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« on: May 15, 2010, 09:45:38 PM »
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is something you can buy at the drug store. What you are buying is a 3-percent solution, meaning the bottle contains 97-percent water and 3-percent hydrogen peroxide. Most people use it as an antiseptic. It turns out that it is not very good as an antiseptic, but it is not bad for washing cuts and scrapes and the foaming looks cool.
The reason why it foams is because blood and cells contain an enzyme called catalase. Since a cut or scrape contains both blood and damaged cells, there is lots of catalase floating around.
When the catalase comes in contact with hydrogen peroxide, it turns the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into water (H2O) and oxygen gas (O2).
2H2O2 --> 2H2O + O2
Catalase does this extremely efficiently -- up to 200,000 reactions per second. The bubbles you see in the foam are pure oxygen bubbles being created by the catalase. Try putting a little hydrogen peroxide on a cut potato and it will do the same thing for the same reason -- catalase in the damaged potato cells reacts with the hydrogen peroxide.
Hydrogen peroxide does not foam in the bottle or on your skin because there is no catalase to help the reaction to occur. Hydrogen peroxide is stable at room temperature
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« on: May 15, 2010, 09:39:11 PM »
Physicists discover that the structure of a brain cell is the same as the entire universe. Mark Miller, a doctoral student at Brandeis University, is researching how particular types of neurons in the brain are connected to one another. By staining thin slices of mouse's brain, he can identify the connections visually.The image above shows three neuron cells on the left ( two red and one yellow) and their connections.
An international group of astrophysicists used a computer stimulation last year to recreate how the universe grew and evolved. The stimulation image above is a snapshot of the present universe that features a large cluster of galaxies (bright yellow) surrounded by thousands of stars glaxies and dark matter.
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« on: May 14, 2010, 11:12:39 PM »
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan has refused to support legislation that would outlaw the possession of child pornography on the grounds that it would infringe individuals' freedom of expression – although there has been a stepped-up police campaign against people that sell sexual images of children.
Twenty people were arrested this week for posting child pornography on a mobile phone web site that was set up by a 17-year-old high school student, while Japan was shocked earlier this year at the arrest of a mother who took indecent images of her infant son and sold them via the internet.
The National Police Agency said it received 4,486 complaints from the public of child pornography on the internet in 2009 and a record 650 people were charged with offences related to child pornography. Campaigners believe that represents the tip of the iceberg.
"We are urging all the political parties here to ban the possession of child pornography in the present session of parliament, but I am not at all optimistic that it will happen," said Keiji Goto, a lawyer and chairman of the Forum for Creating a Society That Does Not Tolerate Child Pornography.
In 2009 the government submitted a bill to revise the law on child pornography but lost the general election in August before it could be enacted.
The DPJ opposed the bill and instead called for the definition of child pornography to be narrowed down, while acquisition for money and multiple acquisitions would be made illegal.
"We consider child pornography to be the worst of all evils and we find it hard to understand how images of naked children tied up with ropes can be considered acceptable," Goto said.
"The only people who will be pleased at the failure to pass this legislation are paedophiles."
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« on: May 14, 2010, 10:44:09 PM »
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« on: May 14, 2010, 09:48:57 PM »
You throw around words
like "hopeful" and "dreams"
but I find myself doubting your certainty
of their meaning
Words full of such desire
might only be realised
by the down-trodden and brokenhearted
the ones left alone, behind,
or otherwise disenfranchised
You will truly know hope
when you feel there's none left
and your dreams
will become much more truthful
after unending nightmares
Just give it time.
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« on: May 14, 2010, 09:31:45 PM »
Very little is known about this Japanese poetess, and most of it is legendary. She lived around 850 C.E. (b. 834?) during the Heian period. The story about her is that she was a woman of unparallelled beauty in her youth and enjoyed the attention of many suitors. She was, however, haughty and cruel, breaking many hearts. She was punished by living to an old age and dying as a destitute and ugly hag in loneliness. The legend is almost certainly false, but the passionate nature of her loves survives (minus the didactic ending) to this day. In fact, the town of Ogachi in Akita prefecture celebrates an annual Komachi Festival on the second Sunday of June (legend has it that she was born in the village of Ono in Ogachi). There is a shrine dedicated to her. Enjoy some of excerpts from her poetry translated into english by different ppz. :happy:On such a night as this
When no moon lights your way to me,
I wake, my passion blazing,
My breast a fire raging, exploding flame
While within me my heart chars.
