Adam Rainer
Adam Rainer (1899 – 4 March 1950) is the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant.[1] Rainer was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary.[2] In 1917, at age 18, he was measured at 122.55 cm (4 ft 0.25 in). A typical defining characteristic of dwarfism is an adult height below 147 cm (4 ft 10 in). Then, likely as a result of a pituitary tumor, he had a dramatic growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of 218 cm (7 ft 2 in).[3] As a result of his gigantism he became bedridden for the rest of his life.[2] When he died in 1950 he had reached a height of 234 cm (7 ft 8 in).[4] His feet measured 33.3 cm (13.1 inches)[citation needed], and his hands 23.9 cm (9.4 inches)[citation needed]. He weighed only 109 kg (241 pounds)[citation needed]. Notes[edit] External links[edit] Entry at FindaGrave.com (no grave photo; cremated)
Mila’s Daydreams
Une excellente initiative de Adele Enersen, en provenance d’Helsinki avec ce projet intitulé « Mila’s Daydreams ». Pendant la durée de son congé maternité, elle met en scène et imagine quotidiennement les rêves de son bébé. L’ensemble est à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
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Eating less keeps the brain young - StumbleUpon
Public release date: 19-Dec-2011 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Giovambattista Panigpani@rm.unicatt.it 0039-338-221-1645Catholic University of Rome Overeating may cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young. A team of Italian researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome have discovered that this molecule, called CREB1, is triggered by "caloric restriction" (low caloric diet) in the brain of mice. This work was led by Giovambattista Pani, researcher at the Institute of General Pathology, Faculty of Medicine at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome, directed by Professor Achille Cittadini, in collaboration with Professor Claudio Grassi of the Institute of Human Physiology. "Our hope is to find a way to activate CREB1, for example through new drugs, so to keep the brain young without the need of a strict diet," Dr Pani said. [ Print | E-mail AAAS and EurekAlert!
Sex Tips to Turn Her On: Mens Health
Most bedroom problems boil down to this: Men are microwaves and women are slow cookers. With men, all you have to do is push a few buttons and we"re hotter than a habanero. But with women, it"s an all-day process. That"s why we"re offering a microwave mentality for the Crock-Pot reality: quick, easy things you can do to make her heating speeds better match yours. PLUS: Try these tips to unleash your power where it matters the most – in bed! TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH, BODY, AND LIFE!
Windows 7 gets the Minority Report treatment using Kinect
Newly-developed software allows the Microsoft Kinect gesture-based gaming platform to be used to control the Windows 7 operating system Image Gallery (9 images) In the 2002 movie Minority Report, part of the “way out there” 2054 technology was a computer system that Tom Cruise navigated his way through via arm and hand gestures. That technology – minus the holograms – has now officially arrived 44 years ahead of schedule, thanks to the design team at tech firm Evoluce. View all The new software, which acts as a bridge between Kinect and Windows 7, is based on Evoluce’s Multitouch Input Management driver. Objects (including the select tool) can be moved around the screen with one hand, or twisted back and forth with two – with two users, two objects can be independently manipulated at once. Via Wolfgang Herfurtner’s Multitouch and Gesture Computing Blog About the Author Post a CommentRelated Articles Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below
Conspiracy Planet - Abortion Industry/ Human Organ Trade - Pepsi Uses Aborted Fetal Cells In Flavor Enhancers
(March 11, 2012) Below is a list of products that contain aborted fetal cells. Please boycott these products. Aborted Fetal ProductPepsi Beverages on the Boycott All Pepsi soft drinksSierra Mist soft drinksMountain Dew soft drinks Mug root beer and other soft drinks No Fear beverages Ocean Spray beveragesSeattle's Best CoffeeTazo beverages AMP Energy beveragesAquafina waterAquafina flavored beveragesDoubleShot energy beveragesFrappuccino beveragesLipton tea and other beveragesPropel beveragesSoBe beveragesGatorade beveragesFiesta Miranda beveragesTropicana juices and beverages Other Senomyx Partner Products At this time we are formally boycotting PepsiCo products, however many have asked us for lists of the other companies involved with Senomyx and what products are involved. Unless we know a certain product or brand name specifically, we intend to boycott all of the company's products.
Packing Heat? You Can Show it in Philadelphia
A police officer spots a citizen on a crowded city street with a handgun proudly strapped to his hip. The officer draws his own gun, and asks the gentleman to kindly get on the ground (using slightly stronger language.) The man insists that he has the right to carry his gun openly. Who’s right? Open carry legal in Philadelphia with concealed carry permitMan suing city for civil rights violations after being detained for openly carryingLaws vary by state; know before you strap on Get on the Ground Gun rights activist Mark Fiorino is suing the City of Philadelphia after an incident last year in which he was detained for 40 minutes by police for walking around in public with a pistol holstered on his hip, for all the world to see. It wasn’t over, though — Fiorino posted his audio to Youtube, and police were annoyed enough to arrest him after the fact for disorderly conduct and recklessly endangering another person. The audio recording of Fiorino’s confrontation (contains profanity)
8 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Concentrating - StumbleUpon
“Music helps me concentrate,” Mike said to me glancing briefly over his shoulder. Mike was in his room writing a paper for his U.S. History class. On his desk next to his computer sat crunched Red Bulls, empty Gatorade bottles, some extra pocket change and scattered pieces of paper. In the pocket of his sweat pants rested a blaring iPod with a chord that dangled near the floor, almost touching against his Adidas sandals. On his computer sat even more stray objects than his surrounding environment. Mike made a shift about every thirty seconds between all of the above. Do you know a person like this? The Science Behind Concentration In the above account, Mike’s obviously stuck in a routine that many of us may have found ourselves in, yet in the moment we feel it’s almost an impossible routine to get out of. When we constantly multitask to get things done, we’re not multitasking, we’re rapidly shifting our attention. Phase 1: Blood Rush Alert Phase 2: Find and Execute Phase 3: Disengagement
