Ref: http://ezinearticles.com/?Eating-Raw-Food-Has-Major-Benefits&id=2930809
A Great Article by Kari Farmer
I first heard about eating raw when I read 'Never Be Sick Again' by Raymond Francis. This was a guy who was on his death bed and decided to do something about it. So he learned about healthy eating and living by researching every piece of information he could find. I highly recommend that book by the way. It has undeniable reasons for why you shouldn't eat certain foods and why you should eat others. Now he is a healthy guy who advocates a healthy kind of life...for a good reason.
Everyone knows that raw vegetables are good for us. They haven't been cooked which means they've retained what minerals, vitamins and enzymes they have. It's the same with raw fruit. The thing is we have a tendency to cook everything we eat even the vegetables and fruit.
Cooking all food damages nutrients and makes them difficult to digest. It even damages protein which is the hardiest of nutrients. Heating food deactivates its enzymes, which even though we make ourselves in our own bodies, we still receive enzymes directly from our food. Cooking common vegetables, such as carrots, can cause losses of 75 percent of the vitamin C, 70 percent of the vitamin B1, 50 percent of vitamin B2 and 60 percent of vitamin B3. The higher the heat and the longer the cooking time, the more nutrients your food is going to lose.
Research at Stockholm University with Sweden's National Food Administration showed that baking or frying carbohydrate-rich foods such as potatoes or cereals formed acrylamide, a much studied substance classified as a probable human carcinogen. I've seen a lot about burnt food having this same affect, including burnt toast and burnt meat.
Living completely raw would mean that you don't eat anything that's been heated over 115 degrees Fahrenheit. You may think that leaves a lot of food out but you would actually be quite surprised at what you can eat. You can pretty much make a copycat recipe of anything not raw. And the deserts are too die for. Plus have you ever tasted anything sprouted? Sprouted beans are so good no matter what kind you have and they are neat to look at too.
I'm one of those people that like my food warm when I feel it should be warm. 115 degrees Fahrenheit is pretty warm and there are some good dehydrators out there which heat up your food but it just takes a little longer than the microwave or the oven.
Most people who claim they are raw are about 80 percent or more raw. It is very hard to go completely raw considering the way our lifestyles are now but eating as much raw as you can is better than eating now raw food.
Some benefits of raw besides the nutrients retained are you no longer have to worry about burning the roof of your mouth! Well it's true.
You can eat a lot more food since raw food tends to be more vegetables and fruit. This means that you get to keep eating and not worry about putting those extra pounds on.
For more please Visit: http://ezinearticles.com/?Eating-Raw-Food-Has-Major-Benefits&id=2930809
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Persistence, Jerry-Rigging, and Ingenuity Against All Odds
Ref: http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/
How DIY design (1) gave a teenager from Malawi electricity, and (2) can help transform Africa.
We seldom post about books at Gizmodo, but if this story of a self-taught Malawian boy using junkyard parts to build windmills and bring life-changing electricity to his village doesn't make you misty-eyed, then you must be one cold-hearted bastard.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence, and William Kamkwamba has it in spades. At age fourteen, while many of us were sneaking out of classrooms, William was struggling to sneak into them—his family was unable to afford the $80 annual tuition. As is bound to happen to most students, he was caught. But instead of being sent to detention, he was barred from the school. In a show of the driven man he would become, he didn't allow that to hinder him and instead started spending his days in the local library. While there, he encountered a book called Using Energy:
Using Energy described how windmills could be used to generate electricity. Only two percent of Malawians have electricity, and the service is notoriously unreliable. William decided an electric windmill was something he wanted to make. Illuminating his house and the other houses in his village would mean that people could read at night after work. A windmill to pump water would mean that they could grow two crops a year rather than one, grow vegetable gardens, and not have to spend two hours a day hauling water. "A windmill meant more than just power," he wrote, "it was freedom."
This book is what changed his life. And I don't mean that as an exaggeration. It was truly what made a difference in his life. Because of that book, and the potential he saw in its ideas, William began to build:
William scoured trash bins and junkyards for materials he could use to build his windmill. With only a couple of wrenches at his disposal, and unable to afford even nuts and bolts, he collected things that most people would consider garbage-slime-clogged plastic pipes, a broken bicycle, a discarded tractor fan-and assembled them into a wind-powered dynamo. For a soldering iron, he used a stiff piece of wire heated in a fire. A bent bicycle spoke served as a size adapter for his wrenches.
Imagine that. A young boy being so motivated by ideas and the sheer need to build something life-changing that he discovered materials and uses for them which most of us wouldn't even dream of. As Mark Frauenfelder put it:
For an educated adult living in a developed nation, designing and building a wind turbine that generates electricity is something to be proud of. For a half-starved, uneducated boy living in a country plagued with drought, famine, poverty, disease, a cruelly corrupt government, crippling superstitions, and low expectations, it's another thing altogether. It's nothing short of monumental.
After completing his first windmill, William "went on to wire his house with four light bulbs and two radios, installing switches made from rubber sandals, and scratch-building a circuit breaker to keep the thatch roof of his house from catching fire." His project had the attention of village locals early on, but at this point he gained the attention of TED, Technology Entertainment Design, through whom he was introduced to individuals willing to contribute to his plans to "electrify, irrigate, and educate his village, as well as pay his tuition at the prestigious African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg."
In short: A young man struggled to educate himself, to build something his village needed, and in the end made a difference to the entire locale and gained the education he'd always wanted. Yes, it's a fluffy, feel-good story with a happy ending. What should you take from the it? Maybe that there's hope in the bleakest of situations, maybe that your teachers and parents were right about the power of education, maybe just that I'm a sappy bookworm with a soft spot for happy endings. No matter, if you wish to learn more, you can read the recently released The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, check out William's blog, or peek at this video from before he ever wrote his autobiography. [GOOD via Boing Boing].
For more please visit: ">http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/">
How DIY design (1) gave a teenager from Malawi electricity, and (2) can help transform Africa.
We seldom post about books at Gizmodo, but if this story of a self-taught Malawian boy using junkyard parts to build windmills and bring life-changing electricity to his village doesn't make you misty-eyed, then you must be one cold-hearted bastard.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence, and William Kamkwamba has it in spades. At age fourteen, while many of us were sneaking out of classrooms, William was struggling to sneak into them—his family was unable to afford the $80 annual tuition. As is bound to happen to most students, he was caught. But instead of being sent to detention, he was barred from the school. In a show of the driven man he would become, he didn't allow that to hinder him and instead started spending his days in the local library. While there, he encountered a book called Using Energy:
Using Energy described how windmills could be used to generate electricity. Only two percent of Malawians have electricity, and the service is notoriously unreliable. William decided an electric windmill was something he wanted to make. Illuminating his house and the other houses in his village would mean that people could read at night after work. A windmill to pump water would mean that they could grow two crops a year rather than one, grow vegetable gardens, and not have to spend two hours a day hauling water. "A windmill meant more than just power," he wrote, "it was freedom."
This book is what changed his life. And I don't mean that as an exaggeration. It was truly what made a difference in his life. Because of that book, and the potential he saw in its ideas, William began to build:
William scoured trash bins and junkyards for materials he could use to build his windmill. With only a couple of wrenches at his disposal, and unable to afford even nuts and bolts, he collected things that most people would consider garbage-slime-clogged plastic pipes, a broken bicycle, a discarded tractor fan-and assembled them into a wind-powered dynamo. For a soldering iron, he used a stiff piece of wire heated in a fire. A bent bicycle spoke served as a size adapter for his wrenches.
Imagine that. A young boy being so motivated by ideas and the sheer need to build something life-changing that he discovered materials and uses for them which most of us wouldn't even dream of. As Mark Frauenfelder put it:
For an educated adult living in a developed nation, designing and building a wind turbine that generates electricity is something to be proud of. For a half-starved, uneducated boy living in a country plagued with drought, famine, poverty, disease, a cruelly corrupt government, crippling superstitions, and low expectations, it's another thing altogether. It's nothing short of monumental.
After completing his first windmill, William "went on to wire his house with four light bulbs and two radios, installing switches made from rubber sandals, and scratch-building a circuit breaker to keep the thatch roof of his house from catching fire." His project had the attention of village locals early on, but at this point he gained the attention of TED, Technology Entertainment Design, through whom he was introduced to individuals willing to contribute to his plans to "electrify, irrigate, and educate his village, as well as pay his tuition at the prestigious African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg."
In short: A young man struggled to educate himself, to build something his village needed, and in the end made a difference to the entire locale and gained the education he'd always wanted. Yes, it's a fluffy, feel-good story with a happy ending. What should you take from the it? Maybe that there's hope in the bleakest of situations, maybe that your teachers and parents were right about the power of education, maybe just that I'm a sappy bookworm with a soft spot for happy endings. No matter, if you wish to learn more, you can read the recently released The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, check out William's blog, or peek at this video from before he ever wrote his autobiography. [GOOD via Boing Boing].
For more please visit: ">http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/">
A Word Clock
Ref: http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Word-Clock//
This is a quick project to tell the time using words.
I saw a cool clock on the Make Blog the other day (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/qlocktwo_clock_tells_time_with_word.html), and thought 'Hey - I can make one of those', so here it is!
Have fun - It is surprisingly simple to make!
For more, please Visit: http://www.instructables.com/
This is a quick project to tell the time using words.
I saw a cool clock on the Make Blog the other day (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/qlocktwo_clock_tells_time_with_word.html), and thought 'Hey - I can make one of those', so here it is!
