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Height and a Child's Popularity
A new survey has found that a child's height has no bearing on his or her popularity. Many people believe being short is an emotional burden for children. But, a study in the journal Pediatrics says not so. Researchers found that being very short -- or very tall -- plays no role in the number of friendships a child has or in how well adjusted a child is. The study may add to the recent controversy over giving growth hormones to short children to make them taller. -ABC NewsCorrecting Long Sightedness without Laser
Older [people] can now say good bye to their reading glasses, as doctors have introduced a new technology to correct long-sightedness. The best part is, it requires neither scalpel nor any laser treatment.Conductive Keratoplasty, or CK, is the latest and only vision procedure to correct long-sightedness. Safe and minimally-invasive, there is no cutting and no removal of tissue. Instead, using a probe thinner than a strand of human hair, CK applies radio waves on the outer cornea to shrink small areas of collagen.
- From ChannelNewsAsia
Mysterious signals from 1000 light years away
Collins wonders how his bosses will react to company computers finding aliens. “I might have to explain a little further about just how much I was using the computers,” he says.- A SETI@home user who used his company's computers to find what might be our first signal from extra-terrestirals.
Onions for a Bug Bite?
The next time you are bit by a non poisoness bug or insect try using a slice of onion as a compress against the bite. Many say that this will soothe the bite and take away much of the irritation or itching.
Smart Car in Singapore
Here's the skinny from ML's friend Mavis's neighbour ...- cost: S$70,000
- runs on petrol
- only one model imported (the original one whereas I want the Roadster)
- not imported by Daimler Crysler (though they have a few as company cars parked at Suntec)
- There is a service centre somewhere but Daimler will help out if necessary. Otherwise maybe it can be serviced at Cycle and Carriage since its a Benz engine. However parts have to be imported if need be as there are no local stocks.
- And last but not least: there is a parallel importer in Bukit Timah who can do the import - Auto House, Bukit Timah Road - near KK
