Posted in Life, Science, tagged genius, languages, maths on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Daniel T. can do incredible things with maths and languages. He knows 9 languages an can learn a new one in a week. He demonstrated that her could recite pi to 22500 places, in a stunning public performance which lasted over 4 hours. This 44 minute video demonstrates his amazing abilities.
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Posted in Health, Life, tagged indian, ritual on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Muslims in Solapur in India have an ancient ritual which involves throwing their young babies from tall buildings, “to improve their health”. They claim no babies have ever been injured and that the babies are actually stronger for it. I guess this is a practical example of “if it doesn’t kill you, it makes you [...]
Posted in Life, News, Politics, tagged government, military spending, tax dollars, usa, war on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) a peace lobby group in Washington, the break down for US federal income tax spending for 2007 was as follows:
43% Military Spending
20% Health Care
12% Poverty, housing and income support
11% National Debt interest
7% Government operations police, courts, etc.
3% Education and Jobs
3% Science and the environment
1% Diplomacy
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Posted in Life, Science, tagged ancient, bbc, bluestones, dig, healing, stonehenge on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Archaeologists are carrying out a dig at the 4500 year old Stonehenge site, to uncover the true reason for its existence. The researchers believe that bluestones, which were originally at the site, indicate that it was originally an ancient healing place, a sort of “prehistoric Lourdes” where people came to be healed.
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Posted in Life, Lifestyle, Technology, tagged community, earth, google, nonprofit, world on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Google Earth Outreach is Google’s guide to global causes and it helps charities and nonprofit organisations to quickly and easily (and literally) put their story on the map.
Millions of Google Earth users can now easily find and learn about vital situations across the globe. It gives these organisations a new way to connect directly [...]
Posted in Life, tagged look, love, lust, relationship, woman on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Research has shown that facial details in men and women can reveal whether they are after a one-night stand or a relationship. Just a single look is all it takes, without saying a single word. For men, a square jaw, large nose and small eyes is a give away for the look of lust, and [...]
Posted in General, Life, Lifestyle, Travel, tagged orient express, train, Travel on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever considered taking one of those exotic romantic train journeys like Cape Town to Pretoria or Singapore to Bangkok on the Eastern & Oriental Express or London to Venice on the Orient Express, and then had your dreams shattered when you find out how much it costs to indulge in the luxury of [...]
Posted in Business, Life, Lifestyle, Video, tagged death, funeral, pay-per-view on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know it seems strange, and you might ask who would be paying to view a funeral but this new service is actually a “lifesaver” for people who cannot attend a funeral but want to pay their respects. Relatives from Australia who cannot be at the funeral in time, can just login, pay £75 and [...]
Posted in Life, Science, Technology, tagged death, freezing, pets on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For anyone who has had a beloved pet, a dog or a cat, or other animal who had become part of the family, their death is always a traumatic moment because emotional attachments are formed during the pets lifetime, and, at the end of it’s life, it hurts. For most people they grieve and then [...]
