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The fish that nearly sank Isaac Newton's career

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:44:42 PDT

The fish that nearly sank Isaac Newton's career - An intricate image of a flying fish is one of hundreds of images now searchable online courtesy of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom's national academy of science.This striking wood engraving appeared in the 1686 text "Historia Piscium" or "The History of Fishes" by John Ray and Francis Willughby. Now mostly forgotten, the book was

Was the Titanic Shipwrecked by a Celestial Alignment?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:41:26 PST

Was the Titanic Shipwrecked by a Celestial Alignment? - Is it possible the most famous shipwreck of recent history was due to an astrological phenomenon?(A scale model of Titanic is displayed at the 'London Model Engineering Exhibition' at Alexander Palace on January 20, 2012 in London, England.) Next month will mark 100 years since the Titanic struck a giant iceberg and sank in April of 1912,

What sank the Titanic? Scientists point to the moon

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:03:02 PST

What sank the Titanic? Scientists point to the moon -- A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit of the crash: the moon.Anyone who knows history or blockbuster movies knows that the cause of the ocean liner's accident 100 years ago next month was that it hit an iceberg."But the lunar connection may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into

Is Prostitution Really the World's Oldest Profession?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:37:22 PST

Is Prostitution Really the World's Oldest Profession? - Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “prostitute” and a “slut” on the air last week, enraging liberals and prompting many of his program’s advertisers to pull out. Prostitutes are often said to work in “the world’s oldest profession.” Is prostitution really the world’s oldest profession?The Procuress, oil on

Was Osama Bin Laden Really Buried At Sea?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:47:12 PST

Was Osama Bin Laden Really Buried At Sea? - Osama Bin Laden was apparently buried in the waters of the north Arabian sea, but internal emails from intelligence service Stratfor, obtained by hacker group Anonymous and posted by WikiLeaks suggest otherwise.According to official accounts, he was wrapped in a sheet and “eased” off the decks of the U.S.S Carl Vinson just hours after he was killed on

Five ways to improve flexibility

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:27:07 PST

Five ways to improve flexibility - It's difficult to fit proper exercise into our daily routines - Between work and personal obligations, managing to reach the gym has become reason to celebrate. Leading a life without physical activity can cause anxiety, depression and obesity. Even when we exercise, we often focus exclusively on weightlifting and cardiovascular activities-both of which are

Not a very good start! Model takes a tumble on first day of Paris Fashion Week

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:39:31 PST

Not a very good start! Model takes a tumble on first day of Paris Fashion Week - Anthony Vaccarello's star has been on a meteoric rise since Gwyneth Paltrow wore one of his dresses on the cover of Harper's Bazaar.But while the Belgian designer's profile gets higher and higher, one of his models took a series of tumbles at his Paris Fashion Week show yesterday.Model Pauline Hoarau attracted

Google privacy overhaul 'unlawful', say regulators

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:14:04 PST

Google privacy overhaul 'unlawful', say regulators - Google new privacy policy, which comes into force tomorrow, may be illegal and should be suspended, European privacy regulators have said.The European Commission's data protection advisors expressed "strong doubts" about the lawfulness of Google’s new privacy policy. Google said last month it will introduce a new, unified privacy policy to

Google users ignore major privacy shakeup

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:11:31 PST

Google users ignore major privacy shakeup - Only one in ten British Google users have read the firm’s radical new privacy policy despite heavy promotion and controversy over its "invasive" terms, a survey has found.The new system comes into force on Thursday and will pool personal data from more than 60 Google services into a single file for each of its hundreds of millions of users.Google

Couple born on same maternity ward tie knot 22 years later

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:24:23 PST

Couple born on same maternity ward tie knot 22 years later - A couple have proved are destined to be together from the cradle to the grave after tying the knot - 22 years since they were separated at birth.Both Richard and Kayleigh Brookes mothers were in hospital at the same time in 1989 giving birth to them on the same maternity ward.Years later, the two were put in the same class at

Exercise in Pregnancy Safe for Baby

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:38:02 PST

Exercise in Pregnancy Safe for Baby, Study Finds - Exercising at moderate or -- for very active women -- even high intensity during pregnancy won't hurt your baby's health, a new study finds.Researchers monitored healthy women in their third trimester before and after 30 minutes on a treadmill and found no problems with measures of fetal well-being, including heart rate and blood flow. The

