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Science Daily reports that researchers are perfecting a method that allows severely handicapped people to use a computer or move a wheelchair simply by moving their tongue left or right.

They're so happy with the results of their tests that they actually believe it is possible for handicapped people to teach the device many commands based on where in the mouth they position their tongue, perhaps even to the extent of using a different command for each tooth that is touched.

Now I don't know about you but I think this is completely revolutionary and should be given the highest priority to make it happen. The way it works is that the tongue isn't controlled via the Spinal column, it has it's own direct connections to the brain so is very rarely damaged when spinal injury results in severe handicapping.

A small magnet is attached to the tongue, either by tape, a piercing, or even using surgery, and a small array of magnet sensors on the boom of a headset detects the position of the magnet and sends this to a small computer that converts it into a command. Isn't that awesome?

As the harsh heat of summer hits can I just say how grateful I am to have three Air Conditioners around the house. We've got one in the living room and one each in the two bedrooms and believe me they do make a big difference.

Ours are the split system air conditioners with the hot part outside so it's a little bit quieter inside. with temperatures over 30 degrees celsius in the shade you can understand why we love our air conditioner.

On Sunday I got up earlier than usual and mosied on down stairs and got this strange look from the man. It was the look of "oh you're up and oh you're going to disturb (read annoy) me".

As I am such a nice person, I sat on the couch with my coffee trying really hard not to annoy him. With the coffee drunk, and my brain and body now in sync I headed for the kitchen to make him surprise, pikelets.

The last time I made pikelets I had a little problem with the mixture, the pikelets kind of looked like rubber coasters. Two batches later they were still less than desirable so this morning I thought I would try out a recipe that I found online.

I liked the look of the recipe because it didn't call for a lot of ingredients, I had to use a minimal amount of sugar and a little butter to the pan.

With the ingredients whipped up and the pan ready to go I popped the first tablespoon in and perfecto, it looked like we were having nice thick pikelets for breakfast.

In between cooking the pikelets I was running back and forth organising the breakfast table. I got out all the conserves, lemon and sugar, honey, maple syrup and butter to turn them into heavenly delights.

With the table set, the coffee poured, and pikelets nice and hot we sat down to a long breakfast sipping coffee and enjoying the most amazing pikelets we have ever tasted.

This is recipe is fantastic and if you would like to make them yourself you can find it at taste.com.
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John Lennon said it best when he wrote his masterpiece song "Give Peace a Chance" but sadly people are still suffering the effects of war and dictatorships every day around the world.

I saw this on the news this morning about a 16yr old New York Teenager, Trevor Dougherty, who somehow managed to get nearly 6000 people together and create a giant human peace sign on the lawn of his local park.

The story is now doing the YouTube rounds and is turning viral which is really cool, the more people we can get believing peace is the way forward instead of the barrel of a gun the better. The only thing that concerns me is that many of the people most at risk from war are also the people who don't have Internet access so they may never see it.

Investing in real estate for profit isn't something most people can just decide to do and be instantly successful. The knowledge you need to acquire is detailed, extensive, and a simple mistake can be very costly. This doesn't mean you'll necessarily make a mistake but wouldn't it be great to know that you won't, and that you'll be guided to make the right decisions.

This is why Nouveau Riche University was founded to give investors a practical course that teaches everything there is to know about property investment by offering on campus or distance learning property investment education.

Nouveau Riche University speakers and mentors have all been in the same position as you when they started out, and they were all lucky enough to find knowledgeable people in their network who were able to give them the guidance they needed. Undertaking the NRU course let's you meet some of these inspirational people and find out first hand what it takes to have success.

As a graduate of Nouveau Riche University you not only have all of the books, CDs, and DVDs provided during the course, you also get to network with other graduates and learn from their successes. An example I enjoyed reading was Clifton from Nigeria who arrived in the US at the age of 17 and immediately set out to claim his place as a successful entrepreneur.

This morning when I woke up our power wasn't working. I checked the switch box and everything seemed to be OK, so then I went outside to see if the neighbors had power. Nobody was awake or out on their patios, but the pool wasn't working and the village seemed deathly quiet.

I was still able to use my laptop, well until the battery goes flat, and we have gas hot water, so I can still shower, but with no power I can't make a coffee, the Internet doesn't work, and I can't even see in the bathroom because it's at the back of the house and has no window.

How do you cope in situations like these? The power going off means we can't cook or boil water since we don't have any emergency cooking facilities, and the little tea light candles we have don't provide enough light to see by.

It might be time for us to invest in some emergency equipment. At the very least I think we need some kind gas cooking so I can boil enough water for a coffee. But it might also be a great idea to get one of those battery powered lights with the really efficient white LEDs in them.

I'm really getting quite excited about the various background images I think I'm going to create and it makes sense to give you guys a quick tutorial on how to use them.

Basically you only need to make a one line change to the stylesheet of your website, so I hope it won't be too difficult to do.

Your stylesheet will typically be called style.css or default.css although other names could be used. Also, if you're using blogspot you won't actually have a separate stylesheet just to confuse matters. Hopefully you'll be able to work with these background images without too much difficulty.

So, once you're looking at your website stylesheet, simply search for the body element. This will most likely be somewhere close to the top.

Next, add this line

background: transparent url(path-to-image/caramel-chevron.png) repeat;

You'll need to change the 'path-to-image' part to the url of the folder where your images are stored, and of course you'll need to change the name of the background image if you aren't the caramel chevron.

That's it, your website should now be showing your new background. Let me know if you have any problems or suggestions.