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Boomerang Photo

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:17:19 GMT

clipped by: FalconHunter
clipper's remarks: This is cool.

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

Amazing boomerang photo

The trajectory of a foam boomerang with LED lights, by Michael Murphree.

Tags: boomerang. lights, picture

The return of the wet-nurse

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:34:24 GMT

clipped by: michellezm

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Breastfeeding someone else's baby has been unthinkable for mothers for over a century. Incredibly, despite the health risks, it's making a comeback in modern Britain

Wet nursing, cross-nursing, shared feeding, call it what you like - the idea of allowing another woman to breast-feed your baby leaves the uncomfortable feeling of boundaries being overstepped, of someone trespassing on a unique relationship.

For centuries, the British aristocracy employed wet nurses to feed their babies because breast-feeding was seen as ruining a woman's figure, and, at that time, wealthy women were far more removed from their own offspring.

The practice was commonplace, even among middle- class women, until the middle of the 19th century, when doctors realised that wet nurses might be passing on infections such as syphilis, cholera and TB.

Yet a steadily growing minority of mothers now believe that wet-nursing is the answer to the eternal dilemma of women who want to go back to work

Tags: children, child care, wet nurse, medical, health, current affairs

Sleep late! Early rising not good for heart

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:08:58 GMT

clipped by: hudgal1
clipper's remarks: I wonder exactly how they did this study. Was there a control group of older folks that sleep late? Surely there must have been some factor that would point to the fact that early risers are not just older. Maybe there will be more details in the presentation this week.

The part about sleep deprivation is interesting in either case. Lack of sleep does strange things, not just to your body, but to your mind as well.

Clip Source: www.physorg.com

Generations have praised the wisdom of getting up early in the morning, but a Japanese study says early-risers are actually at a higher risk of developing heart problems.

The study, conducted by researchers from several universities and hospitals in the western Japanese city of Kyoto, revealed a link between wake-up times and a person's cardiovascular condition.

"Rising early to go to work or exercise might not be beneficial to health, but rather a risk for vascular diseases," said an abstract of the study.

The study, covering 3,017 healthy adults aged between 23 through 90, found that early risers had a greater risk of heart conditions including hypertension and of having strokes.

However, the study also noted that early risers were usually older.

A separate study released in June by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that chronic sleep deprivation adds stress to the heart, putting a person at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

Tags: sleep, sleep deprivation, heart disease

New Rule

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:03:17 GMT

clipped by: debbyski

Clip Source: www.hbo.com

New Rule: While we're still fighting the war on terror, airport police must spend less time on gay sex and more time on bombs. I know how important it is to keep the streets safe for heterosexuality, but there are a limited number of things to do during a layover in St. Paul-and when you cross "anonymous gay sex" off the list, there's nothing.

And airport security isn't helping! I mean, they have you take off half your clothes. Then they pat you down. Now you're horny and you've got three hours to kill.

Tags: lol