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As soon as I was born, I was already destined to die earlier than half the babies in my maternity ward – a curse that I can do little to avoid. The reason? My sex. Simply due to the fact that I am male, I can be expected to die around three years earlier than a woman born on the same day. What is it about being a man that means I am likely to die younger than the women around me? And is it possible for me to break the curse of my gender? Although this puzzling divide has been known for decades, it is only recently that we have started coming close to some answers. One early idea was that men work themselves into an early grave. Whether working in a mine or ploughing the land, they put extra stress on their bodies and amassed injuries that caught up with them later in life. Yet if that were the case, you might expect the gap to be closing, as both men and women converge on the same, sedentary jobs. The survival advantage of women is seen in every country, in every year, for which reliable records exist In fact, the difference in lifespan has remained stable even throughout monumental shifts in society. Consider Sweden, which offers the most reliable historic records. In 1800, life expectancy at birth was 33 years for women and 31 years for men; today it is 83.5 years and 79.5 years, respectively. In both cases, women live about 5% longer than men. As one recent article put it: “This remarkably consistent survival advantage of women compared with men in early life, in late life, and in total life is seen in every country in every year for which reliable birth and death records exist. There may be no more robust pattern in human biology.” Nor has it been easy to prove that men are more abusive of their bodies. Factors such as smoking, drinking, and overeating may partly explain why size of the gender gap varies so widely between countries. Russian men are likely to die 13 years earlier Russian women, for instance, partly because they drink and smoke more heavily. But the fact is that female chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons also consistently outlive the males of the group, and you do not see apes – male or female – with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths and beer glasses in their hands. Instead, it would seem like the answer lies in our evolution. “Of course, social and lifestyle factors do have a bearing, but there does appear to be something deeper engrained in our biology,” says Tom Kirkwood, who studies the biological basis for ageing at Newcastle University in the UK. There are many potential mechanisms – starting with the bundles of DNA known as chromosomes within each cell. Chromosomes come in pairs, and whereas women have two X chromosomes, men have an X and a Y chromosome. A woman’s heart rate increases during the menstrual cycle, offering the same benefits as moderate exercise That difference may subtly alter the way that cells age. Having two X chromosomes, women keep double copies of every gene, meaning they have a spare if one is faulty. Men don’t have that back-up. The result is that more cells may begin to malfunction with time, putting men at greater risk of disease. Among the other alternatives is the “jogging female heart” hypothesis – the idea that a woman’s heart rate increases during the second half of the menstrual cycle, offering the same benefits as moderate exercise. The result is delayed risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Or it could also be a simple matter of size. Taller people have more cells in their bodies, meaning they are more likely to develop harmful mutations; bigger bodies also burn more energy, which could add to wear and tear within the tissues themselves. Since men tend to be taller than women, they should therefore face more long-term damage . Eunuchs were 130 times more likely to reach 100, compared to other men. Even the pampered kings did not come close But perhaps the true reason lies in the testosterone that drives most other male characteristics, from deeper voices and hairier chests to balding crowns. Evidence comes from an unexpected place: the Imperial Court of the Chosun Dynasty in Korea. Korean scientist Han-Nam Park recently analysed the detailed records of court life from the 19th Century, including information about 81 eunuchs whose testicles had been removed before puberty. His analyses revealed that the eunuchs lived for around 70 years – compared to an average of just 50 years among the other men in the court. Overall, they were 130 times more likely to celebrate their hundredth birthday than the average man living in Korea at the time. Even the kings – who were the most pampered people in the palace – did not come close. Although not all studies of other types of eunuch have shown such pronounced differences, overall it seems that people (and animals) without testicles do live longer. The exact reasons are elusive, but David Gem at University College London speculates that the damage may be done by the end of puberty . For speculative evidence, he points to the sad cases of mental health patients, institutionalised in the USA in the early 20th Century. A few were forcibly castrated as part of their “treatment”. Like the Korean eunuchs, they too lived for longer than the average inmate – but only if they had been sterilised before the age of 15. Testosterone might make our bodies stronger in the short-term, but the same changes also leave us open to heart disease, infections, and cancer later in life. “For example, testosterone might increase seminal fluid production but promote prostate cancer; or it might alter cardiovascular function in a way that improves performance early in life but leads to hypertension and atherosclerosis later,” says Gem. Not only do women escape the risks of testosterone – they may also benefit from their own “elixir of youth” that helps heal some of the ravages of time. The female sex home oestrogen is an “antioxidant”, meaning that it mops up poisonous chemicals that cause cells stress. In animal experiments, females lacking oestrogen tend not to live so long as those who have not been operated on – the exact opposite of the male eunuch’s fate. “If you remove a rodents’ ovaries, then the cells don’t repair against molecular damage quite as well,” says Kirkwood. Once the children are born, the men are more disposable Kirkwood and Gem both think of this as a kind of evolutionary pay-off that gave both men and women the best chances of passing on their genes. During mating, women would be more likely to go for alpha males, pumped up on testosterone. But once the children are born, the men are more disposable, says Kirkwood. “The welfare of offspring is intimately connected with welfare of the maternal body. The bottom line is that it matters more for the children that the mother’s body should be in good shape, rather than the father’s.” That’s cold comfort for men today. As it is, the scientists admit that we need to keep on looking for a definitive answer. “We really have to retain an open mind as to how much the difference can be explained by hormonal differences and other factors,” says Kirkwood. But the hope is that eventually, the knowledge may provide some hints to help us all live a little longer.

