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The U.S. recently passed a bill that cut the subsidizing on BioDiesel. This created a victory for the other companies that are developing second generation biofuels. This bill also guarantied $320 million in loans for manufactures.

This opens up more doors so that we can lower our dependence on oil. The more we preserve these very limited oil supplies the better it will be for us in the future.

So this is for all those germaphobic people that carry Purell hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, and Lysol disinfectent spray in their purse.

Researchers say that our favorite handy clean wipes can spread bacteria after first use. They are best used for hard surfaces used in hospitals and other facilities. Although the antibacterial wipes can remove most bacteria from the surfaces, they cannot kill the bacteria they remove. This can transfer bacteria from surface to surface if used more than once on various surfaces.

Enigineers have been able to succesfuly come up witt a new stronger bubble. They wanted to be able to make foams and gas infused mixtures AKA ice cream stronger. This new bubble is able to last up to a year long with out popping.

The main bubble is actually made up of a bunch of little bubbles. All the little bubbles help to even out the tension on the surface of the bubble from the outside. The smaller bubbles have very short lifes but they all add up to give the big bubble a very long life. This new concept on bubbles can influence the lifetime of everyday personnel care products and increase their experation period.

It is said that in the U.S. today most kids are taking in calories from sugary drinks and juices. Most people give their children 100% fruit juices to keep them slim and to help them maintain a healthy diet. But what they do not know is that they are still at risk to be overweight just by drinking these juices. These juices are not substitutes for fruits and can affect you in a harmful way. Juices do help you with some nutrients you need but it does not help you keep weight down or off and sugary drinks do not help you one bit with any of these.

This article shocked me because I thought that juices were always good for you. I especially assumed that when the carton said 100% Fruit Juice that it was healthier then any other sugary drink or juice. But at least we know the truth now. But I don’t know if that is a good thing because whenever I buy juice now I am going to be paranoid and so will you.

But yeah now some words of wisdom from Stephanie….Be aware of what you put in your mouth..and drink..and allow to go down your THROAT!!!! Because what we just read proved that labels are LIES!!! And manufactures are LIARS!!!! And will burn the fiery pits of Satan if they do not ask for forgiveness and stop living in their SIN..and lies!!!!

Read the article here.

There is a new drug out there that is capable of helping people with Parkinson’s disease out. It battles the tics and tremors they have when their medications stops working. This drug is called istradfeylline. Istradfeylline helps nerve and brain signals avoid the damaged dopamine system in the brain that leads to Parkinson’s. There was a study made of 395 people with Parkinson’s that took istradfeylline while on levodopa, a drug for Parkinson’s, had 24 percent off time. Which means that they hardly experienced the tremors as they used to.

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This article that I have found is pretty extraordinary if you ask me! It amazes me everyday that there are new things discovered everyday. This drug that is able to help people that suffer from Parkinson’s disease out after their prescribed medication wears off. The study that was taken proves that istradfeylline is a successful add-on therapy to patients. This is truly amazing!

About 30 million people in the world are blind as a result of various retinal diseases. The EPI-RET project has sought for a technical solution for 12 years to help these patients. Experts from many different fields of science chipped in. Their hard work and effort has brought about a visual prosthetic device for people who have lost their sight due to retinal diseases.

In a clinical study of 6 different patients, the team was able to prove that patients were able to perceive visual images. This is an enormous step for the blind. Although they may not be able to see as well as we do, it is certainly getting closer to it. EPI-RET plans on marketing the vision prosthesis in about 3 years after more studies are completed. Read more here.

Coffee. Cola. Tea.  What do all of these drinks have in common?  They all contain caffeine.  Caffeine is a chemical filled with tons of sugar particles.  Many adults have coffee in the morning to help them wake up.  Scientist have proven that caffeine helps people react quicker and even run longer.  Scientist also found out that caffeinated coffee and tea can help protect the heart, brain, and other organs from disease.  On the other hand caffeinated drinks can also be the worst for you.  A 2003 survey of more than 200 students in grades 7-9 found that kids who drank a 16-ounce bottle of cola slept less, woke up more often, and felt more tired the next day than kids who drank less caffeine. This is very bad for you because sleeping is an important part of staying healthy.  Caffeine also raises blood pressure and makes you feel more stressed out.

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 This article has changed my views on caffeinated drinks.  I didn’t think that so much would affect my body just by drinking a Pepsi or a Coke.  Even coffee in the morning is bad for you, it may have its positives about it but in my opinion I think all caffeinated drinks are bad.

A spokesperson for NASA has just released a report that global warming studies were falsified and according to the report “marginalized and mischaracterized” reports sent to agencies and the administration.  The Inspector General called it “inappropriate political interference” by the press office and also called the report untrue and that no top managment officials were involved.

The report also claimed that NASA downgraded press releases and denied access to scientists.  NASA has denied all claims and stated that the report was false and the problems that it mentioned were long fixed.  For the full story click here.

Karolinska Institute has been researching golf. They have discovered that this low-intensity excercise causes people to live longer!! This study is based on information from 300,000 Swedish golfers. The death rate of golfers is 40 percent lower than other people of the same gender, age, and size. Read more here

I think this is a very important discovery. If this is true many people will probably want to start playing golf, because they want to live longer. Also, I play golf so this will make me live longer and that is good. Golf seems to be a very enriching sport and more people should play it.

The Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is trying to create an invention that would carry out the reverse of combustion, by using solar energy to chemically re-energize carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into carbon monoxide. The prototype, which is called Counter Rotating Ring Receiver Reactor Recuperator, was designed to break a carbon-oxygen bond in the carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide and oxygen. This invention was designed to help recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and will result in fossil fuels being used at least twice. By doing this, less carbon dioxide will be put into the atmosphere and the amount of fossil fuels that are pulled out of the ground will be reduced.
By creating this device, not only do I believe our atmosphere would be cleaner, but this invention would also help to provide more fuel for our vehicles.
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