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Twittamentary, First Documentary Screenings Dedicated To The Twitterverse,
2012-02-02 15:37:00 With a movie project that has virtually taken years to "wrap," Twittamentary, is a film about communities that is now available for communities around the world. Having received numerous request from folks and organizations across the globe, the film's producer is thrilled to announce an "open call" for community screenings to take place between February 1 and May 1, 2012. That's right, if you have a suitable venue and meet the screening requirements, all you need is 20 of your closest friends or fans to put on a show - for free!
Blind Followers Or Meaningful Dissenters: Facebook vs Occupy Wall Street?
2012-01-29 18:30:00 Whenever a new movement consumes the hearts and minds of a large percentage of the populace, its time to take stock in what really moves these folks to act? The zeitgeist that emanated from Facebook and Occupy Wall Street couldn't be any more different from each other, yet there is an undercurrent that threads the two together. Both attract those that have an overwhelming desire to band together within loosely-knit organizations that welcome all.
Stem Cell Technology Used To Create Neuronal Model For Alzheimer's Disease
2012-01-26 10:00:00 Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a "true human neuronal model" that replicates the early stages of Alzheimer's disease in actual human brain cells. They have accomplished this model by using adult stem cells to more accurately demonstrate the pathology of the disease.
Look Less Stressed Fast - Clarisonic Opal
2012-01-24 19:22:00 Cleaning Systems, comes a new product called Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System. The Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System is designed to reduce fine lines and wrinkles especially around the eye area. This egg shaped beauty product is small and easy to travel with and comes with its own travel case.
First Stem Cells Used In Humans Safely Treat Dry Macular Degeneration
2012-01-24 01:00:00 Results for the very first human stem cell treatment were announced today in the online first section of The Lancet journal. The first aim of the study was to determine if the stem cell transplant was a safe treatment for age-related dry macular degeneration (dry AMD), the main cause of blindness in persons over 60. But, in addition...
Eyeliner Innovation: Le Métier de Beauté Precision Liquid Liner
2012-01-22 09:40:00 Le Métier de Beauté Precision Liquid Liner has solved the difficult application process by studying the famous German pen maker Mont Blanc?s writing instruments. The Precision Liquid Liner is precisely that ? pure precision. The pen has a unique soft quill-tipped applicator which looks very similar to a fine point felt tip pen.
My Name is Mud, Super Sexy Mud. GlamGlow Mud to be Exact
2012-01-20 18:28:00 When I was told to try GlamGlow Tingling & Exfoliating Mud Mask, honestly my first thought was "Mon dieu! Another mud mask! There?s nothing exciting or sexy about mud? or is there?" This luxurious black box outlined in silver looks like something secretive that only the cognoscenti would use. Upon opening the box you?ll notice one side flap says ?Hello? and the other side flap says ?Sexy.? Well, hello yourself!
Facelift in a Pump? Sisle˙a Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate
2012-01-07 00:46:00 Want the best beauty product with glowing results? Before you go under the knife try Sisle˙a Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate.
Give Your Dry Eyes Some Relief With Tear-Stimulating Goggles
2012-01-05 21:45:00 Eyes don't tear as much as we age. Add to that the dry weather, not enough sleep, a few too many cocktails, or dust and pollen allergies... and you've got dry eyes. Now, there's a pair of ophthalmologist-recommended goggles that stimulate natural tear production again....
Fabulous Phytotherapy with Sisle˙a Global Anti-Age Cream
2012-01-05 06:28:00 Valentine?s day is just around the corner, splurge on yourself or someone you love and buy pampering in a jar with Sisle˙a Global Anti-Age Cream Day and Night Facial Treatment
Will The U.S. Constitution Stay Afloat In 2012?
2011-12-31 19:27:00 Well if you've been following the partisan rhetoric emanating from the Belt Way, you might not think that the government of "We The People" is going to fare too well going into a contentious election year. However, if you're one of the 99 Percenter contingency, things might be looking a little "rosier" for you . . . and they do mean that literally.
Good Lighting Is Key To Staying Active In Your Hobbies
2011-12-30 10:00:00 Many persons give up their hobbies or even aspects of their work or chores as they age. While arthritis in their fingers and hands may be one reason they don't build model cars or quilt any more, for most boomers and seniors, it's because of vision changes. As we age, we tend to need more light and more magnification to see clearly and sometimes even our prescription lenses don't quite measure up to what we need for hobby work.
