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[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. National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM)
Material about this annual February observance of children's dental health. Features classroom ideas and resources, and printable activity sheets. Also includes links to information about Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) day, "observed every year on the first Friday in February,"and "designed to provide education, preventive and restorative care to low-income children who do not have access to care."From the American Dental Association (ADA). Scientists Gaining Clearer Picture Of Comet Makeup And Origin
Scientists are getting their best understanding yet of the makeup of comets -- not only of the materials inside these planetary building blocks, but also of the way they could have formed around the Sun in the solar system's earliest years. Feb. 9, 1969: Behemoth Aloft
The world's first jumbo jet, Boeing's 747, shows that it's ready for service. Compiled by Tony Long. World Day for Water
Beginning in 1993, March 22 has been declared the World Day for Water by the United Nations General Assembly. The site provides information about the celebration of World Water Day (WWD) back to 2000. Available in English, French, and Spanish. From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Page One Pope: A Legacy of Resources
Questions to consider for journalists reporting about the life and death of Catholic leader Pope John Paul II, who died in April 2005. Also features two collections of resources for researching the pope, the Vatican, and Catholicism. From the Poynter Institute. Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
Information about methods for emergency disinfection of drinking water, including boiling and chemical treatment (using chlorine bleach or household iodine). Site also notes that murky or colored water should be filtered "through clean cloths or allow[ed] it to settle"before disinfecting. "Water prepared for disinfection should be stored only in clean, tightly covered, containers, not subject to corrosion."Available in English and Spanish. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). MySpace's Misguided Music Purge
Record labels squander another digital opportunity as the social-networking giant taps Gracenote to identify songs for deletion. In Listening Post. A Stepwise Retreat: How Immune Cells Catch Pathogens
To protect us from disease our immune system employs macrophages, cells that roam our body in search of disease-causing bacteria. With the help of long tentacle-like protrusions, macrophages can catch suspicious particles, pull them towards their cell bodies, internalize and destroy them. Using a special microscopy technique, researchers now for the first time tracked the dynamic behavior of these tentacles in three dimensions. Physics' greatest hits for 2004
Assuming there will be no sudden pre-holiday rush to publish any groundbreaking research, the American Institute of Physics has revealed its choices of the biggest scientific achievements of the year.
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