1) Blind woman gets new kidney from daughter she hasn’t seen in years
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2) Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
3) Never withhold herpes infection from loved one
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Headlines That Make You Take A Double Take!
Published January 25, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentA physician claims these are actual comments from his patients made while he was performing colonoscopies.
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1) “Take it easy, Doc, you’re boldly going where no man has gone before.”
3) “Could you write me a note for my wife, saying that my head is not, in fact, up there?”
4) * ”If your hand doesn’t fit, you must acquit!”
BEWARE, there is strong language, but this is funny!
A woman can’t parallel park a Smart Car in a big parking spot. They say “only stupid people buy the car to feel smart… Everyone knows that!”
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Solar Storm – Flares Bring Chance for Northern Lights
Published January 25, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a Commentstrongest solar storm in more than six years is already bombarding Earth with radiation with more to come. flare brings chance to see northern lights
A huge solar flare — the largest since 2005 — may increase the chance to see the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights, this week.
The particles from the eruption, which occurred Sunday, began hitting Earth on Tuesday morning.
Michael Bakich, senior editor of Astronomy magazine, said Tuesday this may create displays of the northern lights for several days.
Geoff Chester, spokesman for the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., said the best chance of seeing the display will be Tuesday night. To observe the shimmering sheets of light doesn’t require a telescope, or even binoculars.
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“Go out just after dusk and look to the north,” Alan MacRobert, editor at Sky & Telescope magazine, said Tuesday.
The flare is the latest evidence the sun is becoming more active, emerging from a period of several year when there were few sunspots or solar flares to be seen.
The disturbances usually work on an 11-year cycle, with peak activity occurring every 11 years. Chester said in the past few years there’s been minimal solar activity.
But there’s increasing evidence this is changing.
Bakich said the observatories that watch the sun have seen an increase in prominences in recent week — the loops and columns of solar matter that can be seen along the sun’s edges.
And Chester said there have been two sizeable solar flares this month. The larger one erupted on Earth’s surface Sunday.
Chester said the biggest solar flares are given the classification of X. This one is slightly less than that category.
X-rays traveling at the speed of light arrived on Earth eight minutes after the flare appeared, Chester said. There were also proton ejections that can interfere with space satellite electronics, he said.
“The buildup on the outside of satellites IS? like static electricity,” he said. “Unless you find a way to disperse them, they can fry electronics.”
On Tuesday, the final arrival from the solar glare — the particles that are part of what’s called a coronal mass ejection — began about 10 a.m., Bakich said.
The particles, while not dangerous to humans, can interfere with some telecommunications and radio systems. Lt. Paul Vance, spokesman for the Connecticut State Police, said Tuesday that because of prior preparations, the state police had not had any communications problems.
Paul Estefan, emergency management director in Danbury, said he was not aware of any communications problems either.
But the planet’s magnetic poles pull the coronal mass ejection particles toward the poles. There, they collide with particles in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Those collisions create the lights of the aurora borealis.
Generally, you have to be in the far northern latitudes to see the aurora displays. But after major solar flares, people farther to the south can see them — sometimes as far south as Arizona.
And Chester said the only way to see them is to go and look.
“It’s going to be a clear night,” he said Tuesday. “There’s a possibility you could see something.”
You have 7 days to scour your past
Facebook is the virtual home to more than 800 million active users, so any change to how the network operates is a big deal. And nothing could be bigger for the social hotspot than completely revamping everyone’s front-facing profile page, and that is exactly what is happening today. Starting this morning, the new Timeline feature — that up until now has been an optional switch — is now mandatory.
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The Timeline differs from the default profile pages we know and love in several ways. Now, rather than showcasing only your most recent posts, your personal front page can be scrolled back months or years at a time. Most importantly, this change can offer visitors a glimpse at your entire social networking past, all the way back to the day that you joined up. The revamp can be both a blessing and a curse for seasoned social networkers, as it can produce a bit of pleasant nostalgia, but also drag up some of your less proud public moments.
Left untouched, your Timeline may remind of you of breakups, job troubles, or even a few unfortunate party photos that you have long since buried. Depending on your settings, these black marks on your digital past could allow new followers — including friends or business associates — to see a side of you that was better kept tucked away.
Privacy is already a hot topic for Facebook users and the network’s litany of sharing options can be difficult to navigate, even for the most experienced users. The company isn’t oblivious to how the Timeline may drag up some unwanted past events, so a short buffer zone is in place to allow you to modify your online persona before making its new debut. You now have until Tuesday, January 31 to erase any past Facebook scars you’d prefer to hide.
The mandatory Timeline rollout will undoubtedly catch some by surprise, but you don’t have to fall victim to the ghosts of past updates. Take some time to review your social networking history and don’t hesitate to prune anything that you wouldn’t want on the front page of a local newspaper, because as of right now, the clock is ticking. Or, of course, you could always jump ship to Google+instead.
IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY:
You want to help other people but how do you go about it? Ask yourself this: what are you most passionate about? Once you have answered that question you will know what you have to do over the coming 12 months.
ARIES (March 21 – April 20):
You seem to be worrying about something that is not worth the hassle. No matter how much something may be bothering you, be it personal or professional, it is almost certainly of no consequence, so let it go.
TAURUS (April 21 – May 21):
The message of the stars is clear and to the point: don’t be hasty. You will get your chance to shine early next month but for now you are advised to take things easy and hang back a bit. There’s no rush.
GEMINI (May 22 – June 21):
You will have to deal with someone’s negative emotions today, and without getting negative or emotional yourself. This is one of the best times of the year for you, so don’t let pessimistic types spoil it.
CANCER (June 22 – July 23):
Do you ignore a problem and hope that it will just go away? Yes you do. This is one of those occasions when what looks like a problem really isn’t much a problem at all, so pretend it doesn’t exist – and it won’t.
LEO (July 24 – Aug. 23):
Be careful what you say today because if you are not careful in your choice of words someone could take it the wrong way and cause a scene. Better to say nothing than to say the wrong thing.
VIRGO (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23):
Look on the bright side today, even if the news you receive is dark. According to the planets you have little to worry about but being a Virgo you will worry anyway – it’s your nature. Focus more on what makes you smile.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23):
This is potentially one of the most exciting times of the year, so why are you so fearful that something bad is going to happen? Whatever the reason you need to get over it or you could miss out on the fun.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22):
Try not to dwell on news, especially if it is news that involves people you care for. Chances are you are taking the situation too seriously, certainly more seriously than anyone else is taking it. Calm down.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21):
The signals you are getting from colleagues and employers are jumbled to say the least, so it might be wise to ignore what other people are saying and follow your instincts instead. They won’t let you down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20):
You may be logical by nature but something seems to be going wrong at the moment and you are imagining all sorts of weird and wonderful things. That’s okay – Capricorns are allowed to fantasize like everyone else.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19):
Although you feel confident and full of life this is probably not a good day to take chances. Today’s cosmic picture is clouding your ability to separate fact from fiction, and that could lead to mistakes.
PISCES (Feb. 20 – Mar. 20):
The sun in Aquarius at this time of year makes you more suspicious than usual but maybe that’s no bad thing. Sometimes you can be a bit too trusting for your own good. Be on your guard and take nothing for granted.
Justin Bieber misses his Mama since turning 18!He use to look forward to his mom leaving but
now he catches himself asking when is she getting back.
