Saturday, February 26, 2011
The simple solution to back pain
Stop popping ibuprofen.Hold off on that massage.
Putting an end to back pain could be as easy as standing up once in a while.
Here are 10 ways to make sure you get off your seat.
Six Good Things a Little Snooze Can Do
Your office may not have a literal "rest" room yet, but your employer might be smart to create one, as Nike and Google have.Studies show that a quick afternoon power nap has major benefits.
There's even an app for the power nap.
Here's how to get the best from your siesta.
Six Surprising Home Remedies That Actually Work
Does anyone remember My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with the dad who insisted a spritz of Windex was all you needed to cure anything, from pimples to psoriasis?
Heh!
Windex is hardly a cure-all, but there are other kinds of home remedies that actually do work...
Sprucing up your garden this spring
With spring just a few months away, you may be eager to dust off your gardening gloves and haul out those pruning shears to get your garden ready for planting.Tree-killing disease found in Florida
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has positively identified the presence of a destructive disease that affects avocado trees and other trees in the laurel family.
Meet Otzi Face to Face
Lucy in the sky IS diamonds
Fifty light years — that’s about 300,000,000,000,000 (300 quadrillion) miles — away from Earth is Lucy, a former star whose proverbial bulb has burned out. And Lucy’s core has turned into a diamond. In this case, the diamond is huge — the largest in the galaxy. At 10 billion trillion trillion carats — 1 followed by 34 zeroes! — it’s, well, huge beyond imagination. The largest terrestrial diamond, the Golden Jubilee Diamond, is about 500 carats — a 5, followed by two lonely zeroes.How’d this happen?
When a star consumes all of its fuel, it burns out, leaving behind a white dwarf — a hot, crystallizing core. For years, scientists have believed that the core, made mostly of carbon, turns into a diamond, but we have had no evidence supporting that thesis. That all changed in 2004, when astronomers were able to use gong-like pulsations emanating from Lucy to determine that its core was a really big diamond and developed the model pictured above.
Astronomical News
Baby Planet Birth Spotted for First Time
The discovery shows how material around young stars clump together in the early stages of planetary formation. 
Star Spits Out Baby Planet
The discovery of a baby gas giant planet orbiting a young, 12 million-year-old star means that these types of planets can form much more quickly than previously thought. Jorge Ribas reports on the finding.
Highest-resolution photo - ever - of the moon
This is actually a mosaic of about 1300 separate images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Wide-Angle Camera — the total size is a whopping 24,000 x 24,000 pixels, producing a resolution of about 145 meters/pixel ...
Over time, as the Moon rotates underneath it, LRO can see the entire surface of the Moon. As it does this, the angle of sunlight changes, so care had to be taken when creating this mosaic to make it appear seamless; otherwise shadows would appear to jump suddenly from point to point. If you look carefully you’ll see where shadows point in different directions, but it still looks pretty natural.
But it’s not: when you see the full Moon from Earth, that means the Sun is shining straight down on the Moon — the Earth is essentially directly between the Moon and Sun. That means you don’t see any shadows on the surface when the Moon is full. Pictures of it taken from Earth look flat in that case, because our eyes and brains look to shadows to sense the topographical relief — the ups and downs in the surface. But this image shows those shadows, making it a unique view of the full Moon ...
But it’s also one of the highest resolution image ever made too! You can appreciate that if you look at the full-res 145 meters/pixel zoom-and-pannable version, which is simply extraordinary... So my advice: take a little time and peruse the zoomable version online, and pretend you’re floating over the lunar surface.
For full-res and zoomable images, visit Discover.
Images Of A Nano World
Michael Oliveri, a digital media professor from the University of Georgia, likes to snap photos, but not with a camera most photographers use. He prefers the scanning electron microscope.
In his recent project 'Innerspace,' he explores the landscapes of nano-scale worlds where objects are up to 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Striking images of tiny objects
Colorful shots of a ruby-tailed wasp and a human chromosome bring mostly unseen objects to life.
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How a sabretooth cat 'bit down'
The sabretoothed cats killed prey with a deep stabbing bite to the throat
The mystery of how prehistoric sabretoothed cats coped with their oversized teeth has been solved in part by a new analysis of the cats' jaws.
Now the new analysis reveals that the cats' jaw muscles evolved into a specialised pattern, which allowed them to open their mouths so wide.
Details are reported in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Also:
Study reveals how bats' teeth are highly specialised and attuned to their diet.
'Walking Cactus' Fossil Reveals Body Armor Evolution
The creature appears to have been the first of its kind to stride on bendable, hard-covered legs.
Training wild beasts for films
Tricks with marshmallows are just one way to keep a grizzly bear happy on set.
Also: Astrakhan Fauna
Astrakhan is a perfect place for eco-tourism. One can hardly see such a great variety of birds and animals anywhere else in Russia. Here you can spend a wonderful time fishing and simply admiring the beauty of the Astrakhan nature.
