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30 Things You Should Never Compose or Recycle

2010-04-03T22:26:00.015+07:00

Though recycling and composting are two of the most important green practices, there are some items that are bad for the environment. Follow these guidelines for best practices. Remember the good ol' days — back when we only had one bin for trash? In retrospect, those days were actually more wasteful than good. We sent things to the landfill that might have nourished our yards, and buried them

10 Poisonus Foods We Love to Eat

2010-03-17T14:09:00.001+07:00

Everyday we chow down on food produced from plants that carry deadly poisons. Most of the time we don’t need to be concerned with this as the mass production of fruit and vegetables ensures that we are usually safe, but from time to time people accidentally kill themselves by unwittingly eating the wrong part of a plant. In order to ensure that this never happens to you, I have put together a

Flexible Silicon Solar Cells Use 99% Less Material

2010-03-16T18:35:00.003+07:00

Researchers have found a way to make flexible silicon solar cells using only 1 percent of the material used in conventional solar cells. The new material, reported on Sunday in Nature Materials, uses conventional silicon configured into micron-sized wires (a micron is one-millionth of a meter) instead of brittle wafers and encases them in a flexible polymer that can be rolled or bent. Solar cells

Backpack Hydroelectric Plant Gives You 500 Watts on the Move

2010-03-16T16:44:00.000+07:00

A human-portable hydroelectric generator that weighs about 30 pounds and generates 500 watts of power may soon be a new option for off-grid power. Developed by Bourne Energy of Mailbu, California, the Backpack Power Plant can create clean, quiet power from any stream deeper than 4 feet. The company showed off its more-rugged, militarized version of the Backpack Power Plant at the Cleantech Forum

Human body contains enough sulphur to kill all fleas on one dog

2009-02-13T01:09:00.003+07:00

Each lymphocyte circulating in the lymph of the human blood travels through all blood and lymph vessels of the body from 10 to 20 times during a day. A lymphocyte covers the distance of 100 and more kilometers during its life cycle.Each leg of a spider has a certain area made of thinnest hairs. Each of those hairs is made of tens of thousands of thinner bristles that interact with the surface on

Cancer to remain incurable even in 100 years

2009-02-13T00:49:00.002+07:00

The World Health Organization published the forecast of most common reasons of mortality in 2030. The picture of the possible future was based on the data of present-date causes of death supplemented with certain expectations. There are three most common reasons of mortality nowadays in the world: oncological diseases, ischemic heart disease and stroke.The WHO believes that the three most common

Drug Companies Keep Quiet On Drugs That Don’t Work

2009-02-13T00:07:00.001+07:00

Unfavorable results of drug trials are often swept under the rug, according to a new review of FDA drug applications. Nearly a quarter of drug trial outcomes submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies—most of them unfavorable—remained unpublished or only partially published after five years. Published results were often positively skewed from those originally reported to the FDA. “These

In a Few Years, Men Could Pee in a Cup to Diagnose Prostate Cancer

2009-02-12T23:10:00.000+07:00

A simple urine test is being developed that would revolutionize the treatment of prostate cancer by differentiating between the benign and aggressive forms of the disease. While prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men, the real challenge for treatment tends to lie in measuring the progress of the disease. A person can live a long time with benign prostate cancer, but

Eating Meat Destroys You — Eating Meat Destroys the World

2009-01-11T21:39:00.003+07:00

Eating meat is destructive to your body, to the earth, and to the entire universe. It’s just that simple, yet so difficult for most of the world to understand. When will we wake up? Hopefully sooner than later. Hopefully…Watch This VideoMore info

Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected

2009-01-11T10:59:00.004+07:00

Space is typically thought of as a very quiet place. But one team of astronomers has found a strange cosmic noise that booms six times louder than expected. The roar is from the distant cosmos. Nobody knows what causes it. Of course, sound waves can't travel in a vacuum (which is what most of space is), or at least they can't very efficiently. But radio waves can. Radio waves are not sound waves

Love spray being developed by scientists

2009-01-11T02:23:00.002+07:00

Love really could be a drug, say scientists, who believe that one day the feelings may be induced by popping a pill or smelling perfume.It may not be the most romantic gesture but scientists are developing drugs that can boost that most human of emotions.They are studying the brain chemistry responsible for the complex feelings that draw us to a particular member of the opposite sex and help keep

Sea Level Rise Begins to Slow

2008-12-17T09:58:00.002+07:00

Satellite altimetry data indicates that the rate at which the world's oceans are rising has slowed significantly since 2005. Before the decrease, sea level had been rising by more than 3mm/year, which corresponds to an increase of about one foot per century. Since 2005, however, the rate has been closer to 2mm/year.The decrease is significant as global climate models predict sea level rise to

