As we move into September and away from the summer months, people all over the world are looking back on what has been a spectacular festival season. From Adele’s unbelievable performance at Glastonbury to Rihanna wowing the crowds at V Festival, it’s been a hell of a summer for festival-goers in 2016. Of course the weather […]
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY #101: EXPOSURE – Manipulating the Physics of Light
Part 1: The Physics of Light Section A: Propagation of Waves Section B: Color Signature Frequencies Section C: Combining Energy Signatures for Exposure, Kelvin Temperature Scale Part 2: Dynamic Range, 18% Grey Card, EV (Exposure Value) Part 3: Synchronization, The Light Meter Part 4: Metering for Exposure Section A: Direct Light and Reflected […]
Scientists research why senior citizens appear to be more immune to H1N1 flu virus
It’s still all theory, but UC Davis researchers think that the reason senior citizens over age 65 aren’t catching the H1N1 flu at least for now is that specific shared molecular sites called epitopes result in some type of immunity to the novel flu. It seems people over age 65 have been exposed to various […]
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men
It took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially brans in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009. The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 […]
Does eating candy in childhood lead to violence in adulthood, new study asks?
A new study raises more questions than it answers. Nutritionists want to know how sugar in candy fed to children ignite criminal acts when they reach adolescent or adulthood? The theory psychologists tell them is that when you give children candy regularly, it’s seen as a reward. The candy industry may probably direct parents to make sure their children eat sweets responsibly […]
Confusion of the lambs
The United States has us in a vice and we are not even yelping. A dog in our position would yelp. Even a goat would bleat. But the Islamic Republic, with the sixth or seventh largest army in the world, possessor of umpteen nuclear bombs, is smitten by nameless fears and, consequently, reduced to the […]