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I wrote like a maniac for Helium at one point and got very little out of it, except exposure. So I don't post anything here anymore and you can find me at my official website.

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Sciences > Physics Wormholes and FTL travel: Is science fiction and science edging closer together?: 2 of 4
In 1935 Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen using the General Theory of Relativity as their base united two theories; that of black holes and white holes, together they created a theoretical Einstein-Rosen bridge that linked two parts of space or even two universes through a tunnel. They showed that if one could traverse such a ... More..
Sciences > Biology (Other) Biogerontology: Finding the fountain of youth: 1 of 2
The Tree of Life, the Philosopher's Stone, the Holy Grail; throughout human history the myth and legend of immortality and extended life has been a common cross cultural theme. Yet one that has always stayed obscured mysterious and decidedly out of reach, that is until now and the advent of genetic Biogerontology. At the Univ... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Popular culinary herbs and their effects upon health: Mint: 1 of 2
Mint or Mentha spicata aka Mentha viridis, Spearmint, Naana, Pahari Pudina and Menthe Verte, belongs to the Lamiaceae family which includes Basil, Rosemary and Sage. The Mentha Genus comprises 25 species and a multitude of varieties and natural hybrids. To name a few varieties Pennyroyal, Apple mint, Dahurian Thyme, Asian Min... More..
Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies Popular culinary herbs and their effects upon health: Dill: 1 of 2
Dill or Anethum graveolens aka: Peucedanum graveolens, Anethum/Peucedanum sowa, Shubit, Inondo, Kopar, Sjamar, Bazrul shibbat, Soyah, has enjoyed one of the oldest plant relationships with man. The Genus word Anethum finds its roots in the Latin word Anethon, and Dill specifically was referred to by Pliny the Elder or Gaius P... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues What will affordable individual DNA sequencing mean to you: 1 of 2
April 14th 2003 marked the end of the first Human Genome project, at a cost of 2.7 Billion US dollars, and for the first time completely transcribed a whole human DNA code. In 2007 it can be officially achieved for 1 million as it was earlier this year for Jim Watson, (of the original Crick and Watson team that constructed t... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Popular culinary herbs and their effects upon health: Chives: 1 of 2
Chives or Allium schoenoprasum aka: bei cong, ciboulette, asatsuki, or cebolleta; is perhaps the mildest of the edibles in the Allium Genus which includes Onion, Garlic and Leek. Altogether the Genus covers over 1250 species and is one biggest of the plant world. It matches Basil with its first reported cultivation in Asia ar... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Book reviews: The Night Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko: 1 of 2
Like a gust of fresh cold winter's air on a midsummer's day Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko steps up and revitalises a favourite fantasy world and presents an eternal struggle between good and evil in a new and blinding light. With not a damn cloak, cape, count or coffin to be seen in a modern vivid urban Russia, replete wit... More..
Computers & Technology > Graphic Software A practical beginner's guide to 3D animation: Motion: 1 of 2
So, you want to be a 3D animator? Welcome and well done, you have just made the first step to what could be one of the most creatively rewarding experiences in your life. 3D animation is a rapidly advancing set of technologies that have the power to create in virtual 3D space, and then render into 2D space a final image. It g... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Biography: Frank Herbert: 1 of 1
Frank Herbert Jr. (1920-1986) Novelist, essayist and journalist. "The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand."-Frank Herbert (FH) Frank Herbert Jr. was born 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, USA, only son to Frank Herbert Sr. an auto-bus line operator between Tacoma and Aberdeen. When Frank was ei... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Risks The health risks of using lipstick: 1 of 1
Dying to Look Good: Are you dying to see me or is that lead in your lipstick?Yet another beauty aid/product/service has come under fire, and that's the third in three months that has come to my attention. The first was Ginette 35 (Diane 35) the oral contraceptive with known severe side effects for every 1-1666 people like tot... More..