10 Horrible Deep Sea Creatures

2008-12-07T00:15:00.003+07:00

Viper fish Viper fish (Mesopelagic - found at 80-1600 meters - about a mile down) are some of the most wicked looking fish dredged up from the depths. Some of them are black as night all over with light organs (called photophores) in strategic places on their bodies, including one on a long dorsal fin that serves as a lure for the fish it preys upon. Some viperfish (and many other deep

Ten games to keep away from your kids

2008-11-26T07:52:00.001+07:00

The National Institute on Media and the Family, a conservative media watchdog group that has repeatedly criticized the game industry for failing to adequately warn families about inappropriate content, issued its 13th annual video game report card on Tuesday. And for the first time, the industry got nearly straight A's, receiving high marks in its ratings system and retail policies."This year the

Intel to release DCC (like AMD OverDrive)

2008-10-29T07:28:00.002+07:00

Intel is going to release DCC (Desktop Control Center) overclock software.It was designed for the coming Core i7 platforms. It can allow the users to adjust CPU multiplier, voltage, memory settings and so on under Windows. It also can control and display QPI, Turbo Boost, etc.

Giant spider eating a bird caught on camera

2008-10-24T21:42:00.001+07:00

Photographs of a giant spider eating a bird in an Australian garden have stunned wildlife experts.The pictures show the spider with its long black legs wrapped around the body of a dead bird suspended in its web. The startling images were reportedly taken in Atheron, close to Queensland's tropical north.Despite their unlikely subject matter, the pictures appear to be real.Joel Shakespeare, head

Cell phones, cancer: Interview with an expert doctor

2008-10-07T23:04:00.003+07:00

Stephen King: There are only two hospitals in the world people can reach out to for help with concerns about radiation from cell phones affecting their health.One is in Hemel Hempstead, England and the other one is The Environmental Health Center of Dallas (EHCD) in Dallas, TX USA. We at EMFScience.com gained an interview with Dr. Rea and Carolyn Gorman a representative at the EHDC in Dallas, TX.

Microchip implants “induce” tumors

2008-10-07T23:01:00.002+07:00

Stephen King: On Sep 9th , the Associated Press(AP) released an article stating that it had uncovered information pertaining to the Verichip Corp. test results of its implantable microchips that they tested on animals and saw several reports showing it “induced” tumors in the lab animals. The Verichip Corp., who leads the world market in implantable microchips with currently over 2,000 human’s

Dangers of cell phones facts

2008-10-07T22:46:00.001+07:00

Stephen King: Is radiation from cell phones, power lines, cell towers, computer monitors, and normal everyday electronics really a cause of cancer, leukemia, birth defects, heart problems, and many more illnesses?The answer is yes! Are doctors talking about EMF (electromagnetic frequencies) or have concerns at all? These following doctors have shown themselves or been involved with the scientific

Children found at risk of “Electronic Smog”

2008-10-07T22:28:00.001+07:00

Stephen King: There is scientific knowledge that cell phones can cause cancer and many other biological problems, but Wi-Fi networks? The United Kingdom has released to the media that there are major concerns of the wireless networks used by the students and teachers in their school systems.Britain’s Health Protection Agency is asking that pupils be monitored for ill effects from these networks.

The Mad Gasser Of Mattoon

2008-10-07T22:19:00.002+07:00

In late 1944, the unlikely small town of Mattoon, Illinois was the setting for one of the most interesting unexplained crimes that the United States had ever seen.During the two weeks between August 31 and September 13 of that year, there were over 20 reports of citizens being temporarily paralyzed by a mysterious odor. The odor, or “gas”, was often accompanied by sightings of a tall, dark man

Paranormala’s Top 10 Unexplained Phenomena

2008-10-07T22:09:00.003+07:00

Skeptics and believers alike, nothing gets people talking and debating like a good old urban legend or ghost story. What’s even better, is when there is no definitive answer as to whether the event happened or not, and why. Here at Paranormala, this is our modus operandi.. to bring to you, our beloved reader the most interesting and sometimes ridiculous unexplained phenomena. So without further

Halo Matahari Hebohkan Warga Medan

2008-09-24T22:21:00.006+07:00

Ribuan warga Medan, Sumatera Utara berbondong-bondong ke luar ruangan untuk menyaksikan fenomena unik. Secara tiba-tiba sekitar pukul 11.00 WIB matahari di atas langit Medan tidak seperti biasanya. Terdapat sebuah lingkaran hitam yang mengelilingi bulatan matahari. Selain itu, tiga warna lain juga turut mengitari matahari secara berlapis. Sehingga matahari tampak seperti dilingkari warna pelangi.

