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Slow Balls Take The Swing Out Of Young Ball Players
Exasperated parents practicing throw-and-connect skills with their young children will be relieved to know that their child's inability to hit a slow-moving ball has a scientific explanation: Children cannot hit slow balls because their brains are not wired to handle slow motion."When you throw something slowly to a child, you think you're doing them a favour,"said Terri Lewis, professor of psychology at McMaster University. "Slow balls actually appear stationary to a child." Haiti earthquake: Converting shipping containers into emergency housin
Resources to solve the housing crisis in Haiti may already be on hand. Some researchers have been experimenting with ways to convert shipping containers into emergency housing in the hurricane-prone Caribbean, where a surplus of the sturdy boxes often sits in port yards. Scientists Verify Predictive Model For Winter Weather
Scientists have verified the accuracy of a model that uses October snow cover in Siberia to predict upcoming winter temperatures and snowfall for the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. [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. Disorder May Be In Order For 'Spintronic' Devices
Physicists at JILA are using ultrashort pulses of laser light to reveal precisely why some electrons, like ballet dancers, hold their spin positions better than others -- work that may help improve spintronic devices, which exploit the magnetism or 'spin' of electrons in addition to or instead of their charge. ThanksgivingGluttony Misaligned With 'Intuitive Eating' Approach Exami
Counting calories and other restrictive dieting techniques aren't the best way to lose weight, according to a new study that suggests that an approach toward food called "intuitive eating"is better at producing lower cholesterol levels, body mass index scores and cardiovascular disease risk. Zentrum Paul Klee
Official site for the Paul Klee Center in Bern, Switzerland, which opened in 2005 and is dedicated to the work of this 20th century Swiss artist. The site features visitor information and a database of hundreds of images of Klee paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures. Also includes information about the architecture and landscape sculpture of the museum building designed by Renzo Piano, and links to related sites. In English, German, and French. FDA Announces New Initiative To Protect The U.S. ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today stepped up its efforts to improve the safety and security of the nation's drug supply through the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. FDA launched this effort by publishing a Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) for implementing RFID feasibility studies and pilot programs that are designed to enhance the safety and security of the drug supply. Endemic Cholera Can Be Controlled With Oral Vaccines, Study Shows
Endemic cholera, a potentially fatal diarrheal disease found in the world's most impoverished countries, could be effectively controlled by orally vaccinating half of the affected populations once every two years for only pennies per dose, according to new findings. How Ninja Work
"Secretive and silent, the ninja stalks through Japanese history like a shadow. ... Today, the ninja has become a legendary, cult-like figure, showing up in computer games and children's cartoons."This site considers facts and fiction about ninja and examines "the weapons and skills that made ninja some of the most fearsome assassins in the world."Other topics include the first ninja, supernatural ninja, and the modern ninja craze. From How Stuff Works.
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