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Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 |
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Control TV With a Wave of Your Hand
09-Feb-2010
Just don't wave your hands while you're talking! -
New
technology is showing up
all the
time, and some of it is really
out there.
First, remote controls replaced knobs so we can change
channels without getting up from the couch. In the
future,
we will dispense with the remote controls (which are always
getting lost under the couch cushions anyway) and simply
control our TVs, stereos, DVD players and
video
games with hand movements.
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If Your Dog Needs a Diet
09-Feb-2010
Is one of your
New
Year's resolutions to go on a diet?
Is it
time for your pet need to go on a diet too? Dog and cat
owners buying weight-control diets for their overweight pets
are faced with a confusing variation in calorie density,
recommended intake, and wide range cost of low-calorie pet
foods. Your pets are too fat, but what do you feed them?
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Prehistoric Cosmetics
09-Feb-2010
When it comes to beauty, humans started early -
People have been primping for
a very
long time: Scientists now have evidence that Neanderthals
wore "body paint" 50,000 years ago. And the exotic eye
makeup that seen on statues of Queen Nefertiti and other
ancient Egyptian royals may have been used to help prevent
or treat eye disease. Plus, in those days, cosmetic contained
no dangerous nanoparticles! And other ingredients in
modern cosmetics may make them unsafe for pregnant
women.
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Will We Drown?
08-Feb-2010
Not yet -
Before coastal cities around the world
shore up
their banks, we need to take action. One suggestion is to
connect flood plains to rivers so that overflow is no longer a
problem. And while,
over
time, global warming can cause melting glaciers that lead to
rising sea levels, scientists in Israel think we'll be able to
cope: The sea level in Israel has been rising and falling
regularly for the past 2,500 years.
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Meditation Miracle
08-Feb-2010
A peek into the mysteries of the
past:
A new study finds that hardening of the arteries was common
among ancient
Egyptians
challenging the belief that this is a modern condition caused
by
current-
day risk factors such as stress and sedentary lifestyles.
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