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Online Library Gives Readers Access To 1.5 Million Books
The Million Book Project has completed the digitization of more than 1.5 million books, which are now available online. For the first time since the project was initiated in 2002, all of the books, which range from Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"to "The Analects of Confucius,"are available through a single Web portal of the Universal Library, said Gloriana St. Clair, Carnegie Mellon's dean of libraries. Auschwitz Through the Lens of the SS: Photos of Nazi Leadership at the
This presentation looks at photographs from an album donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007; the album "almost certainly belonged to and was created by [a German SS officer] ... stationed at Auschwitz from May 1944 until the evacuation of the [World War II Nazi concentration] camp in January 1945."Provides photos from the album, background about the officer, essays, archivist interview, and related material. From the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Flex Fuel Hybrids Gain Speed
Toyota and Ford are planning hybrids that can run on E85. Hybrid and flex fuel owners are ready to buy today. In Autopia. Dopamine Used To Prompt Nerve Tissue To Regrow
Georgia Tech/Emory researchers have integrated dopamine, a type of neurotransmitter, into a polymer to stimulate nerve tissues to send out new connections. The discovery, published in PNAS, is the first step toward the eventual goal of implanting the polymer into patients suffering from neurological disorders to help repair damaged nerves. The Southeastern Louisiana University West Lake Pontchartrain Basin Re
This program's goal is "to determine the ecological status of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem and to provide scientific information ... on methods and policies to stabilize, sustain, and/or enhance its environmental and economic recovery."The website provides reports on the status of research on Louisiana's coastal forests and marshes, pollution in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, insects, mammals, and plants in the area. New Type Of Pain Reliever May Benefit The Heart
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that deleting an inflammation enzyme in a mouse model of heart disease slowed the development of atherosclerosis. What's more, the composition of the animals' blood vessels showed that the disease process had not only slowed, but also stabilized. This study points to the possibility of a new class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that steer clear of heart-disease risk and work to reduce it. Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Lea
This report released in August 2007 provides data and analysis about CEO compensation and the CEO-worker pay gap. Also include comparisons of compensation for U.S. business leaders with other U.S. leaders and European business leaders, and proposals for change. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy. A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State
The report from a survey in December 2005 that concluded "immediate action is needed to prevent the loss of millions of irreplaceable artifacts"in libraries and museums. Areas of concern included permanent damage to items, lack of emergency planning, and conservation staffing. Also includes links to related information. From the Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Pew Research Center Publications: Tagging Play
January 2007 summary of a December 2006 survey about tagging, "the process of creating labels for online content."Features an overview of tagging, demographic data on taggers, website traffic for popular tagging sites, and an excerpt from a forthcoming book describing "how radical it is for people to move away from hierarchical classifications of information like the Dewey Decimal System, to individually- and group-arranged systems."From the Pew Research Center. Early Images of Virginia Indians
Companion to an exhibit of prints of Native Americans made by Europeans in the late-16th and 17th centuries. Includes illustrated essays about interpreting historical images, invented scenes from narratives (such as the abduction of Pocahontas), and fanciful figures. From the Virginia Historical Society.
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