Saturday, July 05, 2008
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Friday, July 04, 2008
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Impressive Low Tides This Week on Oregon Coast
Impressive Low Tides This Week on Oregon Coast: "When it comes to tides, it's good to have friends in low places. The central Oregon coast and the north Oregon coast are about to experience some really low tides this week, and then again in a month."
Scientists: Watermelon may work like Viagra :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health News
Scientists in Texas -- one of the nation's top producers of seedless watermelons -- say the juicy red fruit contains an ingredient that can spur the production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra."
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Gallery of Sawn-In-Half Cameras | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
Gallery of Sawn-In-Half Cameras | Gadget Lab from Wired.com: "an amazing collection of historical German camera gear. The exhibit is full of retro gadgets, as you'll see below, but the most interesting to me were the bisected lenses and cameras, the insides of which show the precision of a CAD drawing."
Earth's Core, Magnetic Field Changing Fast, Study Says
Earth's Core, Magnetic Field Changing Fast, Study Says: "Rapid changes in the churning movement of Earth's liquid outer core are weakening the magnetic field in some regions of the planet's surface, a new study says.
'What is so surprising is that rapid, almost sudden, changes take place in the Earth's magnetic field,' said study co-author Nils Olsen, a geophysicist at the Danish National Space Center in Copenhagen."
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Global Update - Environmental Health - A How-to Book for Everything From Water Filters to Fly Traps - NYTimes.com
Global Update - Environmental Health - A How-to Book for Everything From Water Filters to Fly Traps - NYTimes.com: "The 600-page book is written in simple English and has hundreds of drawings showing, for example, how to disinfect water with boiling, bleach, sunlight or lime juice and how to make filters from sand, clay and charcoal. It has numerous designs for stoves that use less fuel; it has schematic drawings of simple fly and roach traps and bicycle-powered grinders and blenders. It devotes almost 40 pages just to toilets."
Monday, June 30, 2008
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An elderly couple was having dinner one evening when the husband reached across the table, took his wife's hand in his and said, "Martha, soon we will be married 50 years, and there's something I have to know. In all of these 50 years have you ever been unfaithful to me?"
Martha replied, "Well Henry, I have to be honest with you. Yes, I've been unfaithful to you three times during these 50 years, but always for a good reason."
Henry was stunned by his wife's confession, but said, "I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?'"
"Let's see," Martha said. "The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?"
Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, "I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?"
Martha asked, "And do you remember when you were so sick, but we didn't have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed? Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no charge."
"I recall that," said Henry "And you did it to save my life, so I of
course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about the third time."
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fire in the sky: Tunguska at 100
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fire in the sky: Tunguska at 100: "The plume of hot dust trailing the fireball gave rise to descriptions of a 'pillar of fire', which was quickly replaced by a giant cloud of black smoke rising over the horizon.
'The sky split in two and fire appeared high and wide over the forest. The split in the sky grew larger, and the entire northern side was covered with fire,' one local remembered.
'At that moment I became so hot that I couldn't bear it, as if my shirt was on fire… I wanted to tear off my shirt and throw it down, but then the sky slammed shut. A strong thump sounded, and I was thrown a few yards.'"