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Posted by beckyminx, at 02:55PM 11/21/09 :
Mechani-Kong and Dr. Who's secret pyramid base
Note: Illustrations detailing the secret weapons of Dr. Who, an evil scientist bent on capturing King Kong, place a mind-control helmet on his head, and use him to hijack ships and rob banks.The 50-meter tall remote-control robot is powered by a 200,000-kilowatt nuclear reactor and can shoot laser beams from its eyes and poison gas from its nose.
Posted by beckyminx, at 01:03PM 11/21/09 :
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria
Note: The research team describes the study as the first to show that cigarettes themselves could be the direct source of exposure to a wide array of potentially pathogenic microbes among smokers and other people exposed to secondhand smoke.
Posted by beckyminx, at 12:19PM 11/21/09 :
Medibots: The world's smallest surgeons
Note: The surgeons of tomorrow will include tiny robots that enter our bodies and do their work from the inside, with no need to open patients up or knock them out. While nanobots that swim through the blood are still in the realm of fantasy, several groups are developing devices a few millimetres in size.
Posted by beckyminx, at 10:13AM 11/21/09 :
Videos: Great Depression Cooking with Clara
Note: Clara, a delightful woman in her nineties, has a series of videos that show you how to cook like many people did during the Great Depression. She tells wonderful stories while she prepares the meals.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:20AM 11/21/09 :
Deep fried bull testicles? Chew on this...
Note: It might take balls to eat them, but deep fried bull testicles have a niche market in parts of Montana. This north-western US state even hosts its own Testicle Festival every year.
Posted by beckyminx, at 02:19PM 11/20/09 :
The Top 10 Most Aggravating Types of Drivers (PIC)
Note: Don't you just love the guy who leaves his blinker on for hours and hours?
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:19AM 11/20/09 :
Mind Blowing Hyperrealistic Sculptures [Pics]
Note: Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures, for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is.
Posted by beckyminx, at 11:13AM 11/19/09 :
Men married to smart women live longer
Note: Swedish scientists have discovered that long life and good health have nothing to do with a mans education and everything to do with his wifes.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:29AM 11/19/09 :
Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures
Note: A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks associated with cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently relate to epilepsy.
Posted by beckyminx, at 03:49PM 11/18/09 :
Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish)
Note: Starfish, salamanders, and planarian flatworms share a seemingly magical trait: the ability to regenerate body parts they've lost. While humans may never boast quite the same ability, scientists are perfecting ways to create different types of replacement tissue. The fabled "human spare-parts kit" may become a reality sooner than you think.
Posted by beckyminx, at 09:17AM 11/18/09 :
Welcome to the clone farm: Do you know what you're eating?
Note: Most consumers are already consuming the meat & byproducts of cloned animals or from offspring of cloned animals without knowing it. Pollard Farms looks much like any cattle ranch. Similar looking cows are huddled in similar looking pens. But some of the cattle don't just resemble each other. They are literally identical - clear down to their genes
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:18AM 11/18/09 and by 1 others:
U.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming?
Note: At loggerheads over several issues, the senior and junior superpowers (and carbon producers) have lots of potential common ground on climate change.
Posted by beckyminx, at 04:35PM 11/17/09 :
Stop Annual Mammograms, Govt. Panel Tells Women Under 50
Note: "Their justification: these new guidelines capture 81% of mammography's benefits, save a lot of resources, w/only a 3% drop in survivorship from the most common cancer to affect women," said Dr. Marisa Weiss, president & founder of BreastCancer.org. "But what really is the cost? & who is paying that price? It could be you, your mom, daughter, siste
Posted by beckyminx, at 11:45AM 11/17/09 :
Medical Tests Every Guy Needs
Note: An age-by-age breakdown of the most important medical check-ups for men
Posted by beckyminx, at 11:12AM 11/17/09 :
Toxins in plastic turn boys into girls
Note: Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys making them 'more feminine' and uninterested in rough games, say researchers.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:40AM 11/17/09 :
Whoa,,,,,,This just seems wrong [Disturbing Footage]
Note: The Chinese have developed a way of deep frying a fish so that it remains alive while you eat it.
Posted by beckyminx, at 02:51PM 11/16/09 :
7 Terrible Ideas for Breakfast
Note: Americans have a knack for valuing convenience in our foods, but these seven breakfasts have gone over the edge!
Posted by Milly Milltown, at 02:37PM 11/16/09 :
Evolution of the Media and Entertainment Cloud
Note: Get ready for the next wave of media computing services: the private media cloud. A hosted computing fabric designed specifically for media companies can spur innovation and drive down costs
Posted by Milly Milltown, at 02:35PM 11/16/09 :
Student Films
Note: Welcome to Studentfilms.com, the online short film festival and film school for film students and aspiring filmmakers everywhere.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:17AM 11/16/09 :
Gutenberg Project
Note: Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone or other device.
