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Best of friends! Mini-me Verne Troyer cuddles up to a tiny lion cub who almost matches his own height

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:30:40 PDT

Best of friends! Mini-me Verne Troyer cuddles up to a tiny lion cub who almost matches his own height - Mini-me Verne Troyer made a new friend over the weekend when he visited an animal sanctuary in South Africa.The 43-year-old Austin Powers star cuddled up to a tiny lion cub who almost matched his own height. The diminutive movie star shared the image on Instagram, showing himself getting to

Five Marriage Myths You Shouldn't Believe

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:49:43 PDT

Five Marriage Myths You Shouldn't Believe - Many so-called "inevitable" marriage pitfalls are really just unexamined old wives' tales. On closer inspection, two facts become clear: There's only a trace of truth in each fable - but there's also the potential to retool them to make your relationship even closer. Here are five of the most enduring myths, plus new rules to replace them.Myth 1: Never

Ohio man's fossil find in Kentucky stumps experts

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:31:34 PDT

Ohio man's fossil find in Kentucky stumps experts - The 150-pound fossil recovered last year in northern Kentucky is more than 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. To the untrained eye, it looks like a bunch of rocks or a concrete blob. Experts are trying to determine whether it was an animal, mineral or a form of plant life from a time when the Cincinnati region was underwater.Scientists at a Geological

Now every girl can be spectacular

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:29:47 PDT

Now every girl can be spectacular - David Tlale has just gained a new fan. Finally I see what the rave is all about. Tlale has teamed up with retail store Legit and has created something affordable that is nothing short of spectacular.David Tlale has just gained a new fan. Finally I see what the rave is all about. Tlale has teamed up with retail store Legit and has created something affordable

Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:41:48 PDT

Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices - The Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the "unacceptable" practice of considering treatment costs in making a diagnosis, Army Secretary John McHugh told a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday.Lieutenant General Patricia Horoho, the Army surgeon general, initiated the review in

Scientists dig for Ice Age fossils in Los Angeles

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:23:02 PDT

Scientists dig for Ice Age fossils in Los Angeles - With a dental pick in hand, Karin Rice delicately scraped off a clump of asphalt from a pelvic bone belonging to a horse that roamed Los Angeles tens of thousands of years ago.Like many unsuspecting creatures of the last Ice Age, the horse probably stopped to take a sip of spring water only to be ensnared _ and later preserved _ in a pool of

Ever Asked a Strange Interview Question?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:19:30 PST

Three Types of Oddball Job Interview Questions - Ever Asked a Strange Interview Question? - Ever go on an interview only to be asked who would play you in a movie or if you were an animal, which one you'd be? While these oddball job interview questions may have you scratching your head, there's actually a method to the madness."Interviewers are trying to get behind the facade and learn who the

DNA scans reveal 5,300-year-old 'Iceman' had brown eyes, relatives in Sardinia - and the first known case of Lyme disease

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:01:18 PST

DNA scans reveal 5,300-year-old 'Iceman' had brown eyes, relatives in Sardinia - and the first known case of Lyme disease - The 5,300-year-old 'ice mummy' known as Otzi suffered from the world's first-known case of Lyme disease, a bacterial parasite spread by ticks, according to new DNA analysis.Otzi, who was 46 at the time of his death and measured 5ft2, also had brown eyes, had relatives in

The Italian mummies preserved in mercury for almost 200 years

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:34:23 PST

The Italian mummies preserved in mercury for almost 200 years - These remarkable Italian mummies have been preserved almost perfectly 200 years ago for medical demonstrations.Giovan Battista Rini stripped away the skin to show the muscles, airways and blood vessels inside the heads.Academics have now discovered the specimens were injected with arsenic and mercury - or dipped in chemical baths

Don't blame welfare, blame "technology shock."

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:44:20 PST

Don't blame welfare, blame "technology shock." - Does welfare spawn out-of-wedlock babies? The architects of the recently passed welfare reform believe it does. They hope that curbing payments for additional children and enforcing parental work requirements will reverse the 25-year trend that has brought large numbers of unmarried mothers onto the welfare rolls.In 1965, 24 percent of black

More Americans seeking love online

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:03:56 PST

More Americans seeking love online - Online dating has upended traditional matchmaking, new research suggests, with more would-be suitors embracing the notion that Mr. or Ms. Right may only be a click away.A review of roughly 400 studies and surveys reveals that for an estimated 25 million users around the world, the online dating scene has gone mainstream, shedding all vestiges of stigma.Online

Food Myths Fuel Child Malnutrition in Indonesia

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:36:51 PST

Food Myths Fuel Child Malnutrition in Indonesia - Since giving birth to her son three weeks ago, Airin Nofran has received a torrent of advice about her diet and that of her baby.“Some of the advice was reasonable, but some of it was honestly very strange,” she told the Jakarta Globe on Tuesday.Airin said her relatives and neighbors have encouraged her to eat the leaves from katuk, or star

How do I know if my child has myopia?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:07:57 PST

