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Ridiculously Useful Websites

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:07:59 GMT

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15 Ridiculously Useful Websites

Web MD

Provides a reference for anyone looking to diagnose his or her symptoms or research medical issues. It is a good place to visit before making that, oh so expensive, trip to the doctor.

E-How

A reference site for just about everything else. Want to k now how to wax snow skis? Make pizza dough? Install a bathtub? This is the place.

Bartleby

One of the better academic research websites I've come across.

How Stuff Works

A very cool website that contains explanations of those mysteries in life that you just can't figure out. A few examples are Murphy's Law, Pickpockets, and Light Sabers (Yes, light sabers).

Seriously, the coolest music-related site I've seen. You choose the mood, intensity, and genres of the music you would like to hear and the site will provide you with a virtual web of music to explore. The web evolves with each choice you make. You can click on any song in the web at anytime.

Tags: useful, websites

40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:03:10 GMT

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Clip Source: www.makeuseof.com

If you’re a long time makeuseof reader, at one point or another you may have seen several of these websites before. We have covered lots of lists and round-ups but this one is quite different: it lists undiscovered webservices that are original, rather unique, unusual, useful, free, and must-be bookmarked type. You won’t find any collaboration, storage or ToDo service here. Enjoy!

1. BugMeNot - instantly get disposable login details for any popular website that forces you to register.

2. DailyLit - read your favorite books by email (on your PC, mobile, etc.).

3. FranceRadio - neat MP3 Search Engine that lets you Find, Play and Download favorite MP3s for FREE.

4. Google SMS - provides mobile users with a quick access (via SMS) to a wide range of practical information and tools (i.e. business listings (pizzerias, shops, etc.), weather, movie listings, driving directions, currency converter and lots more.

Tags: computers

She's a one-in-six-billion miracle

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:02:01 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray

Clip Source: news.aol.com

An Australian teenage girl has become the world's first known transplant patient to change blood groups and take on the immune system of her organ donor, doctors said on Friday, calling her a "one-in-six-billion miracle."

'The Holy Grail
Of Transplants'

Demi-Lee Brennan, 15, is the first known transplant recipient to adopt the blood type and the immune system of her organ donor, to the amazement of the medical community and Brennan alike. "It's like my second chance at life," she said. "It's kind of hard to believe."

"It's like my second chance at life," Brennan told local media

Brennan's body changed blood group from O negative to O positive when she became ill while on drugs

Her new liver's blood stem cells then invaded her body's bone marrow to take over her entire immune system, meaning the teen no longer needs anti-rejection drugs.

Doctors

said they had no explanation for Brennan's recovery, detailed in the latest edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Tags: demi-lee brennan, transplant

The Water Cube Unveiled (China)

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:55:37 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray
clipper's remarks: Looks awesome.

Clip Source: news.xinhuanet.com

Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2008 shows the exterior view of the National Aquatics Center also known as "Water Cube" in Beijing. The National Aquatic Center was delivered for use on Monday after four years of construction. (Xinhua Photo/Luo Xiaoguang)

Clip Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn

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Clip Source: www.tropolism.com

Wacky in a way only state-sponsored architecture can be is the National Swimming Center in Beijing, going up right next to another of H&DM's stadiums (no, not this one). The center is enclosed by what appears to be a wall whose structure is an irregular spaceframe (made to resemble the cellular pattern of soap bubbles) and is clad in what appears to be a frosted or patterened glass. All of this from a wonderful photo gallery at Structurae. The building was conceived by Australian-based PTW Architects. Structural design by Arup, of course.

Clip Source: www.sportsvenue-technology.com

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Tags: china, water cube, olympics, national aquatics center

Bush Admin Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:39:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.washingtonpost.com

A small private intelligence company that monitors Islamic terrorist groups obtained a new Osama bin Laden video ahead of its official release last month, and around 10 a.m. on Sept. 7, it notified the Bush administration of its secret acquisition. It gave two senior officials access on the condition that the officials not reveal they had it until the al-Qaeda release.

Within 20 minutes, a range of intelligence agencies had begun downloading it from the company's Web site. By midafternoon that day, the video and a transcript of its audio track had been leaked from within the Bush administration to cable television news and broadcast worldwide.

The founder of the company, the SITE Intelligence Group, says this premature disclosure tipped al-Qaeda to a security breach and destroyed a years-long surveillance operation that the company has used to intercept and pass along secret messages, videos and advance warnings of suicide bombings from the terrorist group's communications network.

