Amazing - Worlds Of Bacteria, Alive On Your Skin

clipped from www.npr.org The human body contains 10 times as many bacterial cells as it does human cells Using bacterial DNA analysis, the scientists sampled bacteria found on healthy human skin at 20 different spots on the body clipped from www.npr.org clipped from www.npr.org "We think of the inside of the nose as the rain forest," she says, because it contains the greatest wealth of biological diversity. The nose is also where bacteria stay that often recolonize other parts of the body, Oily parts of the skin, like next to the nose or behind the ear, are host to a whole different ecosystem of microorganisms "Eczema is always inside the elbow. Psoriasis is on the outside of the elbow. Those human cells are the same." Despite their proximity, the microbes that live inside the elbow and outside the elbow are quite different. Psoriasis and eczema don't appear to be caused by bacteria, but they could be a reaction, triggered by a change in the ecosystems of germs

How soup can help you lose weight

a hormone called ghrelin. It is one of the major players in the body's appetite system.
These cells produce a constant stream of ghrelin whenever the stomach is empty. The ghrelin travels via the blood stream to the brain's appetite centre, an organ called the hypothalamus. As a result, the hypothalamus screams "You are hungry - find food."

But whenever the stomach wall is stretched - when the stomach is full - the cells stop producing ghrelin, and the hypothalamus responds accordingly, turning off the appetite signal. The longer the stomach remains full, the longer you feel satisfied and the less you are likely to eat.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk In the battle to lose weight, hunger is the dieter's worst enemy. But research has revealed a simple aid to taming the appetite: soup Imagine a typical lunchtime meal - say, chicken and vegetables with a glass of water. If you eat the food and drink the water, you will feel full for a couple of hours before hunger kicks in. But if you blend the food with the water - to make soup - you will stay hunger-free for much longer, and less likely to snack After you eat a meal, the pyloric sphincter valve at the bottom of your stomach holds food back so that the digestive juices can get to work. Water, however, passes straight through the sphincter to your intestines, so drinking water does not contribute to "filling you up". When you eat the same meal as a soup, the whole mixture remains in the stomach, because the water and food are blended together. The scientists' scans confirm that the stomach stays fuller for longer, The key to this low-tech weapon against hunger is a hormone called ghrelin

boys and their ways

funny

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Bach's Toccata and Fugue played by dancers on a giant piano

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amazing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings

The incredibly lifelike scenes are actually huge works of art, painted on the side of perfectly intact buildings...
The paintings, which have fooled many, were created by John Pugh, who specialises in trompe l'oeil - or 'trick of the eye' - art.

clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk Greek tragedy: But the Doric-style columns apparently exposed in this university hall are nothing but paint Wonder wave: John Pugh's Mana Nalu mural in Honolulu. Fire crews rushed to save the children from the mighty wave - before realising it was an optical illusion Blurring the lines: A mural entitled Art Imitating Life Imitating Art Imitating Life, at the Cafe Trompe L'oeil, in San Jose, California Having a cow: Valentine's Day, a mural unveiled during the Global Mural Conference in Twentynine Palms, California Treasure trove: An Egyptian style mural adorns a wall in Los Gatos, California. Pugh paints people into the mural to heighten the 3D effect Trick of the eye: John inserts a passer-by into the mural painted in Santa Cruz, California, entitled Bay in a Bottle, who is watching the ocean scene Take a pew: This looks like a nice spot to rest your weary feet on a sidewalk in Sarasota County Health Center, Florida

Size of first-home buyers loans inflating

Size of first-home buyers&squo; loans inflating

THE average loan size for first-home buyers has risen by $52,000 - or 23 per cent - in the past two years, raising fears that the much-publicised government incentives for young buyers are artificially inflating the market.

A report commissioned by Brandmanagement, a market research firm specialising in the finance sector, says the average size of loans being taken up by young home buyers is jumping by an "unsustainable" amount, The Australian reports.

Drawing on Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, the report has found the average size of the loans rose by $11,400 in the three months to February, after rising by $18,100 in the three months to November.

In total, the first-home buyer average loan size jumped by $52,000 to $280,600 in the two years to February.

The huge rise in the value of their individual loans in recent months has seen first-home buyers become an increasingly important part of the residential loan market.

The figures show that by February they comprised 26.9 per cent of that market: up from just 17.3 per cent in February 2008.

The actual number of first-home buyers also rose sharply in the year to February 2009: rising from just over 9000 to more than 14,400 in the year to February 2009.

The Federal Government's First Home Owner's Boost scheme - which provides up to $21,000 for new homes and $14,000 for established homes - is now being progressively phased out, and will cut out altogether after the end of this year.

Sydney couple David Halter and Kate Tulip, both 25, are among the thousands of first-home buyers who have entered the market - and taken on a sizeable mortgage - since the beginning of the year.

