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Islamic Art, Music, and Architecture Around the World
Annotated links to Web site about Islamic art, music, and architecture. Of special interest is a section on Muslim popular western musicians, with links to information about Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Richard Thompson, and Islam and hip-hop music. Compiled by a University of Georgia religion professor and director of an Islamic studies institute. [Cool] Maine Teacher Loses Nearly 500 Pounds
Call Peter Loiselle a big fat loser and he'd have to agree. Between October 2001 and July 2004, the Surry Elementary School teacher lost nearly 500 pounds, and he did it without gastric bypass surgery. He dropped the pounds the old-fashioned way - with diet and exercise. Scientific Research in the Past
Who are the researchers that opt out of everyday academia to work in among those glass cases and dinosaur bones? David Bradley finds out what makes scientists turn to the past. Pose Like the Star You Are
Now that everyone's on camera -- webcam, that is -- maybe we should learn how to work it like the pros. Commentary by Regina Lynn. The Quantum Computing Conundrum
Scientists know what quantum computing is supposed to do. They just don't know whether or not it really works. By the Associated Press. 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. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Printing Without a Printer
From the Dept. of Seemingly Useless But What Do We Know? Inventions: A way to turn an ordinary inkjet cartridge into a portable printer. Plus: It's a teeny tiny Bluetooth adaptor. In Gadget Lab. Avoid The Hookah And Save Your Teeth
Smoking a hookah also known as a water pipe is becoming an increasingly trendy menu item in Mediterranean restaurants, cafes and bars. People should be warned to "skip this course"according to a study that appeared in the November issue of the Journal of Periodontology. Mutations In Tumor Suppressor Gene And Inflammation Trigger Skin Cance
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a form of nonmelanoma skin cancer, which is the most common type of human malignancy with over 1 million new cases in the USA each year. In the July 2 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, two separate studies by research teams at Glasgow University and Baylor College of Medicine uncover two previously unidentified regulators of SCC development, providing insights into the development of this potentially lethal disease.
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