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Here is something you may find of interest. BBC News is reporting:‘Fart gas’ link to blood pressure

Small amounts of hydrogen sulphide - a toxic gas generated by bacteria living in the human gut - are responsible for the foul odour of flatulence.

But it seems the gas is also produced by an enzyme in blood vessels where it relaxes them and lowers blood pressure.

Apparently those smelly farts aren’t so bad after all. Thank you for visiting Expressing Opinions.

The creativity of political campaigns and their supporters sometimes leave me wondering who thinks up this shit. And then there is the rare term, slogan, or image which makes me smile. The most recent image and term I recently came across and enjoyed is Obamanaut. Apparently this is a group of people in Florida who support NASA came up with this in their support of Barack Obama.

From the Obamanauts: About our group

We are an active group of volunteers that believes Barack Obama will provide the best space exploration policies for the United States.

Investing in our nation’s space program drives the innovation and technology development that keeps our economy strong. Our human spaceflight program is the envy of the world and an inspiration for students to study math and science.

Obama’s plans will help retain the aerospace workforce in Florida and around the country. His plans for NASA include a $2 billion increase in funding to reduce the spaceflight gap after the retirement of the Space Shuttle.

Wow!!! A group supporting a candidate without all of the ugliness.

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How do you give someone bad news? Does it depend on the bad news you are about to give or does it depend on the type of person you?

Apparently if you have a lot of sex partners and contract an STD, all you need to do is go to a website and send them an anonymous e-card. This will inform them they may have contracted something from you which may make their “happy parts” shrivel up and rot away. How nice.

CNN is reporting: Got unhappy STD news? Break it with an e-card

Since 2004, a free Web site, inSpot.org has allowed users to anonymously notify their partners to get tested for STDs such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis.

The electronic cards deliver the news in a variety of styles. Some are flirty: “You’re too hot to be out of action. I got diagnosed with an STD since we played. You might want to get checked too.”

Some are somber: “Who? What? When? Where? It doesn’t matter. I got an STD; you might have it too. Please get checked out.”

If the recipient lives within 10 of the cities that have teamed up with the site creators, Internet Sexuality Information Services, they’re directed to local testing and treatment facilities.

My question is if you are such a ho-dog, how do you know what the person’s email address is if you do not know their name?

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The Pew Internet & American Life project has a new report out titled: Networked Familes and goes on to report how cell phones and the Internet keeps families more connected.

In the report:

American families are using a wide range of communication media to keep in contact with each other. Married couples with minor children stand out because they have higher rates of internet and cell phone usage, computer ownership and broadband adoption than other household configurations.

I know from my own personal experience technology has kept my me in touch with my son far better than traditional communications. During his deployment in Iraq we communicated several days a week using the Internet for IM and email.

Later after returning he said it was being connected to family while being in an environment where most people wanted to kill you by blowing you up or shooting you made life better for him and other soldiers during their time in Iraq.

The report has many interesting facts and may shed some light on how you, your children, and other family members use technology to support and foster relationships.

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Recently UCLA scientists reported searching the Internet is good for the brains of middle-aged and older adults. They said keeping the mind engaged helped preserve brain health and cognitive abilities.

While I am glad to see researchers are looking into the affects the Internet and computer use have on the brain, I would like to see more studies on how computer use and the use of Internet has had on school age students. How does a student find information and do they know how to differentiate between what is a quality or poor resource of information they have found using Google or similar search tool? Do students know how to use the library and the invaluable resource they have in the research librarian?

I think with all of the tools available to students they tend to go with what they think is the easiest, but not necessarily the best resource for finding the quality information they need. Below is a link to a tutorial on how to find and evaluate resources on the Internet.

UC Berkeley Library

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