Charcoal Can Curb Cancer

Making art, by using charcoal, water colours, pencils, or other artistic utensils can significantly reduce a patients perception of pain and anxieties from cancer.

It seems that it is essential that the person making the art actually uses it to express themselves, meaning that simply sketching isn’t enough. Before the program started the subjects were asked to rate their pain using a scale, and afterwards they were asked to rate their pain.

Those involved in the study enjoyed how it allowed them to put their mind towards something positive, away from the negative feelings of pain.

Renewable Energy in 2005 and 2006

Sterling D. Allan from Pure Energy Systems has written a year-end review of renewable energy and he includes a projection of what to expect from 2006. It is a really neat read that includes stuff covered here and stuff that I planed to write about here but failed to do.

“Imagine a non-polluting power plant, the size of a local gas station, that would quietly and safely power 4,000 homes, for a few tenths of a penny per kilowatt-hour, compared to 3-6 cents/kw-h of coal or natural-gas-powered plants.”

Really crazy-advanced renewable technologies are on the horizon!