Adamantine Fate
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Amazon’s 800 number
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Reading Time: < 1 minute 1.800.201.7575 (Toll free, US and Canada) 1.206.346.2992 or 1.206.266.2992 (Outside US and Canada) 1.877.586.3230 (Canada only) http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000241.php
webHeight and a Child’s Popularity
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new survey has found that a child’s height has no bearing on his or her popularity. Many people believe being short is an emotional burden for children. But, a study in the journal Pediatrics says not so. Researchers found that being very short — or very tall — plays no role in the number […]
scienceCorrecting Long Sightedness without Laser
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Older [people] can now say good bye to their reading glasses, as doctors have introduced a new technology to correct long-sightedness. The best part is, it requires neither scalpel nor any laser treatment. Conductive Keratoplasty, or CK, is the latest and only vision procedure to correct long-sightedness. Safe and minimally-invasive, there is no cutting and […]
scienceMysterious signals from 1000 light years away
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Collins wonders how his bosses will react to company computers finding aliens. “I might have to explain a little further about just how much I was using the computers,†he says. – A SETI@home user who used his company’s computers to find what might be our first signal from extra-terrestirals.
scienceOnions for a Bug Bite?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The next time you are bit by a non poisoness bug or insect try using a slice of onion as a compress against the bite. Many say that this will soothe the bite and take away much of the irritation or itching. Amen Health
healthSmart Car in Singapore
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Here’s the skinny from ML’s friend Mavis’s neighbour … cost: S$70,000 runs on petrol only one model imported (the original one whereas I want the Roadster) not imported by Daimler Crysler (though they have a few as company cars parked at Suntec) There is a service centre somewhere but Daimler will help out if necessary. […]
blogHow cool is that?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Well Apple launched their iMac G5 yesterday and now a whole PC, the size of a flat screen, costs less than a 17″ flatscreen did 3 years ago. Moore’s Law strikes again. I’d love to just sit back with popcorn and watch the whole thing play out at high speed 300 years into the future…
techSolar Eclipse in Singapore
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The good news is that there will be a total solar eclipse in Singapore. The bad news is that it won’t happen until March 9th 2016. All this thanks to my personal planetarium.
scienceVitamin prescription to treat homocysteine levels
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nutrient No Risk Low Risk High Risk Very High Risk (dose/day) Below 6 units 6-9 9-15 Above 15 Folate 200mcg 400mcg 1200mcg 2000mcg B12 10mcg 500mcg 1000mcg 1500mcg B6 25mg 50mg 75mg 100mg B2 10mg 15mg 20mg 50mg Zinc 5mg 10mg 15mg 20mg TMG 500mg 750mg 1.5-3g 3-6g (extracted from the H Factor programme). Note: […]
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