Last month they bought a two-bedroom apartment in Lindfield, on Sydney's north shore, and Mr Halter said the first-home buyers grant was a major factor in their decision to buy the flat.

But Brandmanagement's principal, Andrew Inwood, said the statistics - which indicate that property prices are rising in line with loan sizes - have raised questions about whether the government incentives were simply being used by consumers to buy into a bubble.

crazy prom ideas

what prom means to some

clipped from funnbee.com When one dude thinks kissing another dude on camera is a good idea. And when these two show up. When cousins break out the spray tan gun on one another the night before. When your date is primarily concerned with taking the most random photo ever. When your buddy hires an escort and tries to convince everyone he’s dating J. Lo. When you get voted Prom Prince to your buddy’s Prom King. When rednecks get a hold of colored duct tape. When one couple takes their Winnie the Pooh obsession a little too far. When one couple needs to be remembered as serious Trailganstas. When your date makes you call him “007″ the entire night. When one couple decides to put the douche into douchey matching outfits. When someone convinces himself he’s “outrageous” enough to pull off the cane and top hat. When one couple really enjoyed The Phantom Menace. When dorks get a hold of colored duct tape. When your date finds out you thought you were getting l**d.

Massive Beasts

clipped from webecoist.com Blue whale the planet’s largest single living animal African Bush Elephant is actually as deadly as it is huge. At up to nearly 20,000 lbs it is the largest and most massive creature living on land Elephant Seals are massive, with bulls weighing up to 6,000 lbs (images via greg lasley, oostwestthijsbest) Hippopotamuses related to whales like the porpoise. Polar bears can weigh up to 1,500 lbs White Rhinoceros, but nobody would recommend it. Weighing up to nearly 8,000 lbs Salt-Water Crocodile 3,000 lbs and 20 feet long 40 foot long, 15 ton Whale Shark Manta Rays have been found with wing-spans of 25 feet and weights of 5,000 lbs, and recently the Giant Squid was knocked off its thrown by the Colossal Squid, measuring in at 46 feet. the “Liger” 700 lbs at a 10 foot length Wild Boar over 600 lbs Anaconda lengths of 60 feet General Sherman tree stands 275 feet high 2,700 years old Quaking Aspen 107 acres 80,000 years African Baobab 150 foot circumference.

no wonder i like Red Bull so much!

.......Cocaine Traces

clipped from www.newser.com German States Ban Red Bull Over Cocaine Traces Regulators in the German states of Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia banned the sale of Red Bull after finding traces of cocaine during tests Levels of the chemical were not high enough to pose a health risk, but require the drink to be reclassified as a narcotic under German law. The manufacturer of Red Bull has rejected the ban as baseless, claiming that “de-cocainized (sic) extract of coca leaf is used worldwide in foods as a natural flavoring,” and pointed out that coca leaf extract is considered safe for use as an additive within the EU and the US I snorteed 3 cans just this morning :) and no ill effects *sniff *sniff

Dolphins enjoy sardine feeding frenzy

clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk dolphins line up patiently as they look forward to a rather large and tasty lunch. mammals head to the South African coastline each year for the Sardine Run The dolphins, alongside sword fish and sharks ambush them from below, while gannets and gulls hover above the waves waiting for their chance sardine run where huge schools of migrating sardines are chased by thousands of dolphins, sharks, birds and even hunting Bryde's whales the sardines protect themselves from this onslaught by forming into giant balls called 'bait balls' which can measure as large as 65 feet But for three of the past five years, the cold current has not arrived, and neither have the sardines, as they are unable to tolerate water that is warmer than 20 degrees Celsius. Being inside a bait ball is not for the weak minded - divers are surrounded by charging dolphins, sharks in frenzy mode, birds falling from above at speeds

A Tornado Forming on a Football Field During Practice

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Getting Started Guide using Eraser

clipped from www.heidi.ie To Erase files/folders: 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Right click on the file/folder you want to erase and you will see an 'erase' option on the menu. Choose it if you wish to erase the file. To erase the contents of your Recycle Bin: 1. Right click on your Recycle Bin. 2. Choose Erase Recycle Bin. To erase unused disk space (files that have only previously been deleted): 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Right Click on the Drive and choose 'Erase Unused Space'.

securely erase your data

clipped from portableapps.com Eraser Portable securely erase your data Eraser Portable is a secure data removal tool that runs directly from your iPod, USB thumbdrive, portable hard drive or any other portable media. You can plug it right into any Windows computer and use it just like you would on your own. It is a repackaged version of the popular Eraser utility designed with portability in mind, so it has all the same great features of Eraser, but there's nothing to install. Download Now 5.82 Rv 3, Windows, English, 2MB Details

premier league final table 08-09

west ham finish a position higher than last year

clipped from www.premierleague.com Man Utd 38 90 Liverpool 38 86 Chelsea 38 83 Arsenal 38 72 Everton 38 63 Aston Villa 38 62 Fulham 38 53 Tottenham 38 51 West Ham Utd 38 51 Man City 38 50 Wigan Athletic 38 45 Stoke City 38 45 Bolton 38 41 Portsmouth 38 41 Blackburn 38 41 Sunderland 38 36 Hull City 38 35 Newcastle 38 34 Middlesbrough 38 32 WBA 38 32 Form Guide | Full Table

