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Ovary Removal Surgery Elevates Risk of Dimentia

September 1st, 2007 at 5:07 pm » Comments (0)

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that ovariectomy, surgical removal of a woman’s ovaries, raises her risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment. Risk is especially increased if a woman has her ovaries removed at a young age.



Top 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai

September 1st, 2007 at 3:01 pm » Comments (0)

Living in Dubai is not wonderful and glamorous, as many would have you believe.  Forget about what you’ve read, seen, and heard; those shiny buildings and manmade islands are all just smoke and mirrors.  There are so many things wrong with this place that there is a list of top "issues," a must read if you are […]



Post-It Notes Ray Charles

September 1st, 2007 at 2:40 pm » Comments (0)

19-year-old David Alvarez of Wenatchee Valley College in Washington used more than 2,000 Post-it Notes to make this giant image of Ray Charles.



Top 10 Photos of the Week

September 1st, 2007 at 11:07 am » Comments (0)

This combination of photos will take you places.  Places you’ve never been.  Places that remind you of places you’ve never been.  And places that look a lot like where you wish you had never been.



Boomers are Future Big Spenders

September 1st, 2007 at 10:59 am » Comments (0)

Baby Boomers and Echo Boomers (those born from 1979 to 1989) will account for more than half of total consumer spending by 2015, according to Visa USA’s "How America Spends" report conducted in February and March 2007.



Top 10 Crazy Animal Photos of the Week

September 1st, 2007 at 10:52 am » Comments (0)

Its always good to appreciate the animals and their retarded step-sisters.



New Sanyo Camcorder

September 1st, 2007 at 10:24 am » Comments (0)

Sanyo has just taken the wraps off their latest compact digital camcorder, and this one’s a real heavy-hitter. The new DMX-HD1000 not only grips nicely in the palm of your hand, it can record movies a stellar 1920 x 1080 video resolution.



Is the World Ready for an Apple iCar?

September 1st, 2007 at 9:35 am » Comments (0)

Fresh from a series of conquests, Apple might now be planning to colonize automobiles. According to German financial magazine Capital, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has met with Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn to talk about a car that would showcase Apple’s technology and products.



More Options for Men in the Battle of the Buldge

September 1st, 2007 at 9:29 am » Comments (0)

Japanese men worried about bulging bellies now have another option to cutting back on beer — slip into a boxer brief girdle or T-shirt with tummy-control panels.



People Want the High-Tech Toliet

September 1st, 2007 at 9:25 am » Comments (0)

Interior designer Timothy Corrigan had never heard of a "washlet" — until a client asked him to install one of the high-tech Japanese toilets.



Has a Mythical Beast Turned up in Texas?

September 1st, 2007 at 9:18 am » Comments (0)

Phyllis Canion has been a hunter all her life but the roadkill she found points to a mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra.



Top Ten Mad Scientists

September 1st, 2007 at 8:41 am » Comments (0)

Mad Scientists have been appearing in books and movies for generations. They generally follow the stereotype of the white coated, crooked toothed, white haired, white skinned maniac. This list contains the 10 most unusual or well known mad scientists.



Battery Breakthrough

September 1st, 2007 at 8:17 am » Comments (0)

Millions of inventions pass quietly through the U.S. patent office each year. Patent No. 7,033,406 did, too, until energy insiders spotted six words in the filing that sounded like a death knell for the internal combustion engine.