Chewing Gum

The little girl was very surprised. Watch how the chewing gum can affect ………

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1978: First ‘test tube baby’ born

1978: First ‘test tube baby’ born
The birth of the world’s first “test tube baby” has been announced in Manchester.
Louise Brown was born shortly before midnight in Oldham and District General Hospital.
Weighing 5lb 12oz (2.61 kg) the baby was delivered by caesarean section because her mother, Lesley Brown, was suffering from toxaemia.
The consultant in charge of the case, Mr Patrick Steptoe, said: “All examinations showed that the baby is quite normal. The mother’s condition after delivery was also excellent.”

All examinations showed the baby is quite normal

Mr Patrick Steptoe, consultant gynaecologist

Mrs Brown, 29, has blocked fallopian tubes so she and her husband, 39, have been undergoing in vitro fertility treatment.

Last November Mrs Brown had an embryo - of her egg and her husband’s sperm - implanted in her womb after it had been fertilized in a laboratory.

The technique is being pioneered by consultant gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and Cambridge research physiologist Robert Edwards.

“This work may be developed in other respects. It may include the reversal of sterilization,” Dr Edwards told a press conference at Prestwich Hospital, Manchester.

More than 5,000 couples have applied for the new fertility treatment already and there are 20,000 women in the UK with blockages similar to that experienced by Lesley Brown.

None of the main religions have an official policy on artificial insemination, but the Roman Catholic Church has raised the strongest objection.

The Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Cardinal Gordon Gray said: “I have grave misgivings about the possible implications and consequences for the future.”

Louise Brown’s financial future has been assured by the sale of newspaper rights for her story worth about £300,000.

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1960: France explodes third atomic bomb

1960: France explodes third atomic bomb
France has completed a third nuclear test in the Sahara desert in Africa.
It brings the nation a step closer to its aim of developing a compact nuclear device to arm missiles.
The explosion took place this morning at Reggan in south-western Algeria, according to a communique from the French Armed Forces Ministry.

France’s first two atomic bombs were also exploded there earlier this year - in February and April .

The communique stated the “nuclear explosion of limited power” had been successful and that care had been taken to prevent radioactive fall-out from affecting people living in the remote part of the desert, and those in neighbouring African countries.

Japan protests

The test provoked swift condemnation from Japan, which has also protested in the past against tests carried out by the United States, Britain and the USSR. All three nations agreed two years ago to cease test explosions but France would not be bound by such an agreement.

Today, Moscow joined Japan in condemning the test saying it was a serious blow to any hope of disarmament and against the wishes of the United Nations. Moscow Radio described the act as “a monstrous challenge to world public opinion”.

Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and Ghana have also expressed outrage at France’s action and its timing - on the eve of the African summit in Casablanca.

In Cairo, the deputy secretary general of the Arab League, El Dardiri Ismail, called for all Arab nations to break off political and economic links with France.

Today’s bomb contained plutonium and had an explosive force equal to 10,000 to 14,000 tons of TNT - half as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb.

It was exploded at the top of a steel tower. Military equipment, dummies and caged rats and mice were positioned in the area of the blast were monitored during and after the explosion.

The rodents have been flown to Paris for examination.

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Heart is shown outside of his body

In this photo released by the Holtz Children’s Hospital University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, baby Naseem Hasnis heart is shown outside of his body. Hasni was born with his heart outside of his body Oct. 31, 2006, at Holtz Children’s University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center. The condition called ectopia cordis is very rare that occurs in about 5.5 to 7.9 per one million live births. (AP Photo/Holtz Children’s Hospital University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center)

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Crazy Frog

Watch this crazy frog!

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Dandruff

If your head feels really itchy and you find small yellowish flakes falling onto your shoulders, the chances are that you have dandruff. Some people can have dandruff in their eyebrows, but this is unusual. Wearing dark coloured clothes can be embarrassing, as the flakes show up particularly well on dark colours.
What is dandruff?
The skin of the scalp has many layers. Cells start growing in the dermis at the bottom, and eventually they form a layer of dead cells on the surface of the skin. Normally, these dead cells fall off in tiny flakes, which we don’t even notice. Washing or brushing your hair helps to get rid of the flakes.

These tiny flakes are not dandruff!!

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Death Circle Keyboard

Many ancient fighting disciplines have a version of, what’s lovingly called, The Circle of Death. It varies from martial art to martial art, but normally it involves a centering of energy or an arranging of personal fighting space. This is exactly the concept behind the Wolf King Warrior. A circle of all the important FPS keys surrounds your left hand in a unique configuration. Arranging your fighting space, and centering your FPS energy. The keys are made to be silent, adding a little verisimilitude to any stealth gaming operation. In addition to the 40 specialized keys for FPS gaming, handy volume controls and 12 function keys ensure everything needed for maximum in-game efficiency is at your fingertips.

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