Peter Garrett: 2009 Whale killing - They're all yours.. Japs

clipped from www.news.com.au THE Rudd government has quietly moved to axe its Special Envoy on Whaling after announcing the job with much fanfare before the last election. After being touted by Environment Minister Peter Garrett as Australia's "first" anti-whaling envoy, the Budget confirms that the position has now been scrapped The May Budget signals the end of the envoy, with no additional funding for the office or for the Government's plans to challenge to Japanese whaling in the International Court of Justice.

Peter Garrett:2008 Whale killing sickens me

clipped from www.news.com.au Peter Garrett: Whale killing sickens me ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Garrett has described as "distressing" photos showing the Japanese whaling fleet dragging aboard a dead mother whale and her calf. He says the photos would help build up global opposition to whaling. "This isn't about science. It isn't about research ... they're calling it science but really it's killing whales." The federal government was determined to continue its campaign against the slaughter, he said. A special whaling envoy would be appointed to talk with the Japanese and legal action had not been ruled out.

incredible Aerogel

clipped from dornob.com Aerogel: See-Through, Strong as Steel & Ligher than Air Despite its incredibly low density, aerogel is one of the most powerful materials on the planet. It can support thousands of times its own weight, block out intense heat, cold and sound - yet it is 1,000 times less dense than glass, nearly as transparent and is composed of %99.8 air. The lowest-density silica-based aerogels are even lighter than air. Despite its fragility in certain regards and its incredible lack of density, aerogel has amazing thermal, acoustical  and electrical insulation properties as illustrated by the images here. A single one-pound block can also support half a ton of weight. NASA continues to find new space-based applications for this incredible material. While it is still expensive and has other limitations, this material - originally developed nearly a century ago but still undergoing experimentation - could prove to be one of the most influential materials of the 21st Century.

The Holocaust in numbers

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Advertising's Image of Women

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Most in-your-face ad for wearing seatbelt

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great music video featuring tilt/shift photography

music video featuring tilt/shift photographya of places around Sydney. In other words, these are real scenes videoed in a way that make them look as if the objects are fake miniatures

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interesting graffiti pictures

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this is seriously the best and most funny stop motion animation!!

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amazing mashup of clips to make one song

amazing mashup . consists of dozens of youtube clips aligned together to create original music.

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the world's most important 6-sec drum loop

This fascinating, .20-minute video narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample

clipped from www.youtube.com Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969.

Medieval Helpdesk

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Elle Macpherson’s diet

Steal Elle Macpherson’s fab Body secrets - mirror.co.uk

Pick one breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one or two snacks every day.

Breakfasts

* Porridge made with skimmed milk, topped with chopped strawberries.

* Bran Flakes topped with a low-fat yoghurt and blueberries.

* A bacon sandwich made with two slices of lean, grilled bacon and wholemeal bread.

* Two scrambled eggs (made with skimmed milk), on a slice of wholemeal toast, with black pepper.

* A fresh fruit salad (chopped apple, oranges, pineapple, strawberries and blueberries) topped with low-fat yoghurt and a drizzle of honey.

Lunches

* Smoked salmon sandwich made with wholemeal bread and rocket salad.

* A bowl of vegetable soup (not one described as “cream of”), with a slice of wholemeal bread.

* An omelette made with ham and mushrooms, with a huge side salad.

* A beetroot and tomato salad, with half a can of tuna in spring water.

* A jacket potato with 3tbsp baked beans, and a huge side salad.

Dinners

* A cereal bowl of wholewheat pasta, mixed with tuna and 1tsp pesto. Served with a large handful of rocket.

* Baked salmon with baked asparagus and two heaped tablespoons of packet couscous.

* A large sweet potato baked and topped with prawns in a teaspoon of low-fat mayo with a sprinkle of paprika. Served with a side salad.

* Chicken stir-fry with chopped courgettes, red peppers and onions, in black bean sauce with noodles.

* One baked cod fillet, green beans and grilled tomatoes.

Snacks

* A pot of low-fat yoghurt.

* Apples.

* Chopped raw carrot.

* Two oatcakes spread with honey.

* Eight almonds a day.

