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Lady Bird Johnson
Companion to a 2001 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary exploring different chapters in the life of Lady Bird Johnson, who died on July 11, 2007. Includes "transcripts of the film, background essays, key speeches and diary entries and detailed timelines."Important events in her life include Lyndon Johnson's 10-week courtship of Lady Bird and her nationwide beautification campaign. Also includes audio of a July 2007 reflection about her life and legacy. [Misc] Cops find 610 pounds of pot in coffins
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Talk about your killer weed. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers found 610 pounds of marijuana hidden in caskets being hauled in a truck stopped near this eastern Oklahoma town... University Of Alberta Linguist Puts Words In Video-game Characters' Mo
When Wolf Wikeley exchanged a few lines of Klingon with his prospective employer during a job interview, he just knew the job was his. Wikeley's near-fluency in the language, made for the Star Trek movies, paid off when he was making a presentation to the Edmonton-based video game-design firm BioWare, which was looking for someone to develop languages for their new games. New USGS Oil &Gas Assessment Of Central North Slope, Alaska
A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the central part of the Alaska North Slope and the adjacent state offshore area finds that there is a significant amount of oil and a large amount of gas that remains to be discovered. The assessment estimates that there are 4.0 billion barrels of oil (BBO), 37.5 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas, and 478 million barrels of natural gas liquids that are undiscovered and technically recoverable. NCI Begins Validation Study Of New Test To Detect Early--Stage Liver C
A two-year study to validate a test to detect early-stage liver cancer has been initiated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, at six centers across the United States. This test, conceived with the assistance of NCI's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN), looks at whether a substance called des-gamma carboxyprothrombin (DCP) can identify those at risk for liver cancer. New Telomere Discovery Could Help Explain Why Cancer Cells Never Stop
Scientists have discovered that telomeres, the repeated DNA-protein complexes at the end of chromosomes that progressively shorten every time a cell divides, also contain RNA. This discovery calls into question our understanding of how telomeres function, and may provide a new avenue of attack for stopping telomere renewal in cancer cells. History of California Minimum Wage
This chart shows increases in the minimum wage in California from 1916 when it was 16 cents per hour to the present 8 dollars per hour (as of January 1, 2008). Shows the increase amount and percentage increase from the previous amount for each wage. From the California Department of Industrial Relations. Literary Mama: A Literary Magazine for the Maternally Inclined
This "online literary magazine, features writing by mother writers about the complexities and many faces of motherhood. We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, book reviews, columns, and profiles about mother writers."Also includes a blog. Searchable. William Holmes McGuffey at Miami University
Collection of documents relating to William Holmes McGuffey, known for creating the McGuffey Readers, one of America's first reading textbooks. The site features a brief timeline, photos, correspondence, and images of McGuffey's Eclectic First Reader (1838). Also includes photos of McGuffey's home in Ohio and a bibliography. From Miami University Libraries, Oxford, Ohio. Mouse Adapter Gives Computer Access To Millions Of Hand Tremor Suffere
IBM announced its researchers have invented a new computer mouse adapter that enables people who suffer from hand tremors to eliminate excessive cursor movement, thereby allowing more normal use of a personal computer.
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