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20 Ways the World Could End

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:41:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scary...yet possible?

20 Ways the World Could End

Asteroid impact

1 Asteroid impact Once a disaster scenario gets the cheesy Hollywood treatment, it's hard to take it seriously.

2 Gamma-ray burst If you could watch the sky with gamma-ray vision, you might think you were being stalked by cosmic paparazzi.

3 Collapse of the vacuum In the book Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut popularized the idea of "ice-nine,"

4 Rogue black holes Our galaxy is full of black holes, collapsed stellar corpses just a dozen miles wide.

5 Giant solar flares Solar flares— more properly known as coronal mass ejections

6 Reversal of Earth's magnetic field Every few hundred thousand years Earth's magnetic field dwindles

7 Flood-basalt volcanism In 1783, the Laki volcano in Iceland erupted

8 Global epidemics

9 Global warming

10 Ecosystem collapse

11 Biotech disaster While we are extinguishing natural species, we're also creating new ones

12 Particle accelerator mishap Theodore Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber,

13 Nanotechnology disaster

Tags: natural disasters, human-triggered disasters, willful self-destruction, apocalypse, technology

Top Ten Spices That Defend You Against Aging

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:48:13 GMT

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Clip Source: articles.mercola.com

Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood sugar.

When researchers tested extracts from 24 common herbs and spices, they found a direct correlation between antioxidant phenol content and the ability of the extracts to block the formation of compounds that contribute to damage caused by diabetes and aging.

Cloves (ground)

Cinnamon (ground)

Jamaican allspice (ground)

Apple pie spice (mixture)

Oregano (ground)

Pumpkin pie spice (mixture)

Marjoram

Sage

Thyme

Gourmet Italian spice

This is not the first time scientists have declared culinary herbs and spices as potent anti-diabetic alternatives.

Cinnamon and cinnamon extracts have previously been shown to effectively lower blood sugar. As a matter of fact, cinnamon was found to increase glucose metabolism 20-fold, in one such study!

1 in 4 Americans Now Suffer From Pre-Diabetes or Some Form of Diabetes

Gutter Art

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:39:35 GMT

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Clip Source: abduzeedo.com

Most of us would never think that a gutter could be a piece of art. Here in Brazil, some people are using these parts of urban scenery to bring a little bit of color to the commomly grey sidewalks. They are Anderson Augusto and Leonardo Delafuente from 6emeia

And it's fantastic that they don't just paint anything, random faces and all, but they even make some pieces inspired by classic paintings and movies. And of course, they're like ninjas... they adapt to any gutter situation. Hope you all enjoy these! Cheers. ;)

For more information and images visit their website at http://www.6emeia.com/

Tags: art, urban, gutter