Harry Potter? Some Kids prefer the classics

clipped from www.mirror.co.uk Five Go To Smuggler’s Top by Enid Blyton  (1945) clipped from www.amazon.co.uk clipped from www.mirror.co.uk The book was set in a castle that used to be used by smugglers and there were lots of different mysteries. It was as good as the Harry Potter books Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868) clipped from www.fantasticfiction.co.uk clipped from www.mirror.co.uk I loved reading about all the girls’ different personalities and it was interesting to read about their lives in America in the Civil War, although some words were a little bit hard Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (1902) clipped from www.amazon.com clipped from www.mirror.co.uk I liked the way the book had lots of short stories, which explained how things happened, like how the elephant got his trunk. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1838) clipped from www.amazon.com clipped from www.mirror.co.uk the book had more detail and I was shocked by the description of the workhouses and how badly orphans were treated. Although it wasn’t always easy to read, I stayed interested. There were lots of twists and turns, which kept the adventure going.

Killer Whale hunt Sea Lions...then set one free??

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great ad "Staying Alive" feat Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, Roger Federer

clipped from www.youtube.com "Staying Alive" feat Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, Roger Federer

best advertisement

clipped from www.oddee.com 20 Worst Engrish ever Engrish refers to grammatically incorrect variations of English, often found in East Asian countries. From poorly translated signs, menus, and instruction manuals to bizarrely worded advertisements and strange t-shirt slogans, here are the top 20 engrish pictures. Deformed person??? "Eliminate horniness" "A time sex thing"??.. a horrible translation for what it should read "articles for (daily) use" "Keep out of children" "I'm cock" Dishonest trick? "Don't fall down" "Enviro Mental Protection Area"... yeah, we hate those enviros! "Horny Care" WTF?! On a T-Shirt Interesting service... So profound... Those STUFF people... Want to fill your car's fuel tank in Italy? No problem -- just make sure you "out to the spy of the select bomb, to take the supplier."

Holy honey hand cream by the St Augustine’s Abbey monks

Brother Anselm also experiments on himself – and got some bizarre looks from his brethren. He said: "The bell rang for evening prayer and I’d only just put on peppermint lip balm. I stood in the church trying to rub it into my lips and I got some strange looks from brethren. The abbot has tested the latest range – it’s all in the aid of science."

Now Brother Anselm has extended the range to include hand creams using organic ingredients as well as crushed lavender from the abbey garden.

He said he is open to advice from customers, adding: "I’m a celibate man living with other men trying to create cosmetics for women. I need outside influence.

"If someone complains that their husband’s hands are slipping off them, I can then change my formula."

clipped from www.thisiskent.co.uk THERE’S some MONK-ey business going on at St Augustine’s Abbey in Ramsgate, where the brothers have turned their hand to making cosmetics. Since the monks launched their internet shop last week, news of the holy hand cream has spread far and wide with scores of orders flooding in. Go to www.ramsgatebenedictines.com to order Brother Anselm Carpenter, 24, joined the 1,500-year-old order three years ago. He said: "When I entered the monastery in 2006 I started making candles from paraffin wax. develop the business as a return to the Benedictine philosophy of self-sufficiency. "I made them to look like apples and I could even make them looking like a pint of Guinness but it wasn’t until Brother Dunstan developed his beekeeping and extracted his first batch of honey, a friend who suggested the beeswax would make good lip balm. invested in some essential oils and from that the flavours were born – lemon, orange, peppermint

Starting your newly built PC - cannot get into BIOS?

When all the parts for your new pc are connected and you switch on...you get to the stage to press DEL to enter BIOS and get a message saying ' PREPARING TO ENTER BIOS '
......but thats as far as you get. You cannot get into the BIOS at all.

Solution,
First of all, disconnect all drives. You don't need a hard drive or a CD drive or a floppy drive to get into the BIOS. It's best to start a fresh build at the bare minimum (bare bones) .
Now, it's more crucial to get into the BIOS than it is to jump into a Windows installation.

Next, try is to unplug the system, and take the mobo battery out. It's a CR2032 button cell. Remove it. Wait 10 minutes. Don't put the battery back in. Plug the system back in. Boot it up. If it works fine without the battery, replace it.

Actually, when it comes to those batteries, one of the first things I do with a new mobo is take out the supplied CR2032 and throw it out! Those things are only $2-3 each, so I just get rid of the bloody things and replace them with new ones.

Backup FIREFOX Preferences

clipped from www.katzforums.com SAVING PREFERENCES : Go to your Firefox profile folder in Windows Explorer. The default location is Documents and Settings > USERNAME > Application Data > Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles > cxhmjww8.default (this name is random) The file you're looking for is prefs.js. Copy it to a USB stick or burn it to CD. If you need to reinstall Firefox, drag your backup copy of prefs.js into this folder. You'll get a message asking if you want to replace the existing prefs.js file with your copied file -say yes, and you'll have restored your Firefox preferences the way you wanted them. Of course there's no point backing up if you don't do it regularly - so be sure to update your saved prefs.js file when you tweak your Firefox settings.

