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Falcon Gaming Laptop Crushes Benchmarks, Flattens Wallets
The Falcon Northwest FragBook gaming laptop has three hard drives and demon speed. It also weighs more than 12 pounds (ouch) and costs more than $7,600 (ouch again). Otto Frank File Found at YIVO
This February 2007 press release describes the discovery of documents written by Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank. "The bulk of the file, which consists of personal correspondence and official records, spans dates from April 30, 1941 ... to December 11, 1941"and covers how Otto "tried to get his family out of the Nazi-occupied Netherlands."Also includes an Otto Frank timeline and two associated essays. From the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Missing Fossil Link 'Dallasaurus' Found
When amateur fossil finder Van Turner discovered a small vertebra at a construction site near Dallas 17 years ago, he knew the creature was unlike anything in the fossil record. Scientists now know the significance of Turner's fossil as the origin of an extinct line of lizards with an evolutionary twist: a land-dwelling species that became fully aquatic, Dallasaurus turneri. Completed Genome Set To Transform The Cow
Analysis of data gleaned from the Bovine Genome Sequencing Project should lead to major improvements in cattle breeding technologies being achieved in the near future. Ibuprofen Can Slow Lung Disease In Children With Cystic Fibrosis, Stud
The results of a clinical trial indicates that, when used as part of routine therapy, high-dose ibuprofen is safe and effective in slowing down lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Human Muscle-derived Stem Cells Effective In Animal Models Of Incontin
Human muscle-derived cells, pluripotent stem cells found in muscle, have been used to cure stress urinary incontinence in animal models, a finding which signals that these cells are prime candidates to treat the condition in adults. The research will be presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers at the annual meeting of the International Continence Society Aug. 29 through Sept. 2 in Montreal. [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. [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. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
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. Carly Fiorina Tells Her Story
Besieged from all sides as top chair and vilified after being kicked out the door, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO writes a book telling her side of her troubled tenure. She sits down for a Q&A with Fred Vogelstein from Wired magazine.
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