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ancient cosmetic surgery 2008-05-13 22:01:45 Ancient Egyptian women wore eye shadows and dyed their hair for beauty, just like modern women do.
Did they also resort to cosmetic surgery?
It is not a farfetched suggestion - scientists believe that the Egyptians were medically capable of such treatments back then. Such beliefs are supported by ancient documentations that the Egyptians did fix broken [...]
the line between civilisation and anarchy 2008-05-15 22:40:07 UN World Food Program executive director Josette Sheeran, in addresing US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, quoted that there are only seven meals between civilisation and potential anarchy.
“At the seventh meal lost, people are reduced to fending for their survival and the survival of their children..”
Most of us are blessed enough not to have to verify [...]
to heed or not to heed 2008-05-14 21:23:38 In retrospect, many people recognise what they believe were indications that the Sichuan earthquake was coming.
Days before the disaster, migrating toads were seen on the streets of Mianyang a hundred km from the quake epicentre, and in Manzhu about 60km from the worst hit areas.
The laboratories also detected an unusual burst of radio wave.
Unfortunately, signs [...]
long term solution to global food shortage 2008-05-17 00:25:50 The rise in price for rice and wheat does not translate into increase for farmers.
On the contrary, inflation across the board has added to their costs. They have to fork up more, upfront, for fertilizer and fuel.
It is making less sense for them to continue just when the world needs them most. Many of them [...]
twist of fate 2008-05-18 21:09:01 Mr Mario del Socorro and Miss Diana Guerrero just tied the knot.
Mario used to be Maria, and Diana was Jose. They are Mexico’s first transgender man and wife.
It is strange. If they were going to fall in love with the opposite sex (or should I say ‘same sex’? No, no… ‘opposite’ sounds more correct.) anyway, [...] Read more:twist
priceless product of pressure 2008-05-19 20:30:19 A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure – Anonymous
remedy for the pain in the neck 2008-05-21 20:39:57 This is a preventive measure really, not a cure, so the tip is worthy of your attention.
I used to put up with stiff neck 3 to 4 times a year in the past.
A veteran like me will sense it coming. Usually I get early symptoms in the morning during or before my shower. What I [...] Read more:remedy
we were here first 2008-05-21 01:17:22 South Africans frustrated with the influx of foreigners, particularly those from troubled Zimbabwe, Somalia and Malawi, are taking the law in their own hands. At least 22 people have been killed over the past week, many of them set ablaze.
Anti-immigration sentiment is neither new nor unique to South Africa. ‘Locals’ everywhere in the world - [...]
karoshi 2008-05-22 21:51:11 The Cantonese are fond of emphasizing adverbs and adjectives with the word ‘die’ – ‘hungry till you die’, ‘gruesome till you die’, even ‘happy till you die’.
In Japan, they quite literally work till they die. Overworking is believed to be second leading cause of death after cancer.
Participation after office hours is a given. Employees are [...]
birds are made for men 2008-05-24 23:55:19 I spent a quiet moment by my window this morning, enjoying the birds’ chirpings. There were a rich variety of tunes, all of them sweet.
As I indulged, it occurred to me how the singing comes across at just the right level of decibels. Like Goldilocks would say, “not too loud (that it becomes noise), and [...]
things you never say to your wife 2008-05-26 21:14:04 Don’t you pass any such remark to your wife:
“Did you put on just a little weight?” Don’t even imply this.
“Is the weighing machine working right? It says I am lighter these days.” Not unless you want to trigger her disproportionate concern on the correctness of the scale’s report about her.
“Carol still looks good, doesn’t she?” [...] Read more:things
the myth 2008-05-29 04:45:06 Why was the world outraged at Myanmar government’s refusal to accept outside aid to relieve Nargis’ victims? They (ie the world) could have conveniently shrugged the rejection off. After all, they had done their part by offering to help.
And why did the world warm up to Beijing’s request for assistance in the wake of the [...]
bold move 2008-05-27 20:15:36 For a newly sworn-in government, Taiwan’s Kuomintang is very gutsy indeed.
Barely a month into office, it raises fuel price by 13%. It takes effect today, a week ahead of public anticipation, to beat panic buying and hoarding.
The action looks even more unpopular when compared to rival Democratic Progressive Party’s shrewd election manoeuvre of freezing domestic [...]
the rose 2008-05-29 21:01:50 I like Bette Midler’s ‘The Rose’, but did not pay attention to the lyrics until recently.
These lyrics are worth pondering over..
The heart that’s afraid of trying never learns to dance
The dream that’s afraid of waking never takes a chance
The one who’s afraid of being taken never learns to give
The soul afraid of dying never learns [...]
amazing feat 2008-05-30 23:30:23 The homeless in Japan are an orderly lot. Those in Tokyo set up neat shelters of a uniform shade of blue along peripherals of green patches that dot the city. You won’t even realise they are what they are unless you are local.
