4th April 2012 The Ring Of Life

The name is Helena, or Christian, or Raul. Their bodies minute and fragile, struggling to survive trussed with tubes and cables, wrapped in the warm breaths of their parents trying desperately to breathe life into them for having left the uterus of the mother too soon. They are very under-mature babies, tiny creatures already having to learn the hard lesson of life every single second with every beat of their heart.

For those who resisted beyond the bubble of the new born infant unit, need to continue to fight for their life and future. Their debility and feebleness turned into strength. As imbued by the philosophy of the humble fighters. The doctors of the Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Spain have presented their newly invented 'Ring of Life', as baptised by the media these last couple of days, simply a hoop some might call it made with silicone which, inserted into the mother's womb, impede many pre-mature births. Added to this triumph of new found life saver, these are made by handicapped people of a Foundation directed and supervised by Doctor Birgit Arabin, and it cost just 38€.

 

In the midst of ecstasy of high technology, exhibitionistic blustering & bragging, the simplicity of this ring and it's impressive results, reminds us the radical heroism and value, very often in very simple solutions and attitudes.

A great lesson also for the pharmaceutical sector which does not always offer the most suitable answers making us captives of their benefits.

 

Today, those future Helena, Christian or Raul can smile in their cradles, their parents too can sleep peacefully dreaming a happy future with their little ones.

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4th April 2012 Did You Know These Facts ...?

Did you know that ...

** First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

 

** The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

 

** Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David

Clubs - Alexander the Great,

Hearts-Charlemagne, and

Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

 

** 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

 

** If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

 

** Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

 

** "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. (I guess 'I do' doesn't qualify because it carries or implies a hidden fore-mentioned object).

 

** The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

 

** The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

 

** The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

 

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4th April 2012 Navigating Inside A Killer Whale

It seems to be a scene taken directly from a James Bond film. It's a Submarine in the shape and form of a killer whale. An original aquatic vehicle that can emerge and submerge exactly the same as the majestic and mythic ocean creature.
It has the capacity for 2 people, a motor of 225 horse power and can reach 40 kilometres per hour under water. .At the moderate price (or extravagant depending on how rich you are how desperately you want it) of 76,488€ (US$ 100,454.66 at today's noon rate)

 

Too eerie for comfort I think.

 

 

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