that is one little girl thats unfortunatly going to have verry big problems.

History
September 10th, 1945 finds a strapping (but tender) young rooster pecking through the dust of Fruita, Colorado. The unsuspecting bird had never looked so delicious as he did that, now famous, day. Clara Olsen was planning on featuring the plump chicken in the evening meal. Husband Lloyd Olsen was sent out, on a very routine mission, to prepare the designated fryer for the pan. Nothing about this task turned out to be routine. Lloyd knew his mother-in-law would be dining with them and would savor the neck. He positioned his ax precisely, estimating just the right tolerances, to leave a generous neck bone. "It was as important to suck-up to your mother-in-law in the 40's as it is today." A skillful blow was executed and the chicken staggered around like most freshly terminated poultry.
Then the determined bird shook off the traumatic event and never looked back. Mike (it is unclear when the famous rooster took on the name) returned to his job of being a chicken. He pecked for food and preened his feathers just like the rest of his barnyard buddies.
When Olsen found Mike the next morning, sleeping with his "head" under his wing, he decided that if Mike had that much will to live, he would figure out a way to feed and water him. With an eyedropper Mike was given grain and water. It was becoming obvious that Mike was special. A week into Mike's new life Olsen packed him up and took him 250 miles to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City . The skeptical scientists were eager to answer all the questions regarding Mike's amazing ability to survive with no head. It was determined that ax blade had missed the jugular vein and a clot had prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was in a jar, most of his brain stem and one ear was left on his body. Since most of a chicken's reflex actions are controlled by the brain stem Mike was able to remain quite healthy.
In the 18 MONTHS that Mike lived as "The Headless Wonder Chicken"he grew from a mere 2 1/2 lbs. to nearly 8 lbs. In an interview, Olsen said Mike was a "robust chicken - a fine specimen of a chicken except for not having a head." Miracle Mike took on a manager, and with the Olsens in tow, set out on a national tour. Curious sideshow patrons in New York , Atlantic City , Los Angeles , and San Diego lined up to pay 25 cents to see Mike. The "Wonder Chicken" was valued at $10,000 and insured for the same. His fame and fortune would earn him recognition in Life and Time Magazines. It goes without saying there was a Guinness World Record in all this. While returning from one of these road trips the Olsens stopped at a motel in the Arizona desert. In the middle of the night Mike began to choke. Unable to find the eyedropper used to clear Mike's open esophagus Miracle Mike passed on.
Now, Mike's spirit is celebrated every year at the Mike the Headless Chicken Festival the third weekend in May.

