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5 Diseases that are Thriving Thanks to Global Warming

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:41:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: God bless us all...

Clip Source: matador.org

5 Diseases that are Thriving Thanks to Global Warming

Do you think tropical diseases only occur in developing countries? Think again.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says diseases are spreading to temperate regions thanks to global warming.

Malaria

spread by the Anopheles mosquito infected with the Plasmodium parasite

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that warmer temperatures will put 65% of the world’s population at risk of infection—an increase of 20%.

Dengue Fever

spread by the Aedes mosquito infected with the Flavivirus virus

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture predict dengue’s encroachment upon temperate regions due to small increases in temperature.

Encephalitis

arthropod-borne disease present in many forms,

Bubonic Plague

spread by rodents and their fleas infected with the bacterium Yersinia pestis

reports a 60% rise in plague

Cholera

Cholera is a waterborne disease present in drinking water and food

What you can do

Tags: tropical diseases, global warming, who, malaria, dengue fever, encephalitis, plague, cholera, epa, us

Proven: Gorillas have human emotions

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:48:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Heartbreaking!

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gorilla grieves over death of her baby

A female gorilla has been photographed grieving over the loss of her baby, showing a strength of emotion rarely witnessed in the animal world.

Gorilla Gana, 11, was left shattered in her compound at the zoo in Muenster in northern Germany at the weekend when her three-month-old baby Claudio suddenly died.

Visitors wept as Gana held her lifeless child up in the air, vainly seeking to restore movement to his lolling head, his limp arms.

She put the baby on her back and walked around, stopping to look at him after a few paces to see if he had recovered.

"On Wednesday he gave the impression to keepers that he wasn't feeling too well.

"On Friday he wasn't eating or drinking properly and seemed to be growing weaker.

"We were keeping a close eye on him but suddenly, on Saturday morning, he died."

By Monday morning the zoo keepers were still unable to get to the body of Claudio, so fiercely is Gana guarding him.

Tags: animal kingdom, apes, gorillas, munich, germany, zoos, captivity, wild

America's never-ending prohibition: Bernd Debusmann

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:18:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Unlike alcohol, for Marijuana there is no distinction between use and abuse

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

America's never-ending prohibition: Bernd Debusmann

Bernd Debusmann is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's alcohol prohibition lasted 13 years, filled the country's prisons, inspired contempt for the law among millions, bred corruption and produced Al Capone. What it did not do was keep Americans from drinking.

America's marijuana prohibition drew into its 72nd year this month. It has created a huge underground industry

in 1978, when a bill introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy was passed by the Senate but never got to a vote in the House.

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN USE AND ABUSE

Americans who have admitted smoking marijuana

include President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator John Kerry, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former Vice President Al Gore and Barack Obama

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

"It's not funny," he said, "not funny at all."

Tags: prohibition, abuse, alcohol, drugs, marijuana, usa

Teddy bear car navigation system

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: it reminded me of the Blaupunkt ad...

Clip Source: www.pinktentacle.com

Robot teddy bear car navigation system

On June 3, engineers at iXs Research Corporation unveiled a robotic teddy bear designed to work as a talking car navigation system. The prototype robot stands 30 centimeters (1 ft) tall and has 6 joints in its arms and neck, which it uses to make gestures while providing spoken directions.

The robot bear is also equipped with functions to improve auto safety, such as an alcohol detection sensor embedded in its neck. If it smells booze, the robot confronts the driver, saying, “You haven’t been drinking, have you?” Other sensors detect reckless driving, so if the driver suddenly accelerates or slams on the brakes, the robot says, “Watch out!”

As a bonus feature, the robot bear provides information about nearby landmarks when you stroke its head.

We want to make it more compact,” says CEO Fuminori Yamasaki, “and we’d like to offer a variety of shapes, including other characters and a plain mechanical version.”

Tags: navigation, maps, gprs, teddy bear, robot, voice activated

10 Common Skin Myths -- Exposed!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:19:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Interesting...read the details.

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10 Common Skin Myths -- Exposed!

Some are proverbial old wives' tales, others have solid medical evidence behind them, and a few are true -- but misleading.

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Shaving makes hair grow back thicker.

Myth

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Exfoliating can slow hair growth.

Myth

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All wrinkles form by age 25 -- they just start to show later.

Myth

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Squinting or rubbing your eyes and face can cause wrinkles.

Fact

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Apply moisturizer and foundation in upward strokes or you will get wrinkles.

Myth

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Drink eight glasses of water a day and you will have great skin.

Sort of

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Bathing in milk (or drinking it) can help you have great skin.

Fact, but before you head to the grocery store...

