I’ve Seen People Turn Garbage Into Some Cool Stuff. But THIS Is Absolute Brilliance! Gregory Kloehn goes dumpster diving, but not for the reason that most people would think. He isn’t homeless. In fact, he is an artist from Oakland that is trying to help the homeless and develop his craft at the same time. Instead of building sculptures that he would sell to rich people to add to their massive homes, he decided to focus his efforts on helping house the homeless population in California. Gregory digs through illegally dumped trash and goes dumpster diving. He uses what he collects to build small, one room shelters for the homeless. And his homelessness project is getting attention. Not only from the media, but from the people he helps as well. The “little homeless homes” are about the size of the sofa. But, something that small can mean the world to someone living on the streets. Each of the homes are built with a pitched roof, so rain will run right off of them. They also have wheels, so their owners will be able to wheel them around if they need to.
Mother's diet affects the 'silencing' of her child's genes A mother's diet before conception can permanently affect how her child's genes function, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The first such evidence of the effect in humans opens up the possibility that a mother's diet before pregnancy could permanently affect many aspects of her children's lifelong health. Researchers from the MRC International Nutrition Group, based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and MRC Unit, The Gambia, utilised a unique 'experiment of nature' in rural Gambia, where the population's dependence on own grown foods and a markedly seasonal climate impose a large difference in people's dietary patterns between rainy and dry seasons. Through a selection process involving over 2,000 women, the researchers enrolled pregnant women who conceived at the peak of the rainy season (84 women) and the peak of the dry season (83 women). Explore further: Dieting for obese mothers just before pregnancy may not be enough
Dani Alves Eats Banana After Racist Taunt [VIDEO] Stem cell therapy regenerates heart muscle damaged from heart attacks in primates Heart cells created from human embryonic stem cells successfully restored damaged heart muscles in monkeys. The results of the experiment appear in the April 30 advanced online edition of the journal Nature in a paper titled, "Human embryonic-stem cell derived cardiomyocytes regenerate non-human primate hearts." The findings suggest that the approach should be feasible in humans, the researchers said. "Before this study, it was not known if it is possible to produce sufficient numbers of these cells and successfully use them to remuscularize damaged hearts in a large animal whose heart size and physiology is similar to that of the human heart," said Dr. Charles Murry, UW professor of pathology and bioengineering, who led the research team that conducted the experiment. A physician/scientist, Murry directs the UW Center for Cardiovascular Biology and is a UW Medicine pathologist. Murry said he expected the approach could be ready for clinical trials in humans within four years.
An Internet Troll Called This Mom's Boy Ugly. Her Reply Is Perfection. | BoredomBash When teacher Megan Mennes was told that her unborn baby had Down Syndrome, she was shocked and heartbroken as she didn’t know what to expect. But once Quinn was born everything changed. As Megan put it: “The moment our eyes met for the first time, he seemed to ask that I take him for who he was, and what could I do but make that promise?” She was blessed with a fun, adorable and lively baby boy who was a joy to be around. Megan blogged about Quinn’s disability and shared photos of her gorgeous son on her Instagram feed. But like many people who blog and share photos online, Megan also attracted the attention of internet trolls, who decided to mock Quinn’s appearance and make senseless jokes about his disability. After all, who could possibly say that this toddler was anything other than gorgeous? Undeterred, Megan decided to tell the troll exactly what she thought of them. “Dear @JusesCrustHD, Since I started blogging about my son Quinn and his disability, I knew this day would come. Ugly.”
Study questions Neandertal inferiority to early modern humans If you think Neanderthals were stupid and primitive, it's time to think again. The widely held notion that Neanderthals were dimwitted and that their inferior intelligence allowed them to be driven to extinction by the much brighter ancestors of modern humans is not supported by scientific evidence, according to a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder. Neanderthals thrived in a large swath of Europe and Asia between about 350,000 and 40,000 years ago. In the past, some researchers have tried to explain the demise of the Neanderthals by suggesting that the newcomers were superior to Neanderthals in key ways, including their ability to hunt, communicate, innovate and adapt to different environments. "The evidence for cognitive inferiority is simply not there," said Villa, a curator at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. The researchers found that none of the hypotheses were supported by the available research.
Natural Health News and Wellness Tips: 12 Lessons About Eating We Can Learn From The French The French diet is full of flavor and high in satisfaction. They don't believe in low-fat, low-carb, low-taste, or low-calorie, but they do believe in enjoying their food, taking the time to eat at the table, knowing when to stop eating and educating their children about food. These are a just a few of the many lessons the French can teach us about a culture that truly thrives on savoring the flavor at mealtime. 1. The French eat family meals together. 2. 3. 4. The French don't get involved in the carbs versus protein debate, nor do they label food groups "bad." 5. 6. 7. 8. You're not going to see a many French women on the couch crying with a bag of potato chips. 9. 10. 11. 12. By "real food" meaning whole foods and not processed foods. Sources:bonappetit.commindbodygreen.comfrenchwomendontgetfat.com April McCarthy is a community journalist playing an active role reporting and analyzing world events to advance our health and eco-friendly initiatives.
