New hope for Alzheimer's sufferers after new treatment 'restores memory in minutes'
New hope for Alzheimer's sufferers after new treatment 'restores memory in minutes'
"Doctors are calling for a clinical trial of an experimental drug treatment that it is claimed can reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease 'in minutes'.
U.S. researchers say the treatment allowed an 82-year- old sufferer to recognise his wife for the first time in years."
The Top Ten Wines Under $10
The Top Ten Wines Under $10 | MainStreet:
"Even in these tough economic times, there are still plenty of great bottles for $10 or less. MainStreet asked three experts to recommend some top-notch vinos for these belt-tightening times. Here are their top ten cheapies:"
Ohio Teen Charged as Accessory in Identical Twin's Murder
Ohio Teen Charged as Accessory in Identical Twin's Murder
"The death of Dennis Lewis was shocking enough: The National Honor Society student and marching band member was shot in his bedroom while masked robbers held a gun on his mother in another room.
Then police arrested his identical twin, an advanced placement student also active in their high school band. Authorities are accusing Derris Lewis of taking part in the attack and being an accomplice in his brother's death, saying his bloody palm print was found in the bedroom where Dennis was killed."
Japan's 10 funniest tech-related ads
Japan's 10 funniest tech-related ads
From breast-enhancing Intel processors to breast-enhanced Canon laser copiers, we dissect Japan’s most bizarre tech-related ads.
Johnny Lee: Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote (video)
TED | Talks | Johnny Lee: Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote (video)
Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008.
Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008.
Grand Canyon May Be As Old As Dinosaurs
Grand Canyon May Be As Old As Dinosaurs, According To New Geologic Dating Study (4/11/2008):
"New geological evidence indicates the Grand Canyon may be so old that dinosaurs once lumbered along its rim, according to a study by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the California Institute of Technology."
How to get your husband to help out around the house.
MarriageHacks: How to get your husband to help out around the house.:
"Women talk and share their feelings. We bond with each other this way, we feel loved and understood through verbal sharing. Men? Not so much. Many times the language of men is based more on actions than words.
Every time he helps out, you have a choice to make. You can respond in three different ways."
"Women talk and share their feelings. We bond with each other this way, we feel loved and understood through verbal sharing. Men? Not so much. Many times the language of men is based more on actions than words.
Every time he helps out, you have a choice to make. You can respond in three different ways."
Coffee Cuff Does Double-Duty As Jewelry
Coffee Cuff Does Double-Duty As Jewelry | Gadgets Power:
"The Contexture Design Workshop offers an elegant solution for scalding hot takeaway beverages. The Coffee Cuff is a bracelet which doubles as an insulating holder for your cup of joe"
The Multari
The Multari:
"The Multari is a portable Atari 2600 with 32 built-in games built by myself, Marshall.
It features a vacuum-formed styrene plastic case, 5' LCD, and no big cartridges to carry around."
Think Pad X300 for $11,901.60 ?? Lenovo Website
First Drive: 2009 BMW X6
First Drive: 2009 BMW X6 xDrive35i and xDrive50i - Autoblog:
"According to BMW, the X6 is designed to provide stylish coupe looks with the high performance people expect of a BMW and the utility of an SUV."
Priest admits to stalking Conan O'Brien
Showbiz - News - Priest admits to stalking Conan O'Brien - Digital Spy:
"Ajemian, who attended Harvard University at the same time as O'Brien, admitted in court that he sent letters and packages to the talk show host's home and office for over a year."
Photo Gallery of the Flying Man
Yves Rossy - Photo Gallery of the Flying Man:
"The former military pilot, 45, who flies Airbuses for Swissair, spent five years developing his wings for his flying man project but went one better with his ‘jet-man’ project by adding two kerosene-powered jet engines to his original wing design to become the first man to fly like a bird: horizontally."
Baby mammoth reveals ancient secrets
Baby mammoth reveals ancient secrets - Science- msnbc.com:
"Russian scientists say they have obtained the most detailed pictures so far of the insides of a prehistoric animal, with the help of a baby mammoth called Lyuba found immaculately preserved in the Russian Arctic."
The Hustlers Guide To Pool
The Hustlers Guide To Pool | Just A Guy Thing:
"So you fancy yourself as bit of a pool shark and want to make some money from hustling poor blokes who don’t know any better do you? Well my morally ambiguous friend, we’ve got the tips you need to hustle every last dollar out of your unsuspecting foe!"
THE TOP 100 SELLING GAMES
THE TOP 100 SELLING GAMES OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS:
"Next-Generation has compiled the top selling 100 games from the last year across North America and Europe, including sales figures."
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Congratulations Mackenzie & Terry!
