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Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product

SoundBite Hearing Aid Uses Teeth to Transmit Sound

February 1, 2011

A new way to hear.

A company called Sonitus Medical has developed a unique way of providing hearing for people who are deaf in one ear. The cleverly named SoundBite hearing system is composed of two electronic devices, the Behind The Ear(BTE) unit and the In The Mouth (ITM) unit. You’d have to be the dumbest person on Earth if you don’t know which device goes where by now. The BTE is used to detect and capture sound. It has a digital signal processor and a second microphone for noise cancellation. It also has a transmitter, which it uses to wirelessly send sound to the ITM..

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Big Problems, Economy, Globalism, Latest Trend

20 Million People Live Underground in China

January 31, 2011

Ordinary Chinese people priced out of China’s property market.

To understand how far ordinary Chinese have been priced out of their country’s property market, you need to look not upwards at the Beijing’s shimmering high-rise skyline, but down, far below the bustling streets where nearly 20m people live and work. There, in the city’s vast network of unused air defence bunkers, as many as a million people live in small, windowless rooms that rent for £30 to £50 a month, which is as much as many of the city’s army of migrant labourers can afford. (Pics)

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Big Problems, Globalism, government, Latest Trend, Weapons

Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal Estimated at Over 100

January 31, 2011

A nuclear missile in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world’s most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts.

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Analysis, Brain, Great Videos, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Coconut Oil Shown to Reverse the Effects of Alzheimer’s

January 31, 2011

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Dr. Mary Newport discusses ketone bodies, and alternative fuel for the brain, that the body makes in digesting coconut and the effective work on memory loss and Alzheimer’s with coconut oil.

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Culture, Historical Perspectives, Latest Trend

Membership Decline is a Worrying Trend Among Service Groups Like the Masons

January 31, 2011

Inside a Masonic lodge.

Despite the impression given by books such as author Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol, and movies like National Treasure, the Masons are not a clandestine group.

“We’re not a secret society,” Bennett says. “We’re a society with a few secrets.”

Alternative Transportation, Business, Latest Trend

Airlines and Travel Websites Fight Over Booking Flights

January 31, 2011

American Airlines and travel websites fight over booking flights.

A fight between a major U.S. airline and some Web-based travel companies is having a ripple effect in the travel industry, as players take sides in a battle that could ultimately affect how fliers shop for tickets and find the best fares.

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Big Problems, Crazy Stuff, Culture, Current Events, Globalism, Health & Fitness, Historical Perspectives, Hot Issues, Human Behavior, Latest News, Latest Trend

HIV Street Drug ‘Whoonga’ is South Africa’s Latest High

January 31, 2011

Whoonga is developing into a huge multi faceted problem.

South Africa is in the grip of a dangerous new drug craze that could threaten the country’s battle against AIDS. The street drug called “whoonga” is a cocktail that includes the anti retroviral (ARV) medication prescribed to people with HIV. Demand for the substance has prompted a wave of thefts of AIDS drugs across the country.

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Breakthrough Thinking, Food, Health & Fitness, Hot Issues, Human Behavior, Latest News

Lower the Thermostat to Lower 60s, Lose Weight!

January 31, 2011

Crank it down and shrink your waist.

Super-sized meals and sedentary living don’t seem to be the only contributing fat-factors present in American and UK lifestyles. New research published in the journalObesity Reviews points to a link in increasing average indoor temperatures over the last several decades– and similarly rising rates of obesity. Frankly put by TIME:

“Keeping your house too balmy may be making you fat.”

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Breakthrough Thinking, Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Historical Perspectives, Human Behavior, Internet, Latest News

HealCam: a ChatRoulette for Health

January 31, 2011

What’s your problem?

HealCam is a ChatRoulette variant that invites you to select a disease, medical condition, or health issue (Crohn’s, back pain, pregnancy, bipolar disorder, allergies, HIV, etc) and connects you with someone else who shares your problems, so you can share notes. Sounds like a helpful way to find tips and commiseration when you need it.

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Animals, Art, Crazy Photos, Crazy Stuff, Culture, Humor, Photo Perspectives

Top 10 Photos of the Week

March 9, 2011

Sadly, very few mail-order bride companies offer a “freshness guarantee”

“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’ll be a shortage of sand.” – – Milton Friedman

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Brain, Breakthrough Thinking, Health & Fitness, Human Behavior, New Viewpoints, People Making a Difference

Top 10 Tips and Tricks to Train, Exercise, and Better Your Brain

January 30, 2011

Keep your brain in shape!

While we’re always using our brains, we’re not necessarily doing much to keep them in good shape. Here are the top ten sites and tools to train your brain and exercise your mental muscles…

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Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product, Green Friendly, Health & Fitness

Brush Your Teeth with THIS Stick

January 30, 2011

THIS is it for your teeth!

A miswak is a tooth cleaning stick made from the Salvadora persica tree. It’s traditionally used in Pakistan, India, and the Middle East in place of a modern plastic toothbrush. The bristles inside the plant, once exposed by cutting across the stem, are effective as a cleaning instrument. Leen Sadder, a design student, decided to make a modern version..

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