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Watermelon: A Natural Viagra?
2008-08-28 02:51:00
Men hoping for some fireworks in their love life this Fourth of July may want to skip the burgers and beer at the barbecue and eat plenty of watermelon. Watermelon may be a natural Viagra , says a researcher. That's because the popular summer fruit is richer than experts believed in an ...
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The Man with Two Brains
2008-08-28 02:51:00
I am really amazed by this classic movie of Steve Martin. To make the story short he really wanted a new wife with a great body and look, since his original wife died. He was able to marry a woman with a perfect body but she is a ...
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Kate Moss Snip May Cause Crashes
2008-05-12 00:00:00
Supermodel Kate Moss may be causing car crashes with her killer new look. Almost 190,000 women drivers admit to having an accident or near-miss from hair in their eyes. Eye-skimming fringes are the latest fashion on the hairdressing circuit, but motorists are failing to pin back their do when they ...
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The Voice of Enya
2008-05-07 00:00:00
Did you ever wonder how enya's voice came out to be so mysterious and unique? Here's how. She would sing a particular song for at least 80 times to as much as 500 times. Each performance is individually recorded and then layered together to form a virtual choir, composed of 80 to 500 ...
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Do you want Eyes with different colors?
2008-03-07 00:00:00
Some people has it and we call this condition as Heterochromia. It is a genetic condition where the left and right eye have different colors. In my opinion this condition is a  bit "cute" since you got to two eyes with different colors,  some people find it weird looking though. Look at the picture of Kate Bosworth,  she got one brown eye and one blue eye. ...
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What is perceived sexiness?
2008-03-07 00:00:00
Perceived sexiness lies in the so called (WHR) or Waist to Hip Ratio. This is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to the circumference of the hips. Women with WHR of 0.7 is correlated with great health and fertility because of optimum levels of estrogen.  They are less susceptible to d iabetes, certain types of cancers and ...
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Converting the ashes of loved ones into diamond
2008-02-18 00:00:00
Yes, it can be done now. The ashes of a dead person is purified into high grade carbon which is then subjected into high pressure and high temperature. Carbon then crystalizes into diamond after about 16 weeks.  One such company that offers the conversion of dead pets or persons into ...
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Lava and Cactus
2008-01-02 00:00:00
I just bumped into this interesting photo medyo ibang klase kasi yung mga cactus dito eh tumutubo sa natuyo na lava ng bulkan. Bale sa Galapagos Island matatagpuan itong mga cactus na ito.
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Cookie cutter shark attacks submarine
2007-12-31 00:00:00
The image shown below is a damaged sonar dome from a submarine which was attacked by a cookie cutter shark. Tooth marks are also visible. Perhaps the cookie cutter shark mistakenly identified the submarine as a whale. Cookie cutter sharks can be found in the Philippines and other regions of the ...
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Erroneous science on ?UV Grenades? in the movie ?Blade 2?
2007-12-31 00:00:00
If you ever watched the movie ?Blade 2?, there is a device called ?UV Grenade? which blasts away the vampires by generating enormous amount of ultraviolet light. Did you ever wonder how they built this UV grenade? Well, the answers lies on Blade?s tech assistant named ?Scud? which is played ...
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Change your handwriting, Change your personality
2007-12-29 03:02:00
Although graphology is not yet considered hard science, there are researchers who claim that there is a connection between the personality of a person and his or her handwriting. The idea is that each neurological brain characteristic generates a specific neuromuscular movement that is consistent for each person who has that personality. Think of graphology as a specific form of body language. In theory, highly successful persons have a specific style and pattern of writing, by imitating those patterns you could also change your personality to become like them. This is a quote from http://www.myhandwriting.com FAQ  “Q25: Can I really change my personality by changing my handwriting? A: Grapho-Therapy is one of the most modern and effective behavioral modification tools available today. It works for two reasons. First, neuro-muscular connections have a direct impact on the neuro-pathways to the brain that hold patterns of behavior. Secondly, it gives the subject a clear and visual...
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SM Naga City 100% sure na!
2007-12-28 07:06:00
SM Naga City had completed its perimeter fence in preparation for the January 2008 construction of the mall. In early 2007 there were speculations that the mall would never be built in Naga City because of land disputes on the future site of SM Naga City. The news on the radio stated that SM is indeed hiring construction workers and staff via the PESO office in the city hall of Naga City.