Have fun - It is surprisingly simple to make!
For more, please Visit: http://www.instructables.com/
20 Must See Films of 2009
Ref: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/
Daybreakers
It’s ten years from now and a plague has swept through mankind… only instead of killing us it’s turned 95% of humanity into vampires. The world goes on only now the last humans on Earth have become a primary food source. Ethan Hawke plays a vampire scientist who joins forces with a group of human survivors in the hopes of finding a cure and saving the human species before it’s too late. Michael and Peter Spierig (the writers/directors) have taken the extremely over-done vampire genre and given it an awesome-looking action twist… with a little bit of ethical debate thrown in for good measure. And Hollywood had nothing to do with it. – Rob Hunter
Mandrill
At Fantastic Fest III I saw an incredible film called Mirage Man about a man working as a bouncer who wanted nothing more than to become a super hero. Marco Zaror, the lead, is an amazing martial artist with the fastest kick I have ever seen. But beyond the kick-ass action sequences, this low-budget Chilean superhero flick has so much heart it became one of my absolute favorites of that year. I am therefore ecstatic to see the new Ernesto Diaz Espinoza/Marco Zaror vehicle that has been described as doing for spy films what Mirage Man did for superhero films. Marco will be in attendance, as he was for Mirage Man two years ago, and I am interested to see if he will kick over the top of a man’s head……again. – Brian Salisbury
Bronson
Danish filmmaker (I see a trend) Nicolas Winding Refn switches gears from the shaky camera realism of his drug-themed Pusher trilogy to a gloriously haphazard, allegedly Clockwork Orange-esque biopic of larger-than-life British prisoner Michael Gordon Peterson (aka Charles Bronson). Bronson’s trailer makes the film look like it brings substance back to style-heavy cinema, and rumors of excellence surround Tom Hardy’s method performance as the title character. Even if the film turns out to be lacking on any of these levels, the chaotic stylization and unremitting violence are more than enough to compel me to see Bronson. – Landon Palmer
Solomon Kane
Armed with a rapier and flintlock pistols, Solomon Kane sets out on a mission of pillage and plunder in war-torn North Africa… Okay, stop right there. You had us at flintlock pistols. Director Michael J. Bassett brings to life the story of sword-and-sorcery from the legendary Robert E. Howard, and we’re going to be there. From the looks of things, Solomon Kane is a dark, bloody affair full of action and adventure. And not to sound cliche, but sign me up — dark, dirty and full of death and destruction? That’s why we come to Fantastic Fest in the first place. – Neil Miller
REC 2
I’m still looking for the pants that were scared off of me when I saw REC. Even the American remake, Quarantine, was pretty solid. Now directors Jaume Balaguero and Paca Plaza return with something that promises to be even scarier. The story picks up immediately after the first, so we’re still dealing with the same creepy building, but I’ve got my fingers crossed that the two filmmakers have a few tricks hidden up their sleeves and around some dark corners. – Cole Abaius
Paranormal Activity
Love them or hate them, ’shakey cam’ movies (think Blair Witch) are here to stay. This is actually the second of two such pics at this year’s fest (the other is [Rec]2 (see above)), and both are reportedly shit-your-pants-cry-for-your-mama scary. Paranormal Activity finds a troubled young couple who set up security cameras in an attempt to see what’s happening around their house after they’ve gone to sleep. What they find is an invisible spirit moving things around, crawling under their sheets, and getting a taste of the lady’s thigh meat. Time to call the Realtor… – Rob Hunter
Trick ‘r Treat
I have been waiting to see this film for two years. It’s been languishing in development hell since it was announced it would play Fantastic Fest III and then vanished into the ether. The idea of using Halloween as a catalyst for evil and examining how it manifests in three different stories within one town whets my horror geek appetite. I honestly believe this should have been the plot of Halloween 3 if they were deadset on doing a Halloween film without Michael Meyers; instead we got killer children’s masks?! Plus this may be my only chance to see it on the big screen as it is slated for a direct-to-video release next month. – Brian Salisbury
Antichrist
The always-provocative Danish filmmaker’s latest was both beloved and reviled at Cannes this May (probably more of the latter), receiving boos and unintentional laughter alongside some rare but fervent critical support upon its notorious French premiere. But then again, the same thing happened to L’Avventura (1960). I’m not expecting Antichrist to approach anything anywhere near the greatness of Antonioni’s modernist classic, but a reaction as polarized as this from such a major world filmmaker is all I need to be intrigued. I’m also interested to see how this dense, über-serious (likely pretentious) art film plays alongside the comparatively escapist genre fare characteristic of most of the festival. – Landon Palmer
Metropia
We’ve been tracking this odd little movie. With a tone that will look familiar to those who’ve read Kafka (a little bit of depression and hopelessness to say the least) and an innovative computer animation style, Metropia delivers a dark and beautiful tale of a man who is caught in an oppressively consumerist future where he’s almost ready to give up. That is, until he meets a beautiful, vibrant woman who takes him on a wild adventure deep into the heart of a vast conspiracy. If you’ve seen the trailer for this one, you know what we mean when we say that it has a fascinating visual style. If director Tarik Saleh’s full movie is as alluring and engaging as the trailer that has already been released for it, we’re in for another adult cartoon treat. - Neil Miller
Under the Mountain
I’m a sucker for coming of age movies, but there are two major reasons that I won’t miss Under the Mountain. The first is seeing the transition for director Jonathan King from massive gore to kid-friendly adventure. The second is that it’s been described as Escape from Witch Mountain meets The Goonies. Just thinking about a telepathic Chunk has my interest peaked. Plus, I might need to calm down after my third day in a row of insane Japanese people blowing heads off with swords. Just a quick break, though, I swear, and then I go right back to people having sex with intestines. – Cole Abaius
Private Eye
A medical student in early 20th century Korea finds a body in the woods, and med school costs being what they are he decides to take the corpse home for extra credit work… until he realizes the dead man is the son of a prominent citizen. Fearing he may be considered a suspect, Gwang Soo enlists the help of local detective Jin-ho in solving the crime. And when another body appears the duo find themselves on the trail of a serial killer, and Jin-ho finds his first real case. Dae-min Park combines mystery, suspense, action, and comedy with a healthy budget in this beautiful-looking noir thriller. – Rob Hunter
Ninja Assassin
Do I really have to explain my excitement for this? The movie is called Ninja Assassin, people! The trailer is unrelentingly badass and sets up Ninja Assassin to be the pitch perfect Fantastic Fest film. Will it be an auteur journey into the depths of the human condition? No! But there will be swarms of shuriken stars and ninjas getting hit by cars! I will not pretend that the twelve year old in me isn’t squealing with glee at the thought of slow motion sword fights and deadly karate chop action. I anticipate a terrifically fun genre action piece and a good deal of popcorn consumption during its screening. – Brian Salisbury
Dread
Sure, he’s only listed as producer on this film, but I’m an unapologetic Hellraiser fan and Clive Barker’s name on any movie immediately draws me in. Based on one of Barker’s short stories (and adapted by one of his former interns), Dread concerns a group of grad school students who engage in a project that involves videotaping subjects who describe, in disturbing detail, their worst fears. The stories get more and more messed up and things begin to wind out of control. That’s all the information I can get about this movie right now (without reading the short story), and I’m avoiding finding out more because I want to experience the creepiness this plot synopsis promises to its fullest extent, and I trust that the Barker name brand will deliver. – Landon Palmer
District 13: Ultimatum
The first District B13 exploded from France and brought a mess of parkour and wild action with it to the United States, creating an overnight cult phenomenon. And now, District 13 is in trouble again — and once again, it is parkour that will save it. Based on what we’re hearing, this sequel from director Patrick Alessandrin and writer/producer Luc Besson is faster, stronger and more fearless as it brings back supercop Damien and high-flying vigilante Leto. Anyone who’s seen the first film knows that this is a must-see, if only for another taste of the intense action that we saw the first time around. - Neil Miller
Gentlemen Broncos
My complete inability to make heads or tails or knees or toes of this comedy has me frustrated enough to check it out. I’m a huge fan of Flight of the Conchords (and the television show of the same name), and seeing all the promotional material with Jemaine Clement has been hilarious/nonsensical so far. That’s a damned good balance for my money. And who wouldn’t want to see Sam Rockwell playing what looks like Rob Zombie’s Mike Myers in a Jesus Christ costume? – Cole Abaius
Hard Revenge, Milly: Bloody Battle
A hot, ass-kicking Japanese chick out for bloody revenge… do I really need to say anything more? Probably not, but I will for those of you in the slow seats. Bloody Battle is actually a sequel to the original Hard Revenge, Milly, but the pair are being shown together as one film because they’re only about an hour long each. Miki Muzuno stars as Milly and we’ll be watching her slice, shoot, kick, punch, and maim her way through waves of bad guys. Pneumatically-powered arterial sprays and other gruesome special effects courtesy of Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and a lead actress who’s an actual martial artist make this a must see. – Rob Hunter
Zombieland
I love zombie movies. If you haven’t gleaned my cinematic taste yet, I’m the type of guy that enjoys B-movies just as much as insightful, arthouse fare. I relish watching cult cinema and I’m very forgiving of less-than-stellar filmmaking when it falls back on unbridled entertainment value; enter Zombieland. Like Shaun of the Dead, this is a horror comedy, which always seems remarkably hard to market to audiences. If it’s too comedic, the hard-core horror fans will pitch a fit over it while if it is too horrific, it will fail to be funny. I think Zombieland’s marketing is spot-on as the trailers suggest a balls-out action film dotted with moments of Harrelson hilarity and undead irony. Woody will actually be in attendance along with various other members of the cast so the Q & A should be a riot. – Brian Salisbury
Fish Story
As with many movies playing at Fantastic Fest, I had heard nothing about Fish Story until I read the synopsis and watched the trailer on the fest’s site. Fish Story concerns a mosaic of interwoven narratives spanning across time and space, centered on a pre-apocalyptic moment in 2012 Tokyo and all thematically based around a 1975 punk song that the film’s title is based off of. So far this movie reads like the Japanese moving image equivalent of a Vonnegut novel, and I’m intrigued to see if the film comes across anywhere near as delightfully absurd as its compelling description. – Landon Palmer
A Town Called Panic
If there’s one thing we look for at Fantastic Fest, it is not only the good, certainly not the bad (because that doesn’t show up there), but also the weird — because the weird can and undoubtedly will appear in the festival line-up. In this year’s weird category, we would like to insert A Town Called Panic. It’s almost impossible to describe — animated in stop-motion with clay models of children’s toys, namely Cowboys, Indians and farmyard animals. It is full of silly jokes and bizarre visuals. It is completely manic and way over the top. It is also Belgian and has a cult following based on a short film from 2001. We are completely sold. Bring on that first screening. – Neil Miller
The Children
One of my biggest pet peeves about movies is the inclusion of children. They are either unbelievable because they survive things they shouldn’t or they are realistic and pose a major liability. A very puntable liability. But The Children looks different – it takes a beloved member of the family and grows a sinister murder inside of him or her. Three families all vacationing in a winter wonderland are confronted with their own offspring turning into blood thirsty killers. I’m gearing up for tiny little hands shoving knives into the torsos of confused, frightened adults.