The big bad wolf was right: Among wasps, bigger eyes evolved the better to see social cues Some wasps have developed bigger eyes, and thus better vision, to read the social cues written on the faces of their sister wasps, according to a new University of California, Berkeley, study. "The Big Bad Wolf had it right," said lead author Michael Sheehan, a UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow. "When Little Red Riding Hood said, 'Goodness, what big eyes you have,' he replied, 'The better to see you with.'" For some paper wasps, Sheehan said, "We found convincing evidence that the wasps evolved better vision for the purpose of telling one another apart. This is consistent with the idea that hearing, smelling, seeing or other sensory capabilities in animals, including humans, may have evolved in response to communication signals like we see in the wasp." Biologists have generally assumed that senses such as vision and hearing evolved to improve hunting success or survival, but were not affected by social interactions. Natural selection favors sharper vision
Citizen Pulls Over Drunken Cop, Locks Him in his Own Cruiser May 9, 2014 Meet Russell George. Russell was driving Stott Street one Sunday night last year, when he noticed a police van driving fast and recklessly. The van was swerving and turned into oncoming traffic. “At this point I was concerned about the safety of other road users,” self-employed George told The Witness. “He suddenly jammed on his brakes and came to a complete stop.” “I got out of my car and went towards him and I asked him if he knew what he was doing. Continuing to drive recklessly, the policeman turned into Logan Road and came to a stop at the Howard Road intersection. George decided it would be best to call the police. “After five minutes, no one had arrived. “I asked him again, and he refused. “I then grabbed his keys, pulled him out and locked him in the back of his own van,” George said. He added that the police van was badly damaged, as if it had been involved in an accident. Witnesses said that the officer who’d been locked in the back of the van began crying. Comments comments
Engineers grow functional human cartilage in lab Researchers at Columbia Engineering announced today that they have successfully grown fully functional human cartilage in vitro from human stem cells derived from bone marrow tissue. Their study, which demonstrates new ways to better mimic the enormous complexity of tissue development, regeneration, and disease, is published in the April 28 Early Online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). "We've been able -- for the first time -- to generate fully functional human cartilage from mesenchymal stem cells by mimicking in vitro the developmental process of mesenchymal condensation," says Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, who led the study and is the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and professor of medical sciences. "This could have clinical impact, as this cartilage can be used to repair a cartilage defect, or in combination with bone in a composite graft grown in lab for more complex tissue reconstruction."
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS ONE! The 50 Round Magazine That Beats All Bans | Leave it to the (AMAZING) gun industry to beat the laws that politicians think they can enforce upon American citizens. After many school shootings politicians have signed into law what I often refer to as “feel good” laws that have no impact on crime rates and typically leave a higher risk to law-abiding citizens to get the tools they need to protect themselves. For example, when New York tried to enact a law banning any magazines over 7 rounds. That left almost all pistols except for micro-pistols, large calibers, and revolvers unable to use. Now a company has come up with a solution to those that still desire a large round capability without having to carry multiple mags for their AR-15. I introduce to you, Mako’s pentagon mag: Couples five Ultimag 10 round magazines together for instant mag changes. Carry 50 rounds in 50 states. Includes 5 Ultimag 10 round magazines.
Biological Scaffold Kick-starts Muscle Regrowth after Extreme Injuries Five people who suffered serious leg injuries have been able to regrow muscle tissue in their legs thanks to a new regenerative medicine treatment. The new treatment requires intensive surgery to remove scar tissue, after which a biological scaffold is sutured in. Within two days, the patients began an intensive physical therapy regimen that helps direct the development of stem cells in the body that are drawn to the implant. Once the stem cells reach the implant, they start making new muscle tissue. The aggressive physical therapy is demanding but critical, said study senior author Stephen Badylak, a regenerative medicine researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, at a teleconference on Tuesday. Three of the five patients involved in the U.S. Although the body has a natural ability to regenerate some muscle after injury, extreme trauma can create gaps that are too large for normal processes to fill, so the gaps are instead filled with scar tissue.
Please keep this going around the world...请向全球传递这封信！ Please keep list going around the world....hit forward 请向全球传递这封信 Denmark is a big shame.The sea is stained in red and in the meanwhile it’s not because of the climate effects of nature 丹麦是我们的耻辱，海洋被血染成红色，但是这不是由于自然气候导致的 It's because of the cruelty that the human beings (civilised human) kill hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon dolphins. This happens every year in Feroe Iland in Denmark . In this slaughter the main participants are young teens. 这场大*的主要参与者是年轻人 WHY? A celebration, to show that they are adults and mature! In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other 每一个人都有自己这样那样的庆祝方式 killing or looking at the cruelty “supporting like a spectator 亲自参与谋杀，或以极大的对杀戮热情和对生命的残忍作着一名看客 Is it necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon 我们有必要对卡德龙海豚有些了解 like all the other species of dolphins 他们就像其他种类的海豚 it’s near extinction and they get near men to play and interact 已经濒临灭绝，并且有着人类一样的反应能力和智商 In a way of PURE friendship 以一个“纯粹”的友情的方式 -采编自网络 ABC传媒