Backup FIREFOX Bookmarks and PASSWORDS

clipped from www.katzforums.com SAVING BOOKMARKS : To back up your Bookmarks, Open Firefox Go in Bookmarks -> Organize Bookmarks Go to Import and Backup -> Export HTML... Save it somewhere as a .html file and you're done. When you want your bookmarks back after a reinstall, simply import this file in the same way.. SAVING PASSWORDS : Go to Documents and Settings > USERNAME > Application Data > Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles > cxhmjww8.default (this name is random) Backup the following files : key3.db, signons2.txt (if you're using FF 2.0+) OR signons3.txt (if you're using FF 3.0+). These files contain data regarding your saved passwords. After a reinstall, overwrite these files back to this folder.

Backup Outlook Express Address book

and restore it

clipped from www.freebits.co.uk Open Outlook Express In 'File Menu' click 'Export' then click 'Address Book' Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Export Click the 'Browse' button and select where you want to save your Book Type in a name for your Address Book and click 'Save' Click 'Next' and check the boxes to select the fields you want to export Click 'Finish' You have backed up your Address Book Import or restore outlook express address book In 'File Menu' click 'Import' then click 'Other Address Book' Click "Text File (Comma Separated Values)" and then click Import Click 'Browse' to go to the location where you saved your book Click the file name you typed in earlier Click 'Open' and then Next Check boxes to select the fields you want to import in the "Map the fields you wish to import" box and then click 'Finish' If you receive a message "Would you like to replace the existing entry with the import entry?," click Yes To All to replace all duplicate entries Close Outlook Express to finish.

Outlook Express- Backup Email accounts

clipped from www.freebits.co.uk Backup Email accounts Saving your email accounts in case you are having problems sending or receiving, or you need to quickly install them onto a new pc. Open Outlook Express. Go to Tools / Accounts. Select the account you wish to save and then click the 'export' button on the right hand side and pick where you wish to save it. The file will be saved as *.iaf do the same with any others you have and save them to a Cd or floppy. To import your email accounts, go to Tools - Accounts and this time click the 'Import' button, browse to where you have them, click the file, the click 'Open' and all your account details have been restored.

Import or restore Outlook Express messages

clipped from www.freebits.co.uk The first thing you need to do if you copied the files to a CD open Windows Explorer and create a new folder on your hard disk and then copy all the files from CD to this folder. Open Outlook Express, File - Import - Messages . Select Microsoft Outlook Express Version 6. Click Next. Then select "import mail from a OE6 Store Directory". Click OK, then browse to the folder you created earlier, click next, the rest is up to you which folders you wish to import. Not selecting a Store Directory will result in an error something like this. "No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open". There are three main reasons why you can get this message:- 1. You have not turned off 'Read Only' on the .dbx files. 2. Your folder does not contain a file called Folders.dbx or the file is corrupt. 3. You have Windows Explorer running

Backup Outlook Express Email Messages

clipped from www.freebits.co.uk Click on the TOOLS Menu and select OPTIONS. Click the MAINTENANCE Tab and then click on Store Folder. You now see the location of your Email Folder. Highlite the Folder Location and press CTRL+C to copy the location. Click Cancel and then Cancel again to close all boxes. Click the Windows Start button and the click Run. In the open box press CTRL+V to paste the mail location, then click OK. You now have a window containing you e-mail database *.dbx files. From the top Menu click EDIT click Select All. On the top Menu again click COPY. Now close the window. Open Windows Explorer, click FILE / NEW and then FOLDER. Type a name for the folder and hit ENTER. Double click the Folder you just created to open it. From the EDIT Menu select PASTE. Close the window. You have now completed a backup up of your email messages. Now is the time to write them to a CD

whale evolution - changes

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evidence of whale evolution

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whale evolution

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screenshot of your desktop

clipped from www.katzforums.com Take screenshot of your desktop without any software When you are ready to take screenshot press this key Prt Scr SysRQ Now goto START->RUN-> and type MSPAINT Then paste

How to use Eraser

clipped from www.readwriteweb.com How to Use Eraser Download and install the application. Once running, you'll be presented with a simple box that allows you to either schedule an erase, or do it there and then (on demand). There are three ways to enter data into the list if you are doing it on demand: 1. Select files and folders in Explorer and drag and drop them to the list 2. Copy them to the clipboard and then paste them to the list 3. Use the New Task command in the File menu. Note: If you use the New Task command, a window will appear allowing you to select unused space on a drive, a folder or a file to be erased. After you have added the data you wish to erase to the list, you need to select the method of removal. The Gutmann Method (Default) The US DoD 5220-22.M Method The Pseudorandom Data Method the pseudorandom data method is the only method that should be used when erasing unused space or data on a compressed drive.

