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Replacing Some Carbohydrates With Protein And Unsaturated Fat May Enha
The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in reducing heart disease risk, according to a study of people with either high blood pressure or prehypertension. The study was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health. [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. YouTube Hoping a Little Star Power Bolsters Its Case
The video sharing service, being sued by Viacom for copyright violations, wants to bring Comedy Central comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart to the stand. Why, exactly, isn't clear. AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes
"'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn' [from the movie "Gone With the Wind"] tops AFI's list of 100 great movie quotes of all time."The site lists movies, rankings, and the winning quotes, which were selected by "a jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians"from "400 nominated [American] movie quotes."Also includes the list of nominees. From the American Film Institute (AFI). Number Of Published Science And Engineering Articles Flattens, But US
A new National Science Foundation report finds the number of US science and engineering articles in major peer-reviewed journals flattened in the 1990s, after more than two decades of growth, but US influence in world science and technology remains strong. 'Tree-power' Could Be Future Energy Source
A wood-fueled electricity generating plant may be in your future. In fact, the future is 'now' in some Scandinavian countries, said Dr. Darwin Foster, Texas Cooperative Extension forestry program leader. Chinese New Year
This site provides information on how the Chinese New Year's Day is determined, the Chinese solar/lunar calendar, the animals of the Chinese zodiac, significance of Chinese dragons, calligraphy, and Chinese graphics. Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning: A History of Public Sch
"Drawn from more than 50 sources, this [March 2005] report presents descriptive data about public school libraries since 1953. Along with key characteristics of school libraries, the report also presents national and regional standards, and federal legislation affecting school library media centers. Data from sample surveys are presented at the national, regional, and school levels, and by state."From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. Hormone Resistance Of Pituitary Tumors And Cushing Disease Explained
Montréal scientists and collaborators from around the world unravel mechanism of hormone resistance in pituitary tumors of Cushing disease patients. Spike In Testicular Cancer Is Focus Of New Research
Pinpointing reasons behind the dramatic increase in testicular cancer, now the most common malignant cancer among 15-to-35-year-old Caucasian men, is the focus of a five-year, $5.5 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to Yale Public Health researcher Tongzhang Zheng.
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