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Scientists Test Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System Tested At
Through late June and early July, Sandia researchers in Livermore tested the Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System (RDCDS) during Oakland A's games at McAfee Stadium. The system, which can be packaged and deployed within 24 hours locally, is designed to provide swift yet effective protection at high-profile events. Quality Counts 2007: From Cradle to Career: Connecting American Educat
Collection of articles and data from January 2007 "track[ing] state efforts to create seamless education systems from early childhood to the world of work."Features articles on topics such as "Gauging Student Learning"and "Linking Learning to Earning,"and the "Chance for Success Index,"which provides state-by-state data on 13 individual indicators (such as family income and preschool enrollment). From Education Week magazine with support from the Pew Center on the States. Champ Car World Series
Official site for this series of Grand Prix car races. The site features an event schedule, results and standings, photos, rules, and information about tracks, drivers, teams, and car technology and specifications. Also includes news and a glossary. Some material also in Spanish. HIV-TB Spreads In Africa, Undermines Control Of World's Two Deadliest
The largely unnoticed collision of the global epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis has exploded to create a deadly co-epidemic that is rapidly spreading in sub-Saharan Africa. However, health systems cannot adequately diagnose, treat, or contain the co-epidemic due to unanswered scientific and medical questions, according to a new report. The report urges research and immediate action to thwart co-epidemic as threat of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis/HIV mounts. Bacteria Beam Cuts Factory-borne Food Poisoning
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new technology which can spot contaminated meat in seconds. The technology, which uses infrared beams to spot harmful bacteria, has the potential to revolutionise the food processing industry and prevent thousands of cases of food poisoning. Minnesota Author Biographies Project: Eugene McCarthy
Brief biographical note and list of selected publications by former U.S. senator Eugene Joseph McCarthy, who was also a "professor, author, and poet."Includes a list of 10 books by McCarthy, such as "Ground Fog and Night: Poems,""The Limits of Power; America's Role in the World,"and "A Political Bestiary."Also includes a list of sources used to prepare the author entry. From the Minnesota Historical Society. Tailoring Depression Treatment For Each Individual
When a treatment works for one person's depression, it does not always work for another person's. Findings may one day help doctors have a better idea of who will benefit from specific antidepressants, increasing the likelihood of successful treatment. MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
This site "is the one-stop resource for comprehensive research and analysis on global terrorist incidents, terrorism-related court cases, and terrorist groups and leaders. ... The database features interactive maps, biographies on key terrorist personalities,"and creates "charts and graphs and tables that analyze RAND data on terrorist incidents or legal data on the prosecution of terrorists."From the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT). California Almonds Are In!
This site from the Almond Board of California features history and data related to almonds, information about the California almond industry (which produces "nearly 100 percent of the commercial domestic supply and more than 75 percent of worldwide production"), summaries of health and nutrition findings, and industry data. Includes recipes for drinks, baked goods, main dishes, snacks, and desserts. Available in several languages. Cat Disease Linked To Flame Retardants In Furniture And To Pet Food
A mysterious epidemic of thyroid disease among pet cats in the United States may be linked to exposure to dust shed from flame retardants in household carpeting, furniture, fabrics and pet food, scientists are reporting. They report evidence linking the disease to exposure to environmental contaminants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which the researchers found to be elevated in blood samples of hyperthyroid cats.
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