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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
Biography of painter and sculptor Frederic Remington, whose art "defined the American West during his lifetime and played a major role in creating the popular image of the West that persists today. ... Although closely identified with the American West, Remington actually spent much of his life in the East."Accompanied by images and bibliographies for adults and children. From the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Buffalo Bill Historical Center. ... LII New This Week: May 12, 2005
Read up on summer reading for children, travel, the end of World War II, planting calendars, pop-up books, vegetarian dinosaurs, filibusters, working dogs, and the new memorial to the Holocaust in Berlin. In More New This Week, travel through yet more travel sites and feast your eyes on dozens more great resources. Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, Charlotte, and Jerry, and our 100-and-change contributors. Abnormal Immune Cells May Cause Unprovoked Anaphylaxis
Two new clinical reports shed light on why some people suffer from recurrent episodes of idiopathic anaphylaxis -- a potentially life-threatening condition of unknown cause characterized by a drop in blood pressure, fainting episodes, difficulty in breathing, and wheezing. Heat From Earth's Magma Contributing To Melting Of Greenland Ice
Scientists have discovered what they think may be another reason why Greenland's ice is melting: a thin spot in Earth's crust is enabling underground magma to heat the ice. They have found at least one "hotspot"in the northeast corner of Greenland -- just below a site where an ice stream was recently discovered. Bob Dylan: Technology Sucks
The iconic rocker says the music industry has no right to bitch about piracy when its modern recording technology only screws up good music anyway. New Warning For Strattera
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising health care professionals about a new warning for Strattera, a drug approved for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. The 'Female Advantage'In Kidney Disease Does Not Extend To Diabetic Wo
Women have a "female advantage"when it comes to chronic kidney disease. When compared to men, they have fewer and less severe episodes of this disorder throughout most of their lives. That advantage disappears, however, when the woman is diabetic. For reasons still unclear, diabetic women -- regardless of age -- are diagnosed with kidney and heart diseases almost as frequently as men. Studies suggest kidney disease in diabetic women may be result of imbalances in hormonal ratios, not an absolute level of estrogen. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Noise And Carbon Monoxide Exposure Increases Hearing Loss In Workers A
Researchers have gathered evidence which shows that combined chronic exposure to noise and carbon monoxide in the workplace induces hearing loss. Those findings are the result of a study conducted with over 8,600 workers exposed to both noise and carbon monoxide in the workplace. Among the riskier professions are welders, firefighters, garage mechanics, truckers, forklift operators and miners. Exploring The Edges Of The Solar System
A USC astronautics professor realizes his dream of approaching an uncharted region of space thought to lie billions of miles from the sun. It's a personal mission, in the making for 25 years.
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