Today we welcome Kade Walker and Jaxton Kent to this world
Dinner Tonight: Migas, Tex-Mex Style
Dinner Tonight: Migas, Tex-Mex Style | Serious Eats : Recipes: "Migas is the Spanish word for crumbs, and refers to the leftover bread originally used in this traditional Spanish dish, which was crumbled and saut�ed in olive oil, perhaps with garlic or onion, sometimes peppers, and topped with a fried egg or two."
Proposed bill aims to set minimum auto sound levels
Proposed bill aims to set minimum auto sound levels - Engadget: "As AutoWeek reports, the bill was apparently prompted by concerns that hybrid and electric vehicles are a little too quiet, and pose a risk to pedestrians, especially the blind."
The image shows a pair of computerised 'averaged' facial photographs
The image shows a pair of computerised 'averaged' facial photographs ... - Yahoo! News Photos:
"The image shows a pair of computerised 'averaged' facial photographs taken from real people's pictures. According to the research, the face on the right is of someone who is more likely to be interested in a short-term sexual relationship whilst the one on the left is more likely to be interested in a long-term relationship.
(Handout/Reuters)"
What conditions disqualify you from donating blood? | The Register
What conditions disqualify you from donating blood? | The Register:
"Some people are disqualified from donating blood because they have diseases that are transmissible via blood. Other potential donors are disqualified because their conditions could endanger themselves.
According to the American Red Cross:"
"Some people are disqualified from donating blood because they have diseases that are transmissible via blood. Other potential donors are disqualified because their conditions could endanger themselves.
According to the American Red Cross:"
Woodpecker with freakish beak photographed
Woodpecker with freakish beak photographed - Telegraph: "This extraordinary woodpecker - with its freakishly long beak - has been spotted feeding from a domestic garden feeder.
Experts have claimed the beak was the biggest they had ever seen and are surprised it can fly - let alone feed."
Men who eat too many eggs die early
Middle-aged men who ate seven or more eggs a week had a higher risk of earlier death, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. Men with diabetes who ate any eggs at all raised their risk of death during a 20-year period studied, according to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Ask for a pillow and you're asking for a prostitute - Times Online
Ask for a pillow and you're asking for a prostitute - Times Online: "That's one of the eye-opening lessons Matt Rudd learns during his stint as a five star hotel concierge"
Post Expression - "Death Ends A Life, Not A Relationship"
Post Expression - "Death Ends A Life, Not A Relationship": "What is Post Expression?
Post Expression allows you to create and store multimedia messages that will be sent by e-mail to friends and family after you die.
How can it help you?
Post Expression allows you to communicate with people after you've died. It gives you the opportunity to communicate final words of encouragement, confession and love; or private information that may get lost if you pass away."
Post Expression allows you to create and store multimedia messages that will be sent by e-mail to friends and family after you die.
How can it help you?
Post Expression allows you to communicate with people after you've died. It gives you the opportunity to communicate final words of encouragement, confession and love; or private information that may get lost if you pass away."
Diet Sunglasses for Weight Loss
CareFair.com - Diet Sunglasses for Weight Loss:
"Japanese company, Yumetai is marketing a line of sunglasses that are said to help dieters lose weight. According to the company, the glasses which can be ordered for $19 plus shipping works in two ways. The glasses which have blue lenses make food look unappetizing by causing them to look blue. The color blue the company states, works in the brain to calm the desire for food.
Conversely, the lenses also block red light which is believed to ‘stimulate the appetite’ – at least that is the claim. People worldwide spend millions annually trying to lose weight, so this may become the next best thing in weight loss."
"Japanese company, Yumetai is marketing a line of sunglasses that are said to help dieters lose weight. According to the company, the glasses which can be ordered for $19 plus shipping works in two ways. The glasses which have blue lenses make food look unappetizing by causing them to look blue. The color blue the company states, works in the brain to calm the desire for food.
Conversely, the lenses also block red light which is believed to ‘stimulate the appetite’ – at least that is the claim. People worldwide spend millions annually trying to lose weight, so this may become the next best thing in weight loss."
Boy, 6, treated for alcoholism
Boy, 6, treated for alcoholism in Hull | The Sun |HomePage|News: "A CHILD was admitted to hospital with a drink problem – at the age of just SIX.
The youngster, who has not been identified, was one of nearly 175 underage drinkers treated at Hull Royal Infirmary last year for drink-related illnesses."
Mom stabbed girl because of demon
Mom stabbed girl because of demon: police :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime
The 25-year-old single mother was charged Tuesday with first degree-murder in the death of her only child, who was found slain early Monday in the Waukegan apartment they shared.
