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Artificial Islands of the Dead Sea

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:54:55 GMT

clipped by: Mohir

Clip Source: io9.com

The Dead Sea, a body of water that sits at the nexus of several political hot spots in the Middle East, has been a source of contention for decades. Now a New York City architecture firm called Phu Hoang Office has proposed a way to turn the sea into a thriving center for tourism and eco-research. The firm proposed the creation of artificial islands (pictured) called No Man's Land that would house hotels, create energy, and harvest clean water from the atmosphere. Check out more pictures and a schematic below.

Salinity gradient solar ponds, water purification tanks, and water filtering processes will all be integrated into the designated “water islands” of the chain. The other two island designs will be for tourists and solar energy production, providing self sufficient power as well as creating revenue.

Tags: geo-enginering, architecture, dead sea

Raindrops on roses

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:55:50 GMT

clipped by: Aribeth
clipper's remarks: The team tried to replicate the effect.They put some polyvinyl alcohol onto rose petals and allowed it to set, then peeled off a thin plastic cast of the petal surface.This film had the same properties as the rose petal:the film could hold droplets of between 3-5 microlitres even when held upside down.

It seems that the physical shape of the surface is much more important than any chemical properties of the material in creating 'stickiness',says Ronald Fearing, a biomimetic engineer at the University of California at Berkeley.

For a rose, this stickiness might come in handy as reflective water drops that glisten in the Sun might attract pollinating insects. In the lab, such materials might be useful for 'lab on a chip' devices that need to hold and shunt around tiny quantities of liquid without leaking or being contaminated by nearby materials. "These findings present many interesting applications in microfluid handling," says Fearing.

Clip Source: www.nature.com

Raindrops on roses

Behind the natural beauty of a rosebud covered in dew drops lies a decades-old mystery: why don't the tiny droplets fall off, even when the flower is turned upside down?

The beading of water droplets on natural materials is not a rare thing.

But on many flowers and leaves the droplets slide off with the slightest tremble

because the surfaces are very rough and spiky at the microscopic scale, and the tips of the spikes are covered in wax.

The water molecules therefore come into contact with only a tiny fraction of the surface, and then only to water-repelling wax.

Lin Feng and her colleagues at Tsinghua University in Beijing found that although rose petals are coated with similar projections, they have wide, gentle-sloping troughs between the spikes, and no wax. The spikes keep the dew drops in a spherical shape, but the water 'leaks' into the troughs between spike-covered bumps, giving a bit of 'stick' and stopping a small droplet from rolling around (see diagram).

Tags: science

12 Top Places You Risk Getting Infected

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:50:47 GMT

clipped by: murieleileen

Clip Source: articles.mercola.com

1. Your kitchen sink:

2. Airplane bathrooms:

3. Wet laundry (even after it’s been washed):

4. Drinking fountains:

5. Shopping cart handles:

6. ATM buttons:

7. Your handbag:

8. Playgrounds:

9. Mats and machines at health clubs:

10. Your bathtub:

11. Your office phone:

12. Hotel-room remote control:

This list is enough to turn anyone into a modern-day Howard Hughes, just from the “yuck factor” alone. If you want to add even more fodder to your ensuing germaphobia, check out what these hidden cameras found out about glassware in your hotel room.

infectious agents like bacteria and viruses are pervasive.

You simply can’t escape them.

It has been shown time and time again that washing your hands with soap and water can kill viruses that cause:

The common cold

Hepatitis A

Acute gastroenteritis

Other illnesses

In fact, studies have found that soap and water work better than the waterless, alcohol-based hand wipes and rubs.

if you wash them too frequently you

actually extract

protective oils in your skin,

crack

bleed

Tags: infection, germ infested, soap and water

Achieve a Deep, Uninterrupted Sleep - 24 ways to get the rest you need

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:16:48 GMT

clipped by: murieleileen

Clip Source: www.rd.com

Blessed sleep -- the holy grail of health. Lack of sleep can send your blood sugar levels skyrocketing, contribute to weight gain, lead to depression, put you at risk for diabetes, and cause brain damage.

