Beer Cures Cancer. No, I'm Not Kidding

Seriously man. Why would I lie 'bout this? I'm just as exited as you are. Ain't this awesome? Well Nirash, i get it that there'll be no more lectures on drinking too much beer anymore?

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A compound found only in hops and the main product they are used in - beer - has rapidly gained interest as a micronutrient that might help prevent many types of cancer. Researchers at Oregon State University first discovered the cancer-related properties of this flavonoid compound called xanthohumol about 10 years ago.

Xanthohumol appears to have several mechanisms of action that relate to its cancer preventive properties, scientists say. It, and other related flavonoid compounds found in hops, inhibit a family of enzymes, commonly called cytochromes P450 that can activate the cancer process. It also induces activity in a "quinone reductase" process that helps the body detoxify carcinogens. And it inhibits tumor growth at an early stage.Xanthohumol also appears to have a role as a fairly powerful antioxidant - even more than vitamin E. And it has shown the ability to reduce the oxidation of LDL, or bad cholesterol. -- Oregon State University Press Release

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They Should Sense When To Stop

Is this finally the final one? Funny, a movie 'bout death, it sure hell finds a way to live on.

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3 Hour Long Kong

October 27, 2005 -- After seeing a version of the film, Universal executives agreed to release "King Kong" at a length of three hours. Universal chairwoman, Stacey Snider, said, she expected about two hours and 40 minutes, but expressed delight with the picture she's got: "This is a masterpiece. I can't wait to unveil it." The increased length, Ms. Snider said, means that the movie will cost $32 million more than planned (to $207 million), with the studio splitting the extra expense with Mr. Jackson.

An e-mail response however, Mr. Jackson said that he would be paying for those expenditures, which were mainly associated with extra digital-effects shots, and wrote: "Since Fran and I believed in the three-hour cut and wanted to take responsibility for the extra length, we offered to pay for these extra shots ourselves." A spokesman for Universal responded, "We are working together to cover overages." -- The New York Times

3 hours or 5 hours it may be, bring it on. I'm there. And I don't mind lending a helping hand myself. How does $50 bucks sound? Well that's the collective value of everything i own. And of course; i will need a cut from the profits.

How To Write A Paper In College

Check this link. Extremely helpfull if you're in college or even if you're done with college. This is what I practice when I actually complete my assignments, which accounts for roughly like 1/4 of the total papers assigned to me in my years in university. The other 3/4, well... Priya, care to explain?

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Burn 'Ya TVs By 2011

Only if you live in Japan.

Sep 29, 2005 -- Analog broadcasts are set to come to an end in 2011 in Japan, and Japan’s Association for the Promotion of Digital Broadcasting is wasting no time letting people across the country know. At participating stores, you’ll be seeing yellow or blue stickers on all devices with terrestrial analog or terrestrial digital tuners — yellow lets you know that when 2011 rolls around, you’ll either have to purchase an entirely new set or purchase an external tuner box. Blue means you’re good to go when digital broadcasts finally take over. Things seem to be moving along nicely for digital broadcasts in Japan; the association plans to have 50% coverage of households across country by as early as the end of this year. -- Mainichi Daily News, Japan

Useless news that nobody cares. I don't think even anybody in Japan would care. Japanese shows are fucking boring.

Navy Sued For Killer Sonar

SANTA MONICA, California -- Environmentalists sued the Navy on Wednesday, claiming that a widely used form of sonar for detecting enemy submarine disturbs and sometimes kills whales and dolphins. The sonar "is capable of flooding thousands of square miles of ocean with dangerous levels of noise pollution," according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles. The Navy settled a similar lawsuit two years ago by agreeing to limit the peacetime use of experimental low-frequency sonar. The environmentalists want the Navy to use harmless passive sonar -- listening for sounds made by marine mammals themselves -- to locate the animals before using mid-frequency sonar. The lawsuit blames the Navy for the January stranding and deaths of at least 37 whales on North Carolina's Outer Banks after a mid-frequency sonar exercise. -- Associated Press

Old fashion cold blooded kilings just doesn't cut it anymore.

Top Mag Covers Past 40 Years

The iconic image above featuring Annie Leibovitz's photograph of Yoko Ono and John Lennon has been ranked the top magazine cover of the last 40 years by The American Society of Magazine Editors; a panel of magazine editors, artists and designers.

New York, Oct. 17 -- On what would be the last day of his life, John Lennon posed for photographs with Yoko Ono in a session with photographer Annie Leibovitz. One of the pictures, a naked Lennon curled around and kissing a clothed Ono, became the cover for Rolling Stone magazine's tribute to him, published a month after his December 1980 death . -- Associated Press.

Other covers on the list include The New Yorker from September 24, 2001, silhouettes of the World Trade Center towers against a black background; the famous National Geographic's June 1985 cover of an Afghan refugee girl with haunted eyes; People magazine's cover from September 15, 1997 -- a black-and-white portrait of a smiling Princess Diana; and Life magazine's image of man on the moon from 1969. The Top 10 covers included titles:

1. Rolling Stone, Jan. 22, 1981, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
2. Vanity Fair, August 1991, Demi Moore.
3. Esquire, April 1968, Muhammad Ali.
4. The New Yorker, March 29, 1976, Saul Steinberg drawing of Manhattan.
5. Esquire, May 1969, Andy Warhol.
6. The New Yorker, Sept. 24, 2001, Illustration of World Trade Center.
7. National Lampoon, January 1973, "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog."
8. Esquire, October 1966, "Oh my god -- we hit a little girl."
9. Harper's Bazaar, September 1992, "Enter the Era of Elegance."
10. National Geographic, June 1985, Afghan refugee.

Take a look at the other covers to have an idea (check out title no#7). Awesome stuff.
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Dead Baby 4 Halloween

Dead Cool!! Step by step recipe to cook your very own baby. Especially awesome during halloween.
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Tipped Next Bond Girl

The Sun UK claims that Angelina Jolie is in talks to be the new Bond girl in the upcoming Casino Royale. Apparently producers are desperately in pursuit to sign her to play Vesper Lynd, a Russian double-a who seduces James Bond. At the Hollywood premiere of Alexander last year, she was quoted saying, "It's been a lifetime ambition of mine to play a 007 villain." If they do get her, pretty sure the Noble Peace Prize is fucking theirs.

My Chemical Romance DVD Early 2006

As promised, MCR will be releasing a CD/DVD package titled "Life On The Murder Scene" that will feature rare tracks, demos, videos and more. My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way said, "It's a documentary that captures the rise and occasional stumblings of this band. It's really crazy, we had forgotten about a lot of the stuff that happens in the film. Like backstage stuff and concert footage. Basically, it tells the story of one really crazy year in this band's life." It will also apparently features the secret to their overly succesfull body slimming program. This what the cover of the dvd will look like (if you noticed, they just replaced the illustrated people and blood on their album cover with REAL people and blood). Awesome stuff!!