Mosquitos and their deadly parasite are getting smarter. According to The World Health Organization, there were around 219 million cases of Malaria in 2010 which caused 660,000 deaths, Africa being the most affected with 90% of the deaths. While other countries, such as Malaysia and Bhutan have seen falling levels, but there are “hot pops” ( [...]
Save the Whale! Save the Dolphin! Save the Abalone? What is an Abalone I hear you say? Well there is a famous board game with the name of Abalone, but I’m talking about a sea creature that belongs to the phylum Mollusca group which includes scallops, clams, sea slugs, squid and octopuses. Molluscs are predominantly [...]
God, or science? Is it the wrong question to begin with? In the past few centuries science has gradually overtaken many of the traditional grounds for believing in God. What was once mysterious, with no perceivable answer was almost certainly put down to the powers that be, science has unravelled many of these mysteries which [...]
Kim Jong Who? What do we know about North Koreas Kim Jong- Un? It seems quite strange that there is little known about one of the worlds most discussed leaders, especially one who has come to the forefront with his threats to The United States. But because of the secret nature of North Korea, it’s [...]
Haven’t heard of 3D Printing? Imagine for a moment, that maybe some time in the future, that at the press of a button you could replicate anything you like, you know, kind of like in the Star Trek movies, where a laser magically scans in front of you and hey presto! You have a [...]
Increasing potassium and reducing salt intake
Increasing potassium and reducing salt, will have major health benefits. Bmj.com medical research site has released a paper explaining that by cutting down salt intake, and at the same time increasing potassium intake in our diet, will have major benefits worldwide. The research also indicates that millions of lives will be saved every year from [...]
Why are antibiotics losing the fight against infection? Are the days of the effectiveness of antibiotics over? What once appeared to be a miracle cure, antibiotics are losing the battle against super bugs in bacterial infection. While there has always been concern that bacteria are catching up in the fight with antibiotics, the worrying thing [...]
Next generation video graphics
Game Developers Conference news If you like console and PC games, you may have been interested in the GDC (game developers conference) at the Moscone Convention Centre in San Francisco. At the conference, one of the events exhibited a video of the next generation video graphics, unveiling Epic’s new Unreal Engine 4 demo, called “Infiltrator” [...]
Here’s a nice list I put together if you want to spice up your messages on Facebook. Just type in the characters and hey presto the Icon will appear with your message. Facebook already has a list of emoticons, but this list gives you lots more to play with. Have fun. My Google+ [...]
Twitter should be fun, but there are tips if you want to seriously engage. Here’s an Infographic that serves as a guide, that may help you to increase engagement. There are Twitter tips on how you can increase interaction with how many hash tags to use, if asking for re-tweets actually benefit, and best overall [...]
Mars comet may have direct hit It seems to be open season for comets and asteroids at the moment, and the subject has caught the attention of those who normally like to detach themselves from such subjects with the thinking that if it doesn’t affect the weekly shop or the school run, then what you [...]
Painting with acrylics There are a few acrylic painting tricks, and here is a kick-start lesson in painting with acrylics. Painting with acrylics can give you hours of enjoyment and doesn’t require any expensive outlay, but the rewards can be fantastic whether they be in your produced paintings or the fun you have painting them. [...]
Online shopping and the demise of the high street
Online shopping and the demise of the high street related? 2012 has seen online purchases overtaking high street stores for the first time. In a survey by SDL, 2000 shoppers across the UK were asked where they were going to buy this year’s shopping presents, revealing that 54.2% of overall spend will be online, 40% [...]
New Comet Ison discovery by Russian Observatory Astronomers at Kislovodsk Observatory in Russia while surveying the sky’s in the constellations of Gemini and Cancer observed an unusually blurred, slow and rather bright object, on which closer examination with a larger telescope revealed it was a new comet. The new comet named Ison had been [...]
e-book readers still hold the printed book as sacred
E-books are becoming very popular, and you may well expect that e-books are quickly adding nails in the coffins of the printed book and maybe killing our local library, especially with sales of e-readers like Nook and Kindle growing rapidly. But according to a report, even avid e-book readers still hold the printed book as sacred [...]
Black bears being held captive
Black bears being held captive in Asia. In parts of Asia such as China, Korea and Vietnam there is an estimated 12,000 Black bears being held captive in the bile-farming industry, The bears are kept in “crush cages” which are only approximately 2.5ft by 4ft and because of the size of the cage are forced [...]
Electronic Frontier Foundation annual data release report. Who has your back covered when it comes to publishing on the Internet? Well it seems Twitter come first in the ratings for protecting users, along with Sonic.net. Twitter likes to portray itself as the micro blogging organisation that protects individual rights and freedoms. Twitter seems to indicate [...]
Three years of our Sun in four minutes. NASA launched it’s Solar Dynamics Observatory way back in February 2010 with the aim of monitoring solar activity and the impact it has on space weather. The spacecraft has been monitoring solar activity now for three years out of its intended five years, but has in reserve [...]
