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Do you dress like a douchebag?

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:25:34 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: According to the flowchart, I most certainly do.

10 Chemical ways to pick yourself up

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:45:47 GMT

clipped by: chedare
clipper's remarks: Change the stimuli, crankiness is your brains responce to outside stimuli, change this, you can change your mood.Slow down, notice breathing and just observe.

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TRICK YOURSELF OUT OF THE BLUES

Just Breathe

breathe in slowly, concentrating on inflating your abdomen first and then your chest; exhale slowly, quietly saying the word “relax” as the air goes out. Repeat for at least ten breaths.

Talk It Out

When you connect with others, you’re likely to feel better

Get Soaked

Feel the Big Chill

fill a sink or large bowl with ice water (that’s right, ice water), take a deep breath, and immerse your face in the water for 30 seconds or so

A slowed metabolism reduces tension, so when your face is in ice water, your metabolism slows

Take a Quick Thought Challenge

What’s bothering me? How important will this upset be to me in one year?

Exorcise with Exercise

Mellow with Music

Sound influences the mind and body.

Pacify with Pets

pets promote better moods and possibly better health

Distract Your Distress

I’m not advocating putting your head in the sand, but for quick relief of minor stress, consider distraction. Try these activities: Reading a good

Stay in the Present

observe

Tags: peaceful simplicity, slowing down for fast acting relief

Study: Link between Red Wine, Telling Mom What You Really Think

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:28:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Intriguing research

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Study Finds Link Between Red Wine, Letting Mother Know What You Really Think

During routine trials, subjects who imbibed five glasses or more showed a remarkable increase in specific mental functions, such as the ability to recall every time their mothers had been unsupportive of their boyfriends or husbands.

"It seems the benefits of red wine consumption are virtually limitless," said Dr. Susan Zheng, lead researcher on the study. "Many were unable to recall a single time their mother had paid more attention to their sister's soccer games than to their starring role in the school play. But after drinking only one bottle of standard Merlot, these participants could not only remember, but could actually sing whole stretches of Annie Get Your Gun, even while sobbing. It's extraordinary."

Tags: humor, onion

5th Grader's Plan for World Domination

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:45:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.disinfo.com

FOUND by Brooke in Long Beach, Mississippi:

Haha, I found this on the floor in my school's hallway ... I'm guessing he likes Halo. This child is ... well ... um ... _______. Yeah!

America, welcome back into the world.

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:34:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

America under President Obama

The weight of expectation that rests today on the frame of a 47-year-old senator with no real executive experience is too great for one man and, in all probability, too large for one term of office.

But if the stakes for Barack Obama are high, so too is the opportunity.

Jimmy Carter argued

it would take no more than 10 minutes

to change America's global image

the next president should promise not to torture another prisoner, not to attack another country unless America's security was directly threatened, to honour international agreements and do the right thing on climate change

America, welcome back into the world.

Tags: usa, obama, international politics

Doctors' Comments On Patient Charts:

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:00:15 GMT

clipped by: swampfoxz
clipper's remarks: "She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce."

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Patient Charts

You wouldn't think there were so many ways to misstate a health problem.

The following are comments from doctors as recorded on patient charts.

Doctors' Comments On Patient Charts:

"Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year."

"On the 2nd day the knee was better and on the 3rd day it disappeared completely."

"The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993."

"Discharge status: Alive but without permission."

"Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful."

"The patient refused an autopsy."

"The patient has no past history of suicides."

"Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital."

"Patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days."

"Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch."

"She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night."

"She is numb from her toes down."

Tags: patient charts

Breakfast with Saint Peter: gorgeous article

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:59:25 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: The jewels among us........

full article here :

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122783270019463061.html

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Breakfast With Saint Peter

Thanks to a man with troubles of his own, I was able to face mine.

This past spring, just two weeks after I turned 56, I was laid off after nine years at a company. The news came suddenly. One morning I got word, and by the end of the day I was gone from the premises.