For more please visit: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com
Daybreakers
It’s ten years from now and a plague has swept through mankind… only instead of killing us it’s turned 95% of humanity into vampires. The world goes on only now the last humans on Earth have become a primary food source. Ethan Hawke plays a vampire scientist who joins forces with a group of human survivors in the hopes of finding a cure and saving the human species before it’s too late. Michael and Peter Spierig (the writers/directors) have taken the extremely over-done vampire genre and given it an awesome-looking action twist… with a little bit of ethical debate thrown in for good measure. And Hollywood had nothing to do with it. – Rob Hunter
Mandrill
At Fantastic Fest III I saw an incredible film called Mirage Man about a man working as a bouncer who wanted nothing more than to become a super hero. Marco Zaror, the lead, is an amazing martial artist with the fastest kick I have ever seen. But beyond the kick-ass action sequences, this low-budget Chilean superhero flick has so much heart it became one of my absolute favorites of that year. I am therefore ecstatic to see the new Ernesto Diaz Espinoza/Marco Zaror vehicle that has been described as doing for spy films what Mirage Man did for superhero films. Marco will be in attendance, as he was for Mirage Man two years ago, and I am interested to see if he will kick over the top of a man’s head……again. – Brian Salisbury
Bronson
Danish filmmaker (I see a trend) Nicolas Winding Refn switches gears from the shaky camera realism of his drug-themed Pusher trilogy to a gloriously haphazard, allegedly Clockwork Orange-esque biopic of larger-than-life British prisoner Michael Gordon Peterson (aka Charles Bronson). Bronson’s trailer makes the film look like it brings substance back to style-heavy cinema, and rumors of excellence surround Tom Hardy’s method performance as the title character. Even if the film turns out to be lacking on any of these levels, the chaotic stylization and unremitting violence are more than enough to compel me to see Bronson. – Landon Palmer
Solomon Kane
Armed with a rapier and flintlock pistols, Solomon Kane sets out on a mission of pillage and plunder in war-torn North Africa… Okay, stop right there. You had us at flintlock pistols. Director Michael J. Bassett brings to life the story of sword-and-sorcery from the legendary Robert E. Howard, and we’re going to be there. From the looks of things, Solomon Kane is a dark, bloody affair full of action and adventure. And not to sound cliche, but sign me up — dark, dirty and full of death and destruction? That’s why we come to Fantastic Fest in the first place. – Neil Miller
REC 2
I’m still looking for the pants that were scared off of me when I saw REC. Even the American remake, Quarantine, was pretty solid. Now directors Jaume Balaguero and Paca Plaza return with something that promises to be even scarier. The story picks up immediately after the first, so we’re still dealing with the same creepy building, but I’ve got my fingers crossed that the two filmmakers have a few tricks hidden up their sleeves and around some dark corners. – Cole Abaius
Paranormal Activity
Love them or hate them, ’shakey cam’ movies (think Blair Witch) are here to stay. This is actually the second of two such pics at this year’s fest (the other is [Rec]2 (see above)), and both are reportedly shit-your-pants-cry-for-your-mama scary. Paranormal Activity finds a troubled young couple who set up security cameras in an attempt to see what’s happening around their house after they’ve gone to sleep. What they find is an invisible spirit moving things around, crawling under their sheets, and getting a taste of the lady’s thigh meat. Time to call the Realtor… – Rob Hunter
Trick ‘r Treat
I have been waiting to see this film for two years. It’s been languishing in development hell since it was announced it would play Fantastic Fest III and then vanished into the ether. The idea of using Halloween as a catalyst for evil and examining how it manifests in three different stories within one town whets my horror geek appetite. I honestly believe this should have been the plot of Halloween 3 if they were deadset on doing a Halloween film without Michael Meyers; instead we got killer children’s masks?! Plus this may be my only chance to see it on the big screen as it is slated for a direct-to-video release next month. – Brian Salisbury
Antichrist
The always-provocative Danish filmmaker’s latest was both beloved and reviled at Cannes this May (probably more of the latter), receiving boos and unintentional laughter alongside some rare but fervent critical support upon its notorious French premiere. But then again, the same thing happened to L’Avventura (1960). I’m not expecting Antichrist to approach anything anywhere near the greatness of Antonioni’s modernist classic, but a reaction as polarized as this from such a major world filmmaker is all I need to be intrigued. I’m also interested to see how this dense, über-serious (likely pretentious) art film plays alongside the comparatively escapist genre fare characteristic of most of the festival. – Landon Palmer
Metropia
We’ve been tracking this odd little movie. With a tone that will look familiar to those who’ve read Kafka (a little bit of depression and hopelessness to say the least) and an innovative computer animation style, Metropia delivers a dark and beautiful tale of a man who is caught in an oppressively consumerist future where he’s almost ready to give up. That is, until he meets a beautiful, vibrant woman who takes him on a wild adventure deep into the heart of a vast conspiracy. If you’ve seen the trailer for this one, you know what we mean when we say that it has a fascinating visual style. If director Tarik Saleh’s full movie is as alluring and engaging as the trailer that has already been released for it, we’re in for another adult cartoon treat. - Neil Miller
Under the Mountain
I’m a sucker for coming of age movies, but there are two major reasons that I won’t miss Under the Mountain. The first is seeing the transition for director Jonathan King from massive gore to kid-friendly adventure. The second is that it’s been described as Escape from Witch Mountain meets The Goonies. Just thinking about a telepathic Chunk has my interest peaked. Plus, I might need to calm down after my third day in a row of insane Japanese people blowing heads off with swords. Just a quick break, though, I swear, and then I go right back to people having sex with intestines. – Cole Abaius
Private Eye
A medical student in early 20th century Korea finds a body in the woods, and med school costs being what they are he decides to take the corpse home for extra credit work… until he realizes the dead man is the son of a prominent citizen. Fearing he may be considered a suspect, Gwang Soo enlists the help of local detective Jin-ho in solving the crime. And when another body appears the duo find themselves on the trail of a serial killer, and Jin-ho finds his first real case. Dae-min Park combines mystery, suspense, action, and comedy with a healthy budget in this beautiful-looking noir thriller. – Rob Hunter
Ninja Assassin
Do I really have to explain my excitement for this? The movie is called Ninja Assassin, people! The trailer is unrelentingly badass and sets up Ninja Assassin to be the pitch perfect Fantastic Fest film. Will it be an auteur journey into the depths of the human condition? No! But there will be swarms of shuriken stars and ninjas getting hit by cars! I will not pretend that the twelve year old in me isn’t squealing with glee at the thought of slow motion sword fights and deadly karate chop action. I anticipate a terrifically fun genre action piece and a good deal of popcorn consumption during its screening. – Brian Salisbury
Dread
Sure, he’s only listed as producer on this film, but I’m an unapologetic Hellraiser fan and Clive Barker’s name on any movie immediately draws me in. Based on one of Barker’s short stories (and adapted by one of his former interns), Dread concerns a group of grad school students who engage in a project that involves videotaping subjects who describe, in disturbing detail, their worst fears. The stories get more and more messed up and things begin to wind out of control. That’s all the information I can get about this movie right now (without reading the short story), and I’m avoiding finding out more because I want to experience the creepiness this plot synopsis promises to its fullest extent, and I trust that the Barker name brand will deliver. – Landon Palmer
District 13: Ultimatum
The first District B13 exploded from France and brought a mess of parkour and wild action with it to the United States, creating an overnight cult phenomenon. And now, District 13 is in trouble again — and once again, it is parkour that will save it. Based on what we’re hearing, this sequel from director Patrick Alessandrin and writer/producer Luc Besson is faster, stronger and more fearless as it brings back supercop Damien and high-flying vigilante Leto. Anyone who’s seen the first film knows that this is a must-see, if only for another taste of the intense action that we saw the first time around. - Neil Miller
Gentlemen Broncos
My complete inability to make heads or tails or knees or toes of this comedy has me frustrated enough to check it out. I’m a huge fan of Flight of the Conchords (and the television show of the same name), and seeing all the promotional material with Jemaine Clement has been hilarious/nonsensical so far. That’s a damned good balance for my money. And who wouldn’t want to see Sam Rockwell playing what looks like Rob Zombie’s Mike Myers in a Jesus Christ costume? – Cole Abaius
Hard Revenge, Milly: Bloody Battle
A hot, ass-kicking Japanese chick out for bloody revenge… do I really need to say anything more? Probably not, but I will for those of you in the slow seats. Bloody Battle is actually a sequel to the original Hard Revenge, Milly, but the pair are being shown together as one film because they’re only about an hour long each. Miki Muzuno stars as Milly and we’ll be watching her slice, shoot, kick, punch, and maim her way through waves of bad guys. Pneumatically-powered arterial sprays and other gruesome special effects courtesy of Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and a lead actress who’s an actual martial artist make this a must see. – Rob Hunter
Zombieland
