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How Will We Live in 2100? (Answer: internet contacts. And more.)
Speaking of: A glimpse into the near future.
The Real Elizabeth II.
What prevents Alzheimer's?
The study wanted to see if any physical or cognitive recreational activities influenced mental acuity. They discovered that some activities had a significant beneficial effect. Other activities had none.
They studied cognitive activities such as reading books, writing for pleasure, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and playing musical instruments. And they studied physical activities like playing tennis or golf, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking for exercise and doing housework.
One of the surprises of the study was that almost none of the physical activities appeared to offer any protection against dementia. There can be cardiovascular benefits of course, but the focus of this study was the mind. There was one important exception: the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing. In fact, dancing showed the greatest risk reduction of any activity studied, cognitive or physical.
Photo of Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) in the upcoming fantasy miniseries "Labyrinth". O_o
Arria: one tough (if misguided) Roman wife! Her story was told by her granddaughter Fannia, who was pretty tough herself.
Fascinating old beliefs regarding "corpse roads"--such as, any path you carry a corpse along becomes a public right-of-way.
If famous authors had written Twilight. My personal favorite: Herman Melville. "Call me Bella." A tome about the length of the original series investigates Bella's monomanical search for the vampire who stole her virginity. There's an entire chapter devoted to describing the devastating whiteness of Edward's skin, and several on the physiognomy of vampires, starting with their skeletal structure outward.
The New Woman does not scream at mice, and she rides a BICYCLE! (le gasp!)
In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology Bau (or Baba) was a goddess, daughter of An and Ninurta's wife. She had seven daughters, including Hegir-Nuna (Gangir). This goddess was depicted with the head of a dog, and her name means 'bark' or 'woof'. Bau was known as a patron deity of Lagash, where Gudea built her a temple.
This article discusses a kind of Viking assembly known as a "thing". It is terribly confusing to read. lol Also, it took place at a "thingstead". I want to name a piece of property that...
I am excited to see that some of these movies reflect at least partially the sort of thing I would have played with my Barbies: The Three Musketeers where all the Musketeers are women! :P (Partly b/c I would have thought that was cool and partly b/c I had WAY more female Barbies than males...)
The Four Beauties of China.
Xi Shi sinks fish
Wang Zhaojun entices birds falling
Diaochan eclipses the moon
Yang Guifei shames flowers
"But Don't You Realize that Fat Is Unhealthy?" 10 myths about fatness. [language warning]
Inch Kenneth. Isn't that just a delightfully British place name? What's more, it is in the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, Argyllshire. The island is situated at the entrance of Loch Na Keal, off the west coast of the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
The world's smallest known vertebrate: Paedophryne amauensis, a frog that is less than 8 mm long! They've even got a teeny, tiny little xray of it!
How Will We Live in 2100? (Answer: internet contacts. And more.)
Speaking of: A glimpse into the near future.
The Real Elizabeth II.
What prevents Alzheimer's?
The study wanted to see if any physical or cognitive recreational activities influenced mental acuity. They discovered that some activities had a significant beneficial effect. Other activities had none.
They studied cognitive activities such as reading books, writing for pleasure, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and playing musical instruments. And they studied physical activities like playing tennis or golf, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking for exercise and doing housework.
One of the surprises of the study was that almost none of the physical activities appeared to offer any protection against dementia. There can be cardiovascular benefits of course, but the focus of this study was the mind. There was one important exception: the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing. In fact, dancing showed the greatest risk reduction of any activity studied, cognitive or physical.
Photo of Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) in the upcoming fantasy miniseries "Labyrinth". O_o
Arria: one tough (if misguided) Roman wife! Her story was told by her granddaughter Fannia, who was pretty tough herself.
Fascinating old beliefs regarding "corpse roads"--such as, any path you carry a corpse along becomes a public right-of-way.
If famous authors had written Twilight. My personal favorite: Herman Melville. "Call me Bella." A tome about the length of the original series investigates Bella's monomanical search for the vampire who stole her virginity. There's an entire chapter devoted to describing the devastating whiteness of Edward's skin, and several on the physiognomy of vampires, starting with their skeletal structure outward.
The New Woman does not scream at mice, and she rides a BICYCLE! (le gasp!)
In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology Bau (or Baba) was a goddess, daughter of An and Ninurta's wife. She had seven daughters, including Hegir-Nuna (Gangir). This goddess was depicted with the head of a dog, and her name means 'bark' or 'woof'. Bau was known as a patron deity of Lagash, where Gudea built her a temple.
This article discusses a kind of Viking assembly known as a "thing". It is terribly confusing to read. lol Also, it took place at a "thingstead". I want to name a piece of property that...
I am excited to see that some of these movies reflect at least partially the sort of thing I would have played with my Barbies: The Three Musketeers where all the Musketeers are women! :P (Partly b/c I would have thought that was cool and partly b/c I had WAY more female Barbies than males...)
The Four Beauties of China.
Xi Shi sinks fish
Wang Zhaojun entices birds falling
Diaochan eclipses the moon
Yang Guifei shames flowers
"But Don't You Realize that Fat Is Unhealthy?" 10 myths about fatness. [language warning]
Inch Kenneth. Isn't that just a delightfully British place name? What's more, it is in the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, Argyllshire. The island is situated at the entrance of Loch Na Keal, off the west coast of the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
The world's smallest known vertebrate: Paedophryne amauensis, a frog that is less than 8 mm long! They've even got a teeny, tiny little xray of it!