-*- The flowers withered
Their color faded away
While meaninglessly
I spent my days in the world
And the long rains were falling.
-*- A thing which fades
With no outward sign
Is the flower
Of the heart of man
In this world!
-*- Though I visit him
Ceaselessly
In my dreams,
The sum of all those meetings
Is less than a single waking glimpse.
-*- In waking daylight,
Then, oh then, it can be understood;
But when I see you
Shrinking from those hostile eyes
Even in my dreams: that is misery itself.
-*- In this bay
There is no seaweed
Doesn't he know it --
The fisherman who persists in coming
Until his legs grow weary?
-*- More heart-wrenching than
To sear my body with live coals
Against my flesh,
Bidding farewell on Miyakoshima's shore
As you part for the capital.
-*- Did he appear,
because I fell asleep
thinking of him?
If only I'd known I was dreaming
I'd never have wakened.
-*- The autumn night
is long only in name --
We've done no more
than gaze at each other
and it's already dawn.
-*- When longing for him
Tortures me beyond endurance,
I reverse my robe --
Garb of night, black as leopard-flower berries --
And wear it inside out.
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« on: May 14, 2010, 12:35:44 AM »
Pol Pot Saloth Sar Aka Pol pot and his Khmer Rouge political party ruled Cambodia for four years (1975-79), but Cambodian people don’t have good memories of his rule, they remember Pol Pot as a bad ruler; during his rule about 2 million Cambodians were killed in famine, political executions and forced labor etc.
Pol pot’s rule ended after the invasion of Cambodia by neighbor country Vietnam in 1979, mass killings during Pol pot’s rule are commonly referred as Cambodian Genocide.Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889) was the famous German dictator, considered responsible for ill-famed Holocaust;Adolf Hitler ruled Germany from 1934 to 1945 as a absolute ruler; Adolf Hitler became president of National Socialist German Workers Party in 1932.
According to an estimate between 1939 and 1945, hitler and his recruits killed more than 14 million people, including six million Jews, these people were killed in concentration camps, ghettos and mass executions, other than above mentioned ways, many people were killed due to starvation and disease;Fall of Hitler started right after the Germany’s war against Russia in June 1941,when his army lost war from Russia; Hitler died in 30 April,1945 after committing suicide.George W Bush (hope americans don feel offended) George W Bush (Born July 6, 1946) served as 43rd president of United States of America from 2001 to 2008; George Bush was one of the most controversial and hated president of America, , he was elected as President in a very controversial election in 2001 and he was also responsible for starting infamous war on terror in 2001.
According to experts, world and especially Muslim world hates Bush, because of his confused foreign policy due to which, World is facing turmoil and destruction; According to different surveys American public is also not so happy with him, mainly due to heavy military spending and civilian causalities in never ending war on terror, till now USA has spent $704 billion only in Iraq, other than that, more than 5000 soldiers and hundreds of civilian dead in this unpopular war.Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon (Born 1928) served as 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 to April 2006,he also served as a commander in Israeli Army from 1940’s to early 1970’s , he participated in the 1948 War of Independence, 1956 Suez War, Six-Day War of 1967, and the Yom-Kippur War of 1973.
After retiring from the army, Sharon joined the right-wing Likud party; he strongly supported construction of unjustified Israeli settlements in West bank and Gaza Strip in 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s.
In 1983, a commission was formed by Israeli Government to investigate incidents relating to 1982 Lebanon war, it was found that Ariel Sharon was indirectly responsible for mass murders of civilians in Sabra and Shatila,when he was Israeli defense minister.Stalin In 1924, after the death of Lenin, Joseph Stalin became the leader of Soviet Union, itis estimated that more than 60 million people were killed under his dictatorial rule, he is also considered responsible for Soviet famine of 1932-33.
