The poll found that on average 38 was the age at which people felt most content with their lives.
A survey of adults of all ages found that, on average, people were most content with their life at 38.
HangEm Straight Flag Pole holds your flag straight every time
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
The problem with all flags whether it is Old Glory, a seasonal flag, or an artistic flag is that the flags don’t hang straight. With a traditional flag pole, the flag is always hanging at an angle so no one, including you, can enjoy the full beauty of the flag.
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Virtual Costume
The wonders of QR codes
Let’s state upfront that Adriannezy is brilliant. She wanted to participate in Halloween at work, but not wear a costume that got in the way. So she generated a QR code that, when scanned, reveals a picture of herself in a classic Star Trek uniform. She writes, “I’ve had groups of guys holding phones up to my chest all day. It’s been awkward.”
Scientists measure dream content for the first time
Top: Patient in a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine. Bottom: Activity in the motor cortex during the movement of the hands while awake (left) and during a dreamed movement (right). Blue areas indicate the activity during a movement of the right hand, which is clearly demonstrated in the left brain hemisphere, while red regions indicate the corresponding left-hand movements in the opposite brain hemisphere.
The ability to dream is a fascinating aspect of the human mind. However, how the images and emotions that we experience so intensively when we dream form in our heads remains a mystery. Up to now it has not been possible to measure dream content. Max Planck scientists working with colleagues from the Charité hospital in Berlin have now succeeded, for the first time, in analysing the activity of the brain during dreaming…
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How to ditch big brother and disappear forever
Leave no trace.
So you’ve decided you want to drop off the map and leave Big Brother behind. It’s harder than ever in our always-connected world, but if you’re ready to plan your big vanishing act, here are a few tips to get you started.
If this looks familiar, you’re not crazy. Our guide to dropping off the map is a perennial Evil Week favorite.
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Teach Me T’s alphabet t-shirts provide stimulation and learning all day long
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
Teach Me T’s by Kids Learning Boutique™ is a new patent-pending clothing design that focuses on this most intimate time and the toddlers’ desire to learn. The alphabet, both upper and lower case, and the decimal numbers, i.e., 1 through 10, and the colors are printed upside down on cotton T-shirts. While your child is trying to learn the alphabet, he/she can have the letters, numbers, and colors too at his/her fingertips all day. (Pics)
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FDA warns black licorice can harm heart
Black licorice may harm heart.
The Food and Drug Administration has a spooky warning for older adults days before Halloween, the biggest candy binge of the year: Don’t over-indulge in black licorice, especially if you’re 40 or older.
Men becoming ‘Manny’s’ a growing trend in a difficult economy
“Manny” Travis McGowin
In 2009, Greg Carroll’s boss asked him to slash his 500-person staff by half, so Greg left his executive chef job. Since then, Carroll has done some catering, some consulting and some cooking in private homes. But full-time work has proven elusive.
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Accomplishment-Based Education
Futurist Thomas Frey: Today, our best and brightest are drawn to elite colleges like Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, and Yale. As they attend these institutions they are surrounded by some of the most talented people in the world.
MakH2OPak – disposable hydration system keeps patients orally hydrated
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
MakH2OPak™ is a patent pending disposable oral hydration system for those with compromised health to proved access to fluids anytime, anyplace and from any position.. It’s a smart solution to keeping patients orally hydrated, while allowing caregivers a way to easily monitor and record the intake of fluids. (Pics)
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Banks with too much cash charge for deposits
Charging people to deposit? Really?
It seems an odd problem to have, this “too much cash” thing. I don’t know that most of us can relate. But it seems that in times of economic insecurity, those who used to invest in stocks are simply holding their money in banks, and now bankers are inundated with money. So what’s the solution? Charge people to deposit. Or, at least some of the people, at some banks anyway…
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Giant prehistoric Amoeba the size of your hand
Look at the size of that thing!
Dinosaur movies have taught us that things were a lot larger back in prehistoric times, but this is ridiculous! Scientists at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography have found a giant amoeba the size of your hand…
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