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Measures Qualifying for the February 2008 Ballot [California]
Background about ballot measures that have been certified by the California Secretary of State for the February 5, 2008, presidential primary election. Provides summaries of the propositions, arguments for and against the measures, and links to official voter materials. From the Institute of Governmental Studies Library (IGS), University of California, Berkeley. California Institute Researchers Unveil Computer Graphics Innovations
Researchers at UC San Diego and UC Irvine in the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology will present their computer-graphics research findings at SIGGRAPH 2005 in Los Angeles. Beetle Dung Helps Forests Recover From Fire
Beetle droppings -- known in the scientific world as frass -- are crucial to forests recovering from fire.Armed with a pair of tweezers and a handful of beetle droppings,researchers have discovered why bug-sized dung is so important to areas ravaged by fire. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an Englishamateur league mat
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. National League of Cities (NLC)
This organization "is the oldest and largest national organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States. ... [and it] serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 18,000 cities, villages, and towns it represents."The site features city facts, links to member websites, research reports and related publications, and advocacy and position information on topics such as education, the environment, and transportation and infrastructure. Change In Guidelines Could Help Eliminate Tuberculosis In United State
To eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, current guidelines should be changed to reclassify all foreign-born residents from high incidence countries as "high-risk"regardless of the amount of time they have lived in the US. Another 'Dead Zone' May Loom Off Oregon Coast
The Pacific Ocean off of Oregon has experienced a die-off of birds, declining fisheries and wildly fluctuating conditions in the past few months, and has set the stage for another hypoxic "dead zone"like those of 2002 and 2004, according to experts at Oregon State University. Ancient Human DNA Extracted From Yucca Leaves Spat Out
In a groundbreaking study, two Harvard scientists have for the first time extracted human DNA from ancient artifacts. The work potentially opens up a new universe of sources for ancient genetic material, which is used to map human migrations in prehistoric times. Before this, archaeologists could only get ancient DNA from relics of the human body itself, including prehistoric teeth, bones, fossilized feces, or -- rarely -- preserved flesh. Such sources of DNA are hard to find, poorly preserved, or unavailable because of cultural and legal barriers. Rate Of Cellular Energy Production Lower In Persons At Risk For Type 2
The rate of insulin-stimulated energy production is significantly reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young adults who have already developed insulin resistance and are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in life. Who Laid The First Egg? Scientists Move A Step Closer To Linking Embry
In 1998, Shuhai Xiao and colleagues reported finding thousands of 600 million year old embryo microfossils in the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, a fossil site near Weng'an, South China. But what kind of adult would these ancient embryos have hatched into?
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