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:Things are brewing between you and someone else, but everything is still deep under the surface; you will need to utilize all your insight to piece together a more complete picture.
What other people say isn't going to help -- you need to ignore any reports you've heard that are based on third-hand information.
The game of telephone is not one you should play.
There is too much overlapping communication going on, so focus on keeping your messages and intentions crystal clear.
Some of our readers today have been in:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
London, England, United Kingdom
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Perth, Western Australia, Austrtalia
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
London, England, United Kingdom
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Perth, Western Australia, Austrtalia
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Today is:
Today is Friday, February 25, the 56th day of 2011.
There are 309 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:
They are none.
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Ice-age child's remains discovered in Alaska
Just an interesting anthropological story for the day.
The 3-year-old is only the second ice-age child discovered on the continent, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Archaeologists discovered the remains in a fire pit in an abandoned living area from 13,200 years ago and dated the child's death to about 11,500 years ago, according to research by UAF's Ben Potter and his team in the Feb. 25 edition of the journal Science.
Looking at the child's teeth, UAF bioarchaeologist Joel Irish said in initial observations that the remains had traits of North Americans and northeast Asians.
Neanderthals Wore Feathers as Fashion Accessories
While investigating Neanderthal remains in the Fumane Cave near Verona in northern Italy, paleoanthropologist Marco Peresani from the University of Ferrara and colleagues discovered 660 bird bones in layers that were dated to around 44,000 years ago.
Belonging to 22 species of birds, the remains included several wing bones which, according to the researchers, were deliberately cut to take the feathers off.
Happy Birthday George
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s alright
And I say it’s alright
Happy Birthday George Harrison who would have been 68 today…
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
heart and soul
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
heart and soul
The Castle At Sunset
Kamyanets-Podilsky is a Ukrainian town of major historical importance. Its “Old Town” is situated on a rocky island that is washed by a river in a deep canyon. The island is connected with the “big land” with a narrow neck of land where a marvellous castle was built.
Winter in Russia
From A Bird’s-Eye View
Discover snowy Russian landscapes from the plane flight view. Fasten your seatbelts!
On The Job
If you fantasize about working away from an office, one of these jobs might be for you.
Also: 
The right background will help you land an interview in hot fields like health care.
Also: 
Sending yours to lots of friends and business colleagues actually isn't wise.
Also: The Fuller Brush Man
These days, door-to-door selling is frowned upon. But in its heyday, door-to-door selling was a legitimate pursuit and many men (and a few women) made a good living at it. One of the more prolific door-to-door salesman was the Fuller Brush Man.
Unrest may slow U.S. recovery
Chaos in the Mideast sends gas prices soaring, which could force Americans to cut back on spending.
Also: Chaos as Libyan revolt swells
As rebels mourn their dead in captured cities, Gadhafi tells his supporters to "defend the nation."
Also: Zeta's 'Tweety Bird' and 5 Others Held in Killing of U.S. Federal Agent
"Confusion" Led to Ambush
Saudi Student & Texas Resident Arrested as Terrorist
The young college student was studying chemical engineering in Texas purchased explosive chemicals over the Internet as part of a plan to hide bomb materials inside dolls and baby carriages to blow up dams, nuclear plants or the Dallas home of the shrub, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Armed robber sues over underpants arrest
An armed robber is suing police after they led him from a bank he'd held up in handcuffs with his trousers round his ankles.
Phillip Niere, 38, had threatened to kill staff at a branch of the Noris Bank in Aachen, Germany, if they didn't hand over £200,000.
But he surrendered after an hour when police negotiators convinced him he'd be treated with dignity. "The handcuffs are understandable, but what the police have to explain is why he was brought out with his jeans pulled down and his underwear on show.
"It is clearly a breach of his human rights and caused Mr Niere needless humiliation and embarrassment," said a lawyer.
Phillip Niere, 38, had threatened to kill staff at a branch of the Noris Bank in Aachen, Germany, if they didn't hand over £200,000.
But he surrendered after an hour when police negotiators convinced him he'd be treated with dignity. "The handcuffs are understandable, but what the police have to explain is why he was brought out with his jeans pulled down and his underwear on show.
"It is clearly a breach of his human rights and caused Mr Niere needless humiliation and embarrassment," said a lawyer.
Man ticketed for catching cops sleeping on the job
The Surete du Quebec has launched an internal investigation after a video was taken that appears to show a pair of officers asleep in their patrol car.
The squad car was parked on the side of Highway 40 between the exits for St. Maurice and Des Prairies, and didn't appear to have anyone inside, according to the person who made the video.
The cameraman started filming as he walked up to the car and spotted two people lying down in the front seats.
"They're sleeping on the job!'' he exclaimed in the video.
The SQ officers then fined the cameraman $156 for parking in an area reserved for emergency vehicles, although a Crown prosecutor has the right to overturn the ticket if it is contested.
Sergeant Guy Lapointe says the SQ was notified of the situation this morning and immediately launched a disciplinary review.
