The diameter of Earth is revised

A Surveyors Bonn University study led to the sudden and dramatic revision of the diameter of Earth, the planet was substantially lower than expected. However, the absolute value of the diameter of Earth's climate (specifically parameters geoid) is low - Physorg says, it is a millimeter. Nevertheless, the implications of the change for Geodesy and satellite positioning system can be significant - millimetre accuracy coordinate measurement has long been achieved through the GPS receivers. Research carried out by radiointerferometer network watching for distant extragalactic radiosources - quasars.

Scoliosis gene is detected

For centuries, scientists have sought the exact causes of scoliosis-lateral curvature of the spine, affects 3% of children. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine, with colleagues from several other American universities have identified the gene defect could lead to the development of the disease. Scientists have gathered and analyzed the genetic data of 52 families with primary idiopathic scoliosis handed down from generation to generation. It was found that patients often met CHD7 defect gene encoding protein, which plays an important role in many cellular processes. Flaw found in the area uncoded gene, suggesting that this damage does not result in the cessation of production of protein CHD7. Researchers suggest that the defect is in the zone, which regulates DNA binding molecules controlling "inclusion" and "off" genes. This may result in the protein CHD7 produsing, but in insufficient quantities, which is the cause and development of idiopathic scoliosis.

Disney conveyor. Looks interesting

Hi, here is a couple of samples of Disney's copy&paste works. Try to find differences =) If you show some essential ones you're really lucky ;P

Study: Men Talk Just as Much as Women

An article in this week's issue of Science blasts the popular myth that women are more talkative than men.

Researchers outfitted 396 college students — 345 Americans and 51 Mexicans — with devices that automatically recorded them every 12 1/2 minutes, which amounts to 4 percent of a person's daily utterances.

The researchers found that women speak a little more than 16,000 words a day. Men speak a little less than 16,000 words. The difference is not statistically significant.

Psychologist Matthias Mehl of the University of Arizona says the three top talkers in the study — uttering up to 47,000 words a day — were all men. So was the most taciturn subject, who spoke only 700 words a day, on average.

Mehl says he and his colleagues were surprised at the outcome. They had tentatively bought into the popular stereotype that women are the more talkative sex.

But they were skeptical of the widespread claim that women use three times more words a day then men.

The claim got prominent attention with the publication of a 2006 book called The Female Brain. Its author, Louann Brizendine, has been widely quoted claiming that "a woman uses about 20,000 words per day while a man uses about 7,000."

Other sources have claimed an even greater disparity.

But until the Science study published this week, its authors say, no one had ever systematically recorded the total daily output, in natural conversations, of a sizable number of people.

Mehl says the supposed talkativeness of women is often mentioned in pop-psychology books.

"The typical scenario is — a man comes home from work at night, has used 6,850 words and with 150 left over just wants to relax and not talk," Mehl says. "And the woman welcomes the husband with about 7,856 words left over. And that's where all the problems start."

Mehl guesses that the talkativeness claim "evolved as an explanation for what scientists call the demand/withdrawal pattern." That is, the situation where a woman demands to talk through problems and her male partner withdraws emotionally.

"We use our gender magnifying glass and over-generalize from that," Mehl says. "Instead of saying that men tend to talk less and women tend to talk more, we say 'Women always talk and men never talk.'"

Even so, the researchers, based at the University of Texas as well as at Arizona, didn't expect the verbal output between the sexes to be virtually equal.

Mehl acknowledges that many will have trouble believing the results, since it contradicts their own perceptions.

"This is the way the stereotype has been maintained in the past," he says. "It is fairly easy to see what you want to see — to jump on the very chatty woman that you certainly find and say, 'See, women talk a lot' and to overlook the very talkative man."

Mehl says the stereotype needs to be debunked. Not only because women are harmed by the "female chatterbox and silent male" stereotype, but because men are disadvantaged by it, too.

"It puts men into the gender box, that in order to be a good male, we'd better not talk — (that) silence is golden," Mehl says. "The stereotype puts unfortunate constraints on men and women – the idea that you can only happily be a woman if you're talkative and you can only be happy as a man if you're reticent. The study relieves those gender constraints."

