1000's Hurt In Meteor Shower Moscow

MOSCOW — MOSCOW - A meteorite shower over central Russia injured 1,000 people Friday, authorities said, with most of the wounds caused by shards of flying glass.

The burning rocks damaged buildings and shook the ground as they crashed into six towns in the Chelyabinsk region, an area of the Urals 1,000 miles east of Moscow.

Russian official said 200 children were among the injured, according to the Interfax news agency. Forty people remain in hospital, including two with serious injuries. All schools and kindergartens in Chelyabinsk have been closed for the day.

Authorities said the damage could have been far worse had the meteorite fragments not fallen in such a sparsely populated area.

"There was a big fireball, which then descended. The whole thing lasted a few seconds," a resident of the area told Itar-Tass.

Residents also said they saw flashes, explosions and smoke clouds in the sky.Read on...

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/02/15/2881242/meteor-shower-over-central-russia.html#storylink=cpy

Samsung Series 9 – The Ultra-Portable Ultrabook

Samsung Series 9, the ultrabook series from Korean manufactures Samsung. If you’re intending to buy a light weight laptop with blazing fast performance, fitted in a sleek casing and long battery life; then the NP900X3C-A01 has got them all for you. You get a netbook like lightweight laptop but in terms of performance, this little beast has the capability to compete with your desktop.

So what does it come with beneath the casing? Intel Core i5 Processor of clock speed 1.7 GHz and 3MB L3 cache, on an Intel HM75 chipset. This computer is equipped with the latest Intel 4000 HD Graphicscard that shares the system memory. And the system memory, which is the RAM, is 4 GB and the bus speed is 1600 MHz and it’s DDP. Instead of a hard drive, the ultrabook comes with a Solid State Drive (SSD). Though the SSD is lower than necessary, only 128 GB. A high end pc like this should have at least 512 GB.

And that’s all remarkable insights; all others are typical which comes with almost all other laptops.

The 13.3 inch laptop fits into your bag easily. Small enough to be easily carried around, again decently bigger enough to carry on your works with ease. The display is SuperbrightHD+LED, having a brightness of 400nit. The screen doesn’t glare, because the display is anti-reflective so it gives comfort to your eyes. When you work in high light levels or outdoors, the reflective displays are going to cause a lot of pain so Samsung has done a good job on the display. And the 1600×900 pixels resolution is pretty decent, it makes the desktop appear bigger and the bars & icons smaller but still convenient to see them and work. In an overall rating, the display is going to provide you a very good experience.

Archeologists Unearth Alien-Like Skulls In A Mexico Cemetery December 27, 2012

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online

Archeologists have unearthed what looks like a cone-shaped alien skull from 1,000 years ago in Mexico.

The skull, which dates from 945 A.D. to 1308 A.D., was discovered accidentally while digging an irrigation system in the northwest state of Sonora in Mexico.

Cristina Garcia Moreno, who worked on the project with Arizona State University, explained that 13 of the 25 skulls found in the Hispanic cemetery had these deformed heads.

“We don’t know why this population specifically deformed their heads,” Moreno told ABC News.

The site, known as El Cementerio, was discovered in 1999, but the team just completed their analysis of the skeletal remains last month. They plan to continue their research during the next field season. Archaeologists also discovered artifacts on the site, like pendants, nose rings and jewelry.

They said the deformation of human skulls was part of an ancient ritual that took place 1,000 years ago. The deformation was achieved by binding a person’s head between two blocks of wood to apply pressure on the skull by wrapping the wood with bands.

“Cranial deformation has been used by different societies in the world as a ritual practice, or for distinction of status within a group or to distinguish between social groups,” Moreno told ABC News. “The reason why these individuals at El Cementerio deformed their skulls is still unknown.”

The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.”

The Chinook of the U.S. Northwest and the Choctaw of the U.S. Southeast both were known for practicing skull deformation as well.

Moreno told ABC that people deformed their heads in Mexico because they wanted to distinguish important people, or they wanted to distinguish people from one group from another.

Source: Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online

Why the Duchess of Cambridge is no Princess Diana

Designer Alice Temperley's father says the Duchess of Cambridge has 'everything going for her', unlike the late Diana, Princess of Wales.Read on...

The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth to her first child in july Photo: GEOFF PUGH

Water Discus: Dubai's underwater hotel

The Water Discus hotel in Dubai is intended to provide a luxury accommodation option for anyone who wants to settle down on the sea bed.

The Water Discus hotel, proposed for Dubai 

The Spectacular Now

REVIEW: THE SPECTACULAR NOW (SUNDANCE 2013)

Jan. 26, 2013by: Chris Bumbray

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PLOT: Sutter (Miles Teller) is a high school senior who thinks he has it all figured out. He's ultra-popular at his school, has a gorgeous girlfriend (Brie Larson), and a part-time job at a men's store that he loves. He's also an alcoholic, but he'd never admit it. But- when his girlfriend dumps him, he tries to rebound with the shy Aimee (Shailene Woodley), and eventually he comes to realize that he life may not be as great as he thinks.

REVIEW: THE SPECTACULAR NOW is a good companion piece to director James Ponsoldt's last film, SMASHED- which was among one of my favourite movies at least year's Sundance Film Festival. This year, Ponsoldt is back with yet another movie about alcoholism, but by making his lead a good deal younger- who's just at the beginning of his battle with the sauce, the energy is all different.Read on...

PUT OUT YOUR TONGUE AND SAVE YOUR LIFE

Stroke has a new indicator They say if you e.mail this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and

Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)

(I.e. It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number  immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?