Groundbreaking Research Supports Calorie Reduction As Key To Healthy Aging
2011-12-20 10:00:00 It has long been known that calorie restricted diets have positive impacts on better mental and physical health, but now a team of researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome have discovered the molecule that is triggered by caloric restriction. CREB1 is the molecule and, once activated, it triggers another group of molecules linked to longevity - the sirtuins.
Holiday Social Media Competition Lights Up "Home Decoration Smackdown" In J
2011-12-16 14:52:00 What's a little friendly competition amongst neighboring towns in New Jersey? Well this Christmas season, two councilmen and one mayor have decided to lighten up this year's holiday festivities with a house decoration competition in Jersey City, Newark and Roselle.
Sensing Microneedles Developed For Continuous Monitoring Of Body Chemicals
2011-12-14 10:00:00 In the future, maybe not too distant, diabetics may be able to monitor their glucose levels continuously, rather than at one point in time, thanks to the researchers from North Carolina State University, Sandia National Laboratories, and the University of California, San Diego. These researchers have incorporated sensors into multiple microneedles, each less than a millimeter long, that may make today's glucose analyzers, the annoying skin prick tests, obsolete.
Surgeons Check Out Donor Lungs 'Ex Vivo' Prior To Transplant
2011-12-13 10:00:00 Surgeons at the New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University performed the very first 'ex vivo' lung transplants yesterday, placing a deceased donor's lungs into a test dome for four hours to get the lungs in shape for their new human recipients. Organ testing procedures have been available prior to now, but none as sophisticated as the XVIVA Perfusion System employed in these particular transplant surgeries.
With IPOs & Bankruptcy In The Air, Zynga Soars, American Airlines Zags & Al
2011-12-07 01:33:00 There's seems to be a glint of irony taking to the not-so-friendly skies, or so one popular TV-star would like the world to believe. While online gaming giant Zynga hopes to reap between $850 million and $1.15 billion with its impending IPO offering on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, the venerable American Airlines files Chapter 11 to reorganize its massive debt. So what's the connection between the two companies where one's on an uptick and the other is in dire straits financially? Well? Alec Baldwin, oddly, it seems!
For-Profit Vs. Non-Profit: A Scary Study Of Nursing Homes
2011-11-30 10:00:00 Those of you whose parents are at the age where a nursing home is being considered as an option for their care may just want to pay attention to the results of a recent study led by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). It compares the staffing and quality of care at for-profit nursing homes with that of non-profit facilities.
X Prize: Geneticists Compete To Duplicate Genomes Of Centenarians
2011-11-29 10:00:00 The search is truly on for what makes people live past 100 years ... aside from eating right, exercising regularly, and having lots of social contact. It's about their genomic makeup, and Archon Genomics is holding a big, as in 10 million dollars, prize for the first genetics team to develop the sequence of genes that can produce medical grade genomes from 100 centenarians. Personalized medicine, here we come!
Portrait Of 60s Protester Adds Perspective To Occupy Movement In Song
2011-11-18 15:21:00 Where have all the protest songs gone? Are they still blowing in the wind, or have new ones surfaced to chronicle life's current strife? While it seems like only yesterday, it's actually been over 40 years since Americans felt angry and disenfranchised enough to assemble in solidarity and protest against injustice and greed.
Baby Boomers are Screwed. Or Are They?
2011-11-07 19:26:00 I am part of Generation X and am a child of Baby Boomers. As I grew up, I witnessed first-hand the Baby Boom Generation ride repeated waves of wealth generation. At the moment their average standard of living has easily surpassed that of their parents and has done so for most of their adult lives. Let’s review: they ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Baby Boomers are Screwed. Or Are They?
Do Obese Persons Lack The Guts To Lose Weight?
2011-10-26 10:00:00 Determination. Willpower. Courage. Overweight people need all of these characteristics. But what they may need most is guts. Their guts may not be communicating certain messages to their brains, like "We're full! Stop eating now! We can't hold any more! Now, studies conducted at the Imperial College London suggest that there may be a solution to this problem.
Testosterone Levels Helpful In Determining Risk Of Heart Disease
2011-10-05 10:00:00 A study by the Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research in Sweden followed 2,400 men in their 70's and 80's for five years, comparing their testosterone levels with incidents of cardiovascular events the men experienced, such as heart attacks and strokes....
