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I Like Your Ponytail, A Story About Commitment
“I like your ponytail.” I said in a playful manner. “Ponytail?” he repeated in a thick French accent. There and then began the most extraordinary odyssey of my life.…
Avoid 90% of the Pesticides in Food, by Avoiding 12 Foods
Why should you care about pesticides in your food?For starters there may be as many as twenty pesticides on a single piece of fruit you eat.…
My HeroDear Mrs. Black,It was January 1967 when this 11 year-old, frightened, little Israeli girl walked into your classroom for the first time. I had only arrived in the country two weeks before.…
We Are Sexual BeingsWith sex all around us, oozing out of our televisions, theaters, magazines, fashion, on the streets, one would think we are the most sexually informed, open and comfortable nation on the planet.”…
The Banking ImplosionI’m sure by now you all have noticed the ongoing meltdown in the mortgage industry. The cause of this whole mess is a little bit complicated, rooted in both the structure of the mortgage industry, and human nature. I’ll try to explain both factors here in layman’s terms.…
Breaking old habits; Creating new Ones
We are mostly habitual beings. Webster defines habit as an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.…
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A Camera To Help Dementia Patients
A small digital camera developed by Microsoft can help people with dementia dramatically improve their memory. The camera takes wide-range, low resolution photographs that can be made into a movie. Viewing the movie by dementia patients can jog their memories. However, besides jogging their memories it can also lead to long-term retention of memories. It is believed that it can increase the memory of a patient from 2% to as high as 80%. This camera may also help people with mild Alzheimer's disease by allow them to remember their recent past.
I wouldn't mind being able to review my day every evening like that. The only down sides I see here would be the Big Brother aspect (see this article about increased workplace stress for monitored employees: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071214094036.htm) and the potential for patients so equipped to then receive even less human contact and interaction once they can be monitored remotely.
I was feeling cappry about not having planned anything for Earth Day: then, I signed up my new house for Bullfrog Power, bought a tankless water heater, and a new super-high efficiency gas furnace and an air-conditioner.mimi's last blog post..
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