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This site provides "information, activities, and advice for educators, and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs)."The parents' section offers tips for helping children with school and learning to read and write. The educators' section offers strategies for teaching English-learning children. Also includes newsletters and links to related sites. In English and Spanish. From Reading Rockets, a service of WETA. Five Things Google's Chrome OS Will Do for Your Netbook
Chrome OS promises to revolutionize netbooks and other underpowered machines. But why bother? Your netbook already has a browser and access to Google’s applications. What could Chrome do for you and your netbook?
 [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Scrubbing Sulfur: New Process Removes Sulfur Components, Carbon Dioxid
Researchers have developed a reusable organic liquid that can pull harmful gases such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide out of industrial emissions from power plants. The process could directly replace current methods and allow power plants to capture double the amount of harmful gases in a way that uses no water, less energy and saves money. Today in History: March 30, Seward's Folly
"On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska for seven million dollars. Critics attacked Seward for the secrecy surrounding the deal with Russia, which came to be known as 'Seward's folly.'"This article provides information about events, and links to related photos and information about Alaskan and U.S. history. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Gladstone Study Links Alzheimer's With Toxic Protein Fragments
New research from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease details exactly how a mutant form of the protein apolipoprotein E, also known as apoE, is a causative factor for Alzheimer's disease. It pinpoints mitochondria, the organelles within cells designed to turn glucose into energy, as a key site that specific fragments of a particular form of apoE attack, leading to the neuronal death characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Factors That Accelerate Resistance To Targeted Therapy In Lymphoblasti
New results explain why the targeted therapy drug, imatinib, or Gleevec?, which has revolutionized the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia, (CML) is often unable to prevent relapse of a particularly aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Targeted therapy drugs are designed to block the activity of a specific molecule, a strategy aimed at making treatments more effective and less toxic. Engineered Pea Seeds Protect Against Parasites
A breed of pea seeds has been created that contains antibodies against coccidiosis, a disease caused by a parasite that attacks chickens. Researchers describe the development of the GM seeds, and demonstrate their effectiveness in preventing this economically important illness. Large-scale Projects in Berlin: Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Europ
"On 25 June 1999 the German Bundestag passed a resolution on the construction of a Memorial to the murdered Jews in Europe."This site features an overview of the project (which was completed in 2005) and its design "by the New York architect, Peter Eisenman, [which] marks a radical departure from the traditional memorial concept."Provides a video showing images of the memorial. In English and German. From the Senate Department of Urban Development, Berlin. Red Is For Hummingbirds, Yellow For Moths
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the future of red and yellow varieties of a San Diego wildflower may depend on the fates of two different animals. They report in the current issue of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology that monkeyflowers have two different animal pollinators. The red form, common along the coast, is strongly preferred by hummingbirds, while yellow monkeyflowers, found east of I-15, are favored by hawkmoths.
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