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» What Is Alien Soup? |
Alien Soup is an alien-themed general chit-chat community where thoughts come to be seen. It is where participating members can manifest their emotions, feelings, problems, questions, or triumphs as visible, digitally tangible entities, which take on their own life as other members add to them, alter them, and cultivate them into powerful monuments to the collaborative human mind.
It it just what it is called - a soup. A mixture of all things which can enhance the broth without denying it its intrinsic goodness and desirability. Its specific flavor is determined entirely by those who are willing to contribute their personality and wisdom to the mixture. There is, within reason, nothing that doesn't fit somewhere in the soup - its ingredients are boundless, its flavor unrestricted, its nutritional value infinite.
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Good News Gents: Daily Sex Best For Good Sperm! |
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Jul 01, 2009 - 1:16 AM - by V4L3NT1NE
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Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research suggests.
In a study of men with fertility problems, daily ejaculation for a week cut the amount of DNA damage seen in sperm samples.
Speaking at a fertility conference, the Australian researcher said general advice for couples had been to have sex every two or three days.
Early results from the trial had already shown promising results.
But 118 men have now been tested and the benefits for sperm have become clearer.
Dr David Greening, from Sydney IVF, told delegates at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology meeting that eight in ten men taking part showed a 12% drop in sperm DNA damage... [Read More]
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Swine Flu Vaccine Expected Around Fall |
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Jun 15, 2009 - 3:43 AM - by Monster
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(slashdot) June 14, 2009 -- Swine Flu Vaccine In Production // ravjen writes with news that "Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG said they have successfully produced a swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of their expectations. The vaccine was made in cells, rather than grown in eggs as is usually the case with vaccines." This announcement came just a day after the World Health Organization declared H1N1's spread to be a pandemic. The vaccine has not been tested in humans yet, so the first batch is set to be used in clinical trials and pre-clinical testing. If all goes well, the new production method would allow Novartis to get the drug to market in large quantities by this fall. Other drug companies, such as Baxter International, have confirmed that they're in "full-scale... [Read More]
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Riots in Tehran After Re-election of Ahmadinejad |
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Jun 13, 2009 - 5:21 PM - by Monster
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(bbc) June 13, 2009 -- Ahmadinejad wins Iran presidential election // Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been re-elected as president of Iran in a resounding victory, the interior minister says.
He won some 62.6% of the vote in an election marked by a high turnout of 85%, official figures show.
Supporters of pro-reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi have cried foul and clashed with riot police in Tehran, despite a ban on public protests.
Iran's Supreme Leader congratulated Mr Ahmadinejad on his win, and urged his rivals against "provocations".
In a statement, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the high turnout and described the count as a "real celebration" and called for calm in the aftermath of the result.
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 North Korea Threatens With Nuclear Attack For First Time |
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Jun 10, 2009 - 12:02 AM - by Monster
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(dpa/zdf) Tuesday night (CEST), June 9, 2009 -- North Korea threatens with nuclear attacks for the first time // Pyongyang wants to punish violations of its souvereignty mercilessly // New rocket test?
The next step in escalation of threatening rhetoric: North Korea wants to attack "mercilessly" everyone who even so much as slightly violates the souvereignty of its country -- in the worst case even with nuclear weapons. Additionally, the regime apparently prepares a new rocket test.
In the argument about North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the saber rattling of the communist country against the international community continues. For the first time, they threatened with nuclear weapon attacks on Tuesday.
In a comment from the... [Read More]
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Fed's $1 Trillion Shopping Spree |
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Mar 19, 2009 - 7:54 AM - by Monster
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com), March 18, 2009 -- The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would buy $300 billion of long-term Treasurys over the next six months in order to try and get credit flowing more freely again.
The Fed also announced plans to buy an additional $750 billion in mortgage-backed securities, a move designed to lower mortgage rates.
Full Article (CNN)
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Russia Announces Massive Upgrade of Arms in 2011 |
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Mar 17, 2009 - 9:51 AM - by Monster
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Moscow Announces Massive Upgrade of Arms Starting With 2011
Russian President Still Sees NATO Threat
Moscow (dpa/afp/zdf), March 17, 2009 -- Hard tones from Moscow: The NATO is at the borders, potential conflict is in many places, said Kreml chief Medwedew. That's why Russia will massively upgrade its army starting with 2011 - and modernize its nuclear weapons.
Russian president Dmitri Medwedew has announced a massive upgrade of his country's armies. This means especially modernization of its nuclear weapons arsenal, said Medwedew on Tuesday according to Russian news agencies during a meeting with leading military representatives in Moscow.