I love zombie movies. If you haven’t gleaned my cinematic taste yet, I’m the type of guy that enjoys B-movies just as much as insightful, arthouse fare. I relish watching cult cinema and I’m very forgiving of less-than-stellar filmmaking when it falls back on unbridled entertainment value; enter Zombieland. Like Shaun of the Dead, this is a horror comedy, which always seems remarkably hard to market to audiences. If it’s too comedic, the hard-core horror fans will pitch a fit over it while if it is too horrific, it will fail to be funny. I think Zombieland’s marketing is spot-on as the trailers suggest a balls-out action film dotted with moments of Harrelson hilarity and undead irony. Woody will actually be in attendance along with various other members of the cast so the Q & A should be a riot. – Brian Salisbury
Fish Story
As with many movies playing at Fantastic Fest, I had heard nothing about Fish Story until I read the synopsis and watched the trailer on the fest’s site. Fish Story concerns a mosaic of interwoven narratives spanning across time and space, centered on a pre-apocalyptic moment in 2012 Tokyo and all thematically based around a 1975 punk song that the film’s title is based off of. So far this movie reads like the Japanese moving image equivalent of a Vonnegut novel, and I’m intrigued to see if the film comes across anywhere near as delightfully absurd as its compelling description. – Landon Palmer
A Town Called Panic
If there’s one thing we look for at Fantastic Fest, it is not only the good, certainly not the bad (because that doesn’t show up there), but also the weird — because the weird can and undoubtedly will appear in the festival line-up. In this year’s weird category, we would like to insert A Town Called Panic. It’s almost impossible to describe — animated in stop-motion with clay models of children’s toys, namely Cowboys, Indians and farmyard animals. It is full of silly jokes and bizarre visuals. It is completely manic and way over the top. It is also Belgian and has a cult following based on a short film from 2001. We are completely sold. Bring on that first screening. – Neil Miller
The Children
One of my biggest pet peeves about movies is the inclusion of children. They are either unbelievable because they survive things they shouldn’t or they are realistic and pose a major liability. A very puntable liability. But The Children looks different – it takes a beloved member of the family and grows a sinister murder inside of him or her. Three families all vacationing in a winter wonderland are confronted with their own offspring turning into blood thirsty killers. I’m gearing up for tiny little hands shoving knives into the torsos of confused, frightened adults.
For more please visit: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com
Few Best Things we can say to Our Grand children
Ref: http://www.wired.com
1. Back in my day, we only needed 140 characters.
2. There used to be so much snow up here, you could strap a board to your feet and slide all the way down.
3. Televised contests gave cash prizes to whoever could store the most data in their head.
4. Well, the screens were bigger, but they only showed the movies at certain times of day.
5. We all had one, but nobody actually used it. Come to think of it, I bet my LinkedIn profile is still out there on the Web somewhere.
6. *
7. Our bodies were made of meat and supported by little sticks of calcium.
8. You used to keep files right on your computer, and you had to go back to that same computer to access them!
9. Is that the new iPhone 27G? Got multitasking yet?
10. I just can't get used to this darn vat-grown steak. Texture ain't right.
For more wired things, please visit: http://www.wired.com/
1. Back in my day, we only needed 140 characters.
2. There used to be so much snow up here, you could strap a board to your feet and slide all the way down.
3. Televised contests gave cash prizes to whoever could store the most data in their head.
4. Well, the screens were bigger, but they only showed the movies at certain times of day.
5. We all had one, but nobody actually used it. Come to think of it, I bet my LinkedIn profile is still out there on the Web somewhere.
6. *
7. Our bodies were made of meat and supported by little sticks of calcium.
8. You used to keep files right on your computer, and you had to go back to that same computer to access them!
9. Is that the new iPhone 27G? Got multitasking yet?
10. I just can't get used to this darn vat-grown steak. Texture ain't right.
For more wired things, please visit: http://www.wired.com/
A Study shows that women can't keep secrets
Ref: http://www.ananova.com/news
A Study shows that women can't keep secrets
The average woman cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours, according to a new study.
Researchers found women will typically spill the beans to at least one other person in 47 hours and 15 minutes, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Depending on who the gossip is about, their boyfriend, husband, best friend or mother are the most likely to be the first person they tell.
The study of 3,000 women, aged between 18 and 65, also found that four out of ten admitted they were unable to keep a secret - no matter how personal or confidential.
It also found that alcohol usually gives us a helping hand to blurt out secrets with more than half admitting a glass or two of wine could prompt them to dish the dirt.
Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile, which commissioned the research to mark Chile's National Day, said: "It's official - women can't keep secrets.
"We were really keen to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told. What we didn't bank on was how quickly these are passed on by those we confide in.
"No matter how precious the piece of information, it's often out in the public domain within 48 hours. That means every single Brit who has confided in a friend should be worried because they don't know where their secret is heading."
Intimate issues, the true cost of purchases and affairs emerged top of the secret-keeping list, with girls most likely to share a secret chatting face-to-face, on the phone or via a text message.
Fortunately for some though, more than a quarter said they forgot what they were told the following day.
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A Study shows that women can't keep secrets
The average woman cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours, according to a new study.
Researchers found women will typically spill the beans to at least one other person in 47 hours and 15 minutes, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Depending on who the gossip is about, their boyfriend, husband, best friend or mother are the most likely to be the first person they tell.
The study of 3,000 women, aged between 18 and 65, also found that four out of ten admitted they were unable to keep a secret - no matter how personal or confidential.
It also found that alcohol usually gives us a helping hand to blurt out secrets with more than half admitting a glass or two of wine could prompt them to dish the dirt.
Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile, which commissioned the research to mark Chile's National Day, said: "It's official - women can't keep secrets.
"We were really keen to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told. What we didn't bank on was how quickly these are passed on by those we confide in.
"No matter how precious the piece of information, it's often out in the public domain within 48 hours. That means every single Brit who has confided in a friend should be worried because they don't know where their secret is heading."
Intimate issues, the true cost of purchases and affairs emerged top of the secret-keeping list, with girls most likely to share a secret chatting face-to-face, on the phone or via a text message.
Fortunately for some though, more than a quarter said they forgot what they were told the following day.
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World’s Smallest Printer in the Offing : PrintBrush
Ref: http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/
Pogo’s stay at the helm of ultra-mobile printers is coming to an end. The world’s smallest printer, PrintBrush, is about to be unveiled before this year ends. It’s developed by a London company called PrintDreams and it fits in the palm of your hand.
The technology behind the printer is quite different from what we have seen so far. The printer head does not move to deposit the ink nor is there a paper feeder to feed the paper through. The printer remembers the co-ordinates of a (say) A4 printer and while the printer head is moved over the paper manually using your hand, it deposits ink as it’s required to. If you leave a spot behind, you could move the printer over the spot to fill the void. Pretty cool huh! Don’t believe it, watch the video.
For more exciting things please visit: http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk
Pogo’s stay at the helm of ultra-mobile printers is coming to an end. The world’s smallest printer, PrintBrush, is about to be unveiled before this year ends. It’s developed by a London company called PrintDreams and it fits in the palm of your hand.
The technology behind the printer is quite different from what we have seen so far. The printer head does not move to deposit the ink nor is there a paper feeder to feed the paper through. The printer remembers the co-ordinates of a (say) A4 printer and while the printer head is moved over the paper manually using your hand, it deposits ink as it’s required to. If you leave a spot behind, you could move the printer over the spot to fill the void. Pretty cool huh! Don’t believe it, watch the video.
For more exciting things please visit: http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk
In the Middle of Brain Surgery, Patients Wake Up and Begin Talking
Ref: http://www.physorg.com/
I can remember two distinct conversations," said Delvaux, who lives in Downers Grove. "My friends can't believe it, but it's true."
While she was awake, Prabhu gently probed brain tissue surrounding the tumor. If this affected Delvaux's ability to speak or move, Prabhu would avoid those areas when he later removed the tumor. "We call these areas 'No Fly Zones,'" he said.
The technique allows the surgeon to map out sites that are essential for speech and motor skills. Surgeons have been doing various forms of brain mapping for decades. But advances in preoperative imaging, anesthesia and surgical tools and techniques have significantly improved outcomes. Consequently, surgeons are able to remove tumors in close proximity to critical parts of the brain, and patients are experiencing fewer cognitive and motor deficits, Prabhu said.
