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Review: 'Razor' Slices Smartly Into 'Battlestar Galactica' Back Story
An "extended episode" of Sci Fi's popular series cuts to the quick with a prequel tale that delves into the mysterious appearance of the Pegasus. It also provides an early glimpse of what's to come in the show's final season. Review by Mark Anderson. The Ageless Project
The goal of this website is to show that "the personal, creative side of the web is diverse and ageless"by collecting examples of blogs maintained by people of all ages. Browse the links to the blogs by era of birth (from the 1920s to the present), month of birthday, or specific year of birth. While not scientific in approach, this personal project nevertheless shows examples of blogs written by people of all ages. Researchers Track Declining Timber Rattlesnakes
Researchers are using geographic information systems technology and radio transmitters to track timber rattlesnakes this fall to determine whether new mountain subdivisions and road-building are pushing an animal listed as a "species of special concern"toward the endangered list. Timber rattlers are implanted with special radio transmitter chips by a veterinarian. After their recovery, the snakes are released back into the wild and then monitored to study their habitat and their range. New Technology Protects Internet Advertisers From Click Fraud
New technology that protects Internet advertisers from "click fraud"-- falsely driving up hits to ads on Web pages. The extra clicks drive up costs for pay-per-click advertising. Maya Makes Drinky Crow Show's Boozy, 2-D World Spin
The powerful 3-D modeling software powers Maakie-Mation, the wild animation style that brings Tony Millionaire's sick creations to life. The Online NewsHour: Vote 2006
Background, news, and analysis about the November 2006 elections, with coverage of U.S. House and Senate and state governor races. Features profiles of candidates, reports related to the candidates and races, overviews of key issues (such as Iraq and gay marriage) and lesson plans and other material for students and teachers. From Online NewsHour, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program. Prescription Drugs Can Interact With A Variety Of Foods
Eating fruits and vegetables is essential to living a long and healthy life, yet research has shown they can cause dangerous interactions with medicines. According to the July issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry's (AGD) clinical, peer-reviewed journal, foods can increase or decrease the activity and toxicity of orally-administered drugs (intravenous drugs are not altered). Tamiflu Survives Sewage Treatment
Researchers have discovered that Tamiflu, an antiviral drug used to prevent and mitigate influenza infections, is not removed or degraded during normal sewage treatment. Consequently, in countries where Tamiflu is used at a high frequency, there is a risk that its concentration in natural waters can reach levels where influenza viruses in nature will develop resistance to it. The Lawrence Marwick Collection of Copyrighted Yiddish Plays at the Li
This annotated bibliography of almost 1,300 Yiddish plays from the Library of Congress "sheds light on the vibrant popular culture of Jewish immigrants to the United States."Includes indexes to the Yiddish titles and English titles in Roman characters, and a brief overview of Yiddish theater in America. Bibliography compiled by Zachary Baker, curator of Judaica at Stanford University. Opens directly into a PDF file. The Planet, The Galaxy And The Laser
On the night of July 21, ESO astronomer Yuri Beletsky took images of the night sky above Paranal, the 2600-meter high mountain in the Chilean Atacama Desert home to ESO's Very Large Telescope. The amazing images bear witness to the unique quality of the sky, revealing not only the Milky Way in all its splendour but also the planet Jupiter and the laser beam used at Yepun, one of the 8.2-meter telescopes that make up this extraordinary facility.
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