Antibiotic Protects Men from Attractive Women
http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/04/antibiotic-protects-men-from-attractive-women.html
Posted by Alex Berezow at Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:29:34
Of course, women know this, and some use it to their advantage. (Companies also know this, and they use it to their advantage, too: During my years in graduate school, many of the biotech sales reps were unusually attractive women.) Men feel more trusting toward women who cause them to be sexually aroused, even if there is no good justification for it — just like when Indiana Jones totally fell for that sexy Nazi chick in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Is there a way for men to avoid these devilish “honey traps”? (It’s unknown if the “honey trap” is named after CNBC’s anchor formerly known as the “Money Honey.”)
Yes. They can take an antibiotic.
Minocycline is typically used to treat acne, but it can also reduce symptoms associated with mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and depression, and it can improve decision-making. This latter effect was analyzed further in a study described in Scientific Reports.
Japanese researchers recruited about 100 men to play a trust game using photographs of women. In the game, each man was given 1300 Yen (approx. $13) and asked to rate the attractiveness of each woman as well as how much money they would give them in the trust game. The men were told that the amount of money given would be tripled, and the woman could then choose how to split the money between herself and the man. Unbeknownst to the men, every woman had already chosen in advance to take all of the money, completely stiffing the man. In other words, every woman was a potential “honey trap.”
Prior to the experiment, the men were given either placebo or minocycline. The men who took minocycline were immune to the seductive allure of the honey traps. (See graph.)
As shown, men who were taking placebo offered about 50% of their money in the trust game to women of “low attractiveness,” while they gave 65% of their money to women of “high attractiveness.” Men receiving a regimen of minocycline gave about 50% to both groups of women.
Let this be a lesson for all male businessmen: When engaged in negotiations with an attractive female, be sure to have a doctor’s prescription handy.
Source: Motoki Watabe, Takahiro A. Kato, Sho Tsuboi, Katsuhiko Ishikawa, Kazuhide Hashiya, Akira Monji, Hideo Utsumi & Shigenobu Kanba. “Minocycline, a microglial inhibitor, reduces ‘honey trap’ risk in human economic exchange.” Scientific Reports 3, Article #: 1685. 18-Apr-2013. doi:10.1038/srep01685
Exp God, July 23 – Salvation is not an event; it is a process…
…Salvation is God’s gift, for there is nothing we can do to save ourselves… Yet with salvation comes the responsibility to work out our salvation…
[8] God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. [9] Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. ( Ep 2:8-9 NLTse)
CARBON DIOXIDE SOURCE
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/?p=14634
… Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. He has published 130 scientific papers, six books and edited the Encyclopedia of Geology.
Born 12 February 1946 (age 67)
Residence Australia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia>
Nationality Australian
Fields:
Earth Science , Geology , Mining Engineering
Institutions:
University of New England ,University of Newcastle ,University of Melbourne ,University of Adelaide
Alma mater University of New South Wales ,Macquarie University
Thesis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis>The pipe deposits of tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth in eastern Australia <http://www.worldcat.org/title/pipe-deposits-of-tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth-in-eastern-australia/oclc/221677073> (1976)
Notable awards
Eureka Prize (1995, 2002),Centenary Medal (2003), Clarke Medal (2004)
Where Does the Carbon Dioxide Really Come From?
Professor Ian Plimer could not have said it better!
If you’ve read his book you will agree, this is a good summary.
PLIMER: “Okay, here’s the bombshell. The volcanic eruption in Iceland . Since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet – all of you.
Of course, you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to suppress – it’s that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to live and grow and to synthesize into oxygen for us humans and all animal life. …
…The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth’s atmosphere in just four days – yes, FOUR DAYS – by that volcano in Iceland has totally erased every single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon. And there are around 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out this crud at any one time – EVERY DAY.
I don’t really want to rain on your parade too much, but I should mention that when the volcano Mt Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, it spewed out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the entire human race had emitted in all its years on earth.
… Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping carbon tax on you, on the basis of the bogus ‘human-caused’ climate-change scenario.
Hey, isn’t it interesting how they don’t mention ‘Global Warming’
Anymore, but just ‘Climate Change’ – you know why?
It’s because the planet has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past century and these global warming bull artists got caught with their pants down.
And, just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading Scheme – that whopping new tax – imposed on you that will achieve absolutely nothing except make you poorer.
It won’t stop any volcanoes from erupting, that’s for sure.
But, hey, relax……give the world a hug and have a nice day!” …
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Jerry
Climate SHOCKER: Rising CO2 is turning the world’s deserts GREEN:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/11/co2_greens_the_deserts/
The Register put in the caps.
Ed
Nature on climate models
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/07/11/quote-of-the-week-nature-on-the-failure-of-climate-models/
Jim …
Excuse me… Did you just say Gun?
http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/2013/06/05/excuse-me-did-you-just-say-gun/
By Bobby Eberle June 5, 2013 12:53 pm
As reported by WMAL in Maryland, “the father of a middle schooler in Calvert County, Md. says his 11-year-old son was suspended for 10 days for merely talking about guns on the bus ride home.”