Within hours of getting home, I reached out to people I knew -- friends, associates, recruiters, former colleagues and clients. Almost everyone lent some support: a lead, a reference, an offer of office space or a freelance gig, a kind word. Along the line, I reconnected with Peter. I'd known him for 15 years; we'd once worked closely together and over the years had stayed in touch, though mostly by phone.

But Peter would hear none of it. Day in and day out, he doled out pep talks laced with hard-won wisdom. Talent always rises, he said. Hold yourself accountable to your goals. After you've done all you can, do more.

Now, none of this might be all that unusual, except for this: Peter had cancer.

Tags: inspiring, attitude, gratitude, recession

Glaciers in Norway Growing Again

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:32:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.dailytech.com

After years of decline, glaciers in Norway are again growing, reports the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

The flow rate of many glaciers has also declined. Glacier flow ultimately acts to reduce accumulation, as the ice moves to lower, warmer elevations.

The original trend had been fairly rapid decline since the year 2000.

DailyTech has previously reported on the growth in Alaskan glaciers, reversing a 250-year trend of loss. Some glaciers in Canada, California, and New Zealand are also growing, as the result of both colder temperatures and increased snowfall.

Despite the recent growth, most glaciers in the nation are still smaller than they were in 1982. However, Elvehøy says that the glaciers were even smaller during the 'Medieval Warm Period' of the Viking Era, prior to around the year 1350.

The Most Mysterious Manuscript: The Voynich or Cipher Manuscript

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:45:16 GMT

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TITLE: Voynich Manuscript.|Cipher Manuscript.

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In 1912, the antiquarian book dealer Wilfrid M. Voynich bought a number of mediaeval manuscripts from an undisclosed location in Europe. Among these was an illustrated manuscript codex of 234 pages, written in an unknown script.

Voynich took the MS to the United States and started a campaign to have it deciphered. Now, almost 100 years later, the Voynich manuscript still stands as probably the most elusive puzzle in the world of cryptography. Not a single word of this 'Most Mysterious Manuscript', written probably in the second half of the 15th Century, can be understood.

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Scientific or magical text in an unidentified language, in cipher, apparently based on Roman minuscule characters; the text is believed by some scholars to be the work of Roger Bacon since the themes of the illustrations seem to represent topics known to have interested Bacon (see also Provenance below.)

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High Res Image: 1006083

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Kissing

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:19:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: However, there’s even more to the beneficial effects of kissing than what we have just mentioned above. Because of the exchange of saliva that takes place, it is also believed to boost the immune system, in that it naturally encourages one’s organism to find the proper ways of fighting the bacteria one is being exposed to. In this regard, kissing is basically like a sort of “vaccine,” only much pleasanter, experts say.

On a final note, kissing is also known for reducing stress, preventing the formation of dental plaque and cavities, curing hiccups and, of course, for proving that, sometimes, two heads are, indeed, better than one. Furthermore, statistics show an average person spends an estimated 20,160 minutes of their lives locking lips – if you reckon you’re a bit behind on that, and you truly want to experience all the positive effects kissing has on the body, it might be a good idea if you started acting on it already.

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One of these positive effects is that it tones up facial muscles, and helps in fighting wrinkles and visible signs of exhaustion by stimulating the circulation of blood to the face. Acting in a way similar to that of the facial exercises we were telling you about yesterday, it has been scientifically proven that, while a simple peck only engages two muscles, a more intense kiss requires almost all face muscles. This, combined with the rush of adrenaline and the release of neurotransmitters, helps burn calories faster than you might think.

As a matter of fact, recent kissing experiments seem to indicate that an average-sized person can lose up to a pound over a short period of time, by simply taking an active part in three kisses a day, each at least five seconds long. Aside from burning calories in a fun way, it has been shown that kissing also stimulates cardiovascular activity, lowers cholesterol and decreases high blood pressure.

Tags: science

World's Oldest Marijuana Stash Found

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:25:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The region of China where the tomb is located, Xinjiang, is considered an original source of many cannabis strains worldwide.

How cool is that?

Clip Source: www.torontosun.com

2,700-year-old marijuana stash found

OTTAWA – Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China.

The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly "cultivated for psychoactive purposes," rather than as fibre for clothing or as food, says a research paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany.

