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Alcohol, Temperance &Prohibition
This site provides images of "broadsides, sheet music, pamphlets and government publications"that have been collected at Brown for over three centuries for researchers ... interested in American history, including the history of alcoholism, and in how the media was used for spreading ideas and information, and in how the arts presented various movements."Also includes a historical essay. Searchable, or browsable by document creator, publisher, or title. From Brown University Library. Google Favored Over Other Search Engines By Webmasters
Website policy makers who use robots.txt files as gatekeepers to specify what is open and what is off limits to Web crawlers have a preference for Google over other search engines, say researchers whose study of more than 7,500 Websites revealed Google's advantage. "With the preference, Google can index some information which other search engines can't,"according to one of the researchers. Holiday Feasting Could Sabotage Liposuction Results
Although liposuction is mistakenly viewed by some as a "quick fix"for weight loss, liposuction patients are 3 times more likely to gain weight without adhering to a proper diet and 4 times more likely to gain weight without regular exercise says a study published in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryŽ, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). United Nations History: 60th Anniversary of the San Francisco Conferen
"In celebration of the United Nations sixtieth anniversary [in 2005], the United Nations Department of Public Information has organized a commemoration of the signing of the United Nations Charter, which took place in San Francisco on 26 June 1945."The site includes the message of the Secretary-General, a video clip, and a list of exhibits and activities commemorating the event. Also includes links to information about the 50th anniversary and to related documents. Gambling Addiction Assessment Tool Applies Equally For Different Races
A researcher has lead the development and testing of a new assessment tool that will determine the reliability of current pathological gambling disorder criteria equally well for Caucasian and African-American gamblers. Speaking Freely: Unlocked, Open Source Phones for Weary iPhone Hackers
Attempts to force open the iPhone to third-party development or to other carriers has been a battle. But a slew of free, open-source and hacker-friendly alternatives are in the works. We look at nine of the best. Hundreds Of Auroras Detected On Mars
Most of the large planets have global magnetic fields, and thus exhibit some version of the auroras that brighten the night sky in Earth's northern and southern latitudes. Mars, which long ago lost its field, was not thought to have auroras. But earlier this year, Mars Express detected an ultraviolet flash on the night side, and now a UC Berkeley team reports evidence for hundreds of auroroas on the planet over the past six years. [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." Boing Boing TV Translates 'Wonderful Things' Into Video
Some "happy mutants" translate better through moving pictures than through words on a website. That's why Boing Boing branched out. A Q&A with Boing Boing stalwart Xeni Jardin. Gifts for Every Geek: Shutterbugs, Empty Nesters, Foodies and Urban Co
You've got your mediaphiles, handymen, road warriors, new parents and treehuggers. We cover the gamut of gifts for the geeks in your life.
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