From the world of science…
7 ways to get a good night's sleep..
Keep technology out of bed, and turn off all devices an hour before bedtime.
Create a to-do list. This may clear your mind of clutter and help you ease into sleep.
Set an alarm to remind you when to go to bed.
Leave work at the office: Set a time in the evening to power off – and leave your email for the next day.
Exercise earlier in the day. Those who exercise early in the day rather than at night may enjoy the best quality sleep.
Start a routine: Setting up a routine and sticking to it every night will train your body to anticipate sleep at that time.
Go to bed when you are tired. Do not push yourself to stay up later when the body feels tired.
How fast do strokes cause damage..
If you suffer an ischemic stroke, a stroke caused by a blockage, two million brain cells die every minute during the stroke causing brain damage, disability or death.
Some remedy: Lowering your blood pressure and eating plant-based diet can greatly lower your risk of stroke.
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GM fungi: new way to produce cheap biofuel.
Washington: Researchers are manufacturing genetically modified fungi to produce significantly cheaper biofuel. Biofuel is often obtained from starchy plants – but this places fuel production in completion with food production.
(Me: While motley, but very influential, crowd of self-styled do-gooder NGOs oppose GM and effectively block the equally ignoramus Third World countries/governments from adopting GM seeds for increased foodgrain production, scientists in the Western countries are inventing more and more GM applications and the scientifically tempered people and governments also accept them)
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Prevent brittle nails by avoiding harsh soaps and moisturizing with petroleum jelly.
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Truly macabre fact…
In the First Dynasty of ancient, hoards of staff and family members were walled up with the body of the dead king. The humans and animals buried with the king were expected to help him in the afterlife.
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Mindchow
A good beginning makes a good end.
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Tongue in cheek…
I fell in love at first sight. I should have looked twice.
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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive" – Elbert Hubbard.
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Weird world…
Parrot owner given Pounds sterling 2,200 (Rs.2.2 lakhs) after RAF plane kills his bird.
A parrot owner was given Pounds sterling 2,200 in compensation after a low-flying RAF plane caused his feathered friend to drop dead. The pet bird was terrified by the noise when the Hercules transport aircraft roared over its owner's house.
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Activists plant potatoes in potholes in Russia..
A group of activists in the Central Russian city of Yaroslavl have planted potatoes in potholes across the city "to see if these potatoes will grow sooner than the city authorities repair the roads.
(Me: Certainly worth-emulating in Mumbai where the roads look more like craters-ridden moon surface..)
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News of the day…
Crossing the road? Don't forget to take off your earphones…
The sad demise of a 17-year-old Nidhi P, who the police say was listening to music on her phone when a speeding bus hit her at Dadar, highlights the dangers of the rampant practice.
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PhDs and degress for sale in Maharashtra at Rs2l to 5lakhs.
Meghalaya University, operating since 2009, busted.
Nagpur: The Meghalaya police recently busted a huge racket of awarding fake degrees to students from all over India, with a majority of these degrees believed to have been distributed in Maharashtra.
Tennis: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic – who's the best?
Federer has his awesome service and all the shots in the book and he executes them with finesse when playing at his best.
Nadal's panther-like on-court movements, retrieval abilities from near-impossible positions and then hitting winners and fearsome topspin forehands are folklores.
Djokovic with his supremely fit and lithe body without a sq.inch of extra fat, has the best, impenetrable defense and incredible stamina, running tirelessly around the back and fore court and returning everything thrown at him, when he is at his best.
So, one would say Djokovic is the best among trio even when all of them play at their finest best.
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