The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China.

The extremely dry conditions and alkaline soil acted as preservatives, allowing a team of scientists to carefully analyze the stash, which still looked green though it had lost its distinctive odour.

"To our knowledge, these investigations provide the oldest documentation of cannabis as a pharmacologically active agent,"

The tomb also contained bridles, archery equipment and a harp, confirming the man's high social standing.

They have a hero

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:44:50 GMT

clipped by: JohnWaterman
clipper's remarks: They love their Prez!

Clip Source: www.dailykos.com

► This afternoon Barack make a surprise appearance at St. Columbanus' parrish and grade school, located in Chicago's South Side, where he distributed food and entertained the children. As you can see, he was a big hit (full report below).

Just for the Love of It: Riches beyond Cash

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:00:30 GMT

clipped by: abailart
clipper's remarks: It's about sharing your tools so you all can have access to all the tools under the sun without it costing the earth.
It's about using any free space you have to either benefit positive, ethical and local projects, or to enable volunteers to keep doing their amazing work for free.
It's about sharing the land you don't need in order to facilitate a local food community.
It's about freeconnecting neighbours.
It's about learning to help each other again.
It's about getting ready for a post peak oil world.
It's about making dinner for a friend who was yesterday a stranger.
It's about keeping money out of the equation.
It's about communicating face-to-face and phasing out technological communication.
It's about putting the soul back into society.
It's about helping each other not for profit, but just for the love-ofit.
What is a Freeconomy?

A Freeconomy is a moneyless society in which no money changes and there is no duality between giving and receiving; here they are seen as

Clip Source: www.justfortheloveofit.org

Helping each other not for profit, just for the love of it ...

Welcome to the world's fastest growing alternative economy!

Save money, reduce your carbon footprint and make great new friends!

Get jobs done for free while you learn new skills.

Share skills, tools, spaces and land.

Share tips, information or ask freeconomic questions in our new forum!

The aim of the Freeconomy Community is to get people together locally through the simple act of sharing.
It's obviously completely FREE to join and there's no boring administration - so get sharing!

If you want to find out more, read the freeconomy philosofree.

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It's about making the transition from a money-based communityless society to a community-based moneyless society.
It's about helping others and providing an opportunity for others to help you.
It's about sharing the skills you have learnt through your life and learning those you haven't.

Tags: justfortheloveofit, sharing, free economy

Masterpieces of Frost

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:38:19 GMT

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Clip Source: www.environmentalgraffiti.com

10 Abstract Masterpieces of Frost [PICS]

When thinking of snowflakes and frost, your memory tends to give you subtle hints: it’s translucent, abstract, beautiful and short-lived. Nothing however, can prepare you for what abstract masterpieces icy nights may bring. Flourishes of Jack Frost’s brushstrokes envelop windscreens in fractal crystal and transform into icy autumn leaves, crystal ferns and mathematical shapes. Jack Frost is an abstract artist.

Perhaps the beauty of frost lies precisely in the fact that it is ephemeral, melting into oblivion only several hours after it is created. Frost deposits form when water vapor turns directly into ice, which happens when the air temperature is at or below freezing. When the first frost crystals form a layer, new crystals will align themselves with those already there, which gives us the amazing natural patterns we see.

you can view the toolbag in space through binoculars

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:50:51 GMT

clipped by: jimbo1000
clipper's remarks: I don't know whether I'll have time to do this, I've got a lot of clipping to do.

Clip Source: www.popastro.com

Viewing the ISS toolbag

It should be possible to view the toolbag lost overboard from the International Space Station (ISS) using binoculars from the UK, and to photograph the object as a trail in the sky. But the object is faint and you will need a reasonable familiarity with the stars in order to look at exactly the right point in the sky as it comes over.

Step 1

Go to the website www.heavens-above.com

Step 2

At their home page, for ISS timings click on '10-day predictions for ISS'.

Step 3

At the Heavens-Above home page, for toolbag timings click on the link they give at the top of the page,

Step 4

As an alternative to watching with binoculars, try taking a time exposure of the region using a digital SLR camera on a tripod

Tags: toolbag, astronomy