Daddy stays at home – but mummy has flown the nest

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:59:45 PST

Daddy stays at home – but mummy has flown the nest - There is a growing trend of women handing over childcare to their men.I’ve spotted them at the school gates, looking dazed and slightly dishevelled as they hand over packed lunches and field trip slips. Traces of glue stick to their fingers from a late night spent building a pyramid out of cereal packets for a class project. The stay-at-home

'I've spent 11 years saving child brides'

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:33:09 PST

'I've spent 11 years saving child brides' - At 13, Vijaylaxmi Sharma defied tradition and refused to marry an older man despite her parents' demands. Helen Roberts finds out how this courageous young woman has made it her mission to save other young girls - including a ten-month-old baby - from becoming child bridesA line of young innocent girls stand on her doorstep, begging and pleading for

Cadillac That Carried Kennedy's Body after Assassination Auctioned

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:56:33 PST

Cadillac That Carried Kennedy's Body after Assassination Auctioned - The Miller-Meteor Cadillac hearse that carried former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's casket after he was assassinated in 1963 was auctioned at a Scottsdale, Arizona auction this weekend for $160,000. Stephen Tebo, a real estate developer from Colorado, bought the hearse that carried the former President, along with his

1 in 6 Teen Moms Say They Didn't Believe They Could Get Pregnant

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:53:40 PST

1 in 6 Teen Moms Say They Didn't Believe They Could Get Pregnant - Half of teen mothers say they were not using birth control when they got pregnant, and a new report outlines the reasons teens give for not doing so.Of teen moms who reported not using birth control, 31 percent said they did not believe they could get pregnant at the time. To decrease teen birth rates, teens need factual

Google Explains the Internet with ‘Good to Know’

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:34:55 PST

Google Explains the Internet with ‘Good to Know’ - Not content with (controversially) unveiling the future of internet search by adding personalized results, Google is continuing a particularly active January with the launch of a new campaign aimed at educating internet users about the value of digital literacy and online privacy.Google describes the campaign, Good to Know, as aiming “to help

Many parents help support adult children

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:40:32 PDT

Many parents help support adult children - More than half of parents in the United States are helping, or have helped, support their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and stagnant wages, according to a new survey.The online poll showed that current economic conditions are discouraging young adults from leaving home and forcing those who have already gone, so-called boomerang

Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia.

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:07:24 PDT

Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia - This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be poorer or less educated, both conditions that make divorce

Brain Storm to start adult stem cell trial for ALS

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:01:48 PDT

Brain Storm to start adult stem cell trial for ALS - BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc received approval from Israel's Health Ministry for a clinical trial of its adult stem cell therapy for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)."The trial represents a significant step forward in our goal of using stem cells with neuro restoration capabilities to treat ALS," Adrian Harel, acting CEO of

US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:30:11 PDT

US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2 – Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China's pace of growth, according to a new report obtained by The Associated Press.China's production of green technologies has grown by a

Daddy Got Me My Internship

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:25:53 PDT

Daddy Got Me My Internship - Clegg admits parental job boost amid crackdown on unpaid internships - Deputy prime minister owns up to securing his first internship through his father's influence in a Finnish bank - Nick Clegg was forced to admit it was "wrong" that his own career had been boosted by parental connections when he was starting out, getting him time at a bank and his first job in

FIFA Intervenes in Indonesia FA Crisis

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:39:53 PDT

FIFA Intervenes in Indonesia FA Crisis - FIFA intervened directly in Indonesia’s football crisis on Monday, announcing it was appointing a committee to take over from the local federation on an interim basis.FIFA said in a statement that the so-called normalisation committee would organise elections for the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) leadership by the end of next month, stop a rebel

Radioactive water at 5 million times limit found at Japan plant

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:22:45 PDT

Radioactive water at 5 million times limit found at Japan plant – The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found water with 5 million times the legal limit of radioactivity as it struggles for a fourth week to contain the world's biggest nuclear disaster in quarter of a century.Underlining the concern over spreading radiation, the government said it was

Are Japanese Pregnant Women in Danger?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:53:17 PDT

Are Japanese Pregnant Women in Danger? - As we have been monitoring the after-effects of the devastating natural disaster in Japan, we have seen a population faced with a number of health risks over the past few weeks. From a health care system in disarray, to shortages of medicine, to a limited supply of food and water, one group in particular that has me terribly worried is pregnant women.We

'Super' salmon resist climate change better

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:00:02 PDT

'Super' salmon resist climate change better – Toughened by a punishing annual migration in western Canada, a special breed of sockeye salmon has proved better able to survive environmental change than other members of the species, a study said Thursday.The Fraser River in British Columbia has more than 100 distinct populations of sockeye salmon, many of them so fine-tuned to their environment