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International Day of Peace
Details about this day "established in 1981 by ... the United Nations [UN] General Assembly to coincide with its opening session every September. In 2001 the UN established September 21 as "a day of non-violence and ceasefire."Provides official documents related to theday, resources on peace and peace-building, and materials from past years (back to 2002). Available in several other languages in addition to English. Cyberlovers Are Often Cyberliars
So many people are disillusioned by the creeps they meet in online dating that the professional matchmaking business is booming again. But don't think of it as some kind of Fiddler on the Roof experience. Today's matchmakers are slick professionals, and so are most of the clients. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Negative refraction
“Can visible light ever be manipulated so that it bends the wrong way?” asks Katharine Sanderson in Nature. She suggests that successfully reversing light by making a negative refraction material could open up the possibility of some rather futuristic devices, such as microscope lenses that can resolve objects smaller than the wavelength of light or [...] Scientists Reveal Role Of Gene In Sensitivity To Thermal Pain
The skin is the largest human sensory organ. What is not fully understood is how the skin responds to stimuli, especially to pain. Research has now demonstrated that Stem Cell Factor and its receptor, c-Kit, play a central role in tuning the responsiveness of sensory neurons to heat stimuli. "As yet, c-Kit is the first example of a single gene being required for normal noxious heat sensitivity of C-fibers,"according to the neurobiologists. The Wiki That Edited Me
For over a week, volunteer editors picked at the prose, tested the facts and directed this journalist to new avenues of reporting. But did our experiment in collaborative journalism produce a compelling story? By Ryan Singel. My Grid Luxuries and Ontologies
Grid computing, in which clusters of computers or vast distributed networks, often connected through links far faster than conventional internet pipes are now allowing scientists, engineers, clinicians, designers, and others to access distributed databases, powerful computing resources and instrumentation and so creating opportunities for faster, better or different approaches to research.Grid computing allows scientists to [...] More Kids 'On Track' at School -- 1 in 4 Gifted -- According to Census
This January 2007 press release is for "A Child's Day: 2003,"the "third examination of children's well-being and their daily activities based on the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)". Topics include education, child care arrangements, and participation in sports. Features highlights of the report, and link to the full report, detailed tables, and podcasts related to the report. From the U.S. Census Bureau. New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Developed At UCSD Promises Improved Trea
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have announced successful completion of Phase II clinical trials of a novel drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one that works without suppressing the patient's immune system. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper.
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