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What Is It All About With The Bird Flu?

08.12.10 | 5 Comments

The humanity is always being challenged yearly. What good is a year if there has been no major threat to our humanity. It may be quite evil to say, but that s reality. Every year, there are lots and lots of people who die from diseases, natural calamities or terrorist acts. It is a quite a scare to consider that one day, it might be us who will be the next victims. The current scare that is making officials all over the world S T their pants out is the H5N1 strain. The H5N1 is a strain of bird flu virus that has been found to be very deadly. It has been considered to be deadly because of the rate it has been transferring from one bird to the other. The scaring thing about it is that once the birds show symptoms of the disease. They have only a few days to live. The virus also spreads rapidly, sometimes spreading the virus to other flocks in just a matter of days. Another scary thing about it is that a flu virus tends to mutate. If it does mutate and joins with a human flu virus it can be considered deadly for our species. So far the people who have been affected did not contact the disease from...

Energy Crisis

06.05.10 | 16 Comments

If we look at the current energy crisis from a different perspective- there is valuable information available for us to access and apply to our lives. What could soaring gas oil prices, limited production and increased demand represent on a metaphysical level. What is the deeper meaning to the political and corporate power struggles taking place. Why is there so much conflict and strife around the topic of energy. The intelligence that created and guides this Universe is speaking to us. There is an abundance of wisdom calling for our attention. What does fuel represent. It is what we need to move. It powers our cars, homes and airplanes. It is an essential ingredient to our lives at this moment. It is energy . Just as the world requires energy so do we. We are complex energy systems that require fuel to exist. However, it is not gas oil that we require- it is energy of a different type. Our existence is animated by an unseen and powerful energy. We do not know exactly what it is- but we know it exist. Are we not experiencing a similar energy crisis within our own lives. There is so much going on...

How To Avoid Complications With Lasik Surgery

04.23.10 | 15 Comments

Scientific studies conducted in the late 1990s depicted that a meager 5 of LASIK eye surgeries resulted in some sort of complication. However, expert eye surgeons claim that the complication rate drops well below 1 if the patient is thoroughly examined prior to the surgery, so as to ensure that the procedure is feasible and beneficial. The following are some of the frequently reported complications of LASIK eye surgery. Dry eye syndrome Light sensitivity Halos or glare around light sources at night Over under-correction Ghosts double vision Induced astigmatism LASIK eye surgery involves the cutting of a flap in the cornea, which is lifted for laser re-shaping of the eye. The flap is then replaced to form a type of natural bandage. Complications may arise if the flap is not cut correctly, which may result in an uneven eye surface and a vision defect called irregular astigmatism. The above stipulated complications may give an impression that LASIK is a risk-prone surgery. However, much to the patient s relief, LASIK complications can be rectified through laser re-treatments or enhancements of the...

The Second Time Around

02.21.10 | 9 Comments

Former corporate managers find success in franchise business At the age of 50, California Businessman Jeff Gilly found himself out of work with a great resume that couldn t get him a second interview at jobs he was over-qualified for. Meanwhile, the Florida coast lured 57-year-old professional Bob Glaze into an early retirement after a successful corporate career. Three weeks later, he was bored. Gilly and Glaze represent a growing group of Americans who have started over and are thriving in their own franchise businesses after corporate layoffs and early retirements left them wanting more. It s a trend that s expected to continue, as healthy, well-educated Baby Boomers push the traditional career-path envelope to make employment history. In a speech to the National Press Club late last year, AARP Executive Director and CEO William Novelli said that even though our workforce is aging, many employers are still reluctant to hire after 40, train after 50, and retain after 60. Those attitudes are spawning a group of successful entrepreneurs who are taking destiny into their own hands. This changing...

How A Breathalyzer Works

12.28.09 | 13 Comments

There are two other types of devices that measure BAC, Intoxilyzer and Alcosensor, and they work differently than the Breathalyzer. This article will explain how each one works. All three devices require a person to exhale into them. That is because they all work on the same principle of testing, which is that alcohol shows up in the breath because it is absorbed into the bloodstream, not digested, where its chemical composition remains unchanged. As the blood flows through the lungs, the alcohol in it, which is volatile, evaporates into the lungs. There is a mathematical relationship between the amount of alcohol in the lungs and the amount of alcohol in the blood, and it can be manipulated to determine how much alcohol is in the blood without actually drawing any. All BAC testing equipment measures alcohol in the breath and uses this formula to calculate how much alcohol is in the blood. Accordingly, all the devices have a mouthpiece through which the test subject blows air and a sample chamber to hold the air. Beyond that, each device is different. The Breathalyzer detects alcohol by monitoring...

Hot Stone Massage Therapy

11.11.09 | 8 Comments

Massage therapy has been known to have special healing properties, although no one is quite sure why. A massage treatment can be a very therapeutic experience, and one of the fastest growing and most popular treatments is hot stone massage therapy. The magical healing properties of hot stone therapy have been known by many cultures for hundreds of years. But it has just been over the last few years that this deeply relaxing form of massage is beginning to become popular once again. It is in popular demand among many of the spas found across the globe. Healing stone massage therapy was inspired by the healing practices of Lake Kokonar, in Tibet. It uses hot stones in combination with herbs and oils to restore the body s vitality and to balance stress. The treatment involves using smooth, basalt stones that are found in volcanic regions in Europe. Chi Spa manager Mary Yip says, Basalt has been found to have the best heat retention capabilities, therefore, the best for therapeutic purpose. The stones can hold heat for a long time and thus don t need to be reheated during the procedure. Their smooth...

Is Affirmative Action In Jeopardy On College Campuses?

09.13.09 | 10 Comments

Affirmative action and other set-asides for minorities and women have come under increasing fire in recent years. These programs, first started decades ago, were once a given in higher education for everything from admission to financial aid. Today, women and minority students cannot count on the same level assistance from affirmative action that their parents may have received. The backlash against affirmative action comes largely from the group that feels damaged by these programs--white males. As the standard of living for African Americans in the United States has risen, whites claim that the leg up provided by set-aside programs constitutes an unfair advantage. Similarly, white males point out that since women now make up the majority of college students, they can hardly claim discrimination. The critics of affirmative action promote a merit-based system, in which admission and scholarships are awarded to the most worthy, with race or gender not considered at all. The exclusively merit-based system, however, has itself come under attack. Supporters of affirmative action claim that there is no...

Are You Physically Fit

07.23.09 | 7 Comments

It can be tough to tell sometimes whether or not you are physically in shape. To that end, there are some tests that you can perform to ensure that your body is working in its top condition. In this article, we ll be discussing some of these tests, and explaining what they mean about your health. The Body Mass Index is one of the most commonly used methods of gauging a persons level of physical fitness. Commonly referred to as a BMI, it is the standard method used by medical professionals when it comes to diagnosing whether a person s weight is healthy, overweight, or obese. The Body Mass Index operates on a basic formula: Your weight in pounds x 704.5 divided by your height in inches x your height in inches. The result of this computation should rest between zero and an upper bound of more than thirty. Typically, a healthy weight is calculated to have a BMI of between 19 and 24.9. For a Body Mass Index that hovers between 25 and 29.9, a person is described as being overweight. Body Mass Indexes that have a result that is over 30 represent a clinical case of obesity. Obesity can cause a heightened...