Tags: osama, bin, laden, bush, administration, site, intelligence, group, al-qaeda

Downloadable sites

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:28:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Places where you can download files

Clip Source: www.namo.com

Tags: downloads, sites, files

Ancient Chaiten Volcano Erupts after 10,000 Years

Sun, 04 May 2008 03:28:22 GMT

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Clip Source: news.aol.com

The Chaiten volcano spewed light ash on a nearly deserted village Saturday, two days after its first eruption in thousands of years

Just six miles away, the volcano belched fat smoke plumes that at times rose as high as 12 miles into the air, the government's Emergency Bureau said.

Winds carried the ash to other towns in the region and across the Andes mountains to Argentina, where two airlines suspended flights due to poor visibility.

The Chaiten volcano has "probably been dormant for about 9,000 or 10,000 years but that's not unusual," said Charles Stern, a professor of volcanology at the University of Colorado who specializes in Andes volcanoes.

"This could be the end of our town,"

"We have worked an entire life here and now all we could do was to put a few things in a bag and depart, leaving everything behind."

Yoga for your Face

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:58:47 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray
clipper's remarks: Go ahead and laugh. This really works. Tightens your face and neck. The workout will also relax you like you won't believe. It's like the stress just comes right out of you via your face. It takes some getting use to but is more then worth the effort. TRY IT!

Clip Source: www.time.com

Free Your Tongue
It is recommended that you hold this pose for 60 seconds. It is good if your eyes water; that flushes the toxins that may have accumulated there.

Clip Source: www.time.com

Temple Dancer Eyes
This exercise works on the ring muscles of the eyes to prevent sagging skin and crow's feet.

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Smiling Fish Face
Smile while pursing your lips. This pose is modeled after the look celebrities often give the paparazzi.

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Lion Face, Part I
Inhale through your nose, make fists and squeeze all your facial muscles...

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Lion Face, Part II
Now exhale through your mouth, stick out your tongue, roll your eyes up and open your hands. Repeat three times.

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Surprise Me!
Widen your eyes, as though surprised, but try not to wrinkle the brow. Focus on a point in front of you for about five to ten seconds. Then repeat, four times.

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Satchmo
Named for Louis Armstrong, this poses mimics the cheeks of a trumpet player.

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Marilyn
The repetitive puckering and blowing creates stronger, firmer lips.

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Tags: yoga, exercise, face, relaxation, neck

Who Are the Sandwich Generation?

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:39:04 GMT

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Clip Source: carestation.agis.com

If the term Sandwich Generation leaves you feeling hungry, you may not know about the new buzz surrounding a subset of caregivers nicknamed the “Sandwich Generation”. This colorful name refers to caregivers who find themselves squeezed between caring for younger loved ones (usually children) and elderly parents or family members. This may be nothing new, but these caregivers are becoming a rising interest within American society.

Who are the Sandwich Generation?

hey are the nearly 10 million boomers that are now raising kids, teenagers or young adults while providing financial support for an aging parent.

According on one survey, 70 percent of the Sandwich Generation are providing care simultaneously for parents and children

“You either are a caregiver, will be a caregiver or someone will be caring for you between now and whenever you die,” Donna Schempp, of the National Family Caregivers Alliance

Tags: caregiver, elder care, family, caregiving

It’s Official: There’s Too Much Information

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:15:02 GMT

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Clip Source: blogs.wsj.com

We’ve hit information overload: The amount of data people create now exceeds the amount of space available to store them.

People sent emails, took digital pictures, processed credit cards and generally did things that collectively created 281 exabytes of data by the end 2007, according to the research company IDC. (“Exabyte” sounds made up, but it’s a real term meaning 1,000,000,000,000 megabytes.) IDC also added up all the computer drives, backup tapes, CDs, DVDs, memory sticks and other devices that store data and estimated that their total capacity is only 264 exabtyes.

Wal-Mart, for example, adds a billion rows of data to its data warehouse every hour.

If businesses don’t start thinking about how they will manage all the data flowing in and out of their organizations “they could become large sink holes,” Reinsel says.

Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" Online (Fantastic)

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:34:03 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray
clipper's remarks: Absolutely fantastic. High resolution. Must be seen. Please share with friends.

Clip Source: news.aol.com

Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels - 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera.

The high resolution will allow experts to examine details of the 15th century wall painting that they otherwise could not - including traces of drawings Leonardo put down before painting.

Clip Source: www.haltadefinizione.com

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See It for Yourself: 'The Last Supper' in Detail

Photo Gallery: Da Vinci Mysteries

Antonio Calanni, AP

Now that a detailed copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' is online, experts are likely to discover more about the famous 15th-century painting. In July, Slavisa Pesci claimed he found hidden figures in it.