Sleep deprivation can alter your levels of thyroid and stress hormones,

1. Create a transition routine.

2. Figure out your body cycle.

3. Sprinkle just-washed sheets and pillowcases with lavender water and iron them before making up your bed. The scent is scientifically proven to promote relaxation, and the repetition and mindlessness of ironing will soothe you. Or, instead of ironing your sheets, do the next best thing: Put lavender water in a perfume atomizer and spray above your bed just before climbing in.

5. Switch your pillow.

Clip Source: www.rd.com

Adjust Your Bedroom

6. Choose the right pillow.

Other pillow tips

10. Tuck a hot-water bottle between your feet or wear a pair of ski socks to bed.

11. Kick your dog or cat out of your bedroom

Clip Source: www.rd.com

14. Eat a handful of walnuts before bed.

15. Munch a banana before bed.

Tags: sleep, insomnia, stress, hormones, depression

wet pussies pics

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:48:29 GMT

clipped by: boozich
clipper's remarks: water and cats don't really mix....

Clip Source: rippin-kitten.blogspot.com

Tags: cats, pussies, wet, bathed

Drink Water On Empty Stomach

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:43:23 GMT

clipped by: Newfman
clipper's remarks: * Headache
* Body Ache
* Heart System
* Arthritis
* Fast Heart Beat
* Epilepsy
* Excess
* Fatness
* Bronchitis
* Asthma
* TB
* Meningtitis
* Kidney and Urine diseases
* Vomiting gastritis
* Diarrhea
* Piles
* Diabetes
* Constipation
* All Eye Diseases
* Womb Cancer
* Menstrual Disorders
* Ear Nose
* Throat Diseases

Clip Source: www.knowledgebase-script.com

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.

They publish below a description of use of water for their readers.

For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses, the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a hundred percent cure for the following diseases

As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink four glasses of water each of 160 ml.

Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.

After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for two hours.

Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink four glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to four glasses per day.

The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

Tags: health

Your Doughnut Addiction Explained

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:29:43 GMT

clipped by: BobbyRutan
clipper's remarks: More: When sugar water was substituted for the saccharin solution, the results were the same, researchers said.

"Intense sweetness is more rewarding to the rats than cocaine," said coauthor Magalie Lenoir of the University of Bordeaux in France.

Lenoir said mammalian taste receptors evolved in an environment that lacked sugar and so were not adapted to the high concentrations of sweets found in the modern diet. Excess sugar could increase levels of the brain chemical dopamine, she said, leading to a craving for sweets.

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Researchers have learned that rats overwhelmingly prefer water sweetened with saccharin to cocaine, a finding that demonstrates the addictive potential of sweets

Offering larger doses of cocaine did not alter the rats' preference for saccharin, according to the report

Scientists said the study, presented this week in San Diego at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, might help explain the rise in human obesity, which has been driven in part by an overconsumption of sugary foods

In the experiment, 43 rats were placed in cages with two levers, one of which delivered an intravenous dose of cocaine and the other a sip of highly sweetened water. At the end of the 15-day trial, 40 of the rats consistently chose saccharin instead of cocaine

Further testing the rat sweet tooth, scientists subjected 24 cocaine-addicted rats to a similar trial. At the end of 10 days, the majority of them preferred saccharin

Clip Source: www.spoiledratten.com

Tags: coca-cola! it's better than coke!

Water Droplet Photography

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:25:08 GMT

clipped by: bigshoulders
clipper's remarks: Super-cool stop-motion photography of water in motion. Gorgeous images.

Clip Source: waterconnect.googlepages.com

Tags: water, photography, macro

HADO INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:18:03 GMT

clipped by: murieleileen

Clip Source: www.hado.com.au

WELCOME TO HADO INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA

At Hado Institute Australia we are sharing the Universal philosophy of Hado (vibration) and the unique discovery of Dr. Masaru Emoto.

Throughout this site you will find a number of pages sharing the messages from water and the philosphy of Hado. You will also find an important message for each of us as human beings.

Hado is vibration.We know from quantum physics that everything, including human beings and all matter in the Universe is in a state of vibration. Each and every thing generates its own frequency, which is unique.

