tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322133582009-02-21T04:01:50.770-05:00The weblog of Fernando Sanchez, an economics student at Central Michigan Universtiy. Topics will include mostly books, business news, technology related news, and fun things I find on around the net.F.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09463116219384540757noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32213358.post-1155147807370015512006-08-09T14:18:00.000-04:002006-08-09T14:23:27.376-04:00

Unique Originally uploaded by Irina / Riri. Taken in the Toronto International Airport.Why is it that so many of my favorites were taken in airports? Apparently airport architechs know what it's all about.

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This site offers free magazine subscriptions in a variety of topics. All you have to do is fill out a form. They make their money by finding out about you and then selling advertisements to people who want you as their demographic.Doesn't cost you anything. The link is to diggnations promotion, as that's where I heard about the site. If you haven't checked out diggnation, it's a weekly video (

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The evidence has been piling up throughout history, and now neuroscientists have proved it's true: The brain's wiring emphatically relies on emotion over intellect in decision-making.Really, when you think about it, who needs logic when you can get sweet emoticons? :]read more | digg story

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The latest versin of Lego Mindstorms has been released. The newest release, titled NXT has many improvements from previous versions of the kit. According to Red Herring:Lego’s Mindstorms kit has always appealed to schoolchildren and academic researchers. They’ve been used in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition for kids, as well as in projects

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Russia seeks volunteers for mock Mars missionCrew of five 'Marsanauts' will spend 520 days on simulated voyage.Read moreLooks like Russia is pulling ahead in the race to mars. While countries like Japan have announced a moonbase by 2030, Russia is taking the first step to mars by simulating the trip, complete with mock disasters and equiptment failures.The goals of the simulation is to study how

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I found a couple pretty interesting photosets tonight.To right:United Neon 3 of 3 - "The sky's the limit" - Originally uploaded by Today is a good day.See also.Another page of interest: How to customize the Flickr Photostream badge (see right panel).

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ABC prime-time lineup to be offered on the web permanentlyDisney has announced that ABC's prime time lineup will be available permanently on an ad-supported website, after it's successful test which drew in a more web-savvy audience.Is this the beginning of the end for traditional broadcast television?read more | digg story

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Check it out: pharmaceuticals company aims to regulate aging. Elixir Pharmaceuticals is a private company that aims to not only extend the expected lifetime (by up to as much as 30%), but also to regulate aging related diseases. Receiving their first investments in 2000, Dr. Cindy Bayley, along with Dr. Leonard Guarente, Dr. Cynthia Kenyon, and other

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A few fall reading suggestions:Throughout the summer, I've finally had some time to read some books, several of which I'd like to recommend to the readers of this new blog. Most are fiction, with school assigning most of my reading during the fall and winter, I like to lighten things up during the summer. There are still a few weeks left in summer break, so if you're looking for a good read I'd

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