The new report doesn't mention any differences in what men and women talk about. But the researchers have analyzed the content of everyday conversation and will publish that in the future.

In general, they found that women tend to talk more about relationships. Their everyday conversation is more studded with pronouns. Men tend to talk more about sports and gadgets, and their utterances include more numbers.

No surprise there.

Jet Crash. Lots of victims. Really hard to watch this clip

WARNING! This video is documentary and includes shocking scenes. Please if you doubt you'll afford, dont watch it. 18+ Rated.

Harry Potter spoilers claim on fulldisclosure

Gabriel the Hacker states he hacked Bloomsbury's PC and got the digital copy of the 7th and the last J. R. book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".

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Spoiler Warning: This link below purports to disclose spoilers for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book. This was posted to a mailing list (fulldisclosure) which we automatically archive. We have no idea if the spoilers are true or not, and reading them could affect your enjoyment of the book! So you might prefer to pre-order the book and try to be patient until the July 21 release instead. But if you really want the (possibly false) spoilers, read on. =)

iPhone fresh vulnerabilities.

It is possible to disable AT&T encoding in Apple iPhone and as result you may use your iPhone without 2 years long AT&T contract. Norvegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen aka DVD Jon presents special utility that helps to decode iPhone - Phone Activation Server v1.0

This software works automatically, however you should have some basic knoledge of file management. Cracked iPhone will work as PDA and iPhone, but its phone function will be disabled. However, later on user can connect the device to AT&T with prepaid plan.

Once iPhone was issued last week hackers are looking for its vulnerabilities. At present it was possible to reveal the engineering passwords 'sewn' into the code and to change browser.

Applovers

Aware infrared cameras =D

Lions gorged the tourist. Shocking video!

Terrible incident happened in the preserve in Kenya. American tourist with the movie camera in the hands approached too closely to the lions. And they ate buffalo. They thought that man wants to take away in them output and they were attacked it, and then with the pleasure they continued dinner... Wife and son of the person eaten alive controlled proceeding from the car...
Watch video here

The Truth About Hair Loss

It is normal to shed hair every day and the truth is we loose between 100-125 hairs on any given day. Hair that is shed falls out at the end of growth cycle. At any given time 10% of our hair is in what is called a “resting phase” and after 2-3 months resting, hair falls out and new hair grows in its place. Some people, however, experience more hair loss than is normal.

As we get older, both men and women experience some hair loss. It’s a normal part of the aging process. Called Androgenetic Alopecia, it accounts for 95% of all hair loss. Androgentic Alopecia often runs in families and affects some people more than others. In men it is often referred to as Male Pattern Baldness.

It is characterized by a receding hair line and baldness on the top of head. Women, on the other hand, don’t go entirely bald even if their hair loss is severe. Instead, hair loss is spread out evenly over their entire scalp.

Hormones play the dominant role when talking about Androgenetic Alopecia. Simple put, both men and women produce testosterone. Testosterone can be converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) with the aid of the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase. DHT shrinks hair follicles causing the membranes in the scalp to thicken, become inelastic and restrict blood flow. This causes the hair follicles to atrophy. As a result, when a hair does fall out, it is not replaced.

Needless to say, men produce more testosterone than women and experience more hair loss.

While Androgenetic Alopecia is the number one reason why individuals experience hair loss, it is not the only one. Medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, ringworm and fungal infections can cause hair loss. Certain medications such as blood thinners, gout medication, birth control pills and too much vitamin A can cause sudden or abnormal hair loss as can following a crash diet, sudden hormonal changes, chemotherapy and radiation.

Emotional stress, pregnancy, or surgery can also cause our hair to fall out and is usually not noticed until 3-4 months after the stressful event has taken place. Stress can cause a slowing of new hair growth because a larger number of hair follicles enter into the resting phase and no new hair growth is experienced.

Another way in which individuals experience hair loss is due to mechanical stressors on the hair and scalp. Wearing pigtails, cornrows or tight rollers that end up pulling on the hair can scar the scalp and cause permanent hair loss. Hair products such as hot oil treatments and chemicals used for permanents can cause inflammation to the hair follicles which can also result in scarring and hair loss.

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Quit smoking Tip

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