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• Authorities: Remains in Texas creek likely boy who was starved to death

  Thu Apr 26, 2012
  • This just breaks my heart. I can't imagine how anyone could be so cruel to a child. I know this little angel went straight to heaven where he can finally be safe and happy.

• Why the iPad is on its way to be the Kleenex of computers

  Sun Apr 8, 2012
  • The name for this phenomenon of using one term or word in place of several words for the same thing is "metonymy". Genericization is just one kind of metonymy.

• Jamie Oliver swears at reporter who asks if he's gained weight

  Thu Mar 8, 2012
  • And Americans aren't judgmental of how people in other parts of the world eat?

• Not tonight, dear: Sex problems linked to headaches

  Wed Feb 29, 2012
  • People just don't understand how science works. It takes time, data, and analysis to support or disprove a hypothesis. There is no good reason for scientists not to test the assumptions of large groups of people who are not trained scientists. Oftentimes those assumptions are incorrect.

• Cain: Perry camp sign 'just plain insensitive'

  Sun Oct 2, 2011
  • Agreed. This guy is like Dubya without the senility.

• This is awkward: Your most insecure pals may save your life

  Wed Aug 17, 2011
  • I agree with what almost everyone has said here, including you. It reminds me of Elaine Aron's work on sensitivity, referring to sensitivity to external stimuli, whether physical, mental or emotional.

• Eight major retailers taking a major beating

  Tue Aug 2, 2011
  • Amen to all of that! This is exactly right.

• Crying shame: Tears don't make you feel any better, study shows

  Fri Jul 29, 2011
  • It says Netherlands. So if you are Dutch, I guess your government paid for the study. And if you aren't, well, I hope you will someday realize that science is worthy of public funding, even if many individuals don't comprehend the subtleties and the utility of the research.

• Felt like 115-120 degrees in parts of East as records fall

  Fri Jul 22, 2011
  • Yeah! People in the southern parts of the country (southeast and southwest) often don't realize that air conditioning is NOT standard in most homes up north. Apartments, schools, many houses, etc. just aren't built with AC and it costs a lot of money to install a new unit.

• Girl, 12, kills herself to donate organs to family

  Fri Jul 8, 2011
  • That's exactly what I was thinking! How very sad, but almost bittersweet. And such a selfless action. But tragic that she will never have the opportunity to grow into the wonderful woman I'm sure she would have been.