Tag Archives: Life

Value of life

Last year I heard of several deaths. Some of these are very close to me, my friends. Some are old. Some are very young. In one case it was a young boy who happened was bicycling home and made a … Continue reading

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Believing you are right is half the battle. Isn’t being right, right?

I wrote a few days back that being wrong is not so wrong. In fact, I argued that a healthy dose of skepticism is good in a lot of situations. Being wrong is also needed for innovation. What about being … Continue reading

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Do you believe that you have to be right all the time? Is it possible that you might be wrong? Is being wrong, wrong?

We grow up with the notion that being wrong is a failure. Even 6 year olds just starting in school, know that being right is what makes you succeed. With that reinforced into all of us, we strive at every … Continue reading

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The straw that broke the camel’s back or unpredictability of chaos demonstrated in the Tunisian revolution

Keep piling up load on a camel’s back. The stress will be mounting up on the camel’s legs or back but it’s not showing any symptoms of the stress. The master is oblivious to the fact that the came is … Continue reading

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Love is unbound by time

A new study led by Bianca Acevedo, Ph.D., and Arthur Aron, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University, and colleagues, compared the neural correlates of long-term married and in love individuals with individuals who had recently fallen … Continue reading

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Scammers take advantage of any and all situations even the snow storm in europe

Very interesting and something everyone needs to watch out for. Fraudsters have been quick to take advantage of the delays and flight cancellations caused by bad weather in Europe to launch email scams. RCMP Sgt. Paul Proulx said hackers posing … Continue reading

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Want to lose weight? Switch off that night lamp.

Exercise, eating less all work. However, NSF discover files podcast states that light affects not only your sleep but also your metabolism. A study at Ohio State University found some interesting correlations between the amount of light at night and … Continue reading

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Alternative to Phosphorus based life found or synthesized? Big deal!

Arsenic’s atomic number is 33 and Phosphorus’ is 15. They share the same column in periodic table which means their chemical composition is similar. NASA found that bacteria which is very adaptable when deprived of Phosphorus in an Arsenic rich … Continue reading

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Smoking is injurious to your health and everyone around you. So stop it!!!

Smoking is banned in most public places. That’s great for non-smokers and even for smokers. Second hand smoke is harmful. Statistics show that this is a fact. More statistics about Tobacco Use •Worldwide, tobacco use causes nearly 5 million deaths … Continue reading

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Airport security is looking for resistance and you are in trouble if it does not meet

The facts about TSA scanners are familiar to most people. There have been a lot of protests and complaints about them. There is an alternative to being exposed to a total stranger. Go for a pat down search. Uptil now, it’s … Continue reading

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