Though street crime is relatively low in Japan, quirky camouflage designs like this vending-machine dress are being offered to an increasingly anxious public to hide from would-be assailants. :: READ MORE::
The race to create life version 2.0 is under way.Today, historians trying to explain the flights of anxiety that sparked witch hunts blame everything from high inflation to cyclical poor weather and low crop yields to the tensions of the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation of the day.
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Where does the benefit lie in an afternoon nap? Is it in the nap itself -- or in the anticipation of taking a snooze? UK researchers found that the time just before you fall asleep is where beneficial cardiovascular changes take place. :: READ MORE::Afternoon naps, or siestas, are practiced in many Mediterranean and Latin American countries such as Spain and Argentina. They are typically short naps or rest periods of no more than an hour that are taken in the afternoon.While earlier studies on siestas have found that this practice may slightly increase the risk of heart attack, newer and more controlled studies have shown an inverse relationship between siesta taking and fatal heart attacks. In a recent epidemiological study of 23,000 people in Greece, those who regularly took siestas showed a 37% reduction in coronary mortality compared to those who never nap, while individuals who occasionally napped in the afternoon had a reduction of 12%.
Why do afternoon naps affect cardiovascular function" One reason could be changes in blood pressure. At night, our blood pressure and heart rate decreases as we sleep. Some researchers hypothesize that the lower blood pressure reduces strain on the heart and decreases the risk of a fatal heart attack.
The guys at LaughLab are hunting down the world's funniest joke... ::READ MORE::Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, "My friend is dead! What can I do?". The operator says "Calm down. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says "OK, now what?"
The Guardian UK Her teenage son starts university next year, and she's worried that a vegan diet will expose him to colds and infections. Three experts try to boost his diet - and her confidence. ::READ MORE::For optimum nutrition, a vegan diet should contain two or three protein foods and cereals, vegetables, fruits and fats daily. Soya (including soya milk), Quorn, beans, pulses and nuts contain protein.
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uses logic..................................................Uses feelings
detail oriented.........................."big picture" oriented
facts rule...........................................Imagination rules
words and language....................Symbols and Images
present and past............................Present and future
math and science...................Philosophy and Religion
can comprehend...................Can 'get it' (i.e. meaning)
knowing...........................................................Believes
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A new prototype "Wellness Phone" has been developed. It can take your pulse, check your body fat, time your jogs and tell you if you have bad breath. It even assesses stress levels and inspires you with a pep talk. Meet your new personal trainer: your cell phone. "The companies are reportedly still testing some of the phone's more advanced technology, including a function to keep track of meals and calculate calorific intake, as well as a network capacity to let users share data. The companies haven't said when nor how much they will sell the phones. Plus it doesn't look like they be sold in the US anytime soon either."
From the article: "Mathematical analysis of this linguistic evolution reveals that irregular verb conjugations behave in an extremely regular way -- one that can yield predictions and insights into the future stages of a verb's evolutionary trajectory," says Lieberman, a graduate student in applied mathematics in Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, and an affiliate of Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. "We measured something no one really thought could be measured, and got a striking and beautiful result."