"Enhance Combat Strength"
Medwedews... [Read More]
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Sheriff chastises 150 rescued from ice floe |
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Feb 07, 2009 - 6:29 PM - by monsieurjohn
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One person died Saturday after he fell in the water when an ice floe broke away from land in western Lake Erie, a Coast Guard spokesman told CNN.
"We have rescued more than 150 people, and unfortunately there were two people in the water," Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Robert Lanier said. "One of the people was recovered and brought to shore," but the other man was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital.
Coast Guard aircraft were surveying the ice floe to make sure everyone had been recovered, Lanier said.
At least some of those rescued were ice fishermen.
"Ice fishing and recreation on the ice is a culture in the Great Lakes. It's something we've become used to," Lanier said.
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The Octuplets Case |
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Feb 07, 2009 - 8:48 AM - by MO
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Is anyone following this? I am actually very disturbed by it and can't wait to see the interview. I don't see how this woman is going to effectively take care of all of these children!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29038814/
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Males with uncommon names commit more crimes |
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Jan 28, 2009 - 10:04 PM - by monsieurjohn
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Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan.
David E. Kalist and Daniel Y. Lee of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania compared the first names of male juvenile delinquents to the first names of male juveniles in the population.
The researchers constructed a popularity-name index (PNI) for each name. For example, the PNI for Michael is 100, the most frequently given name during the period.
The PNI for David is 50, a name given half as frequently as Michael. The PNI is approximately 1 for names such as Alec, Ernest, Ivan, Kareem, and Malcolm.
Results show that, regardless of race, juveniles with unpopular names are more likely to engage in... [Read More]
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Nasa Finds 'Missing' Mars Mineral. |
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Dec 19, 2008 - 5:37 PM - by V4L3NT1NE
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Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has finally spotted rocks on the Red Planet that bear carbonate minerals.
The ingredients needed to make the rocks are very evident, so their absence had been a major puzzle.
One theory to explain the omission is the idea that water on Mars has been too acidic to allow carbonates.
The rocks' identification now shows these harsh waters have not dominated all parts of Mars - and that is good news for the search for life.
"You want to get an environment that is basically as clement as possible, that's not difficult to live in," explained Bethany Ehlmann from Brown... [Read More]
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After Knife Attack on Police Chief: Two Arrests in Passau |
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Dec 15, 2008 - 3:09 AM - by Monster
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Attack on Alois Mannichl Triggers Manhunt
(ZDF/dpa/ap/afp) Dec 15, 2008 -- Two suspects have been arrested after the knife attack on Passau police chief officer Alois Mannichl. As a police spokesman reported early Monday morning in Regensburg, both people have been captured in the area of Passau.
It was said that the both suspects match the description given by the police chief after the attack. The police had started a manhunt and invoked a 20-headed special commission.
Revenge from Right Wing Folk?
Apparently, Mannichl was attacked in revenge for his efforts against right-wing extremism in front of his home with a knife. The offender missed the heart only by two centimeters, as investigation offices reported on... [Read More]
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12 year old boy dies from excessive deodorant use |
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Nov 24, 2008 - 8:54 PM - by monsieurjohn
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A coroner in Britain has blamed the death of a 12-year-old boy on his excessive use of spray-on deodorant.
It seems a volatile agent in the spray upset the boy's heart rhythm, but air quality experts say the boy's death is no reason to avoid the products.
Daniel Hurley was using Lynx spray-on deodorant in the bathroom of his Derbyshire home when he collapsed in January.
He died five days later in hospital because from a cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythms.
His father Robert Hurley told the coronial inquest that Daniel was a fit and healthy young man who was proud of his appearance, and lavish in his use of hair gels and deodorants, which he often sprayed all over his clothes.
By spraying the deodorant in... [Read More]
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Panda Attack! |
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Nov 22, 2008 - 7:39 AM - by monsieurjohn
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BEIJING (AP) -- A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday.
The student was visiting Qixing Park with classmates on Friday when he jumped the 6.5-foot (2-meter) high fence around the panda's habitat, said the park employee, who refused to give his name.
The park in Guilin, a popular tourist town in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, houses a small zoo and a panda exhibit. It was virtually deserted when the student scaled the fence surrounding the panda, named Yang Yang, the employee said.
He said the student was bitten on the arms and legs. Two foreign visitors who saw the attack ran to get help from workers at a nearby... [Read More]
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