7 Deadly Bacteria that Could Be in Your Soil

Soil is host to different kinds of bacteria. And while some are helpful because they help recycle natural elements and compounds, make the soil rich and fertile, and speed up decomposition, living alongside them are the pathogenic kinds. Because bacteria are not visible to the naked eyes, we won’t know if the soil in our garden or in our yard is teeming with them. Perhaps this the reason why parents don’t want their children to play in the mud?

Below are 7 deadly bacteria that could be present in your soil.

1. Burkholderia pseudomallei

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RAS Syndrome: Do You Have It?

Are you familiar with RAS syndrome? Have you ever, even just once, said “… ATM machine”? How about “… PIN number”? If you have, sorry to say that you’re plagued by RAS syndrome. But don't worry; it's not fatal. Contagious—maybe...

2013: The Year that Was

In the years to come, Filipinos old enough to remember the events would look back to 2013 and still remember the catastrophes that occurred that year. In the last quarter of the year, so near the Christmas season, two extremely devastating events would occur one after another: first was the earthquake that had a magnitude of 7.2 and the other was the typhoon that was considered to be one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded.

Eid al-Adha fell on October 15 in 2013. Schools were closed and some employees did not have work, which was fortuitous because the aftermath would have been more horrible and devastating otherwise.

The day started like any ordinary day and all was well until the clock struck 8:12 in the morning and very strong tremors were felt. The earth movement lasted for about 34 seconds. In the aftermath, people were left feeling confused and terrified, especially in the wake of the aftershocks that continued to plague the affected areas for days afterwards.

4 Things that Can Induce a Book Lover to Tears

A book lover isn't really the same as a bookworm because while the latter is generally fond of reading, the former is fond of both reading and the books themselves. She may even value the book more than the story in cases where the book is rare or when the copy is a special edition. And while she may not condemn e-book readers to the deepest level of hell for being phoney tools of evil that will never measure up to the value of printed books and may in fact even have one or two, she would prefer a tangible copy to electronic one. To her, reading is not complete without the concrete sensation of a book’s weight in her hand. Plus, she may also have the urge to breathe in the book's musty smell from time to time.

A book lover is easy to identify, especially in the places where she feels more at home: in bookstores and in libraries. If you spot someone acting generally creepy by sniffing books, crooning to them like they are her own first-born, or sighing/crying/fainting/gushing like a Beatles fan at a concert at the sight of a book one does not normally find in local bookstores, you have found yourself a book lover.

Usage: I vs. Me

“I” and “me” are both first person singular pronouns. The former is used as the subject or part of the subject of a verb while the latter is used as the object of a verb or preposition. You can think of “I” as the doer of the action expressed by the verb and “me” as the receiver of the action.
 

Perm Basics for First-Timers

Getting a perm is a decision that is deceptively easy to make. If you’re a first-timer and you have virgin hair, you’re right to worry. After all, your hair could be damaged, and fixing it would mean additional expenses and even more worry. Before you sit yourself on a salon chair and let a hairstylist get to your hair with perming solution, ask yourself first if you’re ready for whatever the outcome may be. Several women have gone inside a salon with the vision of a fabulous outcome only to be disappointed with the result.

Here are some things you need to know before you get your hair permed.

Traditional perm vs. digital perm.

You can get either a traditional perm or a digital perm. The former only requires the use of a perming solution and curling rollers while the latter requires the use of a machine, which will apply heat to your hair.  Digital perm is more expensive than traditional perm and not every beauty salon performs it.