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Computing grid tested on Large Hadron Collider E-mail
Sunday, 05 July 2009
The world’s largest particle accelerator is testing its Worldwide LHC Computing Grid in order to prepare for its re-start later in 2009.

 
NASA LRO snaps some hellish pixs of Moon E-mail
Friday, 03 July 2009
NASA announced on July 2, 2009, that the first images of the Moon have been returned by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The LRO Camera took the pictures near Hell E crater.

 
Mississippi gets BIG award, again! But, it's not GOOD! E-mail
Friday, 03 July 2009
For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi has the largest percentage of obese people in the United States. Thirty other states have over one in four people in the really heavy category (obese). It’s a big problem, and its getting bigger.

 
See lavender sunset compliments of Russian volcano E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
The Russian volcano Sarychev Peak erupted on June 12, 2009, and now you can see a plume of ash and sulfur dioxide mixing with the normal sunset to produce a lavender, or purplish, sunset throughout the northern United States and Europe.

 
Study says: Want good sperm? Do it frequently! E-mail
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
According to an Australian study, daily sex or ejaculation for men will improve the quality of sperm, reducing the amount of DNA damage.

 
Dutch study: Teens, MP3 players, and hearing loss E-mail
Monday, 29 June 2009
A study conducted in the Netherlands shows that almost all teenagers (90%) use MP3 devices in the Netherlands. However, only about 7% of adolescents out of 48% that listen to music at high volumes use noise-limiting devices. The Dutch researchers call it risky behavior.

 
GOES-O satellite goes into space E-mail
Sunday, 28 June 2009
NASA launched the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O (GOES-O) into space at 6:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite helps to keep the United States informed of weather conditions and environmental events.

 
Pro football player health study: Overall good, high blood pressure E-mail
Sunday, 28 June 2009
According to a U.S. study published in the medical journal JAMA, National Football League players are overall in good cardiovascular health, but they do have higher blood pressure when compared to other men of smaller size.

 
Space Station crew snaps amazing pixs of volcanic eruption E-mail
Friday, 26 June 2009
On June 12, 2009, the crew of the International Space Station just happened to be zipping overhead at just the moment the Sarychev Peak volcano erupted. The Russian volcano produced magnificent images now available on the Web from many different sources.

 
Could salty ocean lie below Saturn’s moon Enceladus? E-mail
Thursday, 25 June 2009
The Cassini spacecraft has detected sodium salts within ice grains of the outermost ring of Saturn. Since jets from its moon Enceladus replenish the material found in the ring, astronomers think an ocean of liquid water could exist beneath its surface.

 
29% more heart-failure patients live with CRT-D device E-mail
Thursday, 25 June 2009
A defibrillator-and-cardiac-resynchronization apparatus has been developed by Boston Scientific that reduces deaths from mild heart failure by 29% when compared to a defibrillator alone. It was already shown to greatly cut fatalities in patients with severe heart failure.

 
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