Scientists Launch Study on Out-of-Body Experiences

2008-09-24T00:59:00.003+07:00

British and U.S. scientists have launched a three-year project examining whether people who are clinically dead can have an out-of-body experience. Out-of-body experiences, also known as near-death experiences, usually involve a person reporting to have witnessed events around them despite being considered unconscious or even technically dead by doctors around them. Earlier in September, a

Women 'more prone to nightmares'

2008-09-24T00:43:00.003+07:00

Women experience significantly more nightmares than men and have more emotional dreams, research suggests.In a study of 170 volunteers asked to record their most recent dream, 19% of men reported a nightmare compared with 30% of women.Researcher Dr Jennifer Parker of the University of the West of England said there was no difference in the overall number of dreams reported. Other research has

Train Victim's Cell Kept Calling Loved Ones After He Died

2008-09-24T00:41:00.003+07:00

One local family whose loved one died in the Metrolink collision is still questioning something that happened that night. They got several phone calls from 49-year-old Chuck Peck after the crash. But they now know he died on impact.Peck's fiancee, Andrea Katz, told KTLA that the first call was to his son in Utah. "...and he said my dad just called me and I said, what did he say? Is he okay?

World’s largest-ever study of Near-Death Experiences

2008-09-24T00:29:00.003+07:00

The AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation) study is to be launched by the Human Consciousness Project of the University of Southampton – an international collaboration of scientists and physicians who have joined forces to study the human brain, consciousness and clinical death. The study is led by Dr Sam Parnia, an expert in the field of consciousness during clinical death, together with Dr

New ant species discovered in the Amazon likely represents oldest living lineage of ants

2008-09-24T00:25:00.002+07:00

This new species of blind, subterranean, predatory ant, Martialis heureka, was discovered in the Amazon by Christian Rabeling at the University of Texas at Austin. It belongs to the first new subfamily of living ants discovered since 1923, and is a descendant of one of the first ant lineages to evolve over 120 million years ago. Credit: Christian Rabeling, the University of Texas at Austin.The

Ness 'hum' saga is a global issue

2008-09-24T00:19:00.003+07:00

THE Loch Ness humming noise mystery has gone global.After our story last week on the unexplained phenomenon, the Highland News website was inundated with hits.And an American scientist has revealed he has been carrying out international research into the strange noise after similar reports from around the world.Our story triggered an immediate response from Kevin Barber in Mount Vernon,

Loch Ness mystery noise 'unsolved'!

2008-09-24T00:15:00.005+07:00

RESIDENTS on the shores of Loch Ness are having their sleep disturbed by a mystery humming noise similar to that which sparked a spate of calls to a council in Suffolk.Mikko Takala, who lives in a cottage overlooking the loch near Drumnadrochit where he runs a webcam site tracking the elusive Loch Ness Monster, has been having sleepless nights for weeks.His mother, who lives with him, and a near

Enigmatic object baffles supernova team

2008-09-24T00:11:00.003+07:00

An astronomical enigma has been spotted by a team hunting for very distant supernovas for their studies of the early universe. At first glance, the object discovered on 22 February in the constellation Bootes resembled an ordinary supernova. But it kept growing brighter for much too long, and its spectrum was

'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum

2008-09-13T00:33:00.001+07:00

Tiny invertebrates called 'water bears' can survive in the vacuum of space, a European Space Agency experiment has shown. They are the first animals known to be able to survive the harsh combination of low pressure and intense radiation found in space. Water bears, also known as tardigrades, are known for their virtual

Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights

2008-07-30T01:09:00.001+07:00

Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky.The findings should help scientists better understand the more powerful but less common geomagnetic

Could water really have a memory?

2008-07-30T01:03:00.000+07:00

The trial appeared to back the theory of homeopathyThe news that the number of prescriptions for homeopathic medicines written by GPs in England has nearly halved in just two years coincides with the 20th anniversary of a seminal scientific paper on the subject. Twenty years ago, in the summer of 1988, the science world was rocked by one of the most controversial research papers ever

Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth

2008-07-30T01:00:00.001+07:00

Researchers studying life in the deep subsurface of our planet have discovered a unique bacterium living 1 mile (1.7 km) below the Earth's surface. The tiny bacteria live in a community of subsurface microbes inhabiting a South African platinum mine. The deep subsurface of Earth harbors many unique microbes that are only accessible through large scale drilling projects or mining. By trekking

Solar Powered Air Conditioning Under Development

2008-07-24T20:37:00.002+07:00

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Female Soldiers Around the World

