The smile that says where you’re from A study has established that the Americans and the British have different smiles. more inside

Timber Framing. Think of timberframe and most people think of England but timberframed homes are common in New England and were a popular building method for barns throughout America. Traditional Japanese homes and Chinese homes also employ timberframing. Learn more from the Timber Framers Guild and see some great images of timberframes in America from the Library of Congress. Explore Weald and Downland, an outdoor museum in England with really drafty homes. The cherry on top has to be a presentation of a Chinese timberframe by the Peabody Essex Museum. more inside

Holmes. Sherlock Holmes, the amateur detective, chemist, violin player, boxer, and swordsman (among other talents) . . .

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U.S. bankruptcy reform now on Senate floor. Pushed by the credit card industry, a formidable bankruptcy reform package (S.256) has made it out of committee and is widely expected to pass. While indeed it will crack down on the deadbeats, the reform will also make things considerably more difficult for those snowed in by medical debt and layoffs, many who will be in limbo unable to qualify for Ch 7 but unable to afford a Ch 13. Tenants will also lose protection when they file. More info [PDF].

Order a MoFiTShirt now! If you want to be the hawtt sex0r this coming summer, or if you're in the southern hemisphere and need an extra layer and/or umbrella, now's the time to obtain a highly desirable MonkeyFilter tee. Go ahead, ask me how. more inside

Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Pathology by Cannabinoids: Neuroprotection Mediated by Blockade of Microglial Activation ...is the title of a new paper that argues Marijuana can combat the effects of Alzheimer's. According to animal models, when cannabinoid receptors on diseased brain tissue become activated swelling is reduced and brain functioning apparently improves. Of course, the scientists involved don't recommend smoking up... they recommend waiting for a synthetic cannabinoid drug that will reduce inflamation but won't get you high, but personally I prefer organic herbs to synthetic chemicals. How's 'bout you?

Let go of that monkey meat Two new retroviruses found to have jumped from primates to humans, due to simian meat comsumption.

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The Red Calf Is Blessed. Apoccy Clips Around The Corner? Sanity and reason go for a long walk, perhaps never to return

When the drugs start talking, it's time to stop taking them...

Messiah! If you're a premillennialist, you should watch the Messiahcam, for No One Knows the Hour; but if you are a confirmed postmillennialist, you'll be watching for a long, long time before the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west. (Amillennialists are all going to hell, but they're not interested in watching, anyway, so it'll all come as a big surprise. Or perhaps it won't.) more inside

Check for traps. True Dungeon returns to GenCon Indy this year. This d20 variant, created by Jeff Martin of Dwarven Forge fame, is part RPG, part LARP, giving fans of D&D a chance to act out real-life adventures in a full-sized dungeon without all the running around in the woods waving foam swords. Wil Wheaton did it, so it must be cool.

Computer Boy - iFilm link. Classic (I found it back in 2001), juvenile humor (the director was only 18 when he made it), Australian spoof of The Matrix. Approx. 50 minutes long. SFW, but contains profanity. And fart jokes. more inside

Dr. Richard Olney dedicated his career to the study of one of the most disturbing and still incurable fatal human illnesses, motor neuron disease. Now he is living with it. more inside

keeping dogs away whats the way to keep dogs off my 14 by 6 ft landscape,pepper?I dont want to hurt them,but they keep dropping the bomb.

Curious George: Oscars Did anyone else see some text appear on the screen during the animated feature intros? more inside

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Dentist sounds. Just slip on the headphones, sit back and relax. [via E.C. Brown]