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Dragonfly

Thumbnail image for Dragonfly by Mark Fraser January 20, 2012

Lately, I have been paying close attention to the details of the many species of Dragonfly that can be seen swarming on these long hot summer nights. They seem to be having a population boom as of late. I assume with the longer hotter weather lately there is more food for them, so that makes [...]

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Forget about resolutions. Instead: Envision! Intend! Act!

Thumbnail image for Forget about resolutions. Instead: Envision! Intend! Act! by Lauren Rosenfeld January 18, 2012

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. It seems to me that besides being notoriously hard to keep — there’s a lot of negative judgment hidden within them. And I honestly don’t think you have to dig too deep to find the judgment. Usually that judgment is right there, just below the surface, [...]

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Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul; Skin Is a Window to the Brain

Thumbnail image for Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul; Skin Is a Window to the Brain by Moments Count January 11, 2012

From Discover Magazine by Valerie Ross Some might call skin the unsung hero of organs. It provides waterproofing, mediates sensation, guards against germs, and—as if that’s not enough—now researchers believe it may serve as a valuable repository of brain cells. Last spring, scientists at the Salk Institute in California announced the creation of a technique [...]

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A Good Death and How to Achieve It

Thumbnail image for A Good Death and How to Achieve It by Chris Palmer January 9, 2012

Is it possible to create a good death? Or is someone simply lucky if he or she dies well? These are the fascinating questions Dr. Ira Byock, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School, raises in his important 1997 book, Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life. Both my parents have died (four [...]

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NIH Agrees, Nearly All Chimpanzee Research is Unneccessary

Thumbnail image for NIH Agrees, Nearly All Chimpanzee Research is Unneccessary by Moments Count January 3, 2012

From Discover Online After seven months of deliberation, the US Institute of Medicine has released a report that marks a turning point in the use of chimpanzees, humanity’s closest relative, in medical research. An IOM panel found that chimpanzees were in the vast majority of cases no longer required for disease research and laid out [...]

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From Here to There and Back

Thumbnail image for From Here to There and Back by John W Strobel III December 20, 2011

If your goal is to go from Los Angeles to San Francisco it is a simple procedure to look at a map and determine the route you wish to take. Take the coast route on Highway 101 and enjoy the leisurely seven hour drive through colorful Mission Towns, some with scenic vistas of the Pacific [...]

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Portraits from Kathputli Nagar

Thumbnail image for Portraits from Kathputli Nagar by Shoot 4 Change December 18, 2011

(Text and Photos by: Isaak J. Liptzin ) I arrived in Jaipur intending to stay only for a few days, but I ended up meeting a group of people who lived in the Kathputli colony. (click to see the photogallery) I visited their home, and spoke to them about the school they were trying to [...]

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The Open Prosthetic Project

Thumbnail image for The Open Prosthetic Project by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 14, 2011

This story is a Google search story, one used to help you understand the power of being able to search for what information you need or want in the moment. I happen to be an information and trivia junkie. So, when it comes to learning something new, I’m kinda like a kitten and knowledge is [...]

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Earthlike Planet Found Orbiting at Right Distance for Life

Thumbnail image for Earthlike Planet Found Orbiting at Right Distance for Life by National Geographic December 12, 2011

By Ker Than for National Geographic News Kepler-22b is first planet confirmed “smack in the middle of the habitable zone.” A possible Earth twin has been confirmed orbiting a sunlike star 600 light-years away—and the new planet may be in just the right spot for supporting life, NASA announced Monday, Dec 5, 2011. Discovered by [...]

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Most Vertebrates — Including Humans — Descended from Ancestor With Sixth Sense

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From ScienceDaily People experience the world through five senses but sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have a sixth sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves. A study in the Oct. 11 issue of Nature Communications that caps more than [...]

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