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Tags: da vinci, masterpiece, "the last supper", the last supper, haltadefinizione

Calculate your Economic Stimulus Payment

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:01:17 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray

Clip Source: www.irs.gov

Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator

Welcome to the Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator

In order to determine whether you qualify for a stimulus payment, we will ask you a series of questions.

Before You Start

Have your 2007 Form 1040, Form 1040EZ, or Form 1040A available. You will be entering information from one of these forms.
The result from this tool is just an estimate.
Allow approximately 5-10 minutes to complete this tool.
Please answer all questions on each page.

Remember the answer you get is only as accurate as the data you enter!

Girl, 13, gets detention for hugging two friends

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:37:36 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray
clipper's remarks: This is "make love not war (2)".

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter.

The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays of affection when she hugged two friends Friday.

“I feel it is crazy,” said Megan, who was to serve her second detention Tuesday after classes at Mascoutah Middle School.

“It’s hilarious to the point of ridicule,” Coulter said. “I’m still dumbfounded that she’s having to do this.”

District Superintendent Sam McGowen said that he thinks the penalty is fair and that administrators in the school east of St. Louis were following policy in the student handbook.

It states: “Displays of affection should not occur on the school campus at any time. It is in poor taste, reflects poor judgment, and brings discredit to the school and to the persons involved.”

“I’m just hoping the school board will open their eyes and just realize that maybe they shouldn’t be punishing us for hugs,” Megan said.

Tags: megan, coulter, mascoutah middle school district, superintendent, sam, mcgowen, displays, of, affection

Iraq Death Toll Rivals Rwanda Genocide, Cambodian Killing Fields

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:21:09 GMT

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Clip Source: www.alternet.org

According to a new study, 1.2 million Iraqis have met violent deaths since the 2003 invasion, the highest estimate of war-related fatalities yet. The study was done by the British polling firm ORB, which conducted face-to-face interviews with a sample of over 1,700 Iraqi adults in 15 of Iraq's 18 provinces. Two provinces -- al-Anbar and Karbala -- were too dangerous to canvas, and officials in a third, Irbil, didn't give the researchers a permit to do their work. The study's margin of error was plus-minus 2.4 percent.

The poll's findings are in line with the rolling estimate maintained on the Just Foreign Policy website, based on the Johns Hopkins' data, that stands at just over 1 million Iraqis killed as of this writing.

These numbers suggest that the invasion and occupation of Iraq rivals the great crimes of the last century

800,000 to 900,000 believed killed in the Rwandan genocide in 1994

(1.7 million) who died in Cambodia's infamous "Killing Fields" during the Khmer Rouge era

Tags: iraq, usa, war, war on iraq

I missed the early signs of Dementia (Alzheimer's) in my mother, will You?

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:19:14 GMT

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Clip Source: iamanalzheimerscaregiver.blogspot.com

Looking back, there is little doubt in my mind I should have realized my mother was suffering from dementia sooner. Sadly, I didn't have the proper education, information, or frame of reference.

Most people tend to ignore the early symptoms of the disease believing they are simply signs of "old age"

Anyone who ends up in my shoes knows and understands that a person in the early stages of Alzheimer’s can function normally

even drive a car

Behavior changes slowly in the elderly

as they begin to suffer cognitive impairment these changes are hard to detect

If my mother had been enrolled in any of the studies listed below, I feel certain she would have been diagnosed sooner. This would have allowed me to get her in an exercise program, get her proper nutrition, and insured that she was taking her medication as prescribed

I learned in the last four years how important these factors are in the quality of her life

The woman in the picture is my 91 year old mother

She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease

Tags: alzheimer's, dementia, early signs

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Ridiculously Useful Websites

15 Ridiculously Useful Websites

Web MD

E-How

Bartleby

How Stuff Works

Musicovery

40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark

She's a one-in-six-billion miracle

'The Holy GrailOf Transplants'

The Water Cube Unveiled (China)

Bush Admin Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets

Downloadable sites

Ancient Chaiten Volcano Erupts after 10,000 Years

Yoga for your Face

Who Are the Sandwich Generation?

It’s Official: There’s Too Much Information

Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" Online (Fantastic)

Photo Gallery: Da Vinci Mysteries

Calculate your Economic Stimulus Payment

Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator

Welcome to the Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator

Before You Start

Girl, 13, gets detention for hugging two friends

Iraq Death Toll Rivals Rwanda Genocide, Cambodian Killing Fields

I missed the early signs of Dementia (Alzheimer's) in my mother, will You?

'The Holy Grail
Of Transplants'