2008-07-20T14:06:00.000+07:00

These female soldiers are ready to protect their respective countries from enemies, although some of them can easily make their way through to the men’s magazine covers. Enjoy and discuss! Which country’s military has the sexiest girls? Share your views in the comments! Romania Germany Pakistan Denmark Nepal Brazil Australia Canada Belgium France Finland New Zealand Italy Greece

Mankind to wage wars for water by 2025

2008-07-16T21:23:00.002+07:00

The shortage of fresh water on planet Earth is likely to become the biggest problem ever during the forthcoming decades. Experts from the International Water Management Institute said in their recent report that the water crisis in the world would occur because of the growing number of population.Mankind to wage wars for water by 2025. According to the UN, the

Flat screen TVs blamed for accelerating global warming

2008-07-07T21:35:00.001+07:00

A gas used in the making of flat screen televisions, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), is being blamed for damaging the atmosphere and accelerating global warming. Almost half of the televisions sold around the globe so far this year have been plasma or LCD TVs. But this boom could be coming at a huge environmental cost. The gas, widely used in the manufacture of flat screen TVs, is estimated to be

Cancer 'cure' in mice to be tested in humans

2008-07-01T23:51:00.000+07:00

Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has proven to be in mice. The treatment will involve transfusing specific white blood cells, called granulocytes, from select donors, into patients with advanced forms of cancer. A similar treatment

Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol

2008-06-30T01:16:00.001+07:00

Silicon Valley is experimenting with bacteria that have been genetically altered to provide 'renewable petroleum'

Researchers discover gene that blocks HIV

2008-03-08T23:30:00.000+07:00

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has discovered a gene that is able to block HIV, and in turn prevent the onset of AIDS. Stephen Barr, a molecular virologist in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, says his team has identified a gene called TRIM22 that can block HIV infection in a cell culture by preventing the assembly of the virus. "When we put this gene in

Patients who are frozen in time

2008-03-07T21:51:00.001+07:00

Cryonics - freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them - has always been a long shot. But, says Wendy M Grossman, advances mean it could be coming a little closer The conference room window overlooks a line of floor-to-ceiling, gleaming steel flasks. The steel feels chilly but not cold; the warehouse-like space they inhabit is unheated in the Arizona "winter". But don't lift the inner

Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age

2008-03-07T21:42:00.001+07:00

Snow cover over North America and much of Siberia, Mongolia and China is greater than at any time since 1966.The U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) reported that many American cities and towns suffered record cold temperatures in January and early February. According to the NCDC, the average temperature in January "was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average."China is

Aromatherapy is no cure for what ails you

2008-03-06T22:40:00.000+07:00

Here’s some unsettling news for anyone who ever sniffed a scented candle, essential oil or pricey pillow spray, hoping for healing or another kind of physical boost.It doesn’t work.At least that’s the verdict on two of the heavy hitters in the world of aromatherapy: lemon and lavender. Researchers at Ohio State University conducted what they say is the most scientifically rigorous test of

The World’s Weirdest Deaths

2008-02-17T11:26:00.001+07:00

In 1911, Jack Daniel, founder of the famous Tennessee whiskey distillery, died of blood poisoning due to a toe injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code. Not a good entrance for this WWF WrestlerIn 1999, Owen Hart, WWF (now WWE) wrestler, died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the ring by a cable from the stadium rafters before

Infections: 10 Facts

2008-02-17T11:12:00.000+07:00

All organisms catch infections, from plants to whales. Even some bacteria can get infected. 1.Pathogen microbes are of three types: viruses, bacteria and protozoans. Not all the microbes are infectious. Most bacteria are inoffensive. Escherichia coli from our gut has a role in digestion. Diseases appear when our immune system cannot fight infectious microbes. 2.Viruses can barely be

HIV and AIDS Explained to You

2008-02-17T11:10:00.001+07:00

AIDS was first time spotted in 1981, causing confusion and speculation. Medics in Europe and North America detected patients whose organism did not fight germs. They died of various infections, like pneumonia. The disease was clearly infectious and was characterized by a series of symptoms, due mainly to the ruin of the immune system. It was a syndrome, named AIDS (acquired immune deficiency

Russian scientist says Earth could soon face new Ice Age

2008-02-12T02:39:00.000+07:00

Temperatures on Earth have stabilized in the past decade, and the planet should brace itself for a new Ice Age rather than global warming, a Russian scientist said in an interview with RIA Novosti Tuesday. "Russian and foreign research data confirm that global temperatures in 2007 were practically similar to those in 2006, and, in general, identical to 1998-2006 temperatures, which, basically,