"Evidence in the medical literature supports the safety and efficacy of brain mapping," Prabhu said. Prabhu is a neurosurgical oncologist and associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Some patients remember little or nothing. Others remember fragments. Theresa Shepherd of Plainfield remembers Prabhu saying: "Terry, I need you to talk." Carla Jones of Gary has just a vague memory. "I can remember Dr. Prabhu speaking to me, but it's a little blurry," she said.
Prabhu does brain mapping on especially difficult cases in which tumors are located close to critical brain structures. He has done about 35 cases since he began a brain mapping program at Loyola in 2004. The team includes anesthesiologists, neuropsychologists, radiologists, residents, nurses and biomedical technicians.
During the first part of the operation, while the surgeon is cutting an opening in the skull, the patient is in a state of heavy sedation close to general anesthesia. Once the surgeon reaches the brain, the anesthesiologist wakes the patient up. The patient does not need anesthesia during this part of the operation -- which lasts about one hour -- because there are no pain receptors in the brain, said Dr. W. Scott Jellish, chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Jellish added that the use of newer, short-acting anesthetics enables the anesthesiologist to wake the patient in just five or six minutes.
The surgeon gently probes brain tissue surrounding the tumor. Monitoring equipment can detect the slightest muscle movements in the face, arms and legs. If a probe causes, for example, a leg muscle to twitch, the surgeon knows not to cut in that part of the brain.
Similarly, the surgeon will monitor speech effects when brain tissue is probed. A neuropsychologist assists in the monitoring. The patient will be asked, for example, to say the alphabet, count backwards from 10 or identify photos of common objects.
The neuropsychologist also chats with the patient to determine if speech is slowed when the brain is probed. Patients talk about jobs, families, movies, baseball -- whatever interests them. Most are remarkably coherent. "It's not unusual for patients to even crack a joke," said Margaret Primeau, Ph.D., chief of psychology.
Despite improvements and meticulous attention to detail, brain-mapping surgery is not risk-free. Between 10 percent and 15 percent of patients may experience problems such as weakness in an arm or leg or difficulty speaking or understanding speech. At times, these deficits can be permanent.
Delvaux, 45, has a small problem with depth perception on her right side, but has otherwise made a full recovery.
Researchers have found that brain mapping surgery is well tolerated. A study of 21 patients published in Techniques in Neurosurgery found that a month after surgery, every patient was "entirely comfortable" with the experience, despite a few difficulties. One patient was briefly terrified when her speech was temporarily disturbed and another worried about a temporary seizure. Two were disappointed they couldn't remember the operation better. And one was "blown away by the idea of being awake during brain surgery," researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston reported.
Brain mapping allows the patient to move on to the next phase of treatment, which in some instances includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Prabhu said.
Provided by Loyola University
For more please visit: http://www.physorg.com/
I can remember two distinct conversations," said Delvaux, who lives in Downers Grove. "My friends can't believe it, but it's true."
While she was awake, Prabhu gently probed brain tissue surrounding the tumor. If this affected Delvaux's ability to speak or move, Prabhu would avoid those areas when he later removed the tumor. "We call these areas 'No Fly Zones,'" he said.
The technique allows the surgeon to map out sites that are essential for speech and motor skills. Surgeons have been doing various forms of brain mapping for decades. But advances in preoperative imaging, anesthesia and surgical tools and techniques have significantly improved outcomes. Consequently, surgeons are able to remove tumors in close proximity to critical parts of the brain, and patients are experiencing fewer cognitive and motor deficits, Prabhu said.
"Evidence in the medical literature supports the safety and efficacy of brain mapping," Prabhu said. Prabhu is a neurosurgical oncologist and associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Some patients remember little or nothing. Others remember fragments. Theresa Shepherd of Plainfield remembers Prabhu saying: "Terry, I need you to talk." Carla Jones of Gary has just a vague memory. "I can remember Dr. Prabhu speaking to me, but it's a little blurry," she said.
Prabhu does brain mapping on especially difficult cases in which tumors are located close to critical brain structures. He has done about 35 cases since he began a brain mapping program at Loyola in 2004. The team includes anesthesiologists, neuropsychologists, radiologists, residents, nurses and biomedical technicians.
During the first part of the operation, while the surgeon is cutting an opening in the skull, the patient is in a state of heavy sedation close to general anesthesia. Once the surgeon reaches the brain, the anesthesiologist wakes the patient up. The patient does not need anesthesia during this part of the operation -- which lasts about one hour -- because there are no pain receptors in the brain, said Dr. W. Scott Jellish, chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Jellish added that the use of newer, short-acting anesthetics enables the anesthesiologist to wake the patient in just five or six minutes.
The surgeon gently probes brain tissue surrounding the tumor. Monitoring equipment can detect the slightest muscle movements in the face, arms and legs. If a probe causes, for example, a leg muscle to twitch, the surgeon knows not to cut in that part of the brain.
Similarly, the surgeon will monitor speech effects when brain tissue is probed. A neuropsychologist assists in the monitoring. The patient will be asked, for example, to say the alphabet, count backwards from 10 or identify photos of common objects.
The neuropsychologist also chats with the patient to determine if speech is slowed when the brain is probed. Patients talk about jobs, families, movies, baseball -- whatever interests them. Most are remarkably coherent. "It's not unusual for patients to even crack a joke," said Margaret Primeau, Ph.D., chief of psychology.
Despite improvements and meticulous attention to detail, brain-mapping surgery is not risk-free. Between 10 percent and 15 percent of patients may experience problems such as weakness in an arm or leg or difficulty speaking or understanding speech. At times, these deficits can be permanent.
Delvaux, 45, has a small problem with depth perception on her right side, but has otherwise made a full recovery.
Researchers have found that brain mapping surgery is well tolerated. A study of 21 patients published in Techniques in Neurosurgery found that a month after surgery, every patient was "entirely comfortable" with the experience, despite a few difficulties. One patient was briefly terrified when her speech was temporarily disturbed and another worried about a temporary seizure. Two were disappointed they couldn't remember the operation better. And one was "blown away by the idea of being awake during brain surgery," researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston reported.
Brain mapping allows the patient to move on to the next phase of treatment, which in some instances includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Prabhu said.
Provided by Loyola University
For more please visit: http://www.physorg.com/
10,000 Roman coins unearthed by amateur metal detector enthusiast...
Ref: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news
A massive haul of more than 10,000 Roman coins has been unearthed by an amateur metal detecting enthusiast - on his first ever treasure hunt.
The silver and bronze 'nummi' coins, dating from between 240AD and 320AD, were discovered in a farmer's field near Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, last month.
Finder Nick Davies, 30, was on his first treasure hunt when he discovered the coins, mostly crammed inside a buried 70lb clay pot.
Strike it lucky: Nick Davies found this amazing haul of 10,000 Roman coins on his first ever treasure hunt
Experts say the coins have spent an estimated 1,700 years underground.
The stunning collection of coins, most of which were found inside the broken brown pot, was uncovered by Nick during a search of land in the Shrewsbury area - just a month after he took up the hobby of metal detecting.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news
A massive haul of more than 10,000 Roman coins has been unearthed by an amateur metal detecting enthusiast - on his first ever treasure hunt.
The silver and bronze 'nummi' coins, dating from between 240AD and 320AD, were discovered in a farmer's field near Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, last month.
Finder Nick Davies, 30, was on his first treasure hunt when he discovered the coins, mostly crammed inside a buried 70lb clay pot.
Strike it lucky: Nick Davies found this amazing haul of 10,000 Roman coins on his first ever treasure hunt
Experts say the coins have spent an estimated 1,700 years underground.
The stunning collection of coins, most of which were found inside the broken brown pot, was uncovered by Nick during a search of land in the Shrewsbury area - just a month after he took up the hobby of metal detecting.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news
A skull that rewrites the history of man
Ref: http://www.independent.co.uk
The conventional view of human evolution and how early man colonised the world has been thrown into doubt by a series of stunning palaeontological discoveries suggesting that Africa was not the sole cradle of humankind. Scientists have found a handful of ancient human skulls at an archaeological site two hours from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that suggest a Eurasian chapter in the long evolutionary story of man.
The skulls, jawbones and fragments of limb bones suggest that our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa far earlier than previously thought and spent a long evolutionary interlude in Eurasia – before moving back into Africa to complete the story of man.
Experts believe fossilised bones unearthed at the medieval village of Dmanisi in the foothills of the Caucuses, and dated to about 1.8 million years ago, are the oldest indisputable remains of humans discovered outside of Africa.
But what has really excited the researchers is the discovery that these early humans (or "hominins") are far more primitive-looking than the Homo erectus humans that were, until now, believed to be the first people to migrate out of Africa about 1 million years ago.
The Dmanisi people had brains that were about 40 per cent smaller than those of Homo erectus and they were much shorter in stature than classical H. erectus skeletons, according to Professor David Lordkipanidze, general director of the Georgia National Museum. "Before our findings, the prevailing view was that humans came out of Africa almost 1 million years ago, that they already had sophisticated stone tools, and that their body anatomy was quite advanced in terms of brain capacity and limb proportions. But what we are finding is quite different," Professor Lordkipanidze said.
"The Dmanisi hominins are the earliest representatives of our own genus – Homo – outside Africa, and they represent the most primitive population of the species Homo erectus to date. They might be ancestral to all later Homo erectus populations, which would suggest a Eurasian origin of Homo erectus."
