Role of Diplomats in Spying

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29spy.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a2

Eating Too Much = Heart Attack?

"A study of 1,986 heart attack patients presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association in 2000 suggested that an unusually large meal quadrupled the chance of having a heart attack within the next two hours."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/19/AR2010111906281.html

Can Cell Phones Cause Allergies?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/health/23really.html

Sushi Shokutsu

"A lot of shokutsu (gourmands) will say that sushi is meaningless without the stress of engaging in sushi warfare...fine sushi involves the wordless kakehiki (wheeling and dealing) between the chef and customer - and the unwritten agreement is that if the chef deems you worthy, he will serve the best fish available, at a reasonable price."

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20040624ks.html

Comfort Food & Sex

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2114510

Finns Are The World's Biggest Coffee Drinkers

http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=108&subid=900003&contentid=255206

WD-40 CEO Interview

An interesting WSJ interview from 2006...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06143/692447-28.stm

Quote of the Day: Duct Tape and WD-40

"Two rules get you through life: If it's stuck and it's not supposed to be, WD-40 it. If it's not stuck and it's supposed to be, duct tape it."

-From The Duct Tape Guys' book