Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 20th 2011 | no comments
World number 31 Shuai Peng has provided the biggest surprise of the Belgian event after eliminating second favorite and third WTA Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-3 in the semi finals.
The 25-year-old Chinese has also collected her first win over the Russian [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 20th 2011 | no comments
Victor Hanescu has reached his first final of the year after stunning David Ferrer’s killer Alexandr Dolgopolov in two sets, 6-3, 6-3, to face the third favorite Nicolas Almagro in the last term of the 398,250 euro-event.
The Romanian [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 20th 2011 | no comments
Oklahoma did what Lakers weren’t able to do. They stunned the Mavericks 106-100 last night at the American Airlines thanks to a late comeback, to even the West conference finals 1-1.
Dirk Nowitzki was the best player of the night, but Dallas seemed to need [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 20th 2011 | no comments
New York scored all their points in a row and managed to take a five-point lead only in the first inning. Yankees thwarted Orioles 13-2 yesterday at the Oriole Park at Camden Yards stadium, to pick their third straight win.
The first term found Granderson [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | May 20th 2011 | no comments
A group of researchers has recently stated that the extinction rates are not as harsh as many people in the world believe.
They agree that many types of animals are plants are disappearing but not at the rates portrayed in the media. The researchers stated that they know why these rates are overblown, and they have also stated that they have a new method of accurately predicting these [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | May 20th 2011 | one comment
You might be aware of the Arnold Schwarzenegger sexual scandal which appeared in the media days ago.
Nothing new, you might say: just another politician who cheated on his wife, and who has a child with another woman. It makes you wonder why these men, powerful men who have a wife for a very long time, cheat. However, the psychologists are not surprised by these decisions. According [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | May 20th 2011 | no comments
A team of neuroscientists managed to treat anxiety in a group of laboratory mice with the flip of a switch.
This game them hope that in the future, people will no longer have to take pills or psychotherapy in order to take care of their anxiety problems. Dr. Karl Deisseroth, a psychiatrist and researcher at Stanford, the leader of the study, resorted to a new field in the domain of [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | May 20th 2011 | no comments
Martin Seligman, the founder of the positive psychology movement, believes that happiness is overrated.
He was the president of the American Psychological Association in the late 1990s, period during which he has often criticized his colleagues for mainly focusing on mental illness and other similar problems. He often advised them to study the positive things in life, and in 2002, he [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | May 20th 2011 | no comments
The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. It is one of China’s pride an joy, a true testimony that they are willing to risk when it comes to technology.
However, they have recently admitted that the Three Gorges Dam has certain problems, both geological and environmental ones. The statement was made on Thursday, right when the technicians were preparing to [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | May 20th 2011 | no comments
Arizona is one of the best areas from the United States of America, when it comes to astronomy opportunities.
There are lots of observatories in the area, as thanks to the dry weather, the dark skies and of the minimal cloud covers, the stars can be seen with ease. However, the state governments are concerned about some of the factors which affect their job. They have their economical [...]
Posted in: Health by Roxana Ostafe | May 20th 2011 | 2 comments
Smoking kills! But I guess that everyone knows that by now. Although smoking has been tied with all sorts of diseases, it was not much known about how it can affect the eyes. Learn that if you smoke a lot, you can lose your sight.
80 years ago there was a book written on the subject, called “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” written by Kern and Harbach. But they did not know back then [...]
Posted in: Health by Roxana Ostafe | May 20th 2011 | one comment
How much time does your teenage child spend on the Internet? If you feel that he or she is spending too much time surfing the web, than you have a problem.
According to a new study, 1 in 25 teenagers are addicted to Internet. The study was based on students at 10 high schools in Connecticut and it revealed that there are many teenagers who have “problematic Internet use.” [...]
Posted in: Health by Roxana Ostafe | May 20th 2011 | no comments
Everyone wants to have a good and long-lasting relationship. But do we really know how to do things in order for that to happen?
Given that everything is being studying right now, it would have been awkward not to study relationships, the bonds between people. There are many studies on the issue and most of them revolved around the most important things in a relationship: love, [...]
Posted in: Health by Roxana Ostafe | May 20th 2011 | no comments
It is widely known that the human brain can do amazing things and that it is the most complex part in the human body. According to a new study, it can also connect the dots when it comes to remembering things.
Take for instance the image of a beach. If it is colored, our brain is fully aware that that particular image represents a beach. However, what happens if there are only lines [...]
Posted in: Entertainment, Lifestyle by Paula Timaru | May 19th 2011 | no comments
We know that games have a lot to do with our personal lives and we try to mix them so we can get two things at the same time.
If we try to do only one of them, we might find it impossible to get what we want. It’s true that we have responsibilities that need our full [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 19th 2011 | no comments
Top seed Marion Bartoli has flown into the Strasbourg semi finals after destroying Lucie Hradecka 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to set her second meeting of the year with Anabel Medina.
Bartoli beat the world number 49 in their first meeting, managing to grab two [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 19th 2011 | no comments
The main favorite Caroline Wozniacki has advanced into the Belgian semi finals after Yanina Wickmayer left the court in a cry due to a back injury.
The Belgian pulled over early in the first set at 0-2 down, and left the court while wiping her tears. [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | May 19th 2011 | no comments
Top seed David Ferrer has packed from Nice after being stunned and edged by Alexandr Dolgopolov 4-6, 6-1, 5-7, to allow the Ukrainian grab his second win against a top ten seeder.
The 22-year-old Dolgopolov needed two hours to pass the world number seven, winner of [...]
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