Speaking at the British Science Festival in Guildford, where he gave the British Council lecture, Professor Lordkipanidze raised the prospect that Homo erectus may have evolved in Eurasia from the more primitive-looking Dmanisi population and then migrated back to Africa to eventually give rise to our own species, Homo sapiens – modern man.
"The question is whether Homo erectus originated in Africa or Eurasia, and if in Eurasia, did we have vice-versa migration? This idea looked very stupid a few years ago, but today it seems not so stupid," he told the festival.
The scientists have discovered a total of five skulls and a solitary jawbone. It is clear that they had relatively small brains, almost a third of the size of modern humans. "They are quite small. Their lower limbs are very human and their upper limbs are still quite archaic and they had very primitive stone tools," Professor Lordkipanidze said. "Their brain capacity is about 600 cubic centimetres. The prevailing view before this discovery was that the humans who first left Africa had a brain size of about 1,000 cubic centimetres."
The only human fossil to predate the Dmanisi specimens are of an archaic species Homo habilis, or "handy man", found only in Africa, which used simple stone tools and lived between about 2.5 million and 1.6 million years ago.
"I'd have to say, if we'd found the Dmanisi fossils 40 years ago, they would have been classified as Homo habilis because of the small brain size. Their brow ridges are not as thick as classical Homo erectus, but their teeth are more H. erectus like," Professor Lordkipanidze said. "All these finds show that the ancestors of these people were much more primitive than we thought. I don't think that we were so lucky as to have found the first travellers out of Africa. Georgia is the cradle of the first Europeans, I would say," he told the meeting.
"What we learnt from the Dmanisi fossils is that they are quite small – between 1.44 metres to 1.5 metres tall. What is interesting is that their lower limbs, their tibia bones, are very human-like so it seems they were very good runners," he said.
He added: "In regards to the question of which came first, enlarged brain size or bipedalism, maybe indirectly this information calls us to think that body anatomy was more important than brain size. While the Dmanisi people were almost modern in their body proportions, and were highly efficient walkers and runners, their arms moved in a different way, and their brains were tiny compared to ours.
"Nevertheless, they were sophisticated tool makers with high social and cognitive skills," he told the science festival, which is run by the British Science Association.
One of the five skulls is of a person who lost all his or her teeth during their lifetime but had still survived for many years despite being completely toothless. This suggests some kind of social organisation based on mutual care, Professor Lordkipanidze said.
For more articles and science news please visit: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science
The conventional view of human evolution and how early man colonised the world has been thrown into doubt by a series of stunning palaeontological discoveries suggesting that Africa was not the sole cradle of humankind. Scientists have found a handful of ancient human skulls at an archaeological site two hours from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that suggest a Eurasian chapter in the long evolutionary story of man.
The skulls, jawbones and fragments of limb bones suggest that our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa far earlier than previously thought and spent a long evolutionary interlude in Eurasia – before moving back into Africa to complete the story of man.
Experts believe fossilised bones unearthed at the medieval village of Dmanisi in the foothills of the Caucuses, and dated to about 1.8 million years ago, are the oldest indisputable remains of humans discovered outside of Africa.
But what has really excited the researchers is the discovery that these early humans (or "hominins") are far more primitive-looking than the Homo erectus humans that were, until now, believed to be the first people to migrate out of Africa about 1 million years ago.
The Dmanisi people had brains that were about 40 per cent smaller than those of Homo erectus and they were much shorter in stature than classical H. erectus skeletons, according to Professor David Lordkipanidze, general director of the Georgia National Museum. "Before our findings, the prevailing view was that humans came out of Africa almost 1 million years ago, that they already had sophisticated stone tools, and that their body anatomy was quite advanced in terms of brain capacity and limb proportions. But what we are finding is quite different," Professor Lordkipanidze said.
"The Dmanisi hominins are the earliest representatives of our own genus – Homo – outside Africa, and they represent the most primitive population of the species Homo erectus to date. They might be ancestral to all later Homo erectus populations, which would suggest a Eurasian origin of Homo erectus."
Speaking at the British Science Festival in Guildford, where he gave the British Council lecture, Professor Lordkipanidze raised the prospect that Homo erectus may have evolved in Eurasia from the more primitive-looking Dmanisi population and then migrated back to Africa to eventually give rise to our own species, Homo sapiens – modern man.
"The question is whether Homo erectus originated in Africa or Eurasia, and if in Eurasia, did we have vice-versa migration? This idea looked very stupid a few years ago, but today it seems not so stupid," he told the festival.
The scientists have discovered a total of five skulls and a solitary jawbone. It is clear that they had relatively small brains, almost a third of the size of modern humans. "They are quite small. Their lower limbs are very human and their upper limbs are still quite archaic and they had very primitive stone tools," Professor Lordkipanidze said. "Their brain capacity is about 600 cubic centimetres. The prevailing view before this discovery was that the humans who first left Africa had a brain size of about 1,000 cubic centimetres."
The only human fossil to predate the Dmanisi specimens are of an archaic species Homo habilis, or "handy man", found only in Africa, which used simple stone tools and lived between about 2.5 million and 1.6 million years ago.
"I'd have to say, if we'd found the Dmanisi fossils 40 years ago, they would have been classified as Homo habilis because of the small brain size. Their brow ridges are not as thick as classical Homo erectus, but their teeth are more H. erectus like," Professor Lordkipanidze said. "All these finds show that the ancestors of these people were much more primitive than we thought. I don't think that we were so lucky as to have found the first travellers out of Africa. Georgia is the cradle of the first Europeans, I would say," he told the meeting.
"What we learnt from the Dmanisi fossils is that they are quite small – between 1.44 metres to 1.5 metres tall. What is interesting is that their lower limbs, their tibia bones, are very human-like so it seems they were very good runners," he said.
He added: "In regards to the question of which came first, enlarged brain size or bipedalism, maybe indirectly this information calls us to think that body anatomy was more important than brain size. While the Dmanisi people were almost modern in their body proportions, and were highly efficient walkers and runners, their arms moved in a different way, and their brains were tiny compared to ours.
"Nevertheless, they were sophisticated tool makers with high social and cognitive skills," he told the science festival, which is run by the British Science Association.
One of the five skulls is of a person who lost all his or her teeth during their lifetime but had still survived for many years despite being completely toothless. This suggests some kind of social organisation based on mutual care, Professor Lordkipanidze said.
For more articles and science news please visit: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science
Solar Panel using human hair as a conductor
As a teenager in a rural village in Nepal, Milan Karki knows just how desperately developing countries need an affordable, renewable energy source. But rather than whine about the availability of electricity or the cost of batteries, he sat down and came up with a solution: Low-cost solar panels with human hair conductors.
Solar energy isn't anything new, but solar panels themselves can be pricey to produce due to using silicon. Karki solved the cost issue by using human hair instead since it turns out that Melanin, a color pigment in hair, is a good conductor. Oh, and did we mention that it's cheaper than silicon?
For more please visit: Gizmodo
How 16 Electronics Companies Got Their Names (online.wsj.com)
Ref: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124931971543002029.html
Most of us spend a lot of time staring at a computer or TV screen, playing video games, or gabbing into our cell phones. The brand names for these products are all familiar, but where did they come from in the first place? Just what is a Nokia? Here's a look at the origins of some of your favorite tech and gadget companies' names.
1. Kodak: Founder George Eastman named the camera and film corporation in 1888. Eastman wanted a short name that was easy to pronounce and could only refer to his products. He later said that he favored the letter "k" because it "seems a strong, incisive sort of letter." Once Eastman decided he wanted the name to start and end with "k," he played around with combinations of letters until he found one that he liked in "Kodak."
2. Nintendo: Nintendo's name translates into English as "leave luck to heaven." The name made more sense before Nintendo got into the video game business; it opened in 1889 to make hanafuda cards, a type of Japanese playing cards decorated with floral designs.
3. Sony: When Sony got its start in 1946, it had a decidedly less catchy name – Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. Within a few years, the company's founders wanted a new name, so they combined sonus, Latin for "sound," with "Sonny," the term of endearment for a young boy. The newly coined word captured both the superior sound quality and small size the company was shooting for with its products.
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4. Sega: Sega got its start in Hawaii in 1940 as Standard Games, a business that provided military bases with pinball machines to help amuse soldiers. In 1951, the company moved to Tokyo and renamed itself "Service Games" to reflect its business of importing coin-op machines for American military bases. In 1965, Service Games merged with another coin-op company, Rosen Enterprises, and shortened its name to Sega.
5. Nokia: The modern telecom giant hasn't always been involved in such tech-heavy fields. The company got its start in Tampere, Finland, in 1865 as a pulp mill and paper manufacturer. When owner Fredrik Idestam opened a second plant in Nokia, Finland, in 1868, he decided the town's name would suit his company, too.
The town takes its name from the Nokianvirta River that flows through it, which in turn takes its name from an archaic Finnish word referring to the small furry animals, mostly sables, which lived on the river's banks.
Associated Press
A player at the 1981 ATARI International Asteroids Tournament.
6. Cisco Systems: The recent addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average takes its name from San Francisco, where it was founded in 1984.
7. Atari: The video-game pioneer takes its name the board game Go. In Go, atari is a term that indicates that a player's stone (or group of a player's stones) are in immediate danger of being captured by the player's opponent.
8. Toshiba: Toshiba formed following the 1939 merger of consumer products company Tokyo Denki with machinery firm Shibaura Seisakusho. By taking the "To" from the former and the "Shiba" from the latter, a new company name was born.
