Postal WARNING, please read...
I got this from a friend in email, instead of forwarding it to lots of people, I thought it would better to post here.
Date: Tuesday, 27 October, 2009, 14:43
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Another place I can share stuff, fast and easy, not to replace my Rob Sellen blog, but to share what I wouldn't on that.
Snippets...just as it say's on the tin! :o)
I could also share the pics I don't use on my portland bill blog.
If you want to contact me, by all means do, send email to deafdad+posterousATgmail.com << (replace AT with @).
Google writes its own history
via Tech Central - Times Online - WBLG by Nigel Kendall on 10/28/09
One YouTube video that's currently lighting up the internet is this promotional history of Google, made by - errr - Google.
Don't expect to find any hint of boardroom squabbles here, but the animation style is great. Very Google.
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Naked Mole Rats Immune to Cancer
via Neatorama by Miss Cellania on 10/27/09
There has never been a documented case of cancer found in a Naked Mole Rat, which is unusual as they can live to be 30 years old. Now biologists at the Unversity of Rochester believe they have found the reason.
The findings, presented in today’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that the mole rat’s cells express a gene called p16 that makes the cells “claustrophobic,” stopping the cells’ proliferation when too many of them crowd together, cutting off runaway growth before it can start. The effect of p16 is so pronounced that when researchers mutated the cells to induce a tumor, the cells’ growth barely changed, whereas regular mouse cells became fully cancerous.
“We think we’ve found the reason these mole rats don’t get cancer, and it’s a bit of a surprise,” say Vera Gorbunova and Andrei Seluanov, professors of biology at the University of Rochester and lead investigators on the discovery. “It’s very early to speculate about the implications, but if the effect of p16 can be simulated in humans we might have a way to halt cancer before it starts.”
Further research might reveal whether the findings will be applicable to humans. Link -via reddit
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How to take the last bagel responsibly
... substitute bagel for anything lol, and do this! ;o)
via CHEERUPNATION by admin on 10/4/09
Just leave a note letting the next person know they were close…real close!
Happy Monday. 
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The Weirdest Clouds that You’ll Ever See
via Webdesigner Depot on 10/23/09
Nature has always been a source of inspiration for designers to look at things differently.
We all know that a tree doesn’t always have green leaves, water is not blue and clouds are certainly not always white and puffy. As designers, we need to know to look beyond the obvious when looking at things.
Cloud formations such as mammatus or lenticular among others, are perfect examples of how intricate and different nature can be. There are even so called ‘ufo clouds’, which truly resemble the shape of a UFO.
In this post, we take a look at some amazing photographs of the weirdest cloud formations that you’ll ever see, that are destined to inspire your design work and surely blow your mind.
To read more information about any of the photos, just click on any of the images below to be taken to its source. And don’t forget the next time you go out, to look up…
Have you seen amazing cloud formations not featured here? Please share the links with us!
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Truth about the dinosaurs...
...bad timing!
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Marge Simpson in Playboy...
...wtf?! my boys will laugh at this! ;o)
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