A cold spell soon to replace global warming

2008-02-12T02:37:00.000+07:00

Earth is now at the peak of one of its passing warm spells. It started in the 17th century when there was no industrial influence on the climate to speak of and no such thing as the hothouse effect. The current warming is evidently a natural process and utterly independent of hothouse gases. The real reasons for climate changes are uneven solar radiation, terrestrial precession (that is, axis

Goodbye Global Warming

2008-01-13T21:25:00.000+07:00

The Space and Science Research Center, (SSRC) in Orlando, Florida announces that it has confirmed the recent web announcement of NASA solar physicists that there are substantial changes occurring in the sun’s surface. The SSRC has further researched these changes and has concluded they will bring about the next climate change to one of a long lasting cold era. Today, Director of the SSRC, John

Scientists create machine that knows what you are thinking

2008-01-13T21:23:00.000+07:00

Scientists have developed a machine which is capable of reading our mind and revealing our most private thoughts.American researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, found that, with the aid of a sophisticated scanner and computer programme, they were able to determine how the brain lights up when thinking about different subjects.Using an advanced form of MRI scanner, they

Researchers Discover the Key To Powering the Planet With Garbage

2008-01-08T00:10:00.000+07:00

Who can forget the historical sci-fi moment when the Dr Emmet Brown of “Back to the Future” fame shoved some garbage into his time car to make it run? It was such a memorable moment in sci-fi history because it had a truthful ring to it—why can’t we power the world with garbage instead of expensive, polluting oil? We can, according to new research. In fact, a garbage-fueled society is a

Mars Exploration: Secrets of the Soil

2008-01-07T23:54:00.000+07:00

Is there life on Mars today? This question has been fiercely debated by scientists for the past thirty years. The evidence sent back from Mars by two Viking Landers in 1976 and 1977 was inconclusive. In fact, NASA's first press release about the Viking tests announced that the results were positive. The "labeled Release" (LR) experiments had given positive results. But after lengthy

Insects, not meteor, killed dinosaurs: study

2008-01-07T22:28:00.000+07:00

Dinosaurs were killed off by disease-ridden insects and changing plant life rather than a cataclysmic single event, a new book claims. The US-based study claims mosquitoes, ticks and termites forced the dinosaurs into extinction between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods 65 million years ago. According to the most widely accepted theories, animal life was killed off either by a massive meteor

Blondes drive men stupid

2007-12-18T19:42:00.000+07:00

Blonde women really do make men lose their heads, according to scientists.Tests showed that men performed worse after they were shown pictures of fair-haired women, reports the Daily Telegraph.Researchers concluded that rather than simply being distracted, the men were subconsciously copying the stereotype of the "blonde bimbo". Academics at the University of Paris X-Nanterre examined men's

Side effects of food you didn't know

2007-12-09T21:35:00.000+07:00

Here is a list of 10 common side effects caused by the food we eat:Weight gain aside, I would rarely think of any other complications or side effects the food may cause. Side effects are attributed to medications or medical procedures, but not food, right? Well, guess again. Turns out, the food we eat may also cause side effects. Some side effects are serious, some are disturbing, and some may

Top 12 Most Frequent Issues That Kill Men

2007-11-26T23:34:00.000+07:00

Death comes a little bit differently if you’re a man or a woman. Besides hormonal and anatomical causes, it’s the careless behavior of men what makes them live 7 years less than women. In the West, 70 % of men aged 30-50 are overweight and 40 % are too stressed.Race also counts: in the US, Blacks are more likely to die in an altercation or of HIV, Latinos in accidents, Native Americans of

Sunbathing 'slows ageing process'

2007-11-09T20:05:00.000+07:00

Sunbathing can slow the ageing process by up to five years, according to new research.Scientists have found that people who avoid the sun, or have inadequate vitamin D in their diet, are subject to genetic damage associated with ageing and age-related illnesses.The effect of the damage is so great that those who lack vitamin D - often called the "sunshine vitamin" because 90 per cent of the

Pollutants Implicated in Births of More Girls Than Boys

2007-10-31T18:52:00.000+07:00

A recent study found that residents of Canadian communities who were exposed to emissions from polluting industries such as oil refineries, metal smelters, and pulp mills gave birth to more females than males, a reversal of the normal sex ratio. This is likely due to high levels of common air pollutants called dioxins and is not a surprising finding, according to James Argo, a medical geographer

20 Simple Ways to Help the Environment by Using Your Computer

2007-10-31T18:12:00.000+07:00

These are just 20 ideas on what you can do reduce the wear and tear on the environment. Some may contradict each other a bit. How far you want to take them is up to you.More