9. Sanyo: Sanyo's name means "three oceans" in Japanese; the company's founder wanted to sell his wares across the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans to reach the entire world.
10. Seiko: The watchmaker takes its name from a Japanese word meaning "exquisite" or "success."
11. Canon: When Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory started developing Japan's first-ever 35mm camera equipped with a focal plane shutter, the engineers dubbed the creation "Kwanon" after the Buddhist goddess of mercy. At this point the company's logo even included the thousand-armed goddess.
When the camera was ready to roll out worldwide in 1935, the company decided to tweak the name to "Canon" so it would be easier for international markets to accept.
12. Sharp: The electronics manufacturer got its start in 1912 as metalsmith Tokuji Hayakawa's personal outlet for his inventions, including a specialized snap buckle. In 1915 Hayakawa invented an improved mechanical pencil he dubbed Ever-Sharp, and to honor the fine point of his creation, Hayakawa started calling his company "Sharp."
Associated Press
The Motorola Micro TAC personal telephone, which was unveiled during a news conference in April 1989.
13. Magnavox: The stalwart electronics company began in 1915 when Edwin Pridham and Peter Jensen created a moving-coil loudspeaker, which they named "Magnavox," Latin for "great voice."
14. Coleco: The video game kingpins of the 1970s and 80s (and the people who brought you Cabbage Patch Dolls!), Coleco was originally a company that sold shoe leather. The name Coleco is a shortening of "Connecticut Leather Company."
15. Motorola: Founder Paul Galvin named his company in a twist on the old naming convention of putting "-ola" at the end of phonograph and radio names like the Victrola. Since Galvin and his company were making car radios, he merged "motor" with "-ola" to get the name.
16. Samsung: Samsung got its start in 1938 when Lee Byung-Chull started the "Samsung Store" in Korea. The store initially focused on exporting dried fish and fruit, but it jumped into electronics in the 1960s. The name Samsung is Korean for "three stars," a nod to the lucky properties of the number three.
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Most of us spend a lot of time staring at a computer or TV screen, playing video games, or gabbing into our cell phones. The brand names for these products are all familiar, but where did they come from in the first place? Just what is a Nokia? Here's a look at the origins of some of your favorite tech and gadget companies' names.
1. Kodak: Founder George Eastman named the camera and film corporation in 1888. Eastman wanted a short name that was easy to pronounce and could only refer to his products. He later said that he favored the letter "k" because it "seems a strong, incisive sort of letter." Once Eastman decided he wanted the name to start and end with "k," he played around with combinations of letters until he found one that he liked in "Kodak."
2. Nintendo: Nintendo's name translates into English as "leave luck to heaven." The name made more sense before Nintendo got into the video game business; it opened in 1889 to make hanafuda cards, a type of Japanese playing cards decorated with floral designs.
3. Sony: When Sony got its start in 1946, it had a decidedly less catchy name – Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. Within a few years, the company's founders wanted a new name, so they combined sonus, Latin for "sound," with "Sonny," the term of endearment for a young boy. The newly coined word captured both the superior sound quality and small size the company was shooting for with its products.
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4. Sega: Sega got its start in Hawaii in 1940 as Standard Games, a business that provided military bases with pinball machines to help amuse soldiers. In 1951, the company moved to Tokyo and renamed itself "Service Games" to reflect its business of importing coin-op machines for American military bases. In 1965, Service Games merged with another coin-op company, Rosen Enterprises, and shortened its name to Sega.
5. Nokia: The modern telecom giant hasn't always been involved in such tech-heavy fields. The company got its start in Tampere, Finland, in 1865 as a pulp mill and paper manufacturer. When owner Fredrik Idestam opened a second plant in Nokia, Finland, in 1868, he decided the town's name would suit his company, too.
The town takes its name from the Nokianvirta River that flows through it, which in turn takes its name from an archaic Finnish word referring to the small furry animals, mostly sables, which lived on the river's banks.
Associated Press
A player at the 1981 ATARI International Asteroids Tournament.
6. Cisco Systems: The recent addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average takes its name from San Francisco, where it was founded in 1984.
7. Atari: The video-game pioneer takes its name the board game Go. In Go, atari is a term that indicates that a player's stone (or group of a player's stones) are in immediate danger of being captured by the player's opponent.
8. Toshiba: Toshiba formed following the 1939 merger of consumer products company Tokyo Denki with machinery firm Shibaura Seisakusho. By taking the "To" from the former and the "Shiba" from the latter, a new company name was born.
9. Sanyo: Sanyo's name means "three oceans" in Japanese; the company's founder wanted to sell his wares across the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans to reach the entire world.
10. Seiko: The watchmaker takes its name from a Japanese word meaning "exquisite" or "success."
11. Canon: When Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory started developing Japan's first-ever 35mm camera equipped with a focal plane shutter, the engineers dubbed the creation "Kwanon" after the Buddhist goddess of mercy. At this point the company's logo even included the thousand-armed goddess.
When the camera was ready to roll out worldwide in 1935, the company decided to tweak the name to "Canon" so it would be easier for international markets to accept.
12. Sharp: The electronics manufacturer got its start in 1912 as metalsmith Tokuji Hayakawa's personal outlet for his inventions, including a specialized snap buckle. In 1915 Hayakawa invented an improved mechanical pencil he dubbed Ever-Sharp, and to honor the fine point of his creation, Hayakawa started calling his company "Sharp."
Associated Press
The Motorola Micro TAC personal telephone, which was unveiled during a news conference in April 1989.
13. Magnavox: The stalwart electronics company began in 1915 when Edwin Pridham and Peter Jensen created a moving-coil loudspeaker, which they named "Magnavox," Latin for "great voice."
14. Coleco: The video game kingpins of the 1970s and 80s (and the people who brought you Cabbage Patch Dolls!), Coleco was originally a company that sold shoe leather. The name Coleco is a shortening of "Connecticut Leather Company."
15. Motorola: Founder Paul Galvin named his company in a twist on the old naming convention of putting "-ola" at the end of phonograph and radio names like the Victrola. Since Galvin and his company were making car radios, he merged "motor" with "-ola" to get the name.
16. Samsung: Samsung got its start in 1938 when Lee Byung-Chull started the "Samsung Store" in Korea. The store initially focused on exporting dried fish and fruit, but it jumped into electronics in the 1960s. The name Samsung is Korean for "three stars," a nod to the lucky properties of the number three.
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Secrets of the centenarians: Life begins at 100 (www.newscientist.com)
Ref: http://www.newscientist.com
THIS year, the number of pensioners in the UK exceeded the number of minors for the first time in history. That's remarkable in its own right, but the real "population explosion" has been among the oldest of the old - the centenarians. In fact, this is the fastest-growing demographic in much of the developed world. In the UK, their numbers have increased by a factor of 60 since the early 20th century. And their ranks are set to swell even further, thanks to the ageing baby-boomer generation: by 2030 there will be about a million worldwide.
These trends raise social, ethical and economic dilemmas. Are medical advances artificially prolonging life with little regard for the quality of that life? Old age brings an increased risk of chronic disease, disability and dementia, and if growing numbers of elderly people become dependent on state or familial support, society faces skyrocketing costs and commitments. This is the dark cloud outside the silver lining of increasing longevity. Yet researchers who study the oldest old have made a surprising discovery that presents a less bleak vision of the future than many anticipate.
It is becoming clear that people who break through the 90-plus barrier represent a physical elite, markedly different from the elderly who typically die younger than them. Far from gaining a longer burden of disability, their extra years are often healthy ones. They have a remarkable ability to live through, delay or entirely escape a host of diseases that kill off most of their peers. Supercentenarians - people aged 110 or over - are even better examples of ageing gracefully. "As a demographic group, they basically didn't exist in the 1970s or 80s," says Craig Willcox of the Okinawa Centenarian Study in Japan. "They have some sort of genetic booster rocket and they seem to be functioning better for longer periods of time than centenarians." The average supercentenarian had freely gone about their daily life until the age of 105 or so, some five to 10 years longer even than centenarians, who are themselves the physical equivalent of people eight to 10 years their junior. This isn't just good news for the oldest old and for society in general; it also provides clues about how more of us might achieve a long and healthy old age.
One of the most comprehensive studies comes from Denmark. In 1998, Kaare Christensen at the University of Southern Denmark, in Odense, exploited the country's exemplary registries to contact every single one of the 3600 people born in 1905 who was still alive. Assessing their health over the subsequent decade, he found that the proportion of people who managed to remain independent throughout was constantly around one-third of the total: each individual risked becoming more infirm, but the unhealthiest ones passed away at earlier ages, leaving the strongest behind. In 2005, only 166 of the people in Christensen's sample were alive, but one-third of those were still entirely self-sufficient (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol 105, p 13274). This is good news from both personal and societal perspectives, for it means that exceptional longevity does not necessarily lead to exceptional levels of disability.
Christensen's optimistic findings are echoed in studies all over the world. In the US, almost all of the 700-plus people recruited to the New England Centenarian Study (NECS) since it began in 1994 had lived independently until the age of 90, and 40 per cent of supercentenarians in the study could still look after themselves. In the UK, Carol Brayne at the University of Cambridge studied 958 people aged over 90 and found that only one-quarter of them were living in institutions or nursing homes. Likewise, research in China reveals that before their deaths, centenarians and nonagenarians spend fewer days ill and bedridden than younger elderly groups, though the end comes quickly when it finally comes.
