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Comment Re:This Isn't A Surprise (Score 1) 353

by homberto (#32508280) Attached to: US Confirms Underwater Oil Plume
I can't speak to Deepwater Horizon's 100,000 gallon estimate, but you didn't read the linked article to the Ixtoc spill very carefully. The 70,000 estimate was for the oil that actually made it onto the beaches and it was measured in barrels not gallons. So that alone adds up to 2,940,000 gallons. The overall volume of the spill was esitmated at 3,000,000 barrels so that would be 126,000,000 gallons at 42 gallons per barrel.

Feed Science Daily: Friendly Young People In Particular Drink Under Pressure (sciencedaily.com)

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Men, extrovert people and those with positive expectations regarding alcohol use drink more than others, says a psychologist. The amount a young person drinks is largely determined by how much others in the group drink. Friendly young people in particular, people who score high on the personality dimension friendliness, are sensitive to the influence of others on their alcohol use.
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Japan Bans Use of Web Sites in Elections 190

Posted by Zonk from the defeats-the-point-a-bit dept.
couch_warrior writes with a BBC article about Japan's choice to restrain political speech in the 21st century. The nation of Japan bans the use of internet sites to solicit voters in its upper house elections. Based on election laws drawn up in the 50s, candidates are restricted in the ways they can reach their constituents. Candidates are even restrained from distributing leaflets that will reach more than 3% of the voters. What's more, people who are trying to change the laws are failing. Despite heavy internet usage and a strong installed base of high-speed connectivity, young people just don't feel involved in politics. "In Japan, 95% of people in their 20s surf the web, but only a third of them bother to vote. Some, though, do not seem keen on politicians using the web to try to win their support. 'I believe that internet resources are not very official,' says Kentaro Shimano, a student at Temple University in Tokyo. 'YouTube is more casual; you watch music videos or funny videos on it, but if the government or any politicians are on the web it doesn't feel right.' Haruka Konishi agrees. 'Japanese politics is something really serious,' she says. 'Young people shouldn't be involved, I guess because they're not serious enough or they don't have the education.' There cannot be many places in the world where students feel their views should not count. Perhaps it is really a reflection of the reality — that they do not."

Feed Engadget: Wii Balance Board hands-on, er, feet-on (engadget.com)

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We got to get on a little, um, feet-on time with Nintendo's new Wii Balance Board. Besides the humbling experience of feeling like an uncoordinated, chubby remnant of your former self, we were surprised with the accuracy by which the device was able to detect even subtle muscle movements that affect balance and position. It definitely felt heavy and sturdy for a pre-production device. Oh, and the weight / balance sensors aren't just left / right, either, some games require you to stand in the middle on one foot. Check out the gallery, it's time to get physical like ONJ. (If you're still left wanting more, hit up Joystiq.)

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