Bruce Henkelman of Huntingtown says his son, a sixth grader at Northern Middle School in Owings, was talking with friends about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre when the bus driver hauled him back to school to be questioned by the principal, Darrel Prioleau.
“The principal told me that with what happened at Sandy Hook if you say the word ‘gun’ in my school you are going to get suspended for 10 days,” Henkelman said in an interview with WMAL.com.
So what did the boy say? According to his father, he neither threatened nor bullied anyone.
“He said, I wish I had a gun to protect everyone. He wanted to defeat the bad guys. That’s the context of what he said,” Henkelman said. “He wanted to be the hero.”
Fox News’ Todd Starnes reports that the deputy sheriff of the county was also called in and said “he would need to search their home.”
“I said, by what authority and he said that he had to make sure the house is clear of guns,” he said.
The deputy arrived at their home 15 minutes later armed with a four-page questionnaire.
“I was uncomfortable answering the questions,” he said. “But I was told if I don’t fill this form out – he would not be allowed back in school.”
The questions covered topics ranging from mental health to how many guns and weapons the family owned.“They were very intrusive questions,” he said.
Following the questionnaire, the deputy started to search the home, until the boy’s father finally had enough and asked the deputy to leave.
What is going on in this country? Not only is the word “gun” NOT a “bad” word, but it was also used in a context of bravery and heroism. The boy simply wanted to fight the bad guys. What’s wrong with that? This school and its policies need a SERIOUS summer break.
Exp God, July 15
Welcome to the fifth dimension, where data is stored on crystals
http://www.dvice.com/2013-7-9/welcome-fifth-dimension-where-data-stored-crystals
It sounds like a bunch of sci-fi hullabaloo, but data storage has just crossed into the fifth dimension. That’s right: the dimension sometimes referred to by physicists as the fabric of spacetime can now be harnessed to store you cat videos. And they’ve done it with frikkin’ lasers and quartz.
Basically, science just created Superman’s data crystals and they’re gonna last forever.
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Bare minimum, these things will hold up for a million years.
… a single crystal disc can store up to 360 terabytes of data. That’s a lot of cat videos.
Automatic NERF Sentry Gun
… A proper sentry gun, like one you’d see in a video game or movie, which can automatically track you then start shooting until you die (of amazement).
It was built by Instructables user BrittLiv, and comprises a NERF Vulcan gun, a stand, a motor and a laptop. Using recognition software, the laptop’s camera can track someone walking in front of it, the gun moving to follow the person’s movements.
While it can be fired manually, … it can also be programmed to shoot automatically at targets (and even programmed to not fire at certain people).
In summary, this is an autonomous motion-detecting, belt-fed NERF machine gun.
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Nerf Vulcan Sentry Gun [Instructables, via technabob]
Exp God, July 5 – Choose to Rejoice
Choose to Rejoice
But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Ac 16:25
Your joy as a Christian should not depend on your circumstances. Joy comes from God, and therefore it cannot be affected by what is outside of you. Don’t be fooled into letting the actions of others determine your joy.
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God has completely forgiven you of every sin, and even now, He has a home prepared in heaven where you can spend eternity with Him ( Jn 14:3). The circumstances of your life cannot change these truths!
Paul and Silas faced some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable. They were falsely accused, arrested, and imprisoned. They were beaten and shackled in the darkest, coldest section of the prison. But they refused to allow their horrific situation to dampen their joy! They did not blame God for allowing these things to happen to them. Instead, they praised Him for His goodness!
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Agriculture Department tells magician to write disaster plan for his rabbit
From Pournelle: http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/?p=14471
By Jessica Chasmar – The Washington Times – Monday, July 1, 2013
Magician Marty Hahne didn’t think things could get any more harebrained after the U.S Department of Agriculture harassed him for using an unlicensed rabbit in his magic shows two years ago.
Now, the agency is demanding he draw up a disaster plan for his furry friend.
The Ozark, Mo.-based magician contacted blogger Bob McCarty via email to explain his plight.
“You won’t believe what the USDA has come up with now,” Mr. Hahne wrote late Friday afternoon. “If this wasn’t so stupid, it would be funny!”
“My USDA rabbit license requirement has taken another ridiculous twist,” he continued. “I just received an 8 page letter from the USDA, telling me that by July 29 I need to have in place a written disaster plan, detailing all the steps I would take to help get my rabbit through a disaster, such as a tornado, fire, flood, etc. They not only want to know how I will protect my rabbit during a disaster, but also what I will do after the disaster, to make sure my rabbit gets cared for properly. I am not kidding–before the end of July I need to have this written rabbit disaster plan in place, or I am breaking the law.”
Mr. Hahne also detailed the guidelines the USDA reportedly gave him:
• The new regulation became effective Jan. 30, 2012.
• The written plan must be completed by July 29, 2013.
• Mr. Hahne and his wife, Brenda, must be trained to implement the plan as written.
• The written plan must be available for review by USDA inspectors by Sept. 28, 2013.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/1/agriculture-department-tells-magician-write-disast/
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At least the rabbits will be safe from disaster.
One proposed disaster plan: a tag around the rabbit’s neck. “IN CASE OF DISASTER <KILL> <COOK> <EAT>”
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Exp God, July 2 – Integrity Upheld