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9 Most Meaningless Slogans

March 11th, 2009 at 8:45 pm » Comments (0)

Whats the point
In boardrooms across America, the best and the brightest corporate minds spend countless hours trying to come up with the perfect slogan for their corporations. In courtrooms across America, the best and the brightest lawyers earn countless dollars finding new ways to sue those corporations.
So, it’s not surprising that so many companies choose [...]



9 Manliest Names In The World

March 11th, 2009 at 8:40 pm » Comments (0)

 
Oh aren’t you a manly man
Our culture is full of manly men doing manly things. And those men, invariably, have manly names. John Rambo. John Matrix. John McClane. Hollywood writers know what side their bread’s buttered when it comes to first names.
But, then there are those real-life men walking around who, by design or coincidence, [...]



7 Badass/Loser Cartoon Villains

March 11th, 2009 at 8:32 pm » Comments (1)

 
Well I guess you can say he is a villain oh wait no he isn’t hes a loser
The hero’s tale requires that he overcome long odds to defeat the bad guys. We understand that; nobody would have rooted for Luke Skywalker if Darth Vader had been a small, handicapped child.
But many of the cartoons of [...]



10 Living Walls

March 11th, 2009 at 8:24 pm » Comments (0)

 
 
Vegecool
The idea of a living wall conjures up all sorts of images, but in reality it is nothing more than a wall completely covered in vegetation. In order to create a living wall pre-vegetated or fabric panels containing plastic containers, or geotextiles, as well as irrigation systems and vegetation are attached to the wall or [...]



Tiny Predator Prey Battle

March 11th, 2009 at 6:22 pm » Comments (0)

Live Evolution Witnessed In Controlled Environment Of Microbial Predator And Prey
Observing the mechanisms of evolution in order to understand how a species adapts to another under different ecological conditions was the goal of researchers at the Laboratoire Écologie et Évolution at CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie and the École Normale Supérieure. They studied two [...]



Genetics Of Fear

March 11th, 2009 at 6:18 pm » Comments (0)

Specific Genetic Variations Contribute To Anxiety Disorders, Study Suggests
Polymorphisms are variations in genes which can result in changes in the way a particular gene functions and thus may be associated with susceptibility to common diseases.



Salt Might Be ‘Nature’s Antidepressant’

March 11th, 2009 at 6:13 pm » Comments (0)

 
SUPER HAPPY FUN SALT!!! YEA YEA YEA!~!!
Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood.



First Evidence Of Planned Animal Action?

March 11th, 2009 at 6:07 pm » Comments (0)

Chimp’s Stone Throwing At Zoo Visitors Was ‘Premeditated’
Researchers have found what they say is some of the first unambiguous evidence that an animal other than humans can make spontaneous plans for future events.



Dead Gene Comes Back To Life In Humans

March 11th, 2009 at 6:02 pm » Comments (0)

Researchers have discovered that a long-defunct gene was resurrected during the course of human evolution.



Mural Mosaic: Fantastic Mural Created From Hundreds of Original Paintings

March 11th, 2009 at 1:43 pm » Comments (0)

“Le Cadeau du Cheval / The Horse Gift” (2008)

Mural Mosaic is a project at the Town of Cochrane, Canada, where hundreds of original paintings by artists are combined into a giant mural.