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Cloning and stem cells have, separately, been two hot-button scientific issues that have fired up the public imagination, but the success of scientists cloning stem cells that could then be used to grow spare organs sounds like a great idea all around, right?

Well, before the debate heats up, take a look at this infographic from LiveScience to see how it’s done.

Full story at LiveScience.

Cutting edge infographics.

If you’re tired of getting grief for letting your Decembeard fill in, get the last laugh making big bucks with a trend that’s sure to be red-hot for everyone who can’t get a Santa gig this upcoming holiday season: Beardvertising.

According to Biz Insider, the “half-joke, half genius” scheme involves paying men with beards $5 a day to walk around with a mini ad clipped to their facial hair.

“We’re getting a ton of emails from guys with epic beards that want to host beardboards and we’re actually in talks with some brands that want to be Beardvertisers. I think we’ll probably be seeing some beardboards in the wild before too long,” said agency Cornett-IMS’s Whit Hiler.

Hey, if they’re staring anyway, why not make it profitable?

Full story at Beardvertising via Foodbeast.

Advertising oddities.

“Doesn’t matter if your regional disaster is a flood, tornado, hurricane, snowpocalypse, or earthquake, when the next one strikes you’re going to need to be ready for it. Here’s what you should have on hand to keep you and yours safe for at least three days.”

1. Food (of course!)
2. Water
3. Electronics

4. First Aid

It’s a major natural disaster, someone’s going to get hurt. The Federal Emergency Management Administration suggests you keep the following in your emergency First Aid kit:

Two pairs of disposable gloves
Sterile dressings to stop bleeding
Cleansing agent/soap and antibiotic towelettes to disinfect
Antibiotic ointment to prevent infection
Burn ointment
Adhesive bandages in a variety of sizes
Eye wash solution to flush the eyes or as general decontaminant
Scissors
Over-the-counter medicines such as Aspirin or other pain reliever, laxative, anti-diarrhea medication
Prescription medications you take every day such as insulin, heart medicine, or asthma inhaler
Prescribed medical supplies such as glucose monitoring equipment or blood pressure monitors
And if you don’t want to build your own, you’ve got thousands of options for pre-assembled kits available at camping and surplus stores, as well as online.

Don’t forget food and water for your pets too.

What supplies do you keep stocked for emergencies?

Full article on Gizmodo

If your dream has always been to get into travel photography, there’s no better time to get started than the present.

After all, isn’t travel what summer’s all about?

Jump into the action with your eyes wide open thanks to these twenty tips from Digital Photography School, and most importantly, enjoy yourself!

1. Get up Early

The best light to capture most kinds of subjects is in the golden hours- one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset (depend off course on where you are on the globe). So get up early to get that amazing photo opportunities, while all the other tourists are still asleep.

2. Do your research

Don’t leave it to chance and learn as much as you can about the place you are about to travel. The more you know, the more “intelligent” your images will be.

3. Learn your Craft

Don’t waste your expensive traveling time on learning how to operate that new camera, lens or flash. Do your homework at home.

Full story at Digital Photography School.

All the photography tips you’ll ever need.

Photo credit: Fotolia

Cassette tapes might not seem cutting edge in the era of digital music, but once upon a time, they were so cool the Bee Gees endorsed them.

(Wait, do you young’uns even know who the Bee Gees are? Well, we’ll add a video at the end to complete this lesson in your music education. You’ll be feathering your hair and forgetting what those top four shirt buttons are for in no time!)

It’s time to take a spin through the history of tech with these twelve vintage ads collected by PopSugar’s Lisette Mejia.

Full story at PopSugar.

History of tech.

“A lavish and comfortable contemporary home theater is the dream of every home owner. No matter who you are and where you live, a breathtaking media room is on the dream list of one and all. Some like it large and spacious, so that they can accommodate plenty of guests and throw a party or two, while others like it small and cozy, to ensure that it offers them privacy and a chance to share a few intimately special moments.

From plush and vivid shades that bring back the retro age to the lovely modern minimalist designs that use neutral shades in a simple, yet effective fashion, from Hollywood-inspired themes to those inspired by nature, here is a fascinating collection of them all.”

How about a art deco style theater or is Batman more your style? Prepare to be inspired!

Full article on Decoist

Love interior design?

We’re not sure there’s anything we can say about these sinfully sweet breakfast treats by Sarah J. Gim that your taste buds aren’t already tell you, so we’ll just let you know that you don’t have to live in a specific location to get these goodies; she provides the recipe!