Kalau aku sudah tua

2007-10-28T00:56:00.000+07:00

Kasih Ayah & Bunda yang hangat......Kalau aku sudah tua, bukan lagi aku yang semula.Mengertilah, bersabarlah sedikit terhadap aku.Kalau pakaianku terciprat sup,kalau aku lupa bagaimana mengikat sepatu,ingatlah bagaimana dahulu aku mengajarmu.Kalau aku berulang-ulang berkata-kata tentang sesuatuyang telah bosan kau dengar,bersabarlah mendengarkan,janganlah memutus pembicaraanku.Ketika kau kecil,

Ajari aku memeluk landak

2007-10-28T00:51:00.000+07:00

Sekedar berbagi cerita...Cassie menunggu dengan antusias. Kaki kecilnya bolak-balik melangkahdari ruang tamu ke pintu depan. Diliriknya jalan raya depan rumah.Belum ada. Cassie masuk lagi. Keluar lagi. Belum ada. Masuk lagi.Keluar lagi. Begitu terus selama hampir satu jam. Suara si Mbok yangmenyuruhnya berulang kali untuk makan duluan, tidak dia gubris.Pukul 18.30. Tinnn... Tiiiinnnnn...!! Cassie

Anak penyedia batu

2007-10-28T00:48:00.000+07:00

Cerita yang dikirim ke emailku :)Kisah ini bermula ketika saya menyempatkan diri berkunjung ke sebuahdaerah terpencil di Jawa Tengah.Dalam perjalanan, saya menjumpai seorang anak berpakaian kumal yangbekerja sebagai penyedia batu. Sehari-hari bocah itu harus bekerjamengangkat bongkahan-bongkahan batu yang besar, dan berjalan kakimengantarkannya ke suatu tempat yang berjarak tiga kilometer

Roda

2007-10-28T00:45:00.001+07:00

Another story :)Suatu ketika, ada sebuah roda yang kehilangan salah satu jari-jarinya.Ia tampak sedih. Tanpa jari-jari yang lengkap, tentu, ia tak bisa lagiberjalan dengan lancar. Hal ini terjadi saat ia melaju terlalu kencangketika melintasi hutan. Karena terburu-buru, ia melupakan, ada satujari-jari yang jatuh dan terlepas. Kini sang roda pun bingung. Kemanakah hendak di cari satu bagian

Bantulah Mereka Yang Membutuhkan

2007-10-28T00:23:00.000+07:00

Cerita laen yang saya dapatkan dari seorang teman..Bryan hampir saja tidak melihat wanita tua yang berdiri dipinggir jalan itu,tetapi dalam cahaya berkabut ia dapat melihat bahwa wanita tua itumembutuhkan pertolongan. Lalu ia menghentikan mobil Pontiacnya di depanmobilMecedes wanita tua itu, lalu ia keluar dan menghampirinya.Walaupun dengan wajah tersenyum wanita itu tetap merasa khawatir,

Boneka untuk adik

2007-10-28T00:16:00.000+07:00

Ada sebuah cerita menarik yang saya baca dari email... berikut ini ringkasan ceritanyaBoneka untuk Adikjangan pernah mencintai karena uang. Anda tak tahu kapan hari terakhiranda atau kapan mereka meninggalkan anda.Catatan: ini adalah kisah nyataHari terakhir sebelum Natal, aku terburu-buru ke supermarket untukmembeli hadiah2 yang semula tidak direncanakan untuk dibeli. Ketikamelihat orang

1000 Burung kertas

2007-10-28T00:08:00.000+07:00

Sewaktu Boy dan girl baru pacaran, Boy melipat 1000 burung kertas buat Girl, menggantungkannya di dalam kamar Girl. Boy mengatakan 1000burung kertas itu menandakan 1000 ketulusan hatinya. Waktu itu... Girl dan Boy setiap detik selalu meraskan betapa indahnyacinta mereka berdua... Tetapi pada suatu saat, Girl mulai menjauhi Boy.Girl memutuskan untuk menikah dan pergi ke Perancis.. ke Paris...

Cancer-Killing Virus Modified to Deliver a One-Two Punch

2007-10-27T23:55:00.000+07:00

Scientists hacking a smallpox-like virus into doing battle with cancer have given a new weapon to their microscopic warrior. Researchers at Stanford University and Jennerex Biotherapeutics have tweaked the cancer-killing vaccinia virus JX-963 so that it also stimulates the body to generate cancer-fighting white blood cells. The company intends to take the virus into clinical trials based on

How can I regain my appetite and gain some weight?