Distinctive minds
Of course, people can live independently without being entirely healthy, and it is true that most centenarians suffer from some sort of ailment. These range from osteoarthritis - which is almost universal and often omitted from studies - to simple loneliness. Neurodegenerative diseases are common too, with around 70 to 85 per cent of centenarians suffering from some form of dementia. But dementia in this group follows a different pattern to the general population. It is more likely to be vascular dementia or rare neurodegenerative conditions such as Pick's disease or Lewy body disease.
Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is relatively rare among centenarians yet, intriguingly, autopsies reveal that the brains of the oldest old, who had shown no outward sign of dementia, are sometimes riddled with the lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease. The basis of this resilience to Alzheimer's is largely unknown. The simple fact is that many people who become centenarians seem able to tolerate damage that would significantly harm less robust individuals, and although many suffer from dementia as death draws near, most remain mentally agile well into their nineties.
To read full article, please visit http://www.newscientist.com/
THIS year, the number of pensioners in the UK exceeded the number of minors for the first time in history. That's remarkable in its own right, but the real "population explosion" has been among the oldest of the old - the centenarians. In fact, this is the fastest-growing demographic in much of the developed world. In the UK, their numbers have increased by a factor of 60 since the early 20th century. And their ranks are set to swell even further, thanks to the ageing baby-boomer generation: by 2030 there will be about a million worldwide.
These trends raise social, ethical and economic dilemmas. Are medical advances artificially prolonging life with little regard for the quality of that life? Old age brings an increased risk of chronic disease, disability and dementia, and if growing numbers of elderly people become dependent on state or familial support, society faces skyrocketing costs and commitments. This is the dark cloud outside the silver lining of increasing longevity. Yet researchers who study the oldest old have made a surprising discovery that presents a less bleak vision of the future than many anticipate.
It is becoming clear that people who break through the 90-plus barrier represent a physical elite, markedly different from the elderly who typically die younger than them. Far from gaining a longer burden of disability, their extra years are often healthy ones. They have a remarkable ability to live through, delay or entirely escape a host of diseases that kill off most of their peers. Supercentenarians - people aged 110 or over - are even better examples of ageing gracefully. "As a demographic group, they basically didn't exist in the 1970s or 80s," says Craig Willcox of the Okinawa Centenarian Study in Japan. "They have some sort of genetic booster rocket and they seem to be functioning better for longer periods of time than centenarians." The average supercentenarian had freely gone about their daily life until the age of 105 or so, some five to 10 years longer even than centenarians, who are themselves the physical equivalent of people eight to 10 years their junior. This isn't just good news for the oldest old and for society in general; it also provides clues about how more of us might achieve a long and healthy old age.
One of the most comprehensive studies comes from Denmark. In 1998, Kaare Christensen at the University of Southern Denmark, in Odense, exploited the country's exemplary registries to contact every single one of the 3600 people born in 1905 who was still alive. Assessing their health over the subsequent decade, he found that the proportion of people who managed to remain independent throughout was constantly around one-third of the total: each individual risked becoming more infirm, but the unhealthiest ones passed away at earlier ages, leaving the strongest behind. In 2005, only 166 of the people in Christensen's sample were alive, but one-third of those were still entirely self-sufficient (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol 105, p 13274). This is good news from both personal and societal perspectives, for it means that exceptional longevity does not necessarily lead to exceptional levels of disability.
Christensen's optimistic findings are echoed in studies all over the world. In the US, almost all of the 700-plus people recruited to the New England Centenarian Study (NECS) since it began in 1994 had lived independently until the age of 90, and 40 per cent of supercentenarians in the study could still look after themselves. In the UK, Carol Brayne at the University of Cambridge studied 958 people aged over 90 and found that only one-quarter of them were living in institutions or nursing homes. Likewise, research in China reveals that before their deaths, centenarians and nonagenarians spend fewer days ill and bedridden than younger elderly groups, though the end comes quickly when it finally comes.
Distinctive minds
Of course, people can live independently without being entirely healthy, and it is true that most centenarians suffer from some sort of ailment. These range from osteoarthritis - which is almost universal and often omitted from studies - to simple loneliness. Neurodegenerative diseases are common too, with around 70 to 85 per cent of centenarians suffering from some form of dementia. But dementia in this group follows a different pattern to the general population. It is more likely to be vascular dementia or rare neurodegenerative conditions such as Pick's disease or Lewy body disease.
Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is relatively rare among centenarians yet, intriguingly, autopsies reveal that the brains of the oldest old, who had shown no outward sign of dementia, are sometimes riddled with the lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease. The basis of this resilience to Alzheimer's is largely unknown. The simple fact is that many people who become centenarians seem able to tolerate damage that would significantly harm less robust individuals, and although many suffer from dementia as death draws near, most remain mentally agile well into their nineties.
To read full article, please visit http://www.newscientist.com/
Clean Jokes
This is a great blog for nice and clean jokes...worth visiting. To visit: http://goodmorningjokes.blogspot.com/
Sample Joke:
Microsoft Windows Magic....
MAGIC #1
It discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable...
TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDER
MAGIC #2
For those of you using Windows, do the following:
1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want.
4.) Close it, and re-open it.
is it just a really weird bug?
MAGIC #3
This is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable...
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
ha ha ha... to read more please visit: http://goodmorningjokes.blogspot.com/
Sample Joke:
Microsoft Windows Magic....
MAGIC #1
It discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable...
TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDER
MAGIC #2
For those of you using Windows, do the following:
1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want.
4.) Close it, and re-open it.
is it just a really weird bug?
MAGIC #3
This is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable...
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
ha ha ha... to read more please visit: http://goodmorningjokes.blogspot.com/
39 AWE-INSPIRING PHOTOGRAPHS BY PHILIPPE SAINTE
Ref: http://www.presidiacreative.com
Philippe Sainte-Laudy is a 49 year old photographer from Strasbourg, France, who has an exceptional eye for photography. His ability to frame, compose, and capture a moment in time is incredible, and he is a master of post-processing. Using primarily a Nikon D300, Photoshop, Lightroom, and especially his own two eyes, Philippe continues to capture the essence of life, and share it with the world.
Today, we have 39 awe-inspiring, beautiful images by Philippe, that show off some of the incredible work that he’s done over the years. Each photograph is expertly composed, and will be sure to inspire you on your own photographic ventures.
If you like Philippe’s work, be sure to check out his website, located here: http://www.naturephotographie.net/
Enjoy, and don’t forget to subscribe and share this post if you liked it.
For more please visit: http://www.presidiacreative.com
Philippe Sainte-Laudy is a 49 year old photographer from Strasbourg, France, who has an exceptional eye for photography. His ability to frame, compose, and capture a moment in time is incredible, and he is a master of post-processing. Using primarily a Nikon D300, Photoshop, Lightroom, and especially his own two eyes, Philippe continues to capture the essence of life, and share it with the world.
Today, we have 39 awe-inspiring, beautiful images by Philippe, that show off some of the incredible work that he’s done over the years. Each photograph is expertly composed, and will be sure to inspire you on your own photographic ventures.
If you like Philippe’s work, be sure to check out his website, located here: http://www.naturephotographie.net/
Enjoy, and don’t forget to subscribe and share this post if you liked it.
For more please visit: http://www.presidiacreative.com
Drinking Water for Great Health
DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in India & Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our 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 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to /control/reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain..
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. H owever, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks:
· Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
· Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
· You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
· Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
· 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
· Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
It is popular in India & Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our 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 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to /control/reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain..
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. H owever, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks:
· Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
· Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
· You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
· Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
· 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
· Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
Microsoft Windows Magic
MAGIC #1
It discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable...
TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDER
MAGIC #2
For those of you using Windows, do the following:
1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want.
4.) Close it, and re-open it.
is it just a really weird bug?
MAGIC #3
This is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable...
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
It discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable...
TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDER
MAGIC #2
For those of you using Windows, do the following:
1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want.
4.) Close it, and re-open it.
is it just a really weird bug?
MAGIC #3
This is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable...
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
Free Bar Code Generator
Please visit http://www.barcode-generator.org/ to generate bar code on any type. This is absolutely free.
Bar code decoder is also available there...
Great Site
Bar code decoder is also available there...
Great Site
Swine Flu
As many as 106 fresh cases of swine flu and seven deaths due to the disease were reported from across the country today.
With this, the total number of swine flu cases reached 3,987 while the death count crossed the 100 mark, a senior health ministry official said.
Of the new cases reported during the day, three patients have history of foreign travel while the rest are indigenous.
Lab tests have confirmed that 549 cases have foreign origin and the rest indigenous.
The fresh deaths have been reported from Maharashtra (4), Karnataka (2) and Chhattisgarh (1).
Till yesterday, 36,959 passengers have been screened at 83 counters manned by 225 doctors and 172 paramedics. Total passengers screened till date is 53,64,870.
Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of 48 cases followed by Tamil Nadu (15) and Delhi (12).
With this, the total number of swine flu cases reached 3,987 while the death count crossed the 100 mark, a senior health ministry official said.
Of the new cases reported during the day, three patients have history of foreign travel while the rest are indigenous.
Lab tests have confirmed that 549 cases have foreign origin and the rest indigenous.
The fresh deaths have been reported from Maharashtra (4), Karnataka (2) and Chhattisgarh (1).
Till yesterday, 36,959 passengers have been screened at 83 counters manned by 225 doctors and 172 paramedics. Total passengers screened till date is 53,64,870.
Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of 48 cases followed by Tamil Nadu (15) and Delhi (12).
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