Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Woman Without Fear – US scientists have discovered a woman with a rare brain disease that makes her afraid of nothing. She’s not afraid of a huge snake lurking near her children, or a knife to her throat — and she’s certainly not afraid of a horror movie. The woman cannot experience fear because of [...]
Tags: Amygdala, Current Biology, Decades, Experience Fear, Feinstein, Horror Movie, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Rare Brain Disease, Scientists, Sm, Snake, Traumatic Stress Disorder, woman
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Published on December 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Floods Still Threaten States – More rain is expected across parts of Queensland and New South Wales in the coming days, after authorities declared 35 council areas natural disaster zones. The New South Wales town of Eugowra, west of Orange, is expected to be cut in half by rising floodwaters this morning. Meanwhile residents are [...]
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Published on November 25, 2010 by Technology Slice
Harvey Norman Wants Online GST – Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey yesterday said local retailers were at an “unfair disadvantage” in competing against goods bought from overseas via the internet. Australians can buy online imports and not pay a goods and services tax (GST) for products costing less than $1000. The executive director of the [...]
Tags: Australia, Australian Retailers, australians, Bricks And Mortar, Compliance, Crackdown, Customs, Decades, Executive Director, Federal Government, Gerry Harvey, Goods And Services Tax, Gst, Harvey Norman, Kingdom Canada, New Zealand, Nra, Retail Association, Tax Free Threshold, United Kingdom
Posted in Money
Published on July 14, 2010 by Technology Slice
Driver Error In Some Toyota Cases – In what could turn into a repeat of the infamous Audi 5000 case more than two decades ago, driver error, not the vehicle, appears to be the cause of a number of Toyota unintended acceleration cases. A government analysis of vehicle data has found people were mashing the [...]
Tags: Acceleration, Audi 5000, Decades, Driver Error, Floor Mats, Gas Pedals, Government Analysis, Hadn, Hasn, Highway Traffic Safety, Investigations, John Hanson, National Highway Traffic, National Highway Traffic Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nhtsa, Spokesman John, Toyota, Toyota Cases, Traffic Safety Administration
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Published on May 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
Doctors Release Starving Yoga – An 83-year-old Indian holy man who claimed he spent seven decades without food or water astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period. Prahlad Jani spent two weeks in a hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat under constant surveillance from a team [...]
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