Destroying Boomers? Retirement
2011-06-09 21:54:00 The destruction of the boomers' retirement in three easy steps, and how step three is starting now. Plus...How to find yield in an era of super-low interest rates without extra risk or leverage.
Mother's Day, Baby Boomers & What it Means for Us Today
2011-05-04 21:31:00 It's a crisp winter morning in Chicago. Your wife is just getting home from working at the all night diner a few miles away and now it's her turn to watch the kids and get them ready for school, getting a few precious hours of sleep before working at the hospital for her full time, 12 hour shift at the hospital. You've only were able to give your wife a quick peck on the lips before running to catch the Metra on the way into Oglivie Station. It's packed and they're running now at double the capacity to curb the horde of commuters who fled the gas stations to the public transportation system, which was in dire straits even 20...
Lights At Night Increase Risks For Disease
2011-01-15 04:00:00 Melatonin is a hormone that has many functions. Produced at night by the pineal gland, it regulates the sleep-wake cycle, body temperature, blood pressure, and glucose tolerance; lack of melatonin can create serious medical problems.
Sex Hormone Links Coffee Drinking & Reduced Risk For Diabetes
2011-01-14 05:00:00 Coffee drinking has been shown to impact risk for type 2 diabetes inversely in several of the latest studies. Now, epidemiologists at UCLA have discovered how the two are connected? It's a sex hormone!
Pac-Man Pastry From Circle K Japan Celebrates 30 Years Of Video Gaming
2011-01-13 19:21:00 Hungry for some hot arcade game action? You're 30 years too late on the latter but Japan's Circle K Sunkus convenience stores have got a little something to satisfy the former.
Cool Boomer... The Omhu Cane, A Walking Stick With Attitude!
2011-01-10 02:00:00 I'm not rushing anything, but when I need a cane, I want an Omhu cane. Not a plain ash, meld-into-the-background cane, but a bright, spirited, boomer cane that's right in your face.
New Colon Cancer Test Disappoints Those Looking Forward To Colonoscopy
2010-10-29 21:00:00 Bad news for those who were looking forward to a colonoscopy, the colon examination recommended for those over 50, which severely interrupts your regularly scheduled life for 36 hours, calls for you to take a sickening solution to remove every iota from your bowel, limits your diet, and makes you lie on your side, fortunately sedated, while a camera-equipped tube is inserted up your rear to take pictures of the inside of your colon. Sorry folks, a new colon cancer screening test looks like it might soon replace the colonoscopy.
8 Philips Products Receive 2010 Industrial Design Awards
2010-10-28 06:00:00 This year, six of Philips' eight Good Industrial Designs just happen to make great holiday gifts, if they can be found for sale. Most of them are so new, that they haven't reached all of Philips many markets. But if you know an infant, a mother, an elderly person, someone who loves to cook, watch TV, or needs motivation to exercise, you'll find a new gift here.
A Cheap Social Media Shopping Network (Just In Time) For The Holidays!
2010-10-27 17:43:00 With the holidays fast approaching, the team at blinkx.com has developed a new social shopping network, with a few extra bells and whistles than some of the others noted in my previous post titled, "Top Ten Social Shopping Networks (Just In Time) For The Holidays." A great tool for not only comparison shopping but also an opportunity to share your shopping experiences with like-minded shoppers in the Cheep community.
Ergonomic & Electric: A Student Designs A 'Scooter' For Seniors
2010-10-25 22:00:00 Thank heavens for grandchildren. If we didn't have them, there wouldn't be many designers bothering about how new technologies can be applied to the needs of seniors. Patrick Leyendecker is just one of the many young designers who are trying to moderate the pain and stress that comes with aging and having to adjust one's ways to so many of life's daily needs.
Social Media Shopping Deals Space Goes Self-Serve With Groupon?
2010-10-24 16:07:00 On the heels of posting "Social Media Deals Space Goes Ape with JungleCents" and the already crowded space of online shopping deal sites, Groupon is said to be launching its latest feature called Groupon Stores - an option that will allow businesses to created Facebook-like self-serve pages where fans and friends can follow and access discounted deals from a specific brand.