2007-10-19T23:07:00.000+07:00

A reader asks: "I am a very thin person, and I don't have enough appetite to eat a whole meal. I just like to eat fruits, small things like chips and nuts. How can I regain my appetite and gain some weight?" The good news on this question is that reversing loss of appetite is relatively straightforward and tends to be successful in most people. However, a nutritional approach is not typically the

Plastic bags are killing us

2007-10-18T21:43:00.000+07:00

On a foggy Tuesday morning, kids out of school for summer break are learning to sail on the waters of Lake Merritt. A great egret hunts for fish, while dozens of cormorants perch, drying their wings. But we're not here to bird-watch or go boating. Twice a week volunteers with the Lake Merritt Institute gather on these shores of the nation's oldest national wildlife refuge to fish trash out of the

Mars' Abnormal Moons

2007-10-18T00:04:00.000+07:00

In 1988 the Soviet Union launched two probes to study Mars and its two moons Phobos and Deimos. Unlike most other Russian missions around the solar system, the Phobos I and II missions were done with some cooperation with the United States, which contributed the use of the Deep Space radio telescope network, along with various contributions from Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and France.

Gravity Anomalies

2007-10-17T23:45:00.000+07:00

You can't ever completely escape it. It influences you every moment of your life from birth to death and without it you wouldn't have evolved. Gravity. After centuries of study, you'd think we would understand it by now. Not so, gravity remains the most mysterious force in the universe today, and this seemingly mundane fact of existance is a surprisingly fruitful breeding ground for the

Brain interactions with RF/microwave fields generated by mobile phones

2007-10-17T23:41:00.000+07:00

Neither radiofrequency (30 kHz-300MHz) nor microwave fields (300-3000 MHz) exist as significant components of the natural terrestrial electromagnetic environment. In consequence, our human generation is the first to voluntarily expose itself to artificial RF/microwave fields that cover a wide spectrum of frequencies and intensities. In general suburban environments, these newly introduced fields

Depleted Uranium, Diabetes, Cancer And You

2007-10-17T23:38:00.000+07:00

Recently, I received an intriguing email claiming that the rapidly increasing worldwide epidemic of diabetes was caused by depleted uranium (DU). As a medical doctor I never heard of such an idea. Every physician knows that radiation can lead to cancer, but the DU and diabetes connection seemed ludicrous. Nevertheless, I thought it would be interesting to check it out on the Internet. The best

A New Vaccine called "Gardasil" is out on the Market: For Whose Sake?

2007-10-17T23:34:00.000+07:00

It took 28,000 deaths before Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co had to remove their arthritis drug VIOXX off the counters. They saw their market stocks plummet close to 27%, and they were fighting hard to keep themselves from falling further. Over 4,000 law suits were keeping them busy in the courts, while their scientists were manufacturing a new drug. A new vaccine called "Gardasil" is out on

A new way of collecting solar energy

2007-10-17T23:06:00.000+07:00

SOMETIMES, the simplest ideas are the best. To absorb heat from the sun efficiently—to use it, for example, to heat water—you need large, flat, black surfaces. One way to do that is to construct those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalted roads? This was the thought that occurred ten

The Radiation Poisoning Of America

2007-10-17T23:04:00.000+07:00

Prior to 1996, the wireless age was not coming online fast enough, primarily because communities had the authority to block the siting of cell towers. But the Federal Communications Act of 1996 made it nearly impossible for communities to stop construction of cell towers "even if they pose threats to public health and the environment. Since the decision to enter the age of wireless convenience

Useful Vodka Tips

2007-10-13T00:29:00.001+07:00

1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves the adhesive. 2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set 5 minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew. 3. To clean your

Both lack of sleep and too much sleep can do damage to one’s health, study finds

2007-10-06T00:24:00.000+07:00

Researchers from the University of Warwick and University College London recently completed a study commissioned by the British Sleep Society. The study involved more than ten thousand residents of the United Kingdom. The research was aimed at finding a correlation between the average number of hours participants slept a night and the condition of their cardiovascular systems and blood

Aliens forced Americans out from the Moon

2007-10-06T00:14:00.000+07:00

One of Russia's central television channels, RTR, has recently aired a documentary about US astronauts who allegedly came across extraterrestrial civilizations. The film showed Russian ufologist Vladimir Azhazha and astronomer Yevgeny Arsyukhin telling that expeditions to the Moon launched within 1969-1972 allegedly came across UFOs.The researchers state that flying objects of extraterrestrial

Six fatal cases related to brain-eating amoeba reported in USA

2007-10-05T23:41:00.000+07:00

The term “killer amoeba” may as well belong to some sci-fi movie. Unfortunately, a microscopic organism called Naegleria fowleri is not part of fiction. The amoeba lives in lakes and hot springs. Naegleria attacks the body through the nasal cavity, quickly eating its way to the brain. Once infected, people start complaining of a stiff neck, headaches and fevers. In the later stages of an