Lifesize, Lifelike japanese sex dolls
2007-12-28 04:28:00
The Japanese are great when it comes to science and technology. They were the pioneers in developing a two legged walking robot and a robotic dog. Now, they are here again to build and improve lifesize companion female dolls. The dolls developed by Unison-Direct (http://www.unison-direct.jp) are not yet fully autonomous but they are lifesize, lifelike and it is also equipped with a functional sex organ. The limbs, arms and legs are fully movable because it is built under a steel armature and a silicone skin. For now, the application of this doll is mainly for sexual gratification or just a super expensive sex doll (costs about 600,000+ Yens for the Maya model). In the future, these life like dolls could become the exterior part of a fully autonomous humanoids.
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Carbon Dioxide storage on underground rocks
2007-12-28 03:59:00
Scientists are planning to store carbon dioxide in porous rocks beneath the ground. Porous rocks are known for its ability to absorb water. If you get a porous rock and pour water on top of it, you will see that water disappears as it gets absorbed by the rock. The idea for carbon dioxide storage on porous rocks is the same. All you have to do is pump out CO2 on underground porous rocks and the water trapped in those porous rocks gets pushed out and CO2 gets in. The technology is very useful for the reduction of greenhouse gases
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Researchers Use Human Embryonic Stem Cells To Kill Cancer Cells
2007-12-27 15:49:00
Researchers generated “natural killer” cells from the human embryonic stem cells. As part of the immune system, natural killer cells normally are present in the blood stream and are play a role in defending the body against infection and against some cancers. “This is the first published research to show the ability to make cells from human embryonic stem cells that are able to treat and fight cancer, especially leukemias and lymphomas,” said Dan Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Stem Cell Institute and Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and lead author of the study. “We hear a lot about the potential of stem cells to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. This research suggests it is possible that we could use human embryonic stem cells as a source for immune cells that could better target and destroy cancer cells and potentially treat infections,”...
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Photonics: Charge of the light brigade
2007-12-21 15:07:00
The latest study of fluorescence in nanowires shows that it can be controlled by electric fields. This finding suggests the presence of mobile charge carriers, which could be useful for designing nanoelectronic devices. There is an irony in the fact that the world of nanostructured materials has become one of the biggest areas of chemistry and physics1, 2, 3, 4, with myriad applications emerging in catalysis, biophysics and the health sciences. A crucial aspect of this is the development of molecular photonic and electronic devices, which are constructed from nanoscale components. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v450 /n7173/full/4501172a.html
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Derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from parthenogenetic blastocy
2007-12-21 04:08:00
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) have tremendous potential for cell therapy of human diseases such as neurondegenerative disorders 1, and in regenerative medicine 2. Since the first derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from IVF blastocysts 3, the field of hESC research has generated substantial interest, although certain obstacles still remain including limited sources of oocytes and controversial ethical issues 4 that have hindered further advancement. Parthenogenetic stem cells are regarded as a substitute for ES lines derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), with higher efficiency and less ethical controversy, and proven results in mouse and non-human primate models 5, 6. Parthenogenetic stem cell lines have been extensively reported in mouse 7 and non-human primate models 8, 9 and recently in human 10, 11. Parthenogenetic stem cells have been successfully differentiated into neuronal cells in a defined differentiation system in monkey in vitro8, and another ...
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Google Earth image of Moses parting the Red Sea
2007-12-21 04:07:00
God’s Eye View, which depicts four biblical events as if captured by Google Earth , is the work of The Glue Society, a collective of writers, designers and art/ film directors based in Sydney, Australia. Says Glue Society member James Dive: We like to disorientate audiences a little with all our work. And with this piece we felt technology now allows events which may or may not have happened to be visualized and made to appear dramatically real. As a method of representation satellite photography is so trusted; it has been interesting to mess with that trust. Dive reiterates something I wrote several weeks ago. New research shows that it is incredibly easy to create false memories with doctored photographs. Given the power that images can have over us - something the mass media has known for a long time - should we find it worrying that sophisticated technology for the realistic maipulation of images is cheap and widely available? Regarding the parting of the Red Sea, I do not...
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
2007-12-21 01:38:00
The PowerShot SX100 IS is the first model in Canon ’s new SX series of budget super zoom compact cameras, and in the Powershot line-up slots in somewhere between the tried and tested A-Series and the more upmarket S5 IS. Canon’s engineers combined the materials and build quality of the former with the long lens, some features and design of the latter to merge them into a brand new camera that goes head to head with Panasonic’s popular TZ series (and the new Sony H3). The SX100 IS comes with a 8.0MP sensor, a 10x zoom, optical image stabilization and a comprehensive range of manual photographic controls, all nicely wrapped up in a compact silver or black plastic body. Canon says the SX series offers exceptional performance in the hands of any member of the family, so let’s find out how it performed in our capable hands, starting, as ever, with the headline features. 8.0 Megapixels 10x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer (36-360mm equiv.) Comprehensive r...
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