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Dry-brushing your skin eliminates cellulite

Myth

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Dirt (or chocolate, or greasy food) causes acne.

Myth

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Tanning beds can help you avoid sunburn by getting a "base tan."

but don't run out to the tanning salon just yet...

A tan will let you stay out longer in the sun without getting burnt

but those extra rays aren't necessarily a good thing.

Tags: skin, dermatology, tan, exposure, spf, exfoliating, moisturising, toner, wrinkle, revitalizing

Things That Change After College...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:03:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: You can see the entire list - I chose the ones I identified with!

Clip Source: www.misscellania.com

Things That Change After College

1. 6:00 a.m. is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.

4. Your fantasies of having sex with three women with lesbian tendencies are replaced by fantasies of having sex with anyone at all.

8. You don't get drunk at home, to save money, before going to a club.

12. Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.

13. You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.

15. You go to the pharmacy for Asprin and antacids, not Condoms and pregnancy test kits.

16. A £2.50 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff."

17. You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next door won't turn down the music.

19. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

20. You always know where you are when you wake up.

23. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m.

24. You can remember the name of the person you wake up next to.

Tags: college, humor, campus, education, girls, dating, drinking, smoking, music, sex

The black balls of Ivanhoe

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:59:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Do we have the balls...?

Clip Source: www.odditycentral.com

The black balls of Ivanhoe

Thousands of black plastic balls cover the Ivanhoe reservoir in Los Angeles

It might not look like serious business, but The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dropped 400,000 black plastic balls into one of the city’s reservoirs for a reason.

sunlight mixes with the chlorine and bromide in the water creating a deadly mix which some scientist believe may be causing cancer. The balls are meant to shade the water from the dangerous sunlight.

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

DWP drops 400,000 balls onto Ivanhoe Reservoir

In a move to block the formation of a carcinogen in the water, the Los Angeles agency will add 3 million more black spheres.

The agency started dumping thousands of floating plastic balls into Ivanhoe Reservoir -- the dwarf sibling next door to Silver Lake Reservoir, the neighborhood's crown jewel -- to protect the drinking water supply needed for summer.

Tags: los angeles, potable water, reservoir

SOS: Algae Bloom In Chinese Lakes Causes Panic Buying of Bottled Water

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:02:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: When are we going to ever learn ...

Clip Source: www.treehugger.com

Algae Bloom In Chinese Lakes Causes Panic Buying of Bottled Water

"A fast-spreading, foul-smelling, blue-green algae smothered a lake in eastern China, contaminating the drinking water for millions of people and sparking panic-buying of bottled water, state media said Thursday

"The city has placed a ban on price hikes and threatened hefty fines to violators, the report said. A Wal-Mart store imposed rations of 24 bottles per person,..."

Clip Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn

Blue-green algae discovered in another east China lake

More blue-green algae has been found in east China, this time in China's fifth largest freshwater lake - Chaohu Lake - in the eastern province of Anhui.

Clip Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn

Blue-green algae appears in Taihu Lake again

The words "SOS Taihu Lake", written using blue-green algae, are seen on the bank of the lake in this recent photo taken in Yixing, East China's Jiangsu Province.

Clip Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn

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Tags: pollution, global warming, algae, drinking water, population, china

6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:30:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: As mentioned in the clip, plenty of proof here...'The line between heroic bravery and complete stupidity is a blurred one.'

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Werner Forssmann Stabs His Own Damned Heart

In 1929, Werner Forssmann was a surgical trainee who wanted to learn about the heart.

he went for the more classic investigatory approach of "poke it with something."

HEAF Tempts the Explosion Gods

High Explosives Applications Facility

single coolest-named facility in the entire world, decided to show off

they could control their new metal-melting laser.

Stubbins Ffirth Eats Yellow Fever

line between heroic bravery and complete stupidity is a blurred one

Stubbins Ffirth sprinted over it while chugging a bowl of vomit. Seriously.

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

Albert Hoffman Invents LSD, and Soaks His Brain In It

Dr. Albert Hoffman developed Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-25 in 1938

Five years later he accidentally absorbed a tiny dose through his skin

"Science rules!"

Drs. Warren and Barry Marshall Drink Stomach-Eating Germs

Drs. Warren and Marshall isolated the bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers

and drinking the vial of filthy bacteria

John Paul Stapp, Scientist and Human Bullet

Tags: sceince, medicine, bizarre, disease, inventions

5 Classics Written Under the Influence

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:26:31 GMT

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Clip Source: www.neatorama.com

5 Classics Written Under the Influence

1. Collected Poetry, Li Po (701 - 762)

One of the best of the T'ang dynasty poets in seventh-century China, Li Po wrote many poems about drinking.

alcohol has two functions. First of all, it brings friends together to sing, to reminisce

Second, it acts as a muse, a way to relax and release the poet into fantasies and meditations

2. "Kubla Khan," Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

After smoking opium, Coleridge fell asleep, and when he awoke he was on fire with images.

