Money does not buy happiness, it is said, and apparently it does not factor much into optimism either. 20 percent of humanity hoards 83 percent of the world's wealth but the vast majority of people, including the 60 percent of the world possessing just 6 percent of world wealth, think the next 5 years will be better for them.
Yes, despite an economic recession, famine, thousands of years without a single day bereft of war somewhere in the world and media reports about a flu epidemic afflicting the Earth, a new study from the University of Kansas and Gallup indicates that humans are optimistic. Apparently it is just our nature.
70% of you, man or woman, will have an HPV infection at some point in your life. There is no cure for HPV, just as there is no cure for the common cold and in most people, an HPV infection will clear up on its own, like the common cold. It can also be passed on to other people during the infection period, like the common cold.
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new paper in the Arxiv attracted my attention this morning. It is titled "Perturbative QCD effects and the search for a
signal at the Tevatron", and is authored by a set of quite distinguished theorists: C.Anastasiou, G.Dissertori, M.Grazzini, F.Stockli, and B.Webber.
How do you reproduce when you lack the genes for reproduction? Duke University Medical Center researchers want to know also because that can tell a lot about how yeast infections occur.
In a paper published in Nature, Joseph Heitman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Duke Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and colleagues report that eight Candida species which have a sexual cycle were missing many of the genes related to reproduction found in other species.
It appears that some superbugs have evolved to develop the ability to manipulate the immune system - and that can be a good thing, say a team of researchers at The University of Western Ontario.
Some processes that reduce the lethal effects of toxins from superbugs allow humans and microbes to co-evolve, a discovery that may lead to novel alternatives to antibiotics that specifically target the toxic effects of these superbugs.
CANNES, France, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The actress Laetitia Casta chose the Couture House Givenchy for the Red Carpet of her new film 'Face' by Tsai Ming-Liang.
The Givenchy Haute couture by Riccardo Tisci dress was made especially for this occasion.
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Long dress in black stretch silk crepe embroidered with geometric black jet stones.
Worn with matching embroidered sandals and two studded cuffs in black leather.
The actor Stefano Accorsi wore a black tuxedo outfit from Spring Summer 2009 Men's Collection Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci.
Today’s children are coming of age immersed in a world video games, instant messaging and 3-D avatars of themselves. Many have cell phones, laptops, and hand-held video games. Heck, even robot pets are being raised in virtual worlds.
What impact does this technology have on children?
The journal Children, Youth and Environments (CYE) this month published a special issue titled “Children in Technological Environments.” The issue examines the increasing prevalence of technology from various perspectives, including knowledge and education, social and moral development, culture and community, access and equity, relationship to nature, therapy and health, art and expression, and future scenarios.
Here in Missouri, the annual intelligent design bill has
died with the end of the legislative session. Every year, several representatives from Missouri's rural areas introduce some sort of creationism bill. This year, the bill contained the latest anti-evolution line - students must analyze the "strengths and weaknesses" of the science evolution, with the weaknesses being defined as whatever creationists say they are.
GENEVA, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is taking the lead in sustainability among aircraft manufacturing companies. HBC organized the formation of the Wichita Sustainability Coalition, implemented a sustainability program throughout all areas of its business and expanded its company recycling program. In addition, the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 was the first to fly on Swift Sustainable Fuel and among the first to fly on unleaded fuel.
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BRIGHTON, England, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- UK Access Control Manufacturer Sensor Access Technology Receives an Enthusiastic Reception for its New IP Hosted Access Control Product GuardPointNET at Security Trade Show IFSEC Held in Birmingham UK this week.
Visitors to Sensor Access Technology's stand at IFSEC this week were treated to a demonstration of the power and versatility of the new wave of Access Control products which the manufacturer has just launched to the UK and European market.