Iron Fertilization "Give me half a tanker of iron and I’ll give you the next ice age"

2007-10-01T20:37:00.000+07:00

What if, to prevent global warming, humanity fertilized the ocean with iron? That is the question scientists will be discussing at an international Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution conference from September 26-27.The idea became more mainstream after oceanographer John Martin famously told his colleagues, “Give me half a tanker of iron and I’ll give you the next ice age.” Dissolved iron is

Turning your office wasteland into a recycling haven

2007-10-01T19:39:00.000+07:00

For several years, colleagues within our office looked around at the mountains of used printer paper, newspapers and other waste that surrounded them and made mild mutterings about how awful it was that it all just went into the main waste skip and wasn’t recycled. Yet while many were keen to see the waste dealt with in a better way, no-one was particularly keen to take on the recycling role

First Synthetic Lifeform is Nigh

2007-09-30T01:47:00.000+07:00

Exciting scientific developments descend upon us, as scientists at the J Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland, have successfully managed to transfer an entire genome of one species into another — which grew and multiplied into the first species. Why is this significant? Because the next experiment involves creating and implanting a synthetic genome — the success of which could mark the

Power Up with Wheat Grass — The Green BLOOD!

2007-09-30T01:42:00.000+07:00

Dr. Ann Wigmore, from the Hippocrates Institute in Boston, popularized wheat grass therapy. Many leading Naturopaths consider wheat grass to be a panacea on the earth. Wheat grass is a humble weed that is a powerhouse of nutrients and vitamins for the human body. In the form of fresh juice, it has high concentrations of chlorophyll, active enzymes, vitamins and other nutrients. According to Dr.

Breaking the Smoking habit

2007-09-30T01:39:00.000+07:00

The key to breaking any habit is to first determine why you do it. So you have to understand why you smoke. Once you're done that, you can then see why almost every other method of breaking the 'cigarette habit' has the possibility of failure; and then you can learn the right approach, and you'll will finally succeed in 'kicking the habit'.Let's start by facing what seems to be the overwhelming

"Good" Cholesterol Earns Its Name

2007-09-30T01:27:00.000+07:00

HDL cholesterol is often nicknamed "good" cholesterol, and a new study shows just how good HDL cholesterol can be for people with heart disease.Here's the take-home message: The higher HDL cholesterol levels were, the better, even when LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels were very low.Before you read about the study's details, here are optimal cholesterol numbers to keep in mind. HDL cholesterol

The Science of Why Your Pee is a Yellow Color

2007-09-30T01:24:00.000+07:00

Your kidneys & liver are where the magic happens. Pee is made up of water and dissolved waste material from what you have been drinking and eating. It also includes material the body wants to eliminate, like dead blood cells and other things. Urochrome is a yellow pigment that comes from the processing of dead blood cells in the liver. The liver protects your body from harmful substances by

Ethanol, schmethanol

2007-09-30T01:18:00.000+07:00

Everyone seems to think that ethanol is a good way to make cars greener. Everyone is wrong SOMETIMES you do things simply because you know how to. People have known how to make ethanol since the dawn of civilisation, if not before. Take some sugary liquid. Add yeast. Wait. They have also known for a thousand years how to get that ethanol out of the formerly sugary liquid and into a more or less

Belly Fat on Women-Some Tips on Reducing it

2007-09-30T01:15:00.000+07:00

You probably don't like the fat under your upper arm or on your thighs, however the fat on the belly is the hardest to deal with and has serious health risks also. If your waist bulges out as far or farther than your hips, this is not good. Lets take some steps to rapidly do away with the Belly Fat. The first thing that you should do is to make a commitment to yourself to stay with this program

Why Men Hate Weddings

2007-09-30T00:57:00.000+07:00

A warning to all men thinking of getting marriedHaving just suffered a big, fancy, expensive wedding, I thought I had better sound the warning for all the prospective grooms out there. Because nothing emasculates a man like going through a wedding ceremony. One of the

Bringing Patients Back From The Dead

2007-09-30T00:34:00.000+07:00

In health, doctors in Philadelphia are testing a revolutionary new treatment that is restoring life and bringing people back from the dead. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has details.During cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating. It's a trauma alert and people are often declared dead within minutes. But now doctors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital are bringing people

Microsoft extends XP availability by five months

2007-09-29T23:57:00.000+07:00

Microsoft has extended the availability of its Windows XP operating system to computer makers by five months. System builders will now be able to continue making computers bundled with XP until 30 June 2008. The software was scheduled to be axed on 31 January 2008. "There was a set of customers who needed a bit more time. Feedback from our OEM partners and from customers is that 30 June 2008