The result is one of the wildest, most puzzling poems of all time.

3. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)

Like many famous writers, Hemingway battled alcoholism all his life. In The Sun Also Rises, one of his best novels, almost every character drinks continually.

4. Being and Nothingness, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 - 1980)

Sartre apparently was a big ingester of mescaline to get him, er, up to speed.

5. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)

Burroughs was

heroin addict

Tags: writers, poets, playwrights, creativity, storytellers, alcoholism, drugs

Price of Beer - worldwide

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:39:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: My kinda site, hic!

Clip Source: www.pintprice.com

The only price comparison website worth drinking to as well as the only travel and short-break holiday guide you really need.

United Kingdom United States Canada Greece

$ USD

€ EUR

$ AUD

$ CAD

£ GBP

Top 10 Most Affordable Countries - Top 10 Most Expensive Countries

What is a pint?

Clip Source: www.pintprice.com

Country	Price
Norway	£5.88
Monaco	£5.80
Burundi	£5.51
Guadaloupe	£5.13
Iceland	£4.74
France	£4.22
Cape Verde	£3.94
Martinique	£3.94
Singapore	£3.89
Iran	£3.88

Tags: beer, pint, alcohol, lager, brewery

Great use of a used plane

This is El Avion, a famous plane now turned into a bar.

El Avion is a model C-123 Fairchild and it can be found in Costa Rica and it has quite an unusual story. I for one really didn’t get much of it, but the bottom line is that it was abandoned by the USA at the San Jose airport, in 1986, after its identical sister plane was shot down over Nicaragua, leading to the capture of a one Eugene Hasenfus by the Sandinista army. Apparently there was a huge scandal regarding this incident at the time, but right now El Avion remains just a place where you can come and get a really expensive drink.

Tags: el avion, fairchild, aircraft, san jose, costa rica, fighter aircraft, bar, pub, drinking, recycle

Land of the Trash

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:39:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: About 4.6 pounds of trash is generated per person per day.

Clip Source: www.learner.org

Every year, the United States generates approximately 230 million tons of "trash"--about 4.6 pounds per person per day. Less than one-quarter of it is recycled; the rest is incinerated or buried in landfills. With a little forethought, we could reuse or recycle more than 70 percent of the landfilled waste, which includes valuable materials such as glass, metal, and paper. This would reduce the demand on virgin sources of these materials and eliminate potentially severe environmental, economic, and public health problems.

Could We Bury It?
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, many of the country's landfills have been closed for one or both of these two reasons:

They were full.
They were contaminating groundwater. The water that flows beneath these deep holes is our drinking water. Once groundwater is contaminated, it is extremely expensive and difficult, and sometimes even impossible, to clean it up.

Tags: recycling, reuse, garbage, trash, sewage

Clipmarks | hitchhiker08's 'drinking' clips

5 Diseases that are Thriving Thanks to Global Warming

5 Diseases that are Thriving Thanks to Global Warming

Malaria

Dengue Fever

Encephalitis

Bubonic Plague

Cholera

What you can do

Proven: Gorillas have human emotions

Gorilla grieves over death of her baby

America's never-ending prohibition: Bernd Debusmann

America's never-ending prohibition: Bernd Debusmann

Teddy bear car navigation system

Robot teddy bear car navigation system

10 Common Skin Myths -- Exposed!

10 Common Skin Myths -- Exposed!

Things That Change After College...

Things That Change After College

The black balls of Ivanhoe

DWP drops 400,000 balls onto Ivanhoe Reservoir

SOS: Algae Bloom In Chinese Lakes Causes Panic Buying of Bottled Water

Algae Bloom In Chinese Lakes Causes Panic Buying of Bottled Water

Blue-green algae discovered in another east China lake

Blue-green algae appears in Taihu Lake again

6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science

5 Classics Written Under the Influence

5 Classics Written Under the Influence

1. Collected Poetry, Li Po (701 - 762)

2. "Kubla Khan," Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

3. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)

4. Being and Nothingness, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 - 1980)

5. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)

Price of Beer - worldwide

Top 25 censored stories for 2008

Top 25 Censored Stories for 2008

Drinking stories from history that put yours to shame!

Drinking stories that put yours to shame

Innovative 'recycling' of a used plane?

Great use of a used plane

Land of the Trash