Gary McKinnon, who may have Asperger’s Syndrome and is accused of hacking into NASA computers in order to obtain UFO information, is fighting extradition to the US, where–if convicted–he could even end up in Guantanamo. When British Prime Minister David Cameron made an official visit to the United States recently, he discussed the extradition treaty between the US and the UK that has caused a decade of grief for McKinnon.
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Red is the color of "stop," but it’s also the color of love, and a woman wearing red is often seen as giving "go" signals–either intentionally or unintentionally–to the men around her, and it makes men feel more amorous towards women too: When a man takes a red-wearing woman on a date, he’ll spend more money on her.
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Trans fats (that’s margarine!) make you more aggressive–should you switch to butter?
The emotions that have been tied to trans fats include irritability and outright aggression (hey, maybe your BOSS should switch to butter).
Science Daily reports that "dietary trans fatty acids are primarily products of hydrogenation, which makes unsaturated oils solid at room temperature. They are present at high levels in margarines, shortenings and prepared foods. Adverse health effects have been identified in lipid levels, metabolic function, insulin resistance, oxidation, inflammation, and cardiac health."
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The NSA (National Security Administration) is building a huge computer complex called The Utah Data Center, where they can spy on the rest of us in Bluffdale, a small town in Utah, which (until now) has mainly been known as a major center of Mormon polygamy. Once it’s built, it will be over five times the size of the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
In Wired.com, James Bamford writes, "New pioneers have quietly begun moving into the area, secretive outsiders who say little and keep to themselves. Like the pious polygamists, they are focused on deciphering cryptic messages that only they have the power to understand."
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