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Space Tech Onboard Transatlantic Racer
European space technology will boost the performance of at least one boatduring this year's Transat Jacques Vabre international sailing contest. The race starts on Saturday from Le Havre in France, and ends in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Old Mystery Solved, Revealing Origin Of Regulatory T Cells That 'Polic
More than 150 years after the discovery of Hassall's corpuscles in 1849, the function of these round blobs of cells in the human thymus gland has now been explained. The answer, in turn, ends an intense hunt for the origin of regulatory T cells that has been under way for years.
Tiffany
This site provides information about galleries "devoted to the arts of Louis C. Tiffany, one of the most versatile and talented American artists working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."It features essays and images of "Tiffany's windows, lamps, ... mosaics, blown Favrile glass vases, pottery, enamelwork, and jewelry."Also includes a bibliography and list of New York locations with works by Tiffany. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. RSS Delivers Web's Best Deals
Online bargain hunters use the latest Web 2.0 technologies -- RSS feeds, social networks and browser add-ons -- to get the lowest prices. Welcome to Shopping 2.0. By Scott Gilbertson. Innovative Medical Device Screens For Numerous Medical Problems
Engineers have developed a medical diagnosis system that would allow people to be inexpensively screened for a variety of medical problems. The device will address the issue of affordable health care in China, where health care costs are major contributors to poverty. Although China's health care system is in a state of reform, lack of health insurance, especially in rural areas, prevent many Chinese people from seekingmedical care. The Rebirth of Optimus Prime: Behind the Scenes with Director Michael
Steven Spielberg is the producer. Giant, ass-kicking robots are the stars. So why are Transformers fans so freaked out? Two words: Michael Bay. Can't We All Just Get It On?
The new film Shortbus explores how technology is changing the physics of lust, love and relationships. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine. The Hostage Crisis in Iran
Materials related to the taking of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. "On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive. This terrorist act ... lasted 444 days."Includes a list of the hostages and the casualties, a diary kept by one of the hostages, and a link to a rescue mission report. From the Jimmy Carter Library &Museum. Research Offers Hope Of New Treatments For Liver Damage
The Edinburgh scientists from the University's Centre for Inflammation Research, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Southampton and Cincinnati, Ohio have, for the first time, identified two separate populations of immune cells --macrophages--in the liver. One group of macrophages causes scarring to the liver, but the next wave of immune cells, produced only a few days later, change function to break down and reabsorb the scarring. The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama
Website for this traveling "multi-media art exhibition that brings together 88 respected artists representing 30 countries. With the full life of the Dalai Lama as inspiration, the intention for this project is to shift the world's attention towards peace."The virtual tour contains images of many of the works with descriptions, and curriculum materials. Also on the website are biographies of the artists, venue details, and news. From the Committee of 100 for Tibet.
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