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Improving Access to Rural Radio by 'Hard-to-Reach' Women Audiences
This 2001 paper examines "the implications to women's access to the radio [in Africa]. Whether their issues are being mainstreamed on radio. Does the radio give women a voice? And how amplified is this voice?"Features statistics and results of surveys on radio and gender issues, radio ownership and listenership, and station choice. Presented for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) First International Workshop on Farm Radio Broadcasting. Reversible Data Transfers From Light To Sound
As a step towards designing tomorrow's super-fast optical communications networks, scientists have demonstrated a way to transfer encoded information from a laser beam to sound waves and then back to light waves again. The History of British Pantomime
"The origins of British Pantomime or 'Panto' as it is known in the UK, probably date back to the middle ages, and blend the traditions of the Italian Commedia dell' Arte, and the British Music hall to produce the art form that is Pantomime."Describes plot conventions, character types, slapstick comedy, and audience participation for this form of theater often produced around Christmas. From a company that sells pantomime scripts. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Sa
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides information about "the most significant product actions of the last 60 days, based on the extent of distribution and the degree of health risk. The recalls on the list are mainly Class I [reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to product will cause serious adverse health consequences]."Products include food, drugs, and medical devices. Users may sign up for alerts to stay current. FDA: Cloned Cows Are Good Eatin'
Products made from cloned cows should be safe for human consumption, according to a new Food and Drug Administration report. Whether they're doubly delicious remains to be seen. In Bodyhack. Tynwald Day
"Tynwald Fair Day, held annually on old midsummer's day in July is the Isle of Man's national day and is the occasion of the Tynwald Midsummer Court. The Members of Tynwald -- the Manx parliament -- meet at St John's village in the west of the Island for the ceremony."The site features video clips of royal visits to the ceremony and brief background about the event. From the Isle of Man Government. Got Calcium? Food Labels Confuse Consumers, Study Shows
Current food labeling leads to under-consumption of calcium, according to this study. Those who were taught how to translate the information consumed more. Researchers believe the same is true for other beneficial nutrients. Smoking Women Married To Smoking Men Have Higher Stroke Risk
In a study of women smokers, those whose spouses also smoked had a higher risk of stroke than those married to nonsmokers. Steps You Can Take To Protect Your Home During Wildfire Season
The state of California is adopting new building and fire codes, effective January 2008, that will primarily affect new construction. But homeowners with existing homes to worry about can take independent action to safeguard their dwellings in the event of a wildfire -- an eventuality that is, or ought to be, top-of-mind for those who own or live in housing vulnerable to such a catastrophe. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying...
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