No Big Bang? Endless Universe Made Possible by New Model

A new theory has come up that challenges the "Big Bang" theory for the Universe's creation ...



Link: No Big Bang? Endless Universe Made Possible by New Model

Found this puzzle on the net. I do have the solution and will post it soon ...



PUZZLE:

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"I believe you are unfamiliar with the penal system in our country," said the warden, as he led the new prisoner to his cell. "We find that it improves prison morale for each prisoner to have a chance to end his sentence at any time. In your case, we have set up a combination lock on your cell door.

There are ten dials, on which you can set up any ten-digit number. If you set
up the right one, the cell door will unlock and you will be free to leave."


"I see," said the prisoner. "Then if I try every possible number, I'm sure to hit the right one."


"True," said the warden, "but even if
you were able to change the numbers at the rate of one per second without rest, it would still take you a hundred years to hit the right combination.
However, you could try numbers at random and have a chance of choosing the right one. Or, you could search for the clue which we always provide."


"What sort of clue?"


"Well, it might be almost anything. For example, one of our prisoners was put in an escape-proof cell and told that he would be pardoned if he could break out. He was also given permission to keep any plants he wished in his cell."


"What became of him?"


The warden chuckled. "After more than two years, he suddenly realized that some words may have more than one meaning. He requested a poison ivy plant. Soon after receiving it, he broke out – in a rash. Naturally, he received his pardon."


The warden unlocked the cell and ushered the prisoner in. "Your cell contains a desk calculator and writing implements. Good luck."


The prisoner was left alone. He tried a few combinations on the lock without success. What could the clue be? A thought struck him. It seemed worth a try. He made a few calculations, and then set up a number on the lock. The cell door opened and the prisoner strolled out, after serving less than an hour of his sentence.

What number did he
try?

INSANE Japanese obstacle course

This obstacle course is absolutely INSANE. And the guy actually completed it !!



Link: Sasuke Obstacle Course - YouTube

Top 10 Foods for a Good Night's Sleep

Top 10 Foods for a Good Night's Sleep

Taken from Top 10 Foods ... Yahoo! Food

What is the secret to getting a
solid 7 to 8 hours of sleep? Head for the kitchen and enjoy one or two
of these 10 foods. They relax tense muscles, quiet buzzing minds,
and/or get calming, sleep-inducing hormones - serotonin and melatonin
- Yawning They're
practically a sleeping pill in a peel. In addition to a bit of soothing
melatonin and serotonin, bananas contain magnesium, a muscle relaxant.

Chamomile tea.
The reason chamomile is such a staple of bedtime tea blends is its mild
sedating effect - it's the perfect natural antidote for restless
minds/bodies.

Warm milk. It's not a myth. Milk
has some tryptophan - an amino acid that has a sedative - like effect -
and calcium, which helps the brain use tryptophan. Plus there's the
psychological throw-back to infancy, when a warm bottle meant "relax,
everything's fine."

Honey. Drizzle a little in
your warm milk or herb tea. Lots of sugar is stimulating, but a little
glucose tells your brain to turn off orexin, a recently discovered
neurotransmitter that's linked to alertness.

Potatoes.
A small baked spud won't overwhelm your GI tract, and it clears away
acids that can interfere with yawn-inducing tryptophan. To up the
soothing effects, mash it with warm milk.

Oatmeal.
Oats are a rich source of sleep - inviting melatonin, and a small bowl
of warm cereal with a splash of maple syrup is cozy - plus if you've
got the munchies, it's filling too.

Almonds. A
handful of these heart-healthy nuts can be snooze-inducing, as they
contain both tryptophan and a nice dose of muscle-relaxing magnesium.

Flaxseeds.
When life goes awry and feeling down is keeping you up, try sprinkling
2 tablespoons of these healthy little seeds on your bedtime oatmeal.
They're rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a natural mood lifter.

Whole-wheat bread.
A slice of toast with your tea and honey will release insulin, which
helps tryptophan get to your brain, where it's converted to serotonin
and quietly murmurs "time to sleep."

Turkey.
It's the most famous source of tryptophan, credited with all those
Thanksgiving naps. But that's actually modern folklore. Tryptophan
works when your stomach's basically empty, not overstuffed, and when
there are some carbs around, not tons of protein. But put a lean slice
or two on some whole-wheat bread mid-evening, and you've got one of the
best sleep inducers in your kitchen.

What if none of these
foods help get your Check out your sleep habits with this
quick RealAge test to find out what?s keeping you up at night. http://www.realage.com/health_guides/RLS/intro.aspx

For an extra treat, here's the ultimate sleep-inducing snack...



