Stay true to the dreams of thy youth

• Woman busted in Spain for cocaine in breast implants - CNN.com

  "She arrived on a suspicious flight. Her story didn't sound right. And then there was the blood ... under her breasts. An airport security check in Spain led to an operating table for a passenger -- where, authorities said, they found she had tucked packs of cocaine in her breast implants."

  tags: spain drugs panama trafficking narcotics travel

• Egypt’s main opposition urges ‘no’ vote on constitution

  "A controversial referendum on a new constitution in Egypt due to start Saturday looks set to further split the country after the opposition called for a ‘no’ vote and imposed conditions that could yet result in its boycott. Egypt’s powerful army called off a national “unity” meeting between President Mohamed Mursi and opposition leaders that was supposed to happen Wednesday because responses from both sides “were not at the level wished for.”"

  tags: egypt referendum constitution protest revolution morsi

• Quartz

  "Arguably the biggest single jump in Nestlé’s long track record of coffee innovation was its 1986 launch of Nespresso, an ingenious system that turns capsules of ground coffee into instant – and very real – espressos. More recently, Nestlé’s Dolce Gusto coffee maker adds delicious mochas, lungos, latte macchiatos and frothy cappuccinos to the repertoire of restoratives you can easily make in your own kitchen or office. "

  tags: coffee innovation nestle food fmcg business

• Why Does a Southern Drawl Sound Uneducated to Some? | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

  "Studies have shown that whether you are from the North or South, a Southern twang pegs the speaker as comparatively dimwitted, but also likely to be a nicer person than folks who speak like a Yankee. Stereotypes based on accent are deep rooted and they have profound consequences. Accents influence who we select as friends, who we respect with authority and leadership, where we prefer to live, employment, and to the very real extent our personal aspirations in life as a consequence of self-perception directing ambition in education and other endeavors. Strange, isn’t it? From a biological point of view there is no “correct” or “incorrect” accent. "

  tags: language children brain psychology development

• Oldest Pharaoh Carvings Discovered in Egypt: Scientific American

  "The oldest-known representations of a pharaoh are carved on rocks near the Nile River in southern Egypt, researchers report. "

  tags: egypt prehistoric pharoahs middleeast history

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