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The Judicial Confirmation Process: Selecting Federal Judges in the Twe
A collection of essays from 2004 by "a panel of leading legal scholars and political scientists ... [presenting] their thoughts, analyses and suggestions on the overall judicial confirmations process."Topics include anatomy of a confirmation, and whether the judicial confirmation process is broken. From Jurist, a website from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. The Spectacular Female Body: Dress, Fashion and Modernity in Victorian
A series of illustrated essays on the reform of women's dress in the 19th century. Includes information about the Rational Dress Society, the health risks of wearing a corset, and Amelia Bloomer's advocacy of trousers for women. From the Fathom Knowledge Network, provided by Columbia University. Sahara Marathon
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle program about a marathon held "in the Western Sahara refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria. This is located in western Algeria near Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania."The site features information about this race to benefit the Sahrawi (Arab nomads of Western Sahara), including a photo essay and personal narrative about the race. Also includes a guide to other "extreme"marathons and information about U.N. peacekeeping operations. Mutant Mouse Provides Insights Into Breast Cancer
By discovering a mutant mouse that is highly susceptible to mammary tumors, Cornell researchers have found a novel potential link between genetic defects in DNA replication and breast cancer. Jan. 6, 1930: Wo Ist Herr Diesel?
If Rudolf Diesel hadn't taken a sudden swim -- planned or otherwise -- would oil have become the geopolitical issue that it has? Compiled by Tony Long. You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks -- With The Right Diet
Nutritional supplements have successfully been used to improve the memory, ability to learn and cognitive function of old dogs -- and might be able to do the same thing with humans. These supplements (acetyl-l-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid) are continuing to be studied in work with humans, and scientists believe they may provide a new approach to the neurodegeneration and cognitive decline common with aging. Scientists Must Offer Solutions For Conserving Tropical Forests In A R
As human populations increase, tropical forests change in different ways. Old-growth forests become agricultural lands, degraded land is abandoned, urbanization intensifies, and the populations of tropical countries will increase by two billion over the next 25 years. The tropics support over half of all species and over two-thirds of all people. Without the commitment from the scientific community, the two are unlikely to continue to coexist. Eocene Plant Diversity At Laguna Del Hunco And Río Pichileufú, Patagon
South American floras are famous for their high species diversity. However, because of the undersampled South American plant-fossil record, remarkably little is known about how long this floral richness has existed. Bush's Plan: A Reality Check
The president says technology will set us free from foreign oil. But we'll also need to drive less. In Autopia. Stanford Study Links Obesity To Hormonal Changes From Lack Of Sleep
The less you sleep, the more you may gain. So say Stanford University School of Medicine researchers, who found in a recent study that sleep loss leads to higher levels of a hormone that triggers appetite, lower levels of a hormone that tells your body it's full and an increased body mass index.
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