Lullaby Muffins

Makes 12 low-fat muffins

Between the bananas, the whole wheat, and the honeyed touch of sweetness, these muffins are practically an edible lullaby.

· 2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour

· 1/2 teaspoon salt

· 1 tablespoon baking powder

· 2 large, very ripe bananas

· 1/3 cup applesauce

· 1/4 cup honey

· 1/2 cup milk or soymilk

Preheat
oven to 350F. In a large bowl, combine the flour (make sure it's
whole-wheat pastry flour or you'll produce golf balls, not muffins),
salt, and baking powder. In a blender, puree the bananas; add the
applesauce, honey, and milk. Blend well. Pour the banana mixture into
the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. Line muffin tins
with paper muffin cups, pour in batter, and bake 30 minutes or until
tops are lightly brown and slightly springy.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving: 119 calories; 1g fat; 2.5g protein; 27g carbohydrates; 10g sugars; 133mg sodium; 3g fiber; 35mg magnesium

One of my favorites - attributed to Mother Teresa generally, but some sites say that it was written by Kent Keith in 1968. Irrespective of who wrote it, it is beautiful ...

Anyway

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.


People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.


What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.


People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.


Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

You call that a boat?

It's an alien ship!! No, its a new boat - the "Proteus".

Go look see ...



Link: MercuryNews.com | 01/19/2007 | You call that a boat?

Top 100 endangered species

A list of the top 100 species that have reached a critical stage in terms of their existence on this planet. We should act before it is too late...



Link: EDGE :: EDGE Top 100

Deep Space Images

DEEP SPACE.

One of the neat things about this (besides the killer images) is you only load the part of the picture you are looking at. Click a couple of times on the image to enlarge then you can pull the image to see areas that are off screen. When you get to an area that hasn't been loaded yet it will look blurry until the image loads. Too cool.



http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/mediaimages/zooms/index.shtml

Need a Good Painter? (This Guy Should Qualify)

Amazing wall paintings!! See them for yourself:



Link: Need a painter? ...

The distribution of world income

Which countries have the most money? No surprises here:



Link: Econbrowser: The distribution of world income

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

Awesome video. Go see it !!



Link: YouTube - Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

How do you run a business without managers?

A nice story by a person who ran a company WITHOUT any managers. That's right, no managers !! Might not work for all cases, but it definitely is a case of really thinking "out of the box".



Link: Ask the CHO: How do you run a business without managers

Joke: Things you would never know without the movies...

Things you would never know without the movies... - During all police investigations, it will be necessary to visit a club at least once. - All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they are going to go off. - If you need to reload your gun, you will always have more ammunition, even if you haven't been carrying any before now. - You are very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home. - A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds. - When paying for a taxi, don't look at your wallet as you take out a bill; just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare. - Kitchens don't have light switches. When entering a kitchen at night, you should open the fridge door and use that light instead. - Cars that crash will almost always burst into flames. - A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of any big stadium. - Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant. - Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments. - A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty. - It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts - your enemies will patiently attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors. - Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving. - Any lock can be picked by a credit card or a paper clip in seconds - unless it's the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside. - Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at the precise moment that it is aired.

Awesome car mileage

How to get awesome car mileage by driving efficiently.



Link: This Guy Can Get 59 MPG in a Plain Old Accord. Beat That, Punk.

100 Best Companies to Work For

If you work in one of these, you're lucky !!



List: 100 Best Companies to Work For 2007: Full list | FORTUNE

20 Different Ways to Manage Your To Dos

Simple, elegant solutions to manage your TODO lists:



Link: 20 Different Ways to Manage Your To Dos «

Offshore Wind Turbine Farms : Wind Power In Stormy Waters

Some wonderful snaps of offshore wind turbine farms. They generate electricity without polluting the environment, and yet manage to look really beautiful ...



Link: Dark Roasted Blend: Wind Power In Stormy Waters

Find what is the time anywhere in the world

Find what is the time anywhere in the world

Nice site. Has the current time for places around the world.

E.g. The time for India is:

New Delhi

And the time for Los Angeles, CA is:

Los Angeles

Link: Free Analog Web Clock for your website or blog

Top Ten Accidental Discoveries

The top 10 accidental discoveries of the 20th century. You can argue about some of the items on the list (popsicles?), but others are pretty much spot on.



Link: EXN.ca | Discovery

Feel like going on a roller coaster ride?

The Amazing Eejanaika Roller
Coaster

Fuji-Q Highland
(Fujiyoshida, Shizuoka Japan)



Number
of Inversions 14 times (Guinness World Record)

Maximum Speed 126 km/h

Lift
Height 76 m

Angle of Descent 89 degrees

Track Length 1,153
m

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kMARGNfHfU