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Posted by beckyminx, at 02:55PM 11/21/09 :Mechani-Kong and Dr. Who's secret pyramid base
Note: Illustrations detailing the secret weapons of Dr. Who, an evil scientist bent on capturing King Kong, place a mind-control helmet on his head, and use him to hijack ships and rob banks.The 50-meter tall remote-control robot is powered by a 200,000-kilowatt nuclear reactor and can shoot laser beams from its eyes and poison gas from its nose.
Posted by beckyminx, at 01:03PM 11/21/09 :Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria
Note: The research team describes the study as the first to show that cigarettes themselves could be the direct source of exposure to a wide array of potentially pathogenic microbes among smokers and other people exposed to secondhand smoke.
Posted by beckyminx, at 12:19PM 11/21/09 :Medibots: The world's smallest surgeons
Note: The surgeons of tomorrow will include tiny robots that enter our bodies and do their work from the inside, with no need to open patients up or knock them out. While nanobots that swim through the blood are still in the realm of fantasy, several groups are developing devices a few millimetres in size.
Posted by beckyminx, at 10:13AM 11/21/09 :Videos: Great Depression Cooking with Clara
Note: Clara, a delightful woman in her nineties, has a series of videos that show you how to cook like many people did during the Great Depression. She tells wonderful stories while she prepares the meals.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:20AM 11/21/09 :Deep fried bull testicles? Chew on this...
Note: It might take balls to eat them, but deep fried bull testicles have a niche market in parts of Montana. This north-western US state even hosts its own Testicle Festival every year.
Posted by beckyminx, at 02:19PM 11/20/09 :The Top 10 Most Aggravating Types of Drivers (PIC)
Note: Don't you just love the guy who leaves his blinker on for hours and hours?
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:19AM 11/20/09 :Mind Blowing Hyperrealistic Sculptures [Pics]
Note: Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures, for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is.
Posted by beckyminx, at 11:13AM 11/19/09 :Men married to smart women live longer
Note: Swedish scientists have discovered that long life and good health have nothing to do with a mans education and everything to do with his wifes.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:29AM 11/19/09 :Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures
Note: A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks associated with cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently relate to epilepsy.
Posted by beckyminx, at 03:49PM 11/18/09 :Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish)
Note: Starfish, salamanders, and planarian flatworms share a seemingly magical trait: the ability to regenerate body parts they've lost. While humans may never boast quite the same ability, scientists are perfecting ways to create different types of replacement tissue. The fabled "human spare-parts kit" may become a reality sooner than you think.
Posted by beckyminx, at 09:17AM 11/18/09 :Welcome to the clone farm: Do you know what you're eating?
Note: Most consumers are already consuming the meat & byproducts of cloned animals or from offspring of cloned animals without knowing it. Pollard Farms looks much like any cattle ranch. Similar looking cows are huddled in similar looking pens. But some of the cattle don't just resemble each other. They are literally identical - clear down to their genes
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:18AM 11/18/09 and by 1 others:U.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming?
Note: At loggerheads over several issues, the senior and junior superpowers (and carbon producers) have lots of potential common ground on climate change.
Posted by beckyminx, at 04:35PM 11/17/09 :Stop Annual Mammograms, Govt. Panel Tells Women Under 50
Note: "Their justification: these new guidelines capture 81% of mammography's benefits, save a lot of resources, w/only a 3% drop in survivorship from the most common cancer to affect women," said Dr. Marisa Weiss, president & founder of BreastCancer.org. "But what really is the cost? & who is paying that price? It could be you, your mom, daughter, siste
Posted by beckyminx, at 11:45AM 11/17/09 :Medical Tests Every Guy Needs
Note: An age-by-age breakdown of the most important medical check-ups for men
Posted by beckyminx, at 11:12AM 11/17/09 :Toxins in plastic turn boys into girls
Note: Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys making them 'more feminine' and uninterested in rough games, say researchers.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:40AM 11/17/09 :Whoa,,,,,,This just seems wrong [Disturbing Footage]
Note: The Chinese have developed a way of deep frying a fish so that it remains alive while you eat it.
Posted by beckyminx, at 02:51PM 11/16/09 :7 Terrible Ideas for Breakfast
Note: Americans have a knack for valuing convenience in our foods, but these seven breakfasts have gone over the edge!
Posted by Milly Milltown, at 02:37PM 11/16/09 :Evolution of the Media and Entertainment Cloud
Note: Get ready for the next wave of media computing services: the private media cloud. A hosted computing fabric designed specifically for media companies can spur innovation and drive down costs
Posted by Milly Milltown, at 02:35PM 11/16/09 :Student Films
Note: Welcome to Studentfilms.com, the online short film festival and film school for film students and aspiring filmmakers everywhere.
Posted by beckyminx, at 08:17AM 11/16/09 :Gutenberg Project
Note: Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone or other device.
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