by Minter Dial | Oct 10, 2011 | Health
via bbc.co.uk The power of positive thinking… reduced to just avoiding negative thoughts? Hardly. This study brings to light the way the optimist functions… I count myself among the lucky to be an optimist. This follows another report from 2009 that said...
by Minter Dial | Jul 6, 2011 | Entertainment
Penis size around the world. Source: http://www.everyoneweb.com/worldpenissize/ Source: Supplied Link between finger length and penises 144 subjects tested in hospital Concerns about over-stretching KOREAN scientists say the ratio between the second and fourth fingers...
by Minter Dial | Jan 18, 2011 | Travel
I stopped to take this photograph of the pavement on a street in the 8th arrondissement in Paris today. It seemed like a vivid rorschach test to me. What do you see in it? Let me know if the vision is the same for you (and what does it say about me,...
by Minter Dial | Nov 8, 2010 | Politics
Got to love this. Pôle Emploi, the agency in charge of dealing with the unemployed (currently riding at 9.7% in France) is going on strike. Not enough resources to go around they claim, and now they are planning job cuts for 2011. Pole Emploi will, in effect, add to...
by Minter Dial | Oct 11, 2010 | Health, New Tech
Panasonic’s R&D has come up with a great new tool to help in elderly care. Essentially, the apparatus is designed to help wash infirm or elderly patients in hospitals, eliminating a laborious work for the nurses. As reported in the press release,...