Category: Information

I tell you and tell you… Get a Mac!

Malware ‘hijacks Windows Updates’   The trojan could hijack Windows security patches Virus writers may be able to smuggle malicious files onto a computer using Microsoft’s security patch updates, experts say. At least one program is in circulation that can hijack a key component of Windows Update to introduce malicious software that could be used […]

Sunday May 20th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Pre-birth apples ‘benefit babies’

   Part of a healthy diet Children of mothers who eat plenty of apples during pregnancy are less likely to develop asthma, research suggests. The University of Aberdeen project quizzed 2,000 mums-to-be on their eating habits, then looked at their child’s health over five years. They found that those who ate four or more apples […]

Sunday May 20th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Can You Tell Someone’s Race Just By Looking At Them?

Try sorting through all these people and see if you’re as good at it as you think.

Sunday May 20th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

How True!

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. – Albert Einstein It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. – Albert Einstein

Friday May 18th, 2007 in Information, Uncategorized | No Comments »

What do you get if the work fails? A New Life?

Heart surgery with a guarantee A Pennsylvania hospital group is offering a 90-day guarantee of workmanship for surgery. Geisinger Health System is charging a flat fee on elective heart bypass surgery and offering 90 days of follow-up treatment. The hospital said it won’t charge the insurance company if a patient suffers complications or has to […]

Friday May 18th, 2007 in Information, Just Plain Silly | No Comments »

Isn’t this what we used to call “Secretary of War”?

Analysis: War czar compromise — Part 2 The Bush administration looked for a “war czar.” Instead it got a “junior war coordinator.” But according to American history and to the U.S. Constitution, who should be “war czar” anyway? The whole concept of a “czar” implies a supreme boss. The term, after all, described the all-powerful, […]

Friday May 18th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

I’d always thought this was an urban myth – Cat recuperated from role as engine part

BOSTON, May 17 (UPI) — A cat in Boston has recuperated from injuries it suffered last month when it found itself in a car’s engine as the vehicle’s ignition started. Despite having multiple lacerations and a broken leg while inside the car’s engine, officials at the Animal Rescue League said Coco the cat is now […]

Thursday May 17th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Obama may be Irish –

An Irish rector says he may have found an ancestral link between U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama and a family in Moneygall, Ireland. Rector Stephen Neill told CBS News that antique records in a parishioner’s basement show that the Illinois senator’s great, great, great, great grandfather may have been Joseph Kearney, a shoemaker whose shop […]

Thursday May 17th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Herpes infection might have an up side

U.S. medical scientists say a herpes virus infection has an unexpected up side, at least in mice, since it protects them against bacterial infections. (MORE)

Thursday May 17th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

And you can’t even eat ‘em

Joe’s Crab Shack

Tuesday May 15th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

For John up in Maine – See You on the Wet Dock!

One From the Old Days

Tuesday May 15th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Top 10 Ancient Capitals

What will our big cities be like in 1000 years? These were all major cities in their day.

Tuesday May 15th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

If you’re like me … This will be VERY Welcome!

In the adding-insult-to-injury department, being pricked multiple times with a needle while a nurse tries in vain to find a vein ranks pretty high. The problem can be acute with infants and the obese. Jim Larsen, a researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was in the hospital once and required several blood tests. All […]

Tuesday May 15th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Had Surgery Today

The posts are a bit loopy today… I’m a bit loopy my self… I had outpatient surgery today and I’m a bit doped up. Ahh… Painkillers! The human brain does love opiates… doesn’t it?

Monday May 14th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Ever Wonder About Numerology?

http://www.cafeastrology.com/numerology2/index.htm

Monday May 14th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

I was complaining the other day… Then I got This…

The Price of Children Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It’s nice. The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came […]

Monday May 14th, 2007 in Essays, Information, Uncategorized | No Comments »

DVD Easter Eggs & Hidden Secrets

Secrets on all kinds of DVD’s HERE

Thursday May 10th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Journey of Mankind –

Interactive Map of Human Migration Journey of Mankind Who were our ancestors? From where did we originate? If we came out of Africa, what factors governed our routes? And when? Now finally this interactive map reveals this epic journey. read more

Thursday May 10th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Does a One-day Gas Boycott Have Any Impact?

You may have received a forwarded message in your email inbox lately with the following subject: Don’t pump gas on May 15th!! The idea is that if everyone who sees the email will refuse to fill up their tank on that day “it would take $2,292,000,000.00 (that’s almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil companies […]

Thursday May 10th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Ruby, AZ … A Ghost Town

Great Pics of a Ghost town near my town When the Spirit moves us… We go camping out here.

Tuesday May 8th, 2007 in Information, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Deserted beehives, starving young stun scientists

Deserted Beehives, Starving Young Stun Scientists By Dan Vergano and Patrick O’Driscoll USA Today Tuesday 01 May 2007 “The bees were gone,” David Hackenberg says. “The honey was still there. There’s young brood (eggs) still in the hive. Bees just don’t do that.” On that November night last year in the Florida field where he […]

Tuesday May 8th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

Thai Buddha Images for the Days of the Week

From very early times, Thai laypersons have assigned traditional styles and attitudes of Buddha images to specific days of the week. A devotee might keep in their house or work place the image assigned to his/her birth day of the week. This is purely folk belief. The image’s attitude or posture portrays different events in […]

Tuesday May 8th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »

My Friend Sherry thinks I can still be saved

With millions, if not thousands, of devout worshippers, the Church of the FSM is widely considered a legitimate religion, even by its opponents – mostly fundamentalist Christians, who have accepted that our God has larger balls than theirs.

Friday May 4th, 2007 in Information, Just Plain Silly | No Comments »

For Sherry – A Re-post!

The Great Taste of Human Flesh, Without the Guilt So what does human flesh taste like? Their FAQ says, “If you’ve never had human flesh before, think of the taste and texture of beef, except a little sweeter in taste and a little softer in texture. Contrary to popular belief, people do not taste like […]

Friday May 4th, 2007 in Information, Jokes | No Comments »

Eau de Daddy Means Later Periods

The pheromones produced by biological fathers may influence a girl’s sexual maturity Your dad is a man whose babies you do not want to bear. It is gross, criminal in many countries, and would be genetically ruinous for your consanguineous offspring. What’s more, this ancient evolutionary no-no seems to have startling modern day implications for […]

Friday May 4th, 2007 in Information | No Comments »