Picking your nose and eating it ‘may be good for your health’

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The secret to strengthening your immune systems ability to fight off illness might be right under your nose-- or rather, in it, according to a University of Saskatchewan researcher. Scott Napper, an associate professor of biochemistry at the University, has suggested that there may be health benefits to that most icky of icky habits: picking our noses and eating it.

Almost all kids have a compulsion to taste the things that come out of their noses, Napper said. He suggested that its possible that nature is pushing humans to adopt the behaviour because it is somehow to our natural advantage. Nasal mucous traps germs and stops them from getting into our lungs, Napper explained, but its possible that if we eat the mucous, exposure to those germs could actually help build immunity. It might teach your immune system about what's it's likely to get exposed to, so it might serve as almost a natural vaccination, if you will, he told CTV Saskatoon.

Its possible, he stated, that by blowing our noses into handkerchiefs or tissues, we might be robbing our bodies of the chance to develop valuable antibodies. Napper said his idea is still very preliminary, but admitted that it's gotten a lot of attention. He now hopes to conduct a study in which some type of molecule could be inserted into peoples noses, with half the participants picking their nose and eating it, and then seeing if the molecule still makes them ill.

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Lions’ select future biochemist Brandon Hepburn in seventh round

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Allen Park - It was suggested to Brandon Hepburn, the linebacker from Florida A&M the Lions took with their final pick Saturday, that he might be wasting his time playing football.

"Yeah," he said, "I get that a lot."

It's not that Hepburn doesn't have a chance to make an NFL roster. He's an overachieving, multi-dimensional athlete who, if nothing else, can make a good living on special teams.

But he can possibly do more for mankind by pursuing his other passion science. Hepburn, who scored 1400 on his SATs, got his degree in biochemistry and during an internship at North Texas University worked on a team that helped find a way to kill certain cancer cells in rats using copper-loaded nano particles.

"We haven't cured cancer, yet," he said, chuckling. "But we were able to do a lot of great work."

He hopes one day to own his own biochemical company and lead research against deadly diseases.

"But football is my No. 1 dream," he said. "I've always wanted to be in the position I am in now, to live out my dream of playing professional football. At the end of the day, you can't play forever. I hope after a long career I can go into that other aspects of my life."

Position: Inside linebacker

School: Florida A&M

Height/weight: 6-2, 240

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Flatland BMX World Travel – Dane Beardsley – Survival Tactics Diversion video Mag Issue 1.0 (Part 2) – Video

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World Travel : Trip 123 : Central Europe, Austria : Nordketta Cable Car, hike to summit of Hafelekar – Video

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Posthuman Studios has launched a Kickstarter campaign to print their upcoming Eclipse Phase players guide Transhuman.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/507486226/transhuman-the-eclipse-phase-players-guide

Transhuman is a players handbook for Eclipse Phase, full of optional and additional rules and advice. Most importantly, It features two new alternative and simplified character generation systems for Eclipse Phase. One of these uses pre-created packages to build characters, and the other builds off that system but uses random elements to add twists. These systems are designed to make it quick and easy to create a new character or for gamemasters to whip up NPCs as needed.

Transhuman covers different types of Eclipse Phase characters in detail: AGIs, asyncs, infomorphs, uplifts, infugees, and indentures. In addition to roleplaying advice and optional rules for these specific character types, other elements of the game that affect characters such as insanity, death and memory loss, psychosurgery, nanofabrication, and reputation are explored.

The final section goes in depth on morphs. It starts with rules for creating your own morphs and then goes on to cover some brand new morphs to Eclipse Phase. It closes with a section on exotic and specialized morphs, such as flexbots, swarmanoids, aquatic morphs, and using bots, vehicles, habitats, and other non-traditional constructs as morphs.

Transhuman will be 176-200 pages and available as a full-color hardcover book through fine gaming stores. Like our previous Eclipse Phase titles, it will be published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. We estimate thatTranshuman,once available in stores, will cost $45 in print and $10 for the PDF.

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Whip out your wallets everyone. The much awaited Kickstarter for the Eclipse Phase Player guidebook has just begun and already they are halfway funded. [NOTE: 12 hours after starting, it has reached its goal and is close to reaching its second stretch goal. It's clear people love this game and want this book badly] If you play Eclipse Phase then you owe it to yourself to throw money at this. Character creation is the most important aspect of this game world and it will have more than just rules on how to build them, it will have tons of additional morphs and generation options. Creating a stat-ed NPC will no longer be a slog, and new players will find it much easier to build the character they want to build.

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Go. Throw money at them. Do it now. I threw 100$ at them but you could send them only 1$ if thats all you got.

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Grinders wanted for Transhuman Religion Study – Grinding

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Posted by m1k3y on April 24th, 2013 in identity, posthumanism, religion

Venetia Robertson, shown below practicing catching cyborg flies, is seeking Grinders for a survey as part of her thesis. She says:

Hi all, I am looking for people who would like to answer a brief survey regarding the intersection of transhumanism and identity, with a focus on notions of the spiritual, religious, sacred etc. I am a PhD student from the University of Sydney, Australia, and my thesis explores ideas of identity, particularly identity that is beyond that which is purely human. Any data I can get from people who are interested in or actively engaging with grinding, body-hacking, wet-ware, transhumanism and/or becoming cyborgs would be greatly appreciated! Hit me up atvenetia.robertson@sydney.edu.auto be sent the survey and a participant information statement detailing my ethics clearance, or if you simply have questions.You can also check out my academic profile page athttp://sydney.academia.edu/VenetiaRobertson.Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

I took it myself on the weekend, and am keen to see what she comes up with.

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Viva Edition's Polly Campbell Shares Methods of Coping with Tragedy on Imperfect Spirituality

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The best-selling author of Imperfect Spirituality spreads much-needed messages of positivity and self acceptance.

(PRWEB) April 26, 2013

In her appearance on Coast to Coast AM, Polly shares her own story of overcoming physical adversity through turning to spiritual and emotional development. She warns against falling into the "perfect trap" and expands upon the idea of perfection in imperfection. Campbell also delivers a timely message of how to deal with feelings of stress and anxiety in the wake of tragedy (like the Boston Marathon bombing). She suggests that creative endeavors, as well as simply breathing mindfully, can make a powerful difference in stress levels.

Polly Campbell is a professional speaker who specializes in personal development and spiritual topics. A blogger at ImperfectSpirituality.com and PsychologyToday.com, she teaches on the Daily Om as well. For more than two decades, Polly has studied and applied the techniques she writes and speaks about to her own life. She lives with her family in Beaverton, Oregon.

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