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New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction : Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a vaccine that could help existing smoker’s quit for good and prevent those yet to try cigarettes from ever becoming addicted. The vaccine turns the recipient’s kidney into a factory continuously churning out antibodies that clear the bloodstream of nicotine before it has a chance to reach the brain and deliver it’s addictive rush. Unlike previously tested nicotine vaccines that only last a few weeks, the effects of a single dose of this new vaccine should last a lifetime... Continue Reading New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction Section: Health and Wellbeing Tags: Addiction , Cigarette , Cornell University , Smoking , Vaccines Related Articles: Researchers create vaccine against heroin high New ‘gene therapy’ vaccine approach gives hope in fight against cancer Spanish scientists trial promising HIV vaccine New flu vac...

Anger: Reflect Before You Respond : "A rebel shouts in anger; a wise man holds his temper in and cools it." (Proverbs 29:11 TLB) When you're angry, don't respond impulsively. Delay is a great tool in controlling anger. I'm not saying delay indefinitely or even beyond a day; the Bible says don't go to sleep when you're angry. I'm talking about delaying it for five minutes. When you start to get ticked off, take "time out" for a few minutes. Give yourself some time to reflect and think through the situation. If you don't stop and think, you are likely to do the wrong thing. You need to reflect before you respond. When we get angry, we need to make a habit of stepping back, waiting a few minutes, and then looking at the situation from God's point of view. Notice how the Bible says a wise man lets his anger cool down (Proverbs 29:11). So, "cool it" is a Biblical term! A modern translation might be: "The wise man waits an...

Conflict Resolution: Put the Other Person First : "Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:4-5 NIV) Conflict does not resolve itself. It must be dealt with intentionally. Conflict gets worse when you leave it alone. If you have something wrong with someone, or someone has a problem with you, take the initiative to work it out. When should you work it out? At once. Postponed conflict only gets worse. You need to do it as soon as possible, before it festers and turns into bitterness. You can't just look at your own viewpoint or situation; you have to look at the other person's viewpoint, too. This is very difficult, because it's not natural. It requires an intentional shift, where you change your focus from looking at your needs to looking at someone else's needs. It also takes God working in your life to do that. When we understand ...

The world's first underwater nightclub : Of all the places you might meet a significant other, underwater is probably the last place that springs to mind. Hence, I guess, the novelty of an underwater nightclub. Created as a viral campaign for TechnoMarine Underwater watches, the unique nightclub "launch" was filmed at a military training facility with navy divers and the set was built 14 feet (4 m) underwater. The breathing helmets are from the commercially-available Sea Trek system, so perhaps it's not all that implausible after all... Continue Reading The world's first underwater nightclub Section: On the Water Tags: Nightclubs , Scuba , Sea Trek , Technomarine , Underwater Related Articles: Versatile Underwater Camera Special solar cells produce electricity from underwater sunlight Scuba-Doo Underwater Motorcycle Liquid Image offers hands-free underwater image capture Olympus gets serious underwater Underwater swimming robot now wirelessly cont...

Czech engineers set to build six-prop Flying Bike : From the Jetsons to Back To The Future , hopping onto or into a personal flying vehicle has been on the engineering "To Do" list for a good many years. We've seen a number of noteworthy attempts at defying gravity and taking to the skies here at Gizmag (many of which are featured in this roundup from 2010) and now another possible addition to that growing collection has landed on our desk. Known simply as the Flying Bike (or FBike), this collaborative effort from a bunch of Czech companies and enthusiasts is still very much in the early stages of development, but the proposal is to fit a number of electrically-driven propellers to the custom frame of a two-wheeler that will allow the pilot to rise above the traffic for as long as the batteries hold out... Continue Reading Czech engineers set to build six-prop Flying Bike Section: Urban Transport Tags: Aircraft , Bicycles , Electric Bicycle , Engineering , Flyin...

Sometimes God Says 'Not Yet' : "You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For, 'In just a very little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.'" (Hebrews 10:36-37 NIV) If you're discouraged because of God's delay in answering your prayers, understand the delay is not a denial. Just because the answer hasn't come yet doesn't mean God isn't going to answer or that he's forgotten you or that he doesn't care about you. It simply means "not yet"! Part of becoming spiritually mature is learning the difference between "no" and "not yet," between a denial and a delay. The Bible tells us, "He who is coming will come and will not delay" (Hebrews 10:37 NIV). God's delay may be a test of your patience. Anybody can be patient once, and most people can be patient twice. A lot of us can even be patient three ti...

Bad Temper Is Contagious : "Don't hang out with angry people; don't keep company with hotheads. Bad temper is contagious-don't get infected." (Proverbs 22:24-25 MSG) Is anger contagious? Yes. Can you be infected by someone else's anger? Certainly. Ever been in a situation where someone else gets loud, and you do, too? What's happening? There's a transfer of energy. It's contagious. If you are serious about changing an imbedded, habitual lifestyle of inappropriate anger, then you need to start hanging out with other people who know how to manage their anger. That's one of the benefits of a church. That's why I believe in joining a church family and getting involved in a small group: You pick up positive values. The methods we use to express our anger are learned. Since they're learned, they can be unlearned. Parents, every time you blow up and lose your cool, you're modeling inappropriate anger to your kids. You're ...

Make God-Size Goals : "Abraham said, 'The Lord brought me from the land of my relatives to this land and he has solemnly promised me that he would give this land to my descendants.'" (Genesis 24:7a NCV) The Bible has more than 7,000 promises from God to you - promises of success, confidence, health, prosperity, strength, wisdom, and more. Why does God make these promises? Because he wants you to learn to trust him. When you set a goal, don't focus on the problems; focus on the promises. Find a promise in God's Word that will take you to your goal. This is what Abraham does when Eliezer, his servant, starts to worry about accomplishing the goal he is given. In today's verse, Abraham tells Eliezer about the promise he received from God: "He'll [God] send an angel before you so that you can find a wife there for my son" (Genesis 24:7b NCV). You don't need an angel, because dozens of times in Scripture God has said, "I...