Tuesday, January 8, 2013
China uses controversial brain surgery to cure drug addiction
A small handful of doctors in China are going to extremes to rid people
of addiction. As a last resort against intractable addiction to heroine
and alcohol, these doctors are attempting to erase motivation by erasing
a part of the addict’s brain. And they are doing it in the face of
worldwide condemnation, and in the name of scientific research...
Read more:
http://singularityhub.com/2012/12/30/chinas-uses-controversial-brain-surgery-to-cure-drug-addiction/
Read more:
http://singularityhub.com/2012/12/30/chinas-uses-controversial-brain-surgery-to-cure-drug-addiction/
8 million mummified animals found
SAQQARA, Egypt -- Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered
about 8 million mummified animals during excavations of a dog catacomb
in Saqqara about 19 miles from Cairo, officials said.
"We are recording the animal bones and mummification techniques used
to prepare the animals," Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at the
American University in Cairo, told Ahram Online. Saqqara features
numerous pyramids and is an ancient burial ground.http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/211734060/scat/b8de8e630faf3631/ht/8-million-mummified-animals-found
Autodidacticism
Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) is self-directed learning that is related to but different from informal learning. In a sense, autodidacticism is "learning on your own" or "by yourself", and an autodidact
is a self-teacher. Autodidacticism is a contemplative, absorptive
procession. Some autodidacts spend a great deal of time reviewing the
resources of libraries and educational websites.
One may become an autodidact at nearly any point in one's life. While
some may have been informed in a conventional manner in a particular
field, they may choose to inform themselves in other, often unrelated
areas. Many notable contributions have been made by autodidacts.
Autodidactism is only one facet of learning, and is usually, but not necessarily, complemented by learning in formal and informal spaces: from classrooms to other social settings. Many autodidacts seek instruction and guidance from experts, friends, teachers, parents, siblings, and community. Inquiry into autodidacticism has implications for learning theory, educational research, educational philosophy, and educational psychology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism
Autodidactism is only one facet of learning, and is usually, but not necessarily, complemented by learning in formal and informal spaces: from classrooms to other social settings. Many autodidacts seek instruction and guidance from experts, friends, teachers, parents, siblings, and community. Inquiry into autodidacticism has implications for learning theory, educational research, educational philosophy, and educational psychology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism
Gold bars that can be used as emergency payment
An employee shows a gold Combibar at a plant of gold refiner and bar manufacturer Valcambi SA in the southern Swiss town of Balerna. The divisible gold combibar has a purity of 99.9 percent, weighs 50 grams and also has predetermined breaking points which allow it to be easily separated without any loss of material into 1 gram pieces.
50 Grams of 23.98 karat Gold = 2,024.684 EUR
http://gulfnews.com/business/general/gold-bars-that-can-be-used-as-emergency-payment-1.1123894?page=1#content
Thursday, January 3, 2013
3 jaar cel voor 'anoniem' bellen
NAIROBI -
Iedereen die in Kenia zonder abonnement mobiel belt, moet zijn simkaart op naam laten registreren. Wie 'anoniem' prepaid blijft bellen, riskeert een celstraf van 3 jaar.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/21193039/__3_jaar_cel_voor__anoniem__bellen__.html
Iedereen die in Kenia zonder abonnement mobiel belt, moet zijn simkaart op naam laten registreren. Wie 'anoniem' prepaid blijft bellen, riskeert een celstraf van 3 jaar.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/21193039/__3_jaar_cel_voor__anoniem__bellen__.html
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