29 February 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 29 Feb 2008 Jolie: What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made [in Iraq]. Turkey yanks troops after eight-day fight with Kurdish guerillas--but not because the U.S. said so. Clinton's new ad: It's three a.m., your children are safe and sound--but not for long if you vote for Obama. Obama's middle name: the H-word only supporters are allowed to say. Hey, Americans! Danes! Estonians! Kosovo thanks you! Nicole Pasulka looks back on the month in beef news; Meave Gallagher takes a video tour through Castro's rise. Idiom shortage leaves nation all sewed up in horse pies. Print for the commute: Social networks are like the eye, or, biology and Facebook. Finding where Tocqueville's thoughts on poetry and the American jury system intersect. Study finds native French speakers don't agree on the genders of French nouns. An outsider's view of touring through Montana. PDF: "Human Terrain Mapping" in the March/April Military Review. Researchers believe that they have identified the cognitive neural substrate of jazz improvisation. What happens when you play "The Ultimate Game" with chimps. People experience reality not as it is, but as they expect it to be. Expectations can change the way wine tastes, alter the effectiveness of medication. Alter your expectations: Seattle's controversial new landmark: a Denny's. Twenty-nine leap facts for February 29th; U.K. leap-year babies; three siblings born on leap year day, in separate years. Care to make it interesting: Coudal.com and a bunch of other sites want to buy kids books when you gamble on ToB novels.