http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/history

Harold Ekeh scored the home run of college admissions.
He was accepted by every Ivy League school this year as well as MIT and Johns Hopkins.
The 17-year-old from Long Island, New York starts at Yale University at the end of August with plans to major in molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
These days he's chatting on Facebook with his college roommate, sleeping in and walking around the house in his new hiking boots for a Yale camping trip.
Ekeh also answers lots of queries from people around the country that go something like this:
How did you do it? Can you help me? Can you help my nephew?
So Ekeh published an e-book entitled "Hacking College Admissions" with Victor Agbafe, a teen from North Carolina who also got into all the Ivies. Agbafe will be a freshman at Harvard this fall.
"People ask me all the time: 'how did you do it?' I wanted to be able to provide a more substantial answer," Ekeh told CNNMoney.
They partnered with the Frog Tutoring company. For every book sold, they are donating one to an underprivileged student.
The biggest tip: Start early. Literally. Both men would begin their days by 5 a.m. during their senior year in order to get more work done.
"I have a 'do it now' mindset," says Ekeh.
He is mentoring other students from his public high school and the biggest mistake he sees is that people procrastinate -- whether it's delaying studying for a test or waiting too long to start writing their college essays.
The two Ivy Leaguers also stress that you have to start getting serious in middle school. Take more and more advanced courses as early as possible. And start applying for scholarships in your junior year -- or even earlier.
Want more tips? Here are the top 5 from what Ekeh shared with CNNMoney along with those from the book.
1. If you haven't started your college essay already, you're behind.
Ekeh's largest regret in his own process was that he didn't really get going on his essays until October. He wished he had started in August. Even just jotting down notes can make it easier. A lot of times it's just about getting that great first line that really makes the essay flow. Ekeh started his essay by describing the moment his mother told the family that they were moving from Nigeria to America. He was 8 at the time.
2. Prepare not to sleep a lot your senior year.
Ekeh and Agbafe describe days that would start by 5 a.m. and end around midnight. Between school, clubs, homework, athletics and family dinner, there isn't much time for college applications. That's why you have to start earlier. Ekeh says stop hitting the snooze button. The key is getting up right away and walking around the house -- or even outside -- for a few minutes to get the blood flowing.
3. Don't just Google colleges. Visit them.
A lot of schools ask applicants: Why Yale? Why Harvard? Why us? It's a lot easier to answer that if you've been to the college campus. Ekeh wishes he had realized sooner that many universities will give low-income students aid to visit their campuses. They know it's a financial burden to get there. But if you email a school and say you are really interested, they often do what they can to make it happen. Take the initiative. It helps you decide -- and makes your application stronger.
4. Do at least 1 extracurricular that isn't obvious.
Ekeh wants to be a neurosurgeon. Most of his after-school activities focused on science and research, but one of his most life-changing experiences in high school was joining Model United Nations. He learned to become a better researcher and public speaker, and he participated at a Model UN conference at Yale University, which led him to apply there and connect with current Yale students who became his mentors. While being focused in high school is good, taking some risks in your activities often makes you stand out.
5. Seek help. Many college students are willing to mentor you.
There are over 65 million Americans now with a college degree (about 30% of U.S. adults). While the college application process can seem daunting, many people have done it before. Find them. Connect with them. Ask for help. Ekeh reached out to current Yale students and former alumni of his high school who had been accepted to top schools. He asked them to read his essays and give him feedback. Now he is trying to help others. Many colleges also have Facebook pages for applicants where current students offer to help, even if you don't know them.


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By David Robson
19 June 2015

Sweaty palms, a racing pulse, that choking
feeling in the back of my throat: nothing sends
fear into my heart like the need to perform
maths in public. Even the simple task of
splitting a restaurant bill brings me out in a cold
sweat. No matter how hard I concentrate, the
numbers somehow slide from my mental grasp,
and I’m left with a looming shadow in place of
the answer.
Even looking at a shop receipt can send
some people into a panic
You know those dreams where you suddenly
realise that you’ve forgotten all your clothes?
That’s what it feels like. My dirty little secret is
all the more embarrassing, considering that I
have a university degree … in mathematics. Yet
somehow, advanced calculus in the privacy of
my own room was a breeze compared to simple
arithmetic under the gaze of others – or even
remembering my building’s security code.
So I was relieved to discover that I am not
alone in my “maths anxiety”, a surprisingly well-
studied psychological condition. It’s exactly
what it sounds like – a fear of numbers. Luckily
for me, my fear was largely limited to on-the-
spot mental arithmetic; once maths became
less about numbers, and more about letters, I
was fine. But for many it casts a serious
shadow over their school days, meaning that
psychologists are now devoting themselves to
the causes and consequences of this strange
numerical “phobia”.

A maths test activates the brain’s “pain
matrix” – the regions that light up when
you injure yourself
To begin with, psychologists could only measure
math anxiety with questionnaires asking
participants to rate their feelings as they
approached different kinds of maths-related
tasks – from opening a maths textbook to
entering an important exam. Although it has
been mostly studied in young children, it seems
that it can affect university students and adults
too; even looking at a shop receipt can send
some people into a panic. More recently,
however, they have been able to study
physiological responses too. They have found
that although maths presents no real danger, it
has a very real, physical response, including the
release of stress hormones like cortisol , which
are characteristic of the fight or flight response.
One study even found that anticipating a maths
test activates the brain’s “pain matrix” – the
regions that might light up if you had injured
yourself.

