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The Discomfort and Pain of Menstrual Cramps can be Avoided Naturally

Some tips for women who suffer those cramps

When 2 dinosaurs become 1

Certain dinosaurs--physically disparate enough that we've always thought of them as different species--may actually be the same animal at different stages of its life cycle. Also: Those big, protective-looking bone formations surrounding some dinos' heads and necks probably weren't all that useful as a defense against predators.

Project Carmen Sandiego can track down your cell phone and your whereabouts

Be prepared to be scared about your cell phone privacy. Two security researchers showed today how they can track down cell phone numbers, identify the person who owns the phone, and then track the whereabouts of that person. And they can do it with technology available to ordinary civilians.

Avertible catastrophe

The Dutch know how to handle maritime emergencies. In the event of an oil spill, The Netherlands government, which owns its own ships and high-tech skimmers, gives an oil company 12 hours to demonstrate it has the spill in hand. If the company shows signs of unpreparedness, the government dispatches its own ships at the oil company's expense. "If there's a country that's experienced with building dikes and managing water, it's the Netherlands," says Geert Visser, the Dutch consul general in Houston.

Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning

Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.

It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) - of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening (source: CDC).

What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain

Interesting background article on our favourite drug

Firefox Just Perfected Tabbed Browsing. It's Like Expose Plus Spaces For The Web

Interesting concepts are being worked out here. I like how you can group things and give them a place of their own or make them small for later reference without clogging up space in the tab bar (something I suffer from). Be sure to watch the movie.

Flowchart shows the startup business cycle

Interesting visualisation of a startup

Five of the Best Photography Tips Ever That Don't Involve Gear or Camera Technique

Some good tips for making better (while taking less) pictures

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