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Be Kind RewindDirector Michel Gondry Forgoes Dreamy Plots
Michel Gondry is famous for making films with backward plots and gauzy sequences. His new work, about two video-store clerks who remake famous movies, is a straight-up narrative with crowd-pleasing Jack Black pratfalls. But don't worry — Gondry's still messing with Hollywood. [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. Chemical In Many Air Fresheners May Reduce Lung Function
New research shows that a chemical compound found in many air fresheners, toilet bowl cleaners, mothballs and other deodorizing products, may be harmful to the lungs. Human population studies at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, found that exposure to a volatile organic compound (VOC), called 1,4 dichlorobenzene (1,4 DCB) may cause modest reductions in lung function. Big Hopes For Tiny, New Hydrogen Storage Material
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are taking a new approach to "filling up"a fuel cell car with a nanoscale solid, hydrogen storage material. Their discovery could hasten a day when our vehicles will run on hydrogen-powered, environmentally friendly fuel cells instead of gasoline engines. Proteins As Parents: Recombining Parts Yields New Mechanical Propertie
A team from the University of British Columbia succeeded in producing proteins with new mechanical properties through the combination of two "parent"protein fragments. Pilgrimage to Gandhi’s South Africa
This 2006 article describes a tour through areas of importance to Mahatma Gandhi's time in South Africa (1893-1914). "It was in South Africa that the seeds of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha, the potent weapon of non-violent resistance that helped to overthrow the British, were sown. After he was kicked out of a train compartment reserved for whites in Pietermaritzburg, Gandhi resolved to fight injustice."From the Tribune, an Indian newspaper. Playing Social-intelligence Game Reduces Stress Hormone By 17 Percent
A video game designed to help train people to change their perception of social threats and boost their self-confidence has now been shown to reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol. Sony PFR-V1 Personal Field Speakers (aka Headphones) Look Cooler Than
Sony's new headset looks great, but doesn't perform very well for most kinds of music. Promising Diagnostic Tools For Multiple Sclerosis Developed At Yale
Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified three rapid diagnostic methods that can target antibodies commonly found in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, greatly improving potential diagnosis and treatment. A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assis
This website explains how state governors, through the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (1988), request and obtain a presidential disaster declaration after disasters such as fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Discusses the declaration process and the types of individual, public, and hazard mitigation assistance that might be provided for a disaster. From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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