In the News
BitTorrent Offers Legit Downloads
The makers of the technology used to trade pirated movies launch a website to sell film and TV-show downloads licensed from the studios. By the Associated Press. Google Maps Mania
"An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, ideas and tools being influenced by Google Maps"and the applications known as "mashups,"in which Google maps are combined with other information. The site also provides links to information about creating mashups and to mashup sites on topics such as current events, transportation, weather, city information, real estate, recreation, and tourism. Longer Duration Space Missions
The resumption of flights is of great importance for the International Space Station. It will allow more frequent service visits to pursue the construction of the orbital complex and allow long duration missions for three astronauts -- instead of two. Tropical Storm Adrian Unusual In Timing And Path
Only four tropical cyclones have made landfall over Guatemala or El Salvador since 1966: Tropical Storm Adrian is about to become the fifth. No tropical cyclone has crossed Central America this early in May since records began, reports the National Hurricane Center. Iraqi People Likely To Suffer Psychological Damage
Exposure to violence is putting the people of Iraq at risk of serious psychological damage, says a doctor in this week's British Medical Journal. Previous studies have suggested that the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder following a traumatic event ranges from 7.5 percent to 72 percent, with the risk being highest in those exposed to sustained combat trauma. Exploring the Japanese American Internment Through Film &the Internet
This website "utilizes a rich collection of video clips as a starting point for examining the many aspects and implications of the Japanese American internment."Essays and video clips explore topics related to World War II and prewar discrimination, experiences in the internment camps, and the postwar period and impact of the internment camps today. Produced by the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA). Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Silent Strokes Show Some Relief Wit
A group of children who have sickle cell disease and who experience silent strokes showed some relief from the silent strokes with blood transfusion therapy, researchers have found. Silent strokes are strokes that don't show the classic symptoms of overt strokes, such as numbness, tingling, headache or slurred speech. MSU Discovery Offers Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment Hopes
Michigan State University researchers have found that a certain gene, expressed within a human adult stem cell, could hold the key to not only offering new hope to cancer patients, but also to answering the question of how cancer originates. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Study Finds Possible Mechanism For Link Between Sleep Disturbances And
A new mouse study suggests that a brain system that controls the sleep/wake cycle might also play a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