Selling your pc - delete those data files

clipped from www.microsoft.com Files you should remove before you donate or sell your computer: E-mail contacts E-mail messages All documents All files in the operating system recycle bin or trash folder Internet files All non-transferable software (most software is transferable if you have the original disks and product key) safely overwrite your files. clipped from www.makeuseof.com a secure deletion program such as Eraser When you delete information from your hard-drive, it isn’t really gone. The computer just tells you it’s gone, it gives you back the hard-drive space and over a period of time, the deleted file gets written over is why when you sell your old PC to someone, it’s good to delete all your files through a secure deletion program otherwise the new owner can fire up a retrieval program Eraser integrates itself into your Windows trash bin so when you right-click on the trash bin to empty it, you can choose a regular emptying or an Eraser emptying. if you don’t use the Eraser emptying, those files can come back

Fantastically Captured Macro Photography

With Natural Beauty

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When Beaches Become Giant Sand Art Canvases

video at source

clipped from www.environmentalgraffiti.com Peter Donnelly is an artist who can truly claim to see the bigger picture while attending to the devil that’s in the detail. He is also an artist who is far from precious about his work, since few mediums can be as transitory as the one he chooses to work in. While humankind has surely been creating artworks out of sand since long before we have been able to preserve any trace of their fleeting existence, few sand artists can have worked on such a scale as Peter Donnelly. And few revelled so much in the march of the incoming tide. Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Peter Donnelly has been practicing his unique take on sand art for over ten years, a period during which he has created almost one thousand pieces of art – only to see each creative outpouring washed away by the encroaching sea. Does he mind? Far from it. describes himself as a symbolist, though at times his creativity has taken a political bent, as when he expressed frustration at the invasion of Iraq through his artwork.

make you a part of history in Obama book time capsule

clipped from www.usatoday.com The Obama Time Capsule,which goes on sale exclusively at Amazon (AMZN) Wednesday, represents another novel approach to custom, print-on-demand publishing. Every single copy sold can be personalized. I added a couple of pictures and (very) limited prose to make my book unique. clipped from content.usatoday.com clipped from www.usatoday.com This 200-page wide hardcover coffee-table book, selling for $35, chronicles a two-year span during President Obama's election campaign and his first 100 days in office. Time Capsule is not a photo book per se, though it sports brilliant images from more than 140 professional photographers But what really sets it apart is the tech hook. After ordering the book at Amazon, you'll receive an e-mail with a link that takes you to the Time Capsule website. You'll have 10 days to customize the book there or it will get shipped as is. You get to write a dedication, and your name appears on the cover You can upload one image to appear on the back cover and another

Help for australian's in financial strife

clipped from www.choice.com.au If you’re having trouble making ends meet or you’re in financial hardship, check out these services. If you’re having difficulty paying your bill, contact your retailer, who can usually offer flexible repayments. You may also be eligible for government assistance. For more information and contacts, visit www.choiceswitch.com.au contact your local fair trading/consumer affairs office. You can apply to the Australian Taxation Office to delay payment of your tax debt or even relief from part or all of your tax debt if you are in serious hardship; see www.ato.gov.au or call 13 11 42. No-interest loan scheme organisations across Australia offering interest-free loans to people on a health care or pension card who are genuinely low-income earners loans are typically between $800 and $1200 for essential household goods and medical See www.goodshepvic.org.au/microfinance. Early release of super about to lose your house access to some or all of your superannuation money – see www.apra.gov.au.

australian's live on debt

clipped from www.choice.com.au It’s looking gloomy out there, with unemployment rates increasing and many Australians facing redundancy this year. At the same time, household debts are higher than ever: we now owe close to $160 for every $100 of after-tax income – double what we owed 10 years ago (see graph, below) Debt relief companies are reporting extreme cases of consumers carrying up to $400,000 in credit card debt on 50 separate credit cards. Overall, about 75% of cards are not fully paid off each month and are accruing interest, many at a rate between 18% and 19%, with an average unpaid balance of $2300. The good news, however, is that Australians are reducing their reliance on debt in preparation for the tough times ahead, with a clear trend towards saving instead of spending. Several options are available to help you get your debt back under control.

Skier Lauryn Eagle

the media's gotta get her on pages at least once a week

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Best best-man speeches

feeling nervous about being best man...then get some direction here.