Baby Boomers Race with Time
2010-03-09 21:34:00 Baby Boomers today is the right time to start living
10 Last Minute Gift Ideas Under & Way-Under $100
2009-12-18 22:29:00 If you're like most people, myself included, you are not ready for the holidays. You still don't know what you're cooking for Christmas, you have nothing to wear to your in-laws, you haven't put up your tree, and you're just revisiting the Christmas gift list you made in late October. As I was going through my own list just this morning, I thought I'd share some of the neat gift ideas I found for last minute shoppers. They're for infants to elders, combine style, utility, and fun... and they range in price from $7.99 to $69.95 and are in stock to ship for Christmas '09 as of this writing!
Milestone Achieved In Cancer Research: DNA Mutations In Lung And Skin Cance
2009-12-18 16:29:00 Scientists at Great Britain's Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute made a major breakthrough in cancer discovery, having identified all of the genetic mutations that contribute to lung cancer and melanoma, two of the most lethal cancers. We're not talking about 20 or so mutations... The genetic map for lung cancer contains more than 23,000 mutations; malignant melanoma involves more than 33,000 mutations.
Big Eaters Don't Just Get Fat; They May Get Alzheimer's Disease
2009-12-17 05:44:00 Can you polish off this hamburger? How about two of them? Better watch out. The hormone that controls your appetite, leptin, is critical - not only to your weight, your percentage of body fat, your risk of diabetes and heart attack... Now, it has been identified as a major factor in Alzheimer's disease.
5 Hot Beauty Gadgets For Women Over 40
2009-12-14 23:29:00 ... If money and time were no problem (and when are they not problems?), we would get professional treatments to keep looking our best.... But thanks to technology we can use modified professional gadgets at home. These five beauty gadgets are my picks for function and reliability. They make dynamite gifts.
Experimental Drug Kills Breast Cancer Stem Cells In Early Trials
2009-12-12 03:29:00 A new breast cancer drug, developed by Merck & Co, has passed Phase 1 trials with flying colors. The experimental drug, MK-0752, was developed to kill breast cancer stem cells that are resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.
Social Middleware to Block Social Networking On-the-job!
2009-12-10 14:55:00 Enterprise sites allow companies to establish micro social networks within their firms where employees can communicate with their peers, partners, clients and others selected. But what about access to Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook in the workplace?
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GPS Tracking Of Seniors, Kids, & Others With Special Needs: The eMed-Trac
2009-09-16 23:59:00 eMedi-ID, a franchise business that provides personal medical information to first responders via USB devices on their customers' keyrings, has just come out with a new device capable of tracking a person's whereabouts via global positioning satellites (GPS)
Immortality Industry: Secure Storage For Memories and DNA
2009-09-16 23:15:00 Believe it or not, there's an industry being built on our quest for immortality, and one bank is preserving lives with the security of a Swiss bank.
Oh What Fun It Used To Be To Take A Shower
2009-09-15 19:28:00 Remember how much you enjoyed Christmas, until you learned that Santa was really your parents? Or how much you loved swimming in the ocean, until you saw the movie Jaws? Well, this news may hit you in much the same way....
"Heil Hitler Kanye West" Lambasted Via YouTube, Twitter & Obama!
2009-09-15 18:20:00 When even Hitler disses Kanye West, its fairly obvious that his rabid outburst at MTV's Video Music Awards was as low rank as one could get. Getting chastised by the entire World Wide Web is not an easy task, but apparently a challenge Mr. West thought he was up for!
Joe "You Lie" Wilson Under A DDoS Attack!
2009-09-13 19:30:00 "Sticks and stones may break my bones," but will "name calling" define Joe Wilson? This South Carolina's congressman knows how to call presidents liars but does he know how to defend himself against a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack?
This Shower Seat Stayed In School!
2009-09-09 00:44:00 ... Sure, you can buy about 10 plastic patio tables for the cost... but the Teak Shower Seat is so much smarter. It stayed in school until it was ready to do the job.
100 Years Of Social Media
2009-09-07 14:59:00 Social media is not a phenomenon exclusive to our current the current Digital Age. It has a long tradition and distinct parallels with events in the past that seem to run in 100 years cycles. Editorial cartoons, postcards and even the Industrial Revolution were all forebearers to how we communicate today through social media.
Let's Party Like Its 09/09/09!
2009-09-02 17:37:00 What is the significance of 09/09/09 and why is there this slow simmering buzz about it? Well for one, its the last of the single digit dates for this millennium. Next year, we move to double digits with 10/10/10, and September 09,3009 isn't due for another 1000 years. |
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