Some of these unfortunate people are quite imaginative, too. They beg to differ.
One [...]
déjà vu in thailand 2008-06-02 02:22:17 There they go again. Thailand opposition People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has organized protests in Bangkok against Samak Sundaravej’s government. Thaksin’s puppet installment, they call the government.
The nation’s majority had stubbornly voted Sundaravej’s People’s Power Party (PPP) into power in Dec 2007, knowing full well of PPP’s links with Thaksin, against the backgo
message of the humble potato chips can 2008-06-03 21:24:22 Pringles potato chip cans look humble enough. I learn only today that it is a patented item. The Straits Times carries an article about its inventor Fredric Baur’s cremated remains being stored and buried in one such cans.
Everyone has good ideas which unfortunately remain unharnessed. We either lack the money, time, experience, courage or motivation [...]
is john howard a war criminal? 2008-06-02 20:57:27 Australia’s previous PM John Howard’s part was in sending troops in support of George W Bush’s invasion of Iraq.
For that, some Australian lawyers, politicians and academics are advocating prosecution of Howard for war crime. According to the Australia Broadcasting Corp., they had sent a legal brief to the International Criminal Court.
If their argument holds, shouldn’t [...]
sinking city 2008-06-04 20:08:44 I used to associate direct use of groundwater with the rural areas and farms. Wells, I thought, were a thing of the past.
In Jakarta, however, it is the factories, the hotels and the wealthy residents who draw water from wells.
The existing water utility companies are not coping with the demand from the city’s 14 million [...] Read more:sinking
best practices, not age-old ones 2008-06-06 23:12:00 Last year, a B-52 bomber flew six cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads across the US. US Air Force officials had known nothing about that for 36 hours.
Then in March this year, it was discovered that nuclear warhead triggers had been shipped by mistake to Taiwan 17 months before, for what should have been helicopter [...]
innovation in sports? 2008-06-08 21:50:48 All the hype about Speedo’s LZR Racer swim suit makes one wonder where the sport is heading.
38 swimmers wearing the suit have set new records since its introduction in February. Just yesterday, Kosuke Kitajima clocked 2min 7.51sec at the Japan Open to break the world record for men’s 200m breaststroke.
You see, the Speedo design is [...]
saudi arabia’s concerns amidst favorable oil prices 2008-06-09 21:01:19 The way oil price increases, it scares even oil producing nations who stand to gain from it for now.
Saudi Arabia says the hikes are not justifiable given that the market has sufficient supplies. It is calling for a meeting among oil producing nations, consuming nations and oil companies spanning the supply chain, to discuss how [...] Read more:concerns
living up to a personal sacrifice 2008-06-10 21:00:18 South Korea President Lee Myung Bak was elected into office in a landslide victory.
Three months into governance, the tide has turned. His decision to resume import of US beef against public concern over mad cow disease triggered major protests so serious that his cabinet offers to resign.
The issue with beef import was only the straw [...]
count your blessings 2008-06-11 22:23:51 Humans being humans spend too much time worrying over things that usually will not turn out quite as bad, if at all.
We fail to be be thankful for blessings we already enjoy.
As John Lennon puts it, “You don’t know what you’ve got until you lose it.” Read more:count
only human 2008-06-13 19:34:15 In the same breath by which Sharon Stone made the karma remark on the Sichuan earthquake, she had proudly proclaimed the friendship she shares with the Dalai Lama.
The backlash against her (from the karma remark) has cost her royalties from endorsing Christian Dior’s skincare products in China, and the reputation she had toiled to build.
And [...] Read more:human
obsession 2008-06-15 21:39:13 43-year-old Darius McCollum is obsessed with New York City’s public transit system.
From the time he was 15, he had played the role of the helpful staff greeting commuters on their way. He had taken initiative in clearing thrash from the tracks. He had driven the buses and the trains. And he had helped put out [...]
a man’s spirit sustains him 2008-06-17 20:22:48 Just this recent Sunday, my wife and I noticed this lady coming out of the driver’s side of a nice car, well made-up, sporting attire, bounce in her stride.
But for the knitted headwear covering a balded head, we did not guess that she is recovering from cancer.
Her will to live out her life is [...] Read more:spirit
exchanging food for energy (part II) 2008-06-16 21:20:38 It is interesting that Malaysia PM Abdullah Badawi urged participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to think again on the shift towards biofuel production (from food production).
Maybe he has neglected to look at his own backyard.
When 30 years ago, you got to enjoy paddy fields, buffaloes, kampongs, rubber plantations, tin mines, cliffs and forests [...]
don’t take peace for granted 2008-06-18 22:55:28 Hamas and Israel start on a truce today. One of those stories that repeat so often in the papers that they can hardly be classified as news.
This truce pertains to the Gaza Strip. General skepticism over whether it will last is captured in Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit’s comment. “The idea is a complete ceasefire [...]
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