Coffee Ice Cream Glazed Doughnut Sandwiches

It is best to assemble these doughnut sandwiches, dip them in chocolate, and eat them right away while the ice cream is frozen, the doughnuts are fresh, and chocolate is still a little melty.

You could make them in advance, chocolate and all, then freeze them to eat later (we did for a few too many), but the chocolate gets really hard (as do the doughnuts) and actually, we recommend that you NOT freeze-for-later at all. So never mind. Just make them and eat them.

Sugar and caffeine and chocolate, oh my!

Full story at TasteSpotting via Neatorama.

YUM!

If camping’s on the agenda for this summer but you can’t quite get your head around getting back to nature in the usual way, then Steph at WebEcoist has just the line-up of gadgetry to get you through in one (slightly grubby) piece with your modern sensibilities intact.

Plan on being the envy of  the campground with these babies.

Wrap Stove (above)

No worries about extinguishing flames in dry, windy conditions with the WrapStove, a cool flexible device that wraps around pots and pans to heat them up. Tiny magnets in the sleeve help it cling to the cooking vessel, and you set the temperature via touchscreen.

Implement Six – Spoon, Fork & Cheese Grater in One

It’s a spoon. It’s a fork. It’s a cheese grater. Compact and lightweight, the ‘Implement Six’ by Scott Graham takes the good old spork one step further, in case you find yourself in dire need of a little grated parmesan while out in the woods.

Full story at WebEcoist.

Camping for the modern age.

Warren Buffett, 2005

Many of us on Twitter hope to glean some investing help from the Guru Himself, Warren Buffett. In the meantime, the Financial Post has accumulated what they consider to be his best 23 quotes ever. Here, randomly, are three of them. For the others, please follow the link at the end of this post.

1. Bad things aren’t obvious when times are good.
2. Stocks have always come out of crises.
3. And my favorite: Buy businesses that can be run by idiots.

For more of his quotes and insights see: Financial Post.

More stories about investing.

Photo credit: WikiCommons

Canadian sightings of UFOs doubled last year to 1981 sightings.

Yahoo! Canada puts forwards some suggestions to explain this phenomenon:

• The alien invasion has arrived at Earth’s doorstep
• the skies have become more and more crowded with space junk and debris
• we’re all getting just a little bit crazier

Chris Rutkowski, Ufology’s research director, told the Winnipeg Sun last year there was no definitive evidence that any of the people reporting sightings have been in contact with aliens.
But what if he’s one of them?

For more on this story in specific see: Yahoo! Canada.

And more about UFOs in general at supernatural.

Photo credit: Alexey Bannykh – Fotolia.com

Not only is Gros Morne National Park one of the most stunning places to visit in Canada, it’s also a United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) site and now an oil exploration company is threatening the park’s status because it wants to do “fracking” off-shore.

This is how UNESCO describes Gros Morne:

a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the Earth’s mantle lie exposed. More recent glacial action has resulted in some spectacular scenery, with coastal lowland, alpine plateau, fjords, glacial valleys, sheer cliffs, waterfalls and many pristine lakes.

If you’ve not yet experienced this wonderful place, now may be the time to do so. It’s a bit of (desolate) heaven on earth.

For more on Newfoundland and Labrador, see: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Website and for more on this story, see CBC.

More stories about geography.

Photo credit: WikiCommons

Like a scene from a movie itself, Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) is reporting that thieves made off with more than $1 million worth of jewels in Cannes, yesterday.

The jewels were in the safe of the room rented by an employee of Chopard, a luxury jeweller, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The incident at the hotel in central Cannes took place on the night of Thursday to Friday as the festival got under way, drawing thousands of movie stars, film industry executives and journalists to the fabled resort.

For more, please see: CBC.

More stories about jewelry.

Photo credit: Jezper – Fotolia.com

“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”

“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”

“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”

You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was a writer and also a humorist, satirist and lecturer.

Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. Here are a few of my favorite tips from him.

1. Approve of yourself
2. Your limitations might be just in your mind
3. Lighten up and have some fun

Full article on the Positivity Blog

More positive psychology here.

Photo credit Sigurdur Jonsson 

No matter what your age, if you’ve finally gotten that coveted diploma this season, we wish you all the congratulations in the world and a few words of wisdom from Incidental Comics’ Grant Snider.

As opposed to that droning graduation speech, though, this message comes with pictures!

Via Incidental Comics.

Wisdom better seen than heard.

Wondering how to keep your student’s math skills sharp over the summer?

In this infographic by TechSchool.com, two iOS math apps go head to head to see who gets the prize for the one most likely to keep them entertained on a ten-hour road trip to the family reunion.

Via TechSchool.com.

Like Infographics? So do we.