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Royalty-Free Stock Photos and Textures

clipped from blueblots.com 25 Sites to Download Royalty-Free Stock Photos and Textures Royalty-free stock photos and Textures are very useful in every graphic project for web or print, especially if they are free. There are many websites where you can find royalty-free stock photos and textures, but the problem is most free stock photos are of poor quality and low resolution.

fantastic Eiffel Tower

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goodmorning megan fox

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Layne Beachley surfs Ours

clipped from www.coastalwatch.com Yesterday May 13, was by far the biggest and best day at "Ours" so far this year. It was flawless. The swell was in the 6-8ft range out of the SSE and winds were light offshore westerly all day. The sun was shining and the water was an unseasonably warm 21 degrees. Seven time world champion and renowned Hawaiian charger Layne Beachley rode what most witnesses are calling the Best wave ever ridden by a female surfer in Australia ever. Layne ventured out to the notoriously gnarly reef break full of confidence and ready to charge.

glasses for when it rains

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TiltShift

Web site and Adobe AIR application TiltShift gives your photos a tilt-shift photography effect that normally requires expensive special lenses or Photoshop chops.
TiltShift works either on its web page (where it's Flash-based), or you can download TiltShift for free as an Adobe AIR application (meaning it'll run on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux).

clipped from labs.artandmobile.com TiltShift Generator ABOUT TiltShift Generator is a web service that adds cool camera effect to your picture on the fly. This app is originally made to improve my cheap iPhone Camera's potential. INSTALLATION You can download local version that supports drag&drop. To run content you neeed free Adobe AIR Runtime. 1: Install Adobe AIR. 2: Install TiltShift.air .

Incredible website

Take a look at HEMA's product page. You can't order anything & it's in Dutch - but just wait a couple of seconds & watch what happens..
you need sound to enjoy it best!!

http://producten.hema.nl/

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great site for following celebrity tweeters

the lives of the rich and famous are laid out for our viewing delight.

The main page has a feed of all the latest tweets from the stars.

The most active twittering celebs each day can be found in a panel on the homepage.

clipped from www.celebritytweet.com Today's Most Talkative Tila Tequila 59 Tweets B Real 33 Tweets Kathy Ireland 28 Tweets Mark Hoppus 23 Tweets Alyssa Milano 20 Tweets

Budget 2009: At a glance

Budget 2009: At a glance | The Daily Telegraph

May 12, 2009 12:00am

TREASURER Wayne Swan has delivered a $57 billion deficit in a Budget that gives with one hand and takes with the other.

The Rudd Government's second financial blueprint spends an extra $11 billion to cushion the effects of recession, while clawing back an extra $2.5 billion in savings.

Malcolm Farr: Daring Budget brings generational change

Billions is to be spent on new infrastructure, including roads, rail, ports, hospitals and the national broadband network.

Parents will get 18 weeks paid leave from 2011, and pensioners will get up to $32.49 extra per week.

However, higher income earners will pay more for health insurance and enjoy fewer tax benefits on their superannuation contributions.

Families face cuts to tax benefits and the baby bonus, while the states will be asked to pay back some of their GST funding.

Economy

* Deficit of $57.6 billion in 2009-2010.

* Deficit falls to $57.1 billion the following financial year, and $28.2 billion in 2012-13.

* Deficits continue for six years until 2015-2016.

* Global Financial Crisis has cost the Government an estimated $210 billion over three years.

* Economic growth to fall by .05 per cent in 2009-10.

* Unemployment forecast to peak 8.5 per cent in 2010-2011.

* Exports to fall 4 per cent in 2009-2010.

* Government revenue down $23 billion this year, biggest downward revision since the depression year of 1930-31.

- Next financial year's write down is even bigger, at $50 billion.

* Net debt to peak at 13.8 per cent of GDP in 2012-13, before falling as the Budget returns to surplus in 2015-2016.

* States asked to hand back some GST $302 million in GST transfer payments.

Health

* Private health insurance rebate (available to singles earning more than $75,000 per year and families more than $150,000) cut from 30 per cent and means tested.

The measure is expected to save about $1.9 billion over four years.

- Singles earning between $75,000 and $90,000, and families between $150,000 and $180,00 will get 20 per cent (rising to 25 per cent for over 65s, and 30 per cent for over 70).

- Singles earning up to $120,000 and families up to $240,000 will get 10 per cent (rising to 15 per cent for those over 65 and 20 per cent for the over 70s).

- Singles earning more than $120,000 and families above $240 will no longer be entitled to the rebate.

- The surcharge for those who do not have complying private health insurance will increase to 1.25 per cent.

- Projected savings are $1.9 billion between 2010-2011 and 2012-2013.

* Extended safety net payments for some procedures, including IVF and obstetrics, will be capped from January 1, 2010, increasing out-of-pocket expenses for patients.

The measure is expected to save around $445 million over four years.

* The Government will spend $2.5 billion over five years reforming hospital administration and changing the structure of the health workforce.

* Public hospitals will get $3.2 billion to modernise facilities, including cancer treatment and research.

* There will be $121 million for maternity services and $134 million for a program attracting doctors to rural Australia.

* NSW projects include: Blacktown Clinical School and Research Centre ($17.6 million); Napean Health Services Redevelopment ($96.4 million); Narrabri District Health Service Centre, Griffith ($27 million).

Education

* Universities and research institutions get $2.6 billion for infrastructure.

* University places will be "uncapped", at a cost of $491 million, creating an extra 50,000 places by 2013.