The youngster's throat was slashed and she had been stabbed 10 other times, including three times in the faceWednesday, April 9, 2008
Topps Pretty Much Predicted The Steroid Era In 1992 | MLB
Topps Pretty Much Predicted The Steroid Era In 1992 | MLB: "For baseball card collectors, there's something pretty relevant about the 1992 Topps Kids card set. The set contained 132 players who were featured amidst the artwork of a cartoonist."
A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity
New York Times:
"If Rod Serling were alive and writing episodes for “The Twilight Zone,” odds are he would have leaped on the true story of Anne Adams, a Canadian scientist turned artist who died of a rare brain disease last year."
"If Rod Serling were alive and writing episodes for “The Twilight Zone,” odds are he would have leaped on the true story of Anne Adams, a Canadian scientist turned artist who died of a rare brain disease last year."
Movies: Genius of Point Break Finally Recognized By Government
Movies: Genius of Point Break Finally Recognized By Government: "Who among us could not be a changed person after seeing the 1991 beach-based thriller Point Break?"
Scientists take drugs to boost brain power: study
Scientists take drugs to boost brain power: study: "Twenty percent of scientists admit to using performance-enhancing prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, according to a survey released Wednesday by Nature, Britain's top science journal.
The overwhelming majority of these med-taking brainiacs said they indulged in order to 'improve concentration,' and 60 percent said they did so on a daily or weekly basis."
What The Hell Is This? [PIC]
Ohhhhhh, I know. It’s just a couple of pressed dogs hanging in a Chinese market.
read more | digg story
Insiders: 7 Confessions Of A Sears Electronics Salesperson
Insiders: 7 Confessions Of A Sears Electronics Salesperson:
"A Sears electronics salesperson has generously offered to share some insider knowledge of how the game is played at Sears. Inside you'll learn why you shouldn't buy the extended warranty, why the salesperson keeps steering you towards one certain brand, and the pricing codes that tell you whether or not you're buying a discontinued product."
10 Most Depressing Movie Endings Ever
10 Most Depressing Movie Endings Ever - Den of Geek:
Be warned: spoilers a-plenty lie within, as Martin reveals the movies that leave you feeling completely depressed once the final reel has finished.
Magic Box Smoothes Music Using Sound Wave Power | Gadgets Power
Magic Box Smoothes Music Using Sound Wave Power | Gadgets Power: "Without listening to it, it’s impossible to know if the Clari-Fi offers a genuine improvement to MP3 sound quality or if it’s just another Monster Cable. One thing is very interesting, though: the Clari-Fi uses power from the audio signal itself to do its magic."
6 Crazy Cures For Your Common Ailments
6 Crazy Cures For Your Common Ailments! � Health Watch Center: "These cures are strange but totally effective solutions to treat some of the most common ailments."
High English teacher turns to 'Star Wars' trilogy to help students understand the epic
Hazel Green High English teacher turns to 'Star Wars' trilogy to help students understand the epic- al.com: "Each semester, Golden's ninth-grade students watch the original trilogy of the Star Wars movies, with Golden pointing out the situational, character and symbolic archetypes as well as literary elements."
Billionaires marry brunettes more than blonds - Styledash
Billionaires marry brunettes more than blonds - Styledash: "Maybe blonds have more fun. But when you're tanning on the yacht, drinking daiquiris, and getting pedicures from Marco -- the hot pool boy, who lives to satisfy your every need -- chances are you won't care. That's because, at least according to dating experts, you, the brunette, are far more likely to land a man who can lavish you with absurd sums of money than your blond counterpart."
2009 Volkswagen Passat CC
Pics & Details Aplenty: 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC - Autoblog: "The svelte new Passat CC unveiled in Detroit will form a big part of the company's push, targeted to sell some 300,000 units around the world over the next six years...pretty ambitious for a niche vehicle, to be sure."
Godfather artwork created using the entire movie script
Created using the entire movie script: "With the help and partnership of Paramount Studios, we are proud to offer you this Godfather artwork created using the entire script of this cinematic great."
Fully automated restaurant
Fully automated restaurant gets previewed, no tipping required: "BBC news crew went to have a look at this unique concept and filmed the whole ordering process, from selecting what you want from the menu, to having your meal delivered to you via a rail system."
Atari Catalog 1981
HuguesJohnson.com: Atari Catalog 1981 Scans:
"These were standard pack-ins with Atari cartridges in the early 80s. This was a golden era when game boxes and advertisements had lavish artwork to compensate for the blocky graphics. Well, it would be a stretch to call this artwork 'lavish' but it does a fine job of distracting you from what the games look like. Back then games were a lot of fun, even if you needed a bit of imagination to play them."
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