Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/17499/how_now_mad_cow/ Questions about mad cow disease? The answers you seek are right here. Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -cef683681c0db9c2e21e705976d1c886 http://www.alternet.org/story/15767/this_is_your_life%2C_take_two/ Everyone reinvents themselves, from Madonna to President Bush and Hollywood superstars. Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -96b0548661234c39ac2a02872f8cfcb2 http://www.alternet.org/story/15369/hey_baby%2C_want_to_give_me_the_heimlich_maneuver/ Meeting women should be as easy as learning to sing, changing your name, or pretending to choke in a crowded restaurant. Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -ba1ccf0271ba8fb4766db5c608f1012a http://www.alternet.org/story/15282/reverse_chic_is_better_than_no_chic_at_all/ Thanks to the economy, cheaper is better, and people are proud of how cheap they can live. Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -35068fbf1ec706142e1f75fa23ee1995 http://www.alternet.org/story/14063/that_diamond_just_might_be_your_best_friend/ People are so useless after they die. We aspire to so much during life, why not do that after life. Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -1a62026e6b035b51682672932876a119 http://www.alternet.org/story/14017/slip_slidin%27_away_on_the_battlefield/ How does the military spend its money? By developing a new antitraction gel that's so slippery it's impossible to drive or walk on it. Should make for some hilarious CNN footage. Tue, 03 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -f62a14520d684eec4080c6bd4c643b24 http://www.alternet.org/story/13867/we%27re_all_turkmenbashi_on_this_bus/ Next year Russian TV stations must stop inserting subliminal messages into their programming, which could change life in the country. Like plummeting vodka sales. Mon, 19 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -8f7b2d9100577f77aa8fbb4f51c0366e http://www.alternet.org/story/13812/mommy%2C_why_do_i_have_to_go_to_school/ Before they can figure out what they want to be when they grow up, it's probably a good idea to check off some of the things they don't want to be: priests, accountants and CEOs. Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -f5c80b20fdee4e645ff315a56f12a716 http://www.alternet.org/story/13727/helping_the_food_pyramid_lose_weight/ The USDA's 10-year-old food pyrmaid is changing to fit the most modern American diet, which lately includes a steady stream of Krispy Kremes, Slim Jims and soy lattes. Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -69620311e27d6437b226e8925801d6b2 http://www.alternet.org/story/13703/how_i_survived_judgment_day_and_lived_to_tell_about_it/ Sure you can watch Judge Judy from an armchair, but there's more fun wondering what's underneath a judge's robe and getting $1.50 a day for gas mileage that's worth jury duty. Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -967162a0b2dc0483ad3d0f47dfb1e9ac http://www.alternet.org/story/13643/your_ad_could_be_here/ More and more the general public's being inundated with ads at work, on Web sites, at the movies and geez, even on the beach. Where and when will it end? Mon, 22 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -12c5d905338ad27185308ae3269ef888 http://www.alternet.org/story/13576/hi_ho%2C_hi_ho%2C_it%27s_off_on_a_long_ride_to_work_we_go/ The average American spends 51 minutes a day commuting to work. That's 221 hours a year or 9.2 days to talk on our cell phones, listen to NPR and remove things from our noses. Thu, 11 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -842ca578342915ccb8ae069595ba7233 http://www.alternet.org/story/13440/allergies_are_nothing_to_sneeze_at/ Unlike allergy sufferers, people in horror movies deserve what they get. Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -d6055de68dad5a21a33d640118198c98 http://www.alternet.org/story/13405/y_johnny_kant_spel_gud/ The 75th annual National Spelling Bee was held recently and 13-year-old Pratyush Buddiga of Colorado Springs, CO won it by spelling his name correctly. Just kidding. Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69 http://www.alternet.org/story/13345/branding%2C_it%26amp%3B%23146%3Bs_not_just_for_cattle_anymore/ Branding, for those who slept through Business Buzz Words 101, is the idea that if you have a name -- and who doesn’t? -- it’s important to make sure everyone knows it. Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -57ed1337fe4fdf9c65ddaf8555a9a1bb http://www.alternet.org/story/13293/driving_miss_dzesika/ Soon there will be a lot more women tearing up the highways in Lithuania. That is, of course, assuming the highways aren’t too torn up to drive on. Tue, 04 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -56f140884852f96cb0fa2c247b378358 http://www.alternet.org/story/13205/mad_dog%3A_gardening_in_the_21st_century_--_hold_the_veggies/ NASA, the same wonderful people who brought us Tang and pens that write upside down, is sponsoring new research that will enable us to turn fish filets into whole fish. Weird. Thu, 23 May 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -3d7a8f67f51564c349478f7d52abee3b http://www.alternet.org/story/13070/you_want_a_piece_of_me/ DNA is poised to be the baseball trading cards of the 21st century. Everyone wants to collect it. Tue, 07 May 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -bbc1ebcf8a3b960cbd05a336e52da74a http://www.alternet.org/story/12984/sex_and_the_single_panda/ It’s spring, so our thoughts naturally turn to sex. Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -ce93b7b0e618ad3ba298514c691dfad1 http://www.alternet.org/story/12942/the_museum_of_stripping_cowboy_vampires/ A benefit show was recently held in Los Angeles to help raise money for the Exotic World Burlesque Museum in Helendale, CA. Tue, 23 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -8d2583b317ce1bd4962cec8605c5676a http://www.alternet.org/story/12816/and_you_think_you%26amp%3B%23146%3Bre_losing_it/ A French pharmaceutical company, trying to prove once again that the French do everything better, managed to lose 85 million doses of smallpox vaccine. Tue, 09 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mad Dog, AlterNet -8b02706f81704f39d85fd87a2414a300 http://www.alternet.org/story/12759/hey%2C_i_own_those_words/ The Todd M. Beamer Foundation has applied for a trademark on the phrase "Let's roll." What's next? George Bush trying to outlaw anyone else from using his name? Tue, 02 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -cc255b9a267faa3cc19c3293c5fd7c9a http://www.alternet.org/story/12649/sell_your_body%2C_one_part_at_a_time/ Considering that you can get thousands of bucks for a healthy organ, our bodies are worth about $220,000 each. So why not sell off a kidney or lung -- after all, you've got another! Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -a0f92eb7964639eff4effce7901714bc http://www.alternet.org/story/12607/mad_dog%3A_waking_up_to_the_truth_about_sleep/ The truth is, sleep deprivation isn't the real problem. What we should be concerned about is that, thanks to sleep, we're life deprived. Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -388ac20c845a327f97edece8acba6237 http://www.alternet.org/story/12559/%27n_sync_in_space/ Lance Bass, a singer for boy band 'N Sync, was preparing to hand over $22 million to visit space station Mir. Then Mir fall down, go boom. What's a Sync to do? Tue, 05 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST Mad Dog, AlterNet -9b8c60725a0193e78368bf8b84c37fb2