According to official Russian records, Stalin executed about 800,000 people for political and criminal crimes.
During year 1932-33, due to failed agricultural policy of Stalin, Russia and especially Ukraine faced one of the worst famines of soviet history,it is believed that about 6 to 8 million people died during this famine,in Ukraine this famine is known as Holodomor.**** These are exclusively my views, you may differ though.
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« on: May 14, 2010, 12:02:13 AM »
A truly amazing visual exercise!
1) Concentrate on the four dots in the middle of the picture for about 30 seconds.
2) The close your eyes and tilt your head back.
3) Keep your eyes closed. You will see a circle of light. Continue looking at the circle...
What do you see? Please share.
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« on: May 13, 2010, 11:48:40 PM »
Seduced by words of philosophy
From your nimble mind
My heart hangs on to every word
That you teach to mine
Held captivated by your knowledge
Your passion and your charm
You had touched the very soul in me
Before you held me in your arms
The very fact that you’re a vision
For my eyes to see
Only makes me want you more
Forever yours I will be
You’ve seduced my mind
And captured every part of me
Forever you will find
You are in the heart of me
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« on: March 18, 2010, 07:52:38 PM »
Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - Topless
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labour - Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relation - Loveless
Our attitude - Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education - Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments - Baseless
Our boss - Brainless
Our Job - Thankless
Our Salary - Very less
Our Future - Hopeless!
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« on: March 18, 2010, 07:36:04 PM »
Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Said the old man, "I do that too."
The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."
"I do that too," laughed the little old man.
Said the little boy, "I often cry."
The old man nodded, "So do I."
"But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems
Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
"I know what you mean," said the little old man.
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« on: March 18, 2010, 07:19:09 PM »
‘What is it like
to meet me
without your
ideas about me?’,
you ask.
The question hangs
between us,
two strangers,
curiously suspended
in not knowing.
I don’t even
know your name
yet we meet
and share this
moment,
eyes locked
in tender gaze.
I had no ideas
about you till
you asked,
now they flood in
tripping over
each other with
habitual ease.
‘I have no ideas
about you,’
I think…
But why then
am I surprised
by the softness
of your voice,
the Irish lilt,
delighted by
your insights,
your honesty,
and open clarity?
Enchanted by
this moment,
this opportunity
to meet you,
to dwell in
the mystery
without fear,
no name,
no history,
no map to
show the way.
I cannot fix
you, pin
you down,
fit you in a
box and stick
a label on
your tongue.
And, I have
no mask to
hide from your
unblinking stare.
Zen master
Dogen said
‘Not knowing
is most intimate.’
Now, knowing
this to be so true,
a smile grows
in my heart
where fear
had once
taken root.
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« on: March 17, 2010, 09:44:17 PM »
Below is a very private way to gage your loss or non-loss of intelligence. So take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still a MENSA candidate. OK, relax, clear your mind and . . . begin.
1. What do you put in a toaster?
The answer is bread. If you said "toast", then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread", go to question 2.
2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk". What do cows drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk", please do not attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such as "Children's World". If you said, "water" then proceed to question three.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks", what the heck are you still doing here reading these questions? If you said "glass", then go on to question four.
4. Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's land"?
Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated. If you said, "Don't bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question.
5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than "one degree", you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question.
6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for heaven sake! It was YOU, Read the first line!!!
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« on: March 17, 2010, 06:53:09 PM »
love can hurt leave you sad
break your heart and make you mad
love can hurt and make you cry
make you feel you want to die
it can be so cruel leave you a mess
upsets all your feelings and leaves them in distress
love can hurt so badly and it can leave a scar
it can happen to us all no matter who we are.
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« on: March 17, 2010, 06:51:00 PM »
I came looking for lost souls
Lost, like me, within the darkness
So together we could find the light
And share in the heat we feel
To escape from this forgotten place
Find a way out from the cold
Give me a sign and come rescue me
Show me I can still find hope again
Together we can follow our needs
Open our hearts and then be found
Melt this dark place, cold like ice
Then there is hope for all lost souls
Make bright again this dark heart
Help me keep my nightmares at bay
I am a lost soul, come and find me
Rescue me with a love long forgotten
Then from this darkness we can escape
To hold each other, as lost souls no more christopher glyn john smith
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« on: March 15, 2010, 11:02:29 PM »
I'm not supposed to love you.