How do I know if my child has myopia? - Does your child often strain to look at things around him?If yes, then your child could possibly be suffering from myopia, or short-sightedness. Myopia in Singapore is extremely common. In fact, the sunny island has one of the highest rates of childhood myopia.Most people call myopia “shortsightedness”. What exactly is myopia?What most laymen term “

Museum Reports Painting Stolen… After 12 Years

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:43:28 PST

Museum Reports Painting Stolen… After 12 Years - A $200,000 painting went missing from Australia’s National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne… 12 years ago.So, uhm… did they only just notice, or what?Apparently, the gallery wanted to make perfectly sure that it didn’t falsely accuse a museum staff member of theft when they could have simply misplaced it. So it searched for Richard Parkes Bonington

Obesity rates in U.S. stall, still high

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:29:20 PST

Obesity rates in U.S. stall, still high - After over 20 years of a steady rise, obesity rates in the U.S. appear to be holding steady, having only increased “slightly” overall since 2005, according to data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Going over the data, researchers found that in 2009 and 2010, the prevalence of obesity in adult men was 35.5%, and 35.8% among adult

Mental United States: Study Finds 5% Of American Have ‘Serious’ Mental Disorders

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:26:46 PST

Mental United States: Study Finds 5% Of American Have ‘Serious’ Mental Disorders - Mental disease has been on the increase in the United States over the last several decades or at least the diagnosis of such disorders and now a study performed by the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health has found that 20% of US adults suffer from some sort of mental illness while 5% suffer from “

Reducing The Risk Of Painful Gallstones

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:55:02 PST

Reducing The Risk Of Painful Gallstones - If you're a woman and over sixty years old you're at greater risk of developing gallstones. These crystal-like deposits, which develop in your gallbladder and can cause some severe pain, are often due to high cholesterol. But there are life style changes that can reduce your chances of getting them:Avoid Roller-Coaster Weight Loss And Gain:Studies have

Does Deodorant Ingredient Affect Breast Cancer Risk?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:46:38 PST

Does Deodorant Ingredient Affect Breast Cancer Risk? -- For several years, researchers have studied a possible link between substances called parabens -- widely used as a germ-fighting preservative in cosmetics such as deodorant/antiperspirants -- and breast cancer.Investigators have learned that parabens, also found in some drugs and food products, can mimic weakly the action of the female

Five reasons to attack Iran

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:07:39 PST

Five reasons to attack Iran - Sanctions against Iran are tightening, including Europe's ban on oil imports. But Tehran is highly unlikely to reach a negotiated agreement over its nuclear program. In the choice between Iran having nuclear weapons and a US military strike to prevent that, a strike is the least bad option.Iran continues to make steady progress on its nuclear program. The

Alien hunters: An array of hope

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:16:31 PST

Alien hunters: An array of hope - The hunt for signals from intelligent extraterrestrials has been in full swing for half a century. But the effort's flagship facility recently came to a grinding halt. The first of a two-part series on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Seti) takes a look at the facility and what it means for Seti's future. "It's never been this bad."

Obesity rates in U.S. appear to be finally leveling off

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:25:45 PST

Obesity rates in U.S. appear to be finally leveling off - After three decades of climbing steadily, obesity rates appear to be stabilizing nationwide. Increases among certain demographic groups are still evident, however.After a 30-year, record-shattering rise, U.S. obesity rates appear to be stabilizing.New statistics cited in two papers report only a slight uptick since 2005 — leaving public

Apple juice made in America? Think again

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:59:56 PST

Apple juice made in America? Think again — Which food revelation was more shocking this week?Did it blow you away that low levels of a fungicide that isn't approved in the U.S. were discovered in some orange juice sold here? Yawn. Or was it the news that Brazil, where the fungicide-laced juice originated, produces a good portion of the orange pulpy stuff we drink? Gasp!While the former may have

2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet sheds new light on conquest of Britain after experts piece 1,000 fragments back together

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:06:27 PST

2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet sheds new light on conquest of Britain after experts piece 1,000 fragments back together - Historians have pieced together a 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet 10 years after its discovery in an Iron Age shrine and say it sheds new light on the conquering of Britain.The helmet and its cheek pieces have been painstakingly restored from 1,000 small fragments

Giant plumes of methane bubbling to surface of Arctic Ocean

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:03:23 PST

Giant plumes of methane bubbling to surface of Arctic Ocean - Russian scientists have discovered hundreds of plumes of methane gas, some 1,000 meters in diameter, bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean. Scientists are concerned that as the Arctic Shelf recedes, the unprecedented levels of gas released could greatly accelerate global climate change.Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of

Original offering found at Teotihuacan pyramid

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:10 PST

Original offering found at Teotihuacan pyramid — Archaeologists announced Tuesday that they dug to the very core of Mexico's tallest pyramid and found what may be the original ceremonial offering placed on the site of the Pyramid of the Sun before construction began.The offerings found at the base of the pyramid in the Teotihuacan ruin site just north of Mexico City include a green serpentine