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POPSPurified urine to be astronauts' drinking water I thought there was a problem with purification processes not being able to eliminate hormones. On a lighter side, if they practised a certain form of yoga, they would not have to purify all of it, just keep their own for cortisone.
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POPSDying to get back to this incredible place I am in no way affiliated to Yelapa or Casa's de Isabel. I am very much in love with this space and it's people. Isabel, California native, has been a part of the Yelapa community for over 40 years. She is only one of the very few who have been privileged to visit with the indigenous Huichol Indians. This entire area is also known for the many celebrities that also have been entranced by the overwhelming beauty and serenity. For movie buffs check out remember "Night of the Iguana" with Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr? It was filmed not far from here: http://www.virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/aboutpuertovallarta/picture-perfect-the-histo.shtml. Casa Isabel is located on "The Point," is quiet, and just a ten minute walk from the markets and restaurants in the village. The entire property overlooks a seasonal stream, with two waterfalls running through the canyon.
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POPSNot Hobbits after all “Some of the traditional stories of the local people may be an ancient memory of an otherwise forgotten time, when cretins were a common part of the human population on Flores”
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POPSIs the hobbit just a dwarf cretin ? It did live on an island Flores in Indonesia, and seaweed and seawater are high in Iodine, but giant rats, dwarf elephants,and Komodo Dragons also lived on the island. They may have eaten all of the seafood before the hobbits got any. Maybe we'll never know. Evolution does have millions of curious threads. I'm sure many people forget that while we have made it so far, Evolution hasn't stopped, and technology may give it some more curious twists which are directly related to us. If two machines get together and produce viable offspring, will that be a new species? Our definition of 'life' is in need of an overhaul. (Perhaps a bit beside the point, but it will be another one of our 'relatives') I was just reminded of something Mark Twain once said that applies to a point. "It's not change I'm against, it's change for change's sake" Let's hope we improve.
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POPSAAT · shoreline adaptations in the genus Homo
Human ancestors lived in warm & water-rich milieus. * Aquatic Ape Theory of human evolution (original term E.Morgan 1982) * Aquarboreal Apes Theory of Mio-Pliocene apes (aqua=water, arbor=tree) * Amphibious Ancestors Theory of Plio-Pleistocene Homo (AAT strict sense) AAT s.s. is based on comparisons of the behavior-anatomy-physiology-DNA of living humans with chimps & other animals. Waterside collection of coconuts, fruits, bird eggs, turtles, shell-, crayfish, waterplants... explains unique Homo traits (not in apes & australopiths) better than plains- or forest-dwelling: brain size, diving skills, breath control, vocality, small mouth & chewing muscles, tongue bone descent, longer airway, projecting nose, poor sense of smell, handiness, tool use, late puberty, long legs, aligned body, poor climbing, plantigrady, midfoot lengthening & toe shortening, fur loss, fatness, profuse sweating, high needs of water, sodium, iodine & poly-unsat.fatty acids... Homo & Pan split ~6-4 Ma.
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POPSAre You Prepared? Nuclear Attack Guide
Multiple big boxes of dried milk (Could include/use some inside shelter, too.) Multiple big boxes of pancake and biscuit mix & syrup Largest bags of rice Largest bags of beans Largest bags of flour Largest bags of potatoes Largest bags quick oats and other grains Largest bags of macaroni Large bag of sugar Large jar of honey Large 2 gallons or more of cooking oil Baking powder & baking soda & spice assortment pack Bottled water (especially if home supplies not secured yet) Paper or plastic plates/bowls/cups/utensils Quality manual can opener, 2 if you don't already have one at home Kitchen matches and disposable lighters New garbage cans and lots of liner bags (water storage & waste storage) 5 gallon bucket and smaller garbage bags sized for it (toilet) Toilet seat for the bucket (or use one from inside the house) Toilet paper and, if needed, sanitary napkins, diapers Baby wipes (saves water for personal hygiene use) Flashlights (ideally LED) and more than one po
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