The kitchen cheat sheet. Here’s a useful kitchen conversion chart, with some extra tips. Remember the times when you were comparing the weight of a bag of sugar to a bag of rice then taking away three portions and multiplying by two for an extra portion, or was that just me! Anyway all the problems [...]
Greatest explosions, ever! Here’s a few of the greatest explosions ever! From accidental manmade explosions, to natural explosions light years away. One thing is for sure, there are more to come, and hopefully these are natural explosions we can observe from the safety of planet Earth, and not accidental caused by ourselves. Tunguska Explosion [...]
Austerity, what’s the problem? Recession, double dip, triple dip, it all means cutting back on spending and what used to be disposable income in the past has now been thrown back into the pot as a means for some people simply to survive. There are those at higher income levels that can ride the storm [...]
What type of protection do you need? The world can be a scary place and this fun infographic may give you a few tips on what to do depending where you live on a home protection plan. Ok, although not a serious solution to your home protection problems, it may lighten your mood if your [...]
Unique Wallpapers Click on the picture you like hit “view full size” on bottom right corner then right click and choose “save image as” once downloaded you can use as your desktop background, simples!
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Mosquitos and their deadly parasite are getting smarter. According to The World Health Organization, there were around 219 million cases of Malaria in 2010 which caused 660,000 deaths, Africa being the most affected with 90% of the deaths. While other countries, such as Malaysia and Bhutan have seen falling levels, but there are “hot pops” ( [...]
Save the Whale! Save the Dolphin! Save the Abalone? What is an Abalone I hear you say? Well there is a famous board game with the name of Abalone, but I’m talking about a sea creature that belongs to the phylum Mollusca group which includes scallops, clams, sea slugs, squid and octopuses. Molluscs are predominantly [...]
Electronic Frontier Foundation annual data release report. Who has your back covered when it comes to publishing on the Internet? Well it seems Twitter come first in the ratings for protecting users, along with Sonic.net. Twitter likes to portray itself as the micro blogging organisation that protects individual rights and freedoms. Twitter seems to indicate [...]
God, or science? Is it the wrong question to begin with? In the past few centuries science has gradually overtaken many of the traditional grounds for believing in God. What was once mysterious, with no perceivable answer was almost certainly put down to the powers that be, science has unravelled many of these mysteries which [...]
Three years of our Sun in four minutes. NASA launched it’s Solar Dynamics Observatory way back in February 2010 with the aim of monitoring solar activity and the impact it has on space weather. The spacecraft has been monitoring solar activity now for three years out of its intended five years, but has in reserve [...]
Kim Jong Who? What do we know about North Koreas Kim Jong- Un? It seems quite strange that there is little known about one of the worlds most discussed leaders, especially one who has come to the forefront with his threats to The United States. But because of the secret nature of North Korea, it’s [...]
The kitchen cheat sheet. Here’s a useful kitchen conversion chart, with some extra tips. Remember the times when you were comparing the weight of a bag of sugar to a bag of rice then taking away three portions and multiplying by two for an extra portion, or was that just me! Anyway all the problems [...]
Haven’t heard of 3D Printing? Imagine for a moment, that maybe some time in the future, that at the press of a button you could replicate anything you like, you know, kind of like in the Star Trek movies, where a laser magically scans in front of you and hey presto! You have a [...]
Increasing potassium and reducing salt, will have major health benefits. Bmj.com medical research site has released a paper explaining that by cutting down salt intake, and at the same time increasing potassium intake in our diet, will have major benefits worldwide. The research also indicates that millions of lives will be saved every year from [...]
Greatest explosions, ever! Here’s a few of the greatest explosions ever! From accidental manmade explosions, to natural explosions light years away. One thing is for sure, there are more to come, and hopefully these are natural explosions we can observe from the safety of planet Earth, and not accidental caused by ourselves. Tunguska Explosion [...]
Why are antibiotics losing the fight against infection? Are the days of the effectiveness of antibiotics over? What once appeared to be a miracle cure, antibiotics are losing the battle against super bugs in bacterial infection. While there has always been concern that bacteria are catching up in the fight with antibiotics, the worrying thing [...]
Game Developers Conference news If you like console and PC games, you may have been interested in the GDC (game developers conference) at the Moscone Convention Centre in San Francisco. At the conference, one of the events exhibited a video of the next generation video graphics, unveiling Epic’s new Unreal Engine 4 demo, called “Infiltrator” [...]
Austerity, what’s the problem? Recession, double dip, triple dip, it all means cutting back on spending and what used to be disposable income in the past has now been thrown back into the pot as a means for some people simply to survive. There are those at higher income levels that can ride the storm [...]
Here’s a nice list I put together if you want to spice up your messages on Facebook. Just type in the characters and hey presto the Icon will appear with your message. Facebook already has a list of emoticons, but this list gives you lots more to play with. Have fun. My Google+ [...]
Twitter should be fun, but there are tips if you want to seriously engage. Here’s an Infographic that serves as a guide, that may help you to increase engagement. There are Twitter tips on how you can increase interaction with how many hash tags to use, if asking for re-tweets actually benefit, and best overall [...]