Environment

* The Government has allocated $4.5 billion for its Clean Energy Initiative, part of its planned Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

- Government will establish Renewables Australia, a new agency to promote renewable technology.

- Four "solar flagship" projects will be funded to demonstrate new solar technology.

Defence/National Security

* Budget commits Government to increase spending on Defence by 3 per cent per year, in line with the recent Defence White Paper, bringing annual Defence spending to just under $40 billion by 2018-2019.

* Defence efficiency drive projected to save $20 billion over 10 years, to be reinvested within the department.

* Budget provides $654 over six years to combat people smuggling, including $365 million for maritime and aerial surveillance.

* $1.7 billion in 2009-2010 ongoing funding for existing military operations Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands.

Infrastructure

* Budget centrepiece is a total $22 billion in planned spending on infrastructure across all portfolios.

* Road, rail and ports get $8.5 billion, including $4.6 billion for metropolitan rail projects.

- NSW receives just $91 million of that - for the Sydney West Metro, from Central Station to Westmead Hospital. (Victoria gets $3.6 billion for two major projects.)

* The Melbourne-Cairns highway corridor gets $3.4 billion.

- That includes: $1.5 billion for a Hunter Expressway, linking the F3 and New England Highway with a new dual carriageway; $618 million for a Pacific Highway bypass of Kempsey.

* Bulk commodity ports get $389 million for upgrades.

* Construction of the National broadband Network begins with initial funding of $4.7 billion, the first outlay in an estimated total cost of $43 billion, part of it provided by the private sector.

First Home Owners

* The First Home Owners Boost is extended for another three months at the full rate, and three months after that at half the full rate.

For contracts entered into before September 30, the Boost remains at $14,000 for new homes and $7000 for established ones.

(Additional to the separate, $7000 First Home Owners Scheme grant)

Between September 30 and December 31, the Boost halves to $3,500, and $7,000 respectively.

The original, separate First Home Owners Scheme grant remains in place indefinitely at $7000.

- The extension is expected to cost $539 million of four years.

Tax/Benefits/Families

* Paid parental leave to begin on January 1, 2011 as previously announced, at a cost of $731 million.

- Primary carer parents earning less than $150,000 will be entitled to 18 weeks on the Federal Minimum Wage.

- Baby bonus no longer available to parents claiming Paid Parental Leave, except in cases of multiple birth, where it is available for the first child only.

* Pension payments to increase $32.49 per week for singles on the full rate, and $10.14 for combined couples.

- The increase will cost $3.9 billion per year by 2012-2013, or $14.2 billion over four years.

* Qualification for the Age Pension to increase gradually to 67 years by 2023, increasing at a rate of six months every two yearss

* Rate at which the pension is withdrawn with private income increased to 50 cents, saving $1.6 billion over four years.

* New $600 a year Carer Supplement for all Carer Payment recipients, on top of an increase in their pension.

* The cap on tax concessions for superannuation contributions falls from $50,000 per year to $25 per year ($100,000 per year to $50,000 per year for the over 50s).

The measure saves $2.7 billion over four years.

* Super co-contribution for low-income earners will fall temporarily from 150 per cent to 100 per cent, saving $1.3 billion.

* The Small Business Tax Break for assets ordered between December 2008 and December 2009 will increase to 50 per cent.

* Payments under Family Tax Benefit A will fall, and income thresholds for Family Tax Benefit B and the baby bonus will freeze for three years, saving $2.4 billion over four years.

waterlife pics

clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com two mandarin fish clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com pygmy seahorse clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com boxer crabs clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com a Molly Miller blenny is ready for its close-up clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com a juvenile sperm whale inadvertently takes about a dozen remora fish for a ride clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com a dwarf minke whale at the Great Barrier Reef clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com Pigs may not fly, but they do swim clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com two cleaning shrimp take a break clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com a majorra fish attempts to outswim an oceanic whitetip shark

Cats listening to music

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Spectacular Shipwrecks in ONE Year!!!

clipped from www.artificialowl.net The United Malika The Panagiotis The Eduard Bohlen The Murmansk The Eden V The Dimitrios The Olympia The Mediterranean Sky The Ydra The American Star Artificial Owl is one year old! The 10 Most spectacular shipwrecks from the past year on AO clipped from www.artificialowl.net The SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her 1994 wrecking, as she served as the SS America (carrying this name three different times during her career), the USS West Point, the SS Australis, the SS Italis, the SS Noga, the SS Alferdoss, and the SS American Star. She served most notably in passenger service as the SS America, and as the Greek-flagged SS Australis for Chandris. ...In february 1993, the ship was sold yet again, with the intention of being refitted to become a five star hotel ship off Phuket, in Thailand.

Best home Chicken Cacciatore

My name is Olimpia Musich
(nee: Monaco)
and this is my recipe.