40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted

Seeded on Wed Aug 9, 2006 6:34 PM EDT (http://www.twitchguru.com/)

If you're suffering from dry eyes, headaches, back aches, erratic sleep patterns, it may be more than just your average hangover: according to Dr. Maressa Orzack, you could be suffering from video and computer game addiction.

entertainment, gaming, addiction

The Department of Double Standards

Seeded on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:16 PM EDT (Adbusters: The Magazine)

an israeli physicist in his thirties likes to joke about his annual mandatory military service. It involves guarding "the nuclear weapons Israel doesn't have," he tells me, at the site of Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal in Dimona.

israel, politics

UN Rights chief: Israel's actions could be war crimes

Seeded on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:12 PM EDT (CNET News.com)

Use of force goes beyond self-defense, with at least 300 civilians dead. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said international humanitarian law was clear on the need to protect non-combatants in any conflict.

politics, isreal

Sowing the seeds of change?

Seeded on Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:11 PM EDT (Adbusters: The Magazine)

As described in a parable told over thousands of years, the story involves a traveling carpenter who notices a herd resting under an ancient tree's huge, spreading shadow.

education