Breakthrough Thinking, Crazy Stuff, Current Events, DIY, Historical Perspectives, Latest News

For sale, one space tracking station worthy of an evil genius

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Can you see what I see? Can you hear what I hear?

If you have plans to take over the world, you’re going to need a secret lair from which you can run your evil plots. But why waste time and money hollowing out a volcano when there’s already the perfect place for sale in the real estate listings?

The Jamesburg Earth Station was built by NASA in 1968 for receiving transmissions from the Apollo moon landings, then it was used by AT&T for satellite telecommunications. It even played a key role relaying pictures of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Now it can be yours for just under $3 million…

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Art, Breakthrough Thinking, Health & Fitness, Human Behavior

Sounds Good – clever new hearing aid concept

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A clever new hearing aid concept.

Sounds Good is a hearing aid that looks like cool high-tech earrings! The hearing aid amplifies sound for the wearer, and tiny “decorative” screens give feedback on the incoming sound. The speaker can see by the color and wave amplitude whether they are speaking too loudly, too softly, or too quickly.

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Human Behavior, People Making a Difference

7 principles to make a marriage work

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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work helps couples strengthen their relationships.

Renowned clinical psychologist and marriage researcher John Gottman, Ph.D, reveals what successful relationships look like and features valuable activities to help couples strengthen their relationships in The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, written with Nan Silver.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend

More parents want a ‘supernanny’ to look after their children

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Parents are wanting increasingly more experienced and highly qualified nannies to look after their children.

For generations, parents just wanted a nanny who would love their children. New research has found parents now expect much more.  Four fifths of families require a nanny with “additional skills” including cooking and the ability to play or teach a musical instrument.

Crazy Stuff, facebook, Humor, New Viewpoints

Goofy Facebook shower curtain

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Hey look! I’m on Facebook in the shower?

This Facebook themed shower curtain isn’t creepy because of the graphics or text printed on it, but rather because it assumes you’ll have people spying on you while you take a shower!

And, while it may be meant for couples or roommates comfortable with sharing their shower time with others, I’m sure even in those situations it would get old quickly, prompting them to wonder “where did you put the plain old shower curtain I used to know and love?”

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Analysis, Latest Trend, Medical Breakthrough, New Viewpoints, People Making a Difference, Science & Technology News

7 top medical breakthroughs coming in the next decade

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Nanobot

An effective treatment for Alzheimer’s, a cure for the common cold, gene therapy that destroys cancers, transplant organs grown in the lab.  These medical miracles are no longer the dreams of science fiction, but are likely coming in the next decade, say experts.

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Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Current Events, DIY, Education, Entertainment, Historical Perspectives

Etsy makes it easy for users to post items to Pinterest with new ‘Pin It’ button

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Online pinboard Pinterest is all the rage these days, and as Etsy is showing today with its latest product announcement, e-commerce sites are starting to realize the power of pinning. The e-commerce marketplace is making it easier for Pinterest users to pin and organize Etsy items, via a new Pin It button on Etsy listing pages, alongside the Tweet and Like buttons.

Etsy says that its members are big fans of Pinterest (and so is Etsy), so the integration makes sense. Etsy is also using Pinterest’s price display feature. So when you pin listings with the Pin It button, the required pin description field is prefilled with the item title and price. Users can also add a note about why they like the item, which will be added to their Pinterest posting…

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