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Discovery Crew Begins New Day In Space
The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery was awakened this morning at 12:39 a.m EDT to start its first full day in space. As the orbiter spends the day chasing the International Space Station, the crew will use Discovery's robot arm to inspect the vehicle's exterior. Severe Hypoglycemia Is Rare After Islet Transplantation
Episodes of dangerously low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia, were greatly reduced in people who received an islet transplant for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes, according to an analysis of outcomes in 138 patients who had the procedure at 19 medical centers in the United States and Canada. This is one of the conclusions of the Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry (CITR), which tracks many factors affecting the success of this experimental procedure in people with severe type 1 diabetes. Solving The Mystery Of The Tibetan Plateau
A University of Alberta physicist who helped solve the age-old mystery of what keeps afloat the highest plateau on earth has added more pieces to the Tibetan puzzle. Dr. Martyn Unsworth has uncovered new research about the Tibetan Plateau--an immense region that for years has plagued scientists studying how the area became so elevated. Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design
Jakob Nielsen points out the easiest methods for driving visitors from your website. In Beyond the Beyond. Italian Recipes for Lent
This mouth-watering collection of meatless cookery may not bring out the penitent in you. Includes recipes for "antipasto, soup, pasta, gnocchi, fish, vegetables and fruit"(some recipes include fish or shellfish). Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why
Explains why we adjust our clocks one hour forward in the spring and back in the fall ("spring forward, fall back"). Also find the history of Daylight Saving Time and a schedule for its occurrences from 1990 to 2010. Includes trivia about time and links to related sites. From the California Energy Commission. St. John's Wort Only Minimally Effective In Relieving Major Depression
St. John's Wort, the herbal medicinal long thought to relieve symptoms of depression, provides only minor benefits in patients with the most acute depression and perhaps no benefit for those with chronic depression. Rock Climbing Does Not Increase Risk Of Osteoarthritis
A study in the US has found there is no greater risk of osteoarthritis in rock climbers compared to non climbers, contrary to previous theory. Gravely Gorgeous: Gargoyles, Grotesques &the Nineteenth-Century Imagin
This site is a companion to an exhibit about the admiration by Victorians of the Gothic style of architectural decoration of cathedrals, which featured gargoyles ("decorative waterspouts that preserve stonework") and grotesques (that "serve a variety of other practical and ornamental functions, as corbels or capitals, for instance"). Includes a gallery of images and a glossary. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Tower Block to Follow the Light
Forget the 1-kilometer-high Burj Dubai: Live in a rotating skyscraper powered by the sun. World's largest gadget or crazed vomitorium? In Gear Factor.
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