting myself in random situations and trying not to look like a complete fool makes for great writing fodder. And great writing fodder helps put food on my table.
Make Your Own Virtual Easter Egg
This has got to be the easiest way to decorate an easter egg. There are no dyes or wax to make a mess. Choose egg colors, line styles or type a message onto your eggs. As you’re making them, your eggs will be displayed as square “wrappers”. When you’re done, they will be wrapped around eggs.
The U.S. isn’t the only place with a weight problem
Australia’s obesity crisis has forced health officials to revamp their fleet of ambulances to cope with a sharp rise in overweight patients.Â
Super-sized vehicles have been introduced and new air ambulances will be remodelled to carry heavier people.
Studies estimate that 67% of Australian men and over half of all women aged over 25 are overweight or obese.
So many Australians are now bulging at the waistline that ambulances are being equipped with heavy-duty stretchers.
Museumr
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For the fan of all things Honda and Rube Goldberg
A wily coyote wandered into a Quizno’s restaurant in the heart of the Chicago
The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday. Employees say the shop’s door was propped open due to the warm weather, and the coyote just wandered in and settled into the cooler.
Man In Car Hit In Stomach By Falling Debris From Construction Site
ORLANDO, Fla. — A heavy piece of metal crashed through the windshield of a rush hour motorist and hit a man in the stomach. He was taken to a hospital but will be okay. He was a passenger in a car trying to get onto SR-408 from Orange Avenue in Orlando, Monday. Officials said a big metal nut fell from a construction beam, smashed through the passenger side of the windshield and hit the man.
