perspicacity pur-spuh-KAS-uh-tee (noun) – Clearness of understanding or insight; penetration, discernment. “Such a horse gives its rider discernment and perspicacity, if not clairvoyance. It will save you from being surprised by your enemies.” — Sudhin N. Ghose, ‘Folk Tales and Fairy Stories from India’ Perspicacity comes from Latin perspicax, perspicac-, “sharp-sighted,” from perspicere, “to look […]

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There are still a lot of internet or cyberspace words that are foreign to me. I always heard about them but I really don’t know what they mean. One of them is IP address or known as the Internet Protocol. According to Wikipedia, the dictionary in internet, IP means a network layer protocol in the […]

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MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (UPI) — A Dutch-led team of scientists has announced the discovery of the first dinosaur tracks to be found on the Arabian Peninsula. Led by Anne Schulp of the Maastricht Museum of Natural History in the Netherlands, the researchers found evidence of a large ornithopod dinosaur, as well as a herd of 11 […]

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PARIS (UPI) — The European Space Agency says it is ready to help the U.S. space agency monitor the Phoenix spacecraft’s descent and landing on Mars this weekend. The ESA said its Mars Express mission control team has completed major preparations for supporting the entry, descent and landing phases of the U.S. National Aeronautics and […]

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the ICE-InterCity Express train in Germany….a very fast train ….like an airplane????donno!!hehehe..have a great Wednesday to all!!! this photo was taken last June 2007 in Munich during our escapade to Austria. will try to post the WW logo tomorrow…don’t know what happened!!

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Health and Beauty Tip If your feet are hurting after a long day, try this: soak your feet in warm water mixed with bath salts for about ten minutes. Don’t just dry your feet off afterwards, though — wash them with soap and water, then apply some moisturizer.

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MILTON KEYNES, England (UPI) — British researchers say many improvements are needed in the care provided to people in the final stages of dementia. Open University Professor Jan Draper and Clinical Nurse Specialist Deborah Birch reached that conclusion after reviewing 29 published studies conducted in nine nations during the past 10 years. “We must act […]

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Acronyms and What They MeanPCMCIA People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms ISDN It Still Does Nothing SCSI System Can’t See It DOS Defunct Operating System BASIC Bill’s Attempt to Seize Industry Control IBM I Blame Microsoft DEC Do Expect Cuts CD-ROM Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months OS/2 Obsolete Soon, Too. WWW World Wide Wait […]

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I remember last Friday, my brother-in-law had experienced web conferencing with a future employer. He had a job interview so instead of driving long distance especially that it is getting very hot here in Las Vegas, he had a web conference with the company he applied for. We can experience now the high technology we […]

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HOUSTON (UPI) — The U.S. space agency says the International Space Station will soon have a new water system, allowing up to six people to live aboard the orbiting lab. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the new water recovery system is the second part of a comprehensive life support system for the station. […]

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