The officers involved have been asked to file a written report, and investigators will talk to the person who made the video.
The video was first made public through radio station NRJ 102.3 FM.
Watch the video here.
The squad car was parked on the side of Highway 40 between the exits for St. Maurice and Des Prairies, and didn't appear to have anyone inside, according to the person who made the video.
The cameraman started filming as he walked up to the car and spotted two people lying down in the front seats.
"They're sleeping on the job!'' he exclaimed in the video.
The SQ officers then fined the cameraman $156 for parking in an area reserved for emergency vehicles, although a Crown prosecutor has the right to overturn the ticket if it is contested.
Sergeant Guy Lapointe says the SQ was notified of the situation this morning and immediately launched a disciplinary review.
The officers involved have been asked to file a written report, and investigators will talk to the person who made the video.
The video was first made public through radio station NRJ 102.3 FM.
Watch the video here.
Anonymous seizes Westboro's domain during live TV confrontation
How do the kids say it again? Oh, yeah ... you just got 'pwned'
During a live TV interview between an Anonymous member and Shirley Phelps-Roper from the Westboro Baptist Church, the escalating war between the two has peaked. During a 10-minute-plus interview, Phelps-Roper repeatedly blamed Anonymous for a letter released earlier this week promising to attack the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. Anonymous has been claiming since the accusation that it was not the author of the widely circulated message, and insists the entire operation was likely a ploy for attention on the congregation’s part.
During the interview, Anonymous continuously and calmly reiterated it was not responsible for the original letter, and that the church’s site had been taken down earlier by another hacktivist widely known as “th3j3st3r.” The Jester took credit for the hack via his Twitter on February 21.
But Phelps-Roper would have none of it. Between hurling insults and thanking Anonymous for the increased attention to the church’s cause (which includes degrading fallen US soldiers and homosexuals), she refused to hear out Anonymous’ defense. After nearly nine minutes of listening to her crazed diatribe, the hacktivist group took action. “I was just going to say in the time that Shirley was blabbing her religious preachings I actually did some business and I think if you check downloads.westborobaptistchurch right now you’ll see a nice message from Anonymous.”
Indeed, after insisting that no hacker could take down its controversial website, Anonymous was able to do so in a matter of moments, and seemingly without prior planning. “We just put up a nice release while Shirley was preaching there…Yeah we just, we had enough. We responded [to the original letter from Westboro Baptist] maturely…then Shirley comes on the show, [says] I’m going to hell, so we’ve given her something to look at.”
Source
During a live TV interview between an Anonymous member and Shirley Phelps-Roper from the Westboro Baptist Church, the escalating war between the two has peaked. During a 10-minute-plus interview, Phelps-Roper repeatedly blamed Anonymous for a letter released earlier this week promising to attack the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. Anonymous has been claiming since the accusation that it was not the author of the widely circulated message, and insists the entire operation was likely a ploy for attention on the congregation’s part.
During the interview, Anonymous continuously and calmly reiterated it was not responsible for the original letter, and that the church’s site had been taken down earlier by another hacktivist widely known as “th3j3st3r.” The Jester took credit for the hack via his Twitter on February 21.
But Phelps-Roper would have none of it. Between hurling insults and thanking Anonymous for the increased attention to the church’s cause (which includes degrading fallen US soldiers and homosexuals), she refused to hear out Anonymous’ defense. After nearly nine minutes of listening to her crazed diatribe, the hacktivist group took action. “I was just going to say in the time that Shirley was blabbing her religious preachings I actually did some business and I think if you check downloads.westborobaptistchurch right now you’ll see a nice message from Anonymous.”
Indeed, after insisting that no hacker could take down its controversial website, Anonymous was able to do so in a matter of moments, and seemingly without prior planning. “We just put up a nice release while Shirley was preaching there…Yeah we just, we had enough. We responded [to the original letter from Westboro Baptist] maturely…then Shirley comes on the show, [says] I’m going to hell, so we’ve given her something to look at.”
Source
Faux Reverses Results Of Gallup Poll To Claim Americans Oppose Union Collective Bargaining Rights
Tuesday, USA Today and Gallup released a new poll that found that a whopping 61 percent of Americans oppose efforts like those of Gov. Scott Walker (reptile-WI) to strip public sector unions of collective bargaining rights. The poll also found that only a third of Americans support such a policy, indicating that Walker is pandering to the wingnuts of the American electorate and is hardly representative of mainstream political thought in this country.
Schizophrenia risk is increased with a particular gene mutation
We always knew repugicans were mutants ... now science provides the proof.
Schizophrenia is a severe, complicated illness.
There are no obvious explanations for what causes the condition, which causes hallucinations and delusions.Dirty air triggers more heart attacks than cocaine
Air pollution triggers more heart attacks than using cocaine and poses as high a risk of sparking a heart attack as alcohol, coffee and physical exertion, scientists said on Thursday.
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