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HistoryLink: Seattle's First Christmas
Essay "gleaned from much reading of local history"about the celebration of Christmas in New York Alki (the first settlement that become Seattle) in 1851, which took place "only six short weeks ... since the Arthur Denny party had made their historic landing."Includes a description of the participants and of the celebration, which included two wild geese, "a small amount of tea for the elders, and ... clam juice"for the children. Study Links Obesity, Urban Sprawl
A new study indicates that obesity and urban sprawl may be linked - living in the suburbs tends to lead to a "drive everywhere"sedentary lifestyle, and people who are already obese may seek out that environment because they prefer it. Hazardous Alcohol Drinking Causes Nearly Half Of Deaths In Working-age
Hazardous alcohol drinking causes 43% of deaths in Russian men aged 25-54, conclude authors of a study published in The Lancet. Hazardous drinking includes both excessive consumption of regular beverage-alcohol such as beer, wine, and sprits; and drinking of non-beverage alcohol such as colognes, medical tinctures and cleaning agents. Pain Treatment In The Field: Good For Soldiers'Comfort And Better For
Noncombat-related acute and recurrent chronic pain are the leading causes of soldier attrition in modern war, with the return-to-duty rate as low as 2 percent when these soldiers are treated outside the theaters of operation. However, that rate jumps to 95 percent when troops and officers are treated and managed for pain in the field of instead of being sent elsewhere for therapy, according to a new study. Stem Cell Therapy For Spinal Injury
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown how the transplantation of stem cells improves recovery from spinal injury. However, a painful condition can also develop, which can be prevented if the stem cells are supplemented with a certain gene that controls their maturing process. The results are important for planning of stem cell therapy trials on patients with spinal injury. Wired Test 2007: Portable Media: Burning Question: Where Can I Buy DRM
Thanks to free-culture advocates and Steve Jobs, you can now find and download DRM-less tracks without the special embedded code controlling how many times and on how many devices they can be played or copied. Mind-set Matters: Why Thinking You Got A Work Out May Actually Make Y
A new study shows that many of the beneficial results of exercise may be due to the placebo effect. [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. New Prosthetic Devices Will Convert Brain Signals Into Action
Researchers have developed a new algorithm to help create prosthetic devices that convert brain signals into action in patients who have been paralyzed or had limbs amputated. 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.
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