HADO it has been neglected in the development of general science, simply because it is has always been invisible. We can feel Hado if we are tuned into it, but we haven't been able to see it before with our eyes.

HADO energy can now clearly be seen in the water crystal photographs taken by Dr. Masaru Emoto and his science team in Japan the the USA.

The water crystals show us that our consciousness does affect our reality.

Tags: hado, masaru emoto, water, chrystals, vibration, quantum physics

Introduction to Hado - Hado creates words Words are the vibrations of nature

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:07:48 GMT

clipped by: murieleileen

Clip Source: www.hado.net

“Hado creates words Words are the vibrations of nature
Therefore beautiful words create beautiful nature
Ugly words create ugly nature This is the root of the universe.”
by Masaru Emoto

The Japanese researcher in question is Dr. Masaru Emoto, chief of the Hado institute in Tokyo. He is the author of many books concerning the phenomenon of ' Hado'. The two ideograms comprising this expression Hado (pronounced hadou to rhyme with shadow) literally mean "wave" and "move". This following definition is how Dr. Emoto himself describes the phenomenon, which led him to a series of remarkable discoveries pertaining to the nature of water.

Hado: The intrinsic vibrational pattern at the atomic level in all matter. The smallest unit of energy. Its basis is the energy of human consciousness.

"Arigatou" -Thank you in Japanese

Tags: hado, water, chrystals, words, vibrations, nature, universe, masaru emoto, wave

water harp photograph

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:22:35 GMT

clipped by: murieleileen
clipper's remarks: outdoor water harp

Clip Source: www.prosperityfountain.com

Tags: harp, water, fountaun, sculpture

World of Water

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:11:38 GMT

clipped by: murieleileen
clipper's remarks: check out this site

Clip Source: www.hado.net

Welcome to the World of Water!

A world of which every living entity shares a part, and yet about which we know significantly little...

Until the groundbreaking work of a pioneer Japanese researcher whose astonishing discovery about water, documented photographically, changed most of what we didn't know and led to a new consciousness of Earth's most precious resource.

"The messages from water are telling us to look inside ourselves"

Tags: water, masaru emoto, crystals

WOW, Bridge Made of Water!

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:00:05 GMT

clipped by: aculton
clipper's remarks: Almost as cool as salt water fuel clip...

Clip Source: www.physorg.com

Water forms floating 'bridge' when exposed to high voltage

While it's one of the most important and abundant chemical compounds on Earth, water is still a puzzle to scientists. Much research has been done to uncover the structure of water beyond the H₂O scale, which is thought to be responsible for many of water’s unique properties. However, the nature of this structure, governed by hydrogen bonds, is currently unknown.

Water undoubtedly is the most important chemical substance in the world

The interaction of water with electric fields has been intensely explored over the last years. We report another unusual effect of liquid water exposed to a dc electric field: the floating water bridge.”

When exposed to a high-voltage electric field, water in two beakers climbs out of the beakers and crosses empty space to meet, forming the water bridge

the phenomenon, the scientists found that water was being transported from one beaker to another

Tags: technology, water, news, bridge

The Deepest Pool in the World (Pictures)

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:20:08 GMT

clipped by: sohil

Clip Source: www.anvari.org

Nemo 33 is a recreational diving center in Brussels, Belgium

The pool itself consists of a submerged
structure with flat platforms at various depth levels

has two large
flat-bottomed areas at depth levels of 5m (16 ft) and 10m (32 ft), and a large
circular pit descending to a depth of 33m (108 ft)

It is filled with
2,500,000 litres of non-chlorinated, highly filtered spring water maintained

at 30°C (86°F) and contains several simulated underwater caves at the 10m depth level

There are numerous underwater windows that allow outside visitors to look into the pools at various depths

designed by Belgian diving expert John Beernaerts as a multi-purpose diving instruction, recreational, and film production facility, and opened in 2004

You are not allowed to practice any skills unless you have an instructor in your group

Tags: pictures, swimming, health, deep, interesting, belguim, wow, water