It’s not clear why maths arouses so much fear
compared to geography. But the fact that
there’s a right or wrong answer – there’s no
room for bluffing – might make you more
worried about underperforming. Even so, like
many fears, it’s often unfounded – and may in
fact damage your chances of performing well. In
2012, for instance, brain scans of children in
America aged seven-to-nine found that those
who feel particularly anxious about maths not
only show greater activity in the tonsil-shaped
amygdalae regions, which normally deal with
threat; the fear also dampened firing in the
prefrontal cortex (behind the eyes) – a region
that deal with abstract processing. This is
thought to reduce short-term “working
memory”, meaning the children found it harder
to concentrate and think about the sums at
hand. One interpretation is that the anxiety itself
is choking their ability to perform the sums.
That seed of fear may come from many sources
– but one thought is that teachers may be
spreading their own anxieties to the next
generation. Children can sense if an adult feels
nervous and begin to think they should be on
the lookout for danger too – along these lines,
teachers who feel nervous about their own
mathematical abilities do tend to have more
anxious pupils. Cultural expectations may also
be to blame – girls may be more likely to catch
maths anxiety (particularly from female
teachers), perhaps because of stereotypes that
girls are naturally not very good at maths. Your
genes, meanwhile, might predispose you to
anxiety more generally – making you more likely
to respond aversely to maths as well as any
other kinds of “threat”.

Whatever its origins, once the seed of the fear
takes root, it may grow by itself : the more
anxious you feel, the worse you perform, the
more you shy away from maths and the more
you worry when you face it again. And the
psychologists suggest it may have serious
consequences. People with maths anxiety were
less likely to understand statistics about the
apparent risks of genetically modified food, for
instance; by the same token, it’s easy to see
how it could lead to a serious misunderstanding
of real dangers like smoking or over-eating.
Psychologists often treat anxieties with aversion
therapy – in which you face your fears to try to
learn to cope with the anxiety. Unfortunately,
continued maths classes don’t seem to numb
the dread. But there may be other solutions.
So-called ‘expressive writing’ may be one
simple measure – many studies find that
articulating your fears can loosen their hold on
you. One class asked to write about their fears
before an exam improved their average grades
from around a B- to a B+. Others are looking at
subtle ways of reframing the fear – encouraging
children to see a test as a challenge, not a
threat, for instance, and explaining that their
fear doesn’t not necessarily reflect a natural
bad ability.

Could reframing my fears offset the panic the
next time I am asked to split a restaurant bill?
I’ll certainly give it a go. If not, there’s always
my usual crutch – my smartphone calculator.

www.bbc.com/future/story/20150619-do-you-have-maths-anxiety

Skako:
R I P to the brave gallants not cowards as naija soldiers


vote for good governance not for goodluck

buhari for good nation

See this fool who sits in the comfort of his home and calls naija solders coward, if u think u r brave y don't u enlist to serve ur fada land, I sure say na camp ur own go end.
Despite their limitations, despite their failures we should support our troops.
Remember our troops fight b/h with limited weapons, our troops have not been given all they need by those who send them into battle.
I'm not in d army non of my family is in d army bt d list I can do is show that I appreciate what they do,
Just think of how many solders that would fall today,
Those that would fall dis 9it so u coward could sleep without. Wories

How many percent of that oil would be refined in nigeria.
<3

Kolade354:
If a girl should try that with me ..........she will suffer dearly cos i will deal with her mercilessly.

I swear!

SCAM!!!! I sure say na igbo gurl(I still like my igbo gurls though), feeling d guys shame and disappointment, if na me both school fees both bride price I go collect every thin (wit intrest if possible) because there was an agreement (been engaged and getting married is like entering into a contract) and she screwed up I pity for d graduate she gets maried to

I don't know much about computer data base storage but I don't also need to b a member of d lizard squard or d guardians of peace to know dat what marylin ogar said is bu//$}{|+.

Continue passing through one day u go enter were u no go fit commot.

I don see the point of this information by CAN, I don't see the good in this information this kind of news brews negative feelings among Christians and muslims as opposed to the other news of people with different views and beliefs somehow finding a way around their differences. CAN is obviously 6ft deep in the s**t called politics

So sad, bt from what I see they would have survived if they had on crash helmets.