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[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. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Researchers Unlock Mysteries Of Toxic Metals In The Largest Contaminat
Copper mining in Butte and Anaconda, Montana, starting in 1860's, poisoned the air, the land, and the water; well over 100 years later, contaminants are still found as far as 300 miles down the Clark Fork River, whose headwaters are in that area. United States Institute of Peace: Iraq Study Group (ISG)
The ISG was formed in March 2006 to "conduct a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests."Its site features material about leaders and meetings and links to related documents. From the United States Institute of Peace, "an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress." Two-Thirds Of Prostate Cancer Patients Do Not Need Treatment, Study Re
Research involving more than 500 prostate cancer patients has revealed two thirds of cases did not require urgent treatment, due to the absence of a protein that indicates progressive disease. Motherhood appears to protect against suicide, study finds
Motherhood appears to protect against suicide, with increasing numbers of children associated with decreasing rates of death from suicide, found a new article. Recently Discovered Reef Is Deepest Known Off Continental U.S.
A team of scientists has determined that a coral reef discovered in 1999 is the deepest reef ever found off the continental U.S., the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today. The reef lies in approximately 250 feet of water off the coast of southwest Florida on a submerged barrier-island named Pulley Ridge. It is a significant discovery that may be unique. Besides hosting the reef, Pulley Ridge survived rising sea level and erosion from waves and currents. Pro Football Hall of Fame
This site for the National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame (located in Canton, Ohio) provides information each of the inductees, including detailed biographies, statistics, and photos. Also features information about NFL history, visitor and enshrinement information, videos, and features on topics such as football's wartime heroes. Searchable; browse Hall of Famers by name, year, team, college, high school, birthplace, or position. Bird flu non-news
Over on foreignpolicy.com they’re reporting the Top Ten non-News Stories of 2006. Among their picks is the non-story of bird flu, or avian influenza as it’s more correctly known. In case you missed it, we didn’t all die of bird flu again this year. However, there were a few people who, having got so scared [...] US-CERT: United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
"Established in 2003 to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure, US-CERT coordinates defense against and responses to cyber attacks across the nation."The site features information for system administrators, computer professionals, and non-technical and government users. Information for home users includes recovering from a Trojan horse computer virus, and home computer security issues (such as anti-virus programs, firewalls, email attachments). Updates are provided by the "National Cyber Alert System."Part of the Department of Homeland Security.
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