I'm not supposed to care.
I'm not supposed to live my life
wishing you were there.
I'm not supposed to wonder where you are
or what you do.
I'm sorry,
I can't help myself
cause I'm in love with you.
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« on: March 15, 2010, 11:01:11 PM »
well, now,
thanks to you,
theres this void.
it's right where my heart used to be.
and now,
thanks to you,
theres this decision,
taking up the space right where my head used to be.
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« on: March 14, 2010, 08:27:12 PM »
We’ve all heard about the size of the earthquake in Chile last week, but a new finding takes it to new levels: the Chile earthquake has shifted the Earth’s axis.
According to NASA scientists, the quake shifted the axis of the earth by about 3 inches (7.6 cms), which might not seem like a lot, but given the size of this planet we live on, is rather remarkable.
The good news is the shift isn’t about to cause a Roland Emmerich like end of days scenario or affect the seasons or weather, but it will shorten every day by 1.26 microseconds.
NASA explained that the key to the shift was due to the location of the quake, with the fault slicing through Earth at a steeper angle, making “the Chile fault more effective in moving Earth’s mass vertically and hence more effective in shifting Earth’s figure axis.”
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« on: March 14, 2010, 08:23:42 PM »
Now that the Winter Olympics in Canada are over the world’s attention is turning to the upcoming 2012 Olympics to be held in London England.
While organizers are telling anyone who will listen – and believe them – these games will be fiscally responsible the truth as with all Olympics will probably turn out to be a different story.
One of the big concerns of course id the security that will surround the games with the current budget of £600 million generally considered to be laughable and overly optimistic. What is starting to get the attention of many civil liberty groups however is the increase in police powers leading up to and including the games.Moves to safeguard company trademarks and stamp out ambush marketing, to preserve the monopoly of official advertisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) logo, are raising concerns among civil liberty groups.
Police will have powers to enter private homes and seize posters, and will be able to stop people carrying non-sponsor items to sporting events.
“I think there will be lots of people doing things completely innocently who are going to be caught by this, and some people will be prosecuted, while others will be so angry about it that they will start complaining about civil liberties issues." Given the country’s penchant for stomping on people’s rights none of this surprises me and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear more complaints in the future as we get closer to the games.
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« on: March 14, 2010, 07:55:08 PM »
Polar bear Diving Polar bear diving, a very popular New Year’s tradition in countries of North America; in this tradition on New year’s eve people gather around in groups near lakes and rivers to dive in the water; it is believed that if you dive near midnight, then this dive can bring great luck for you.Fortune telling-Belarus When everyone is celebrating New Year’s Eve, Bachelor boys and girls get together to find out about the future of their marriage; the most popular game involves placing piles of corn in front each girl and releasing a rooster. The pile the rooster eats from first indicates the lucky girl who’s about to get marriedSati Sati is an old tradition practiced by some Hindus to ask a widow to burn herself in fire on her husband’s funeral; in history many rulers tried to abolish it and especially Mughal emperors Shah Jehan, Aurangzeb and Humayun were really against this ritual, they tried to completely eliminate this custom from Hindus, but they failed badly in this attempt.Up Helly aa[/color] “Up Helly aa” is a celebration of Shetland’s Norse held in Scotland in which people march in squads in themed costumes; It is a 24-hour party that includes costumed Viking events in which thousands of people come to watch this festivalBonfire night Bonfire night Aka Guy Fawkes is an annual festival celebrated in memory of failed plot of 5 November 1605, which was planned against the United Kingdom’s Parliament; it is celebrated in Scotland, England, Ireland and in some commonwealth countries such as New Zealand.
Bon fire night celebrations includes “fireworks”, making dummy of “Guy Fawkes”, which is called “Guy” and in some countries it attracts thousands of people.
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