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Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
This site is a "fully searchable database of digitized versions of rare and unique library and archival resources on race relations in Mississippi."The "Manuscripts and Photographs"section provides browsable access to selected primary source material. Also includes a short historical essay and timeline back to 1900, oral history transcripts, and links to related sites. From the McCain Library and Archive, University of Southern Mississippi. Students Fight Copyright Hoarders
College students around the country start groups to teach their peers about copyright law and how Hollywood and record companies abuse it. To fight vacant stares, they frame the issue like this: Save the iPod. By Katie Dean. Hot Ice To Lubricate Artificial Joints
A recent simulation has shown that thin layers of ice could persist on specially treated diamond coatings at temperatures well above body temperature, which could make ice-coated-diamond films an ideal coating for artificial heart valves, joint replacements, and wear-resistant prosthetics. Emergency Preparedness and Individuals With Disabilities
This website "contains basic information on emergency preparedness, transportation accessibility, and evacuation methods for certain modes of transportation, such as transit and rail systems ... for individuals with disabilities, their family members, and care givers."Provides links to related resources, information about relevant legal obligations, and descriptions of specific types of planned and natural disasters. From the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Self-organization And Vegetation Collapse In Salt Marsh Ecosystems
It is a premise in ecology that undisturbed ecosystems are relatively stable, and hence that sudden changes in ecosystem are likely to result from external, mostly human influences. Johan van de Koppel, Daphne van der Wal, Jan P. Bakker, and Peter M. J. Herman present a combined theoretical and empirical study indicating that natural processes within salt-marsh ecosystems can lead to ecosystem destruction. HIV-TB Spreads In Africa, Undermines Control Of World's Two Deadliest
The largely unnoticed collision of the global epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis has exploded to create a deadly co-epidemic that is rapidly spreading in sub-Saharan Africa. However, health systems cannot adequately diagnose, treat, or contain the co-epidemic due to unanswered scientific and medical questions, according to a new report. The report urges research and immediate action to thwart co-epidemic as threat of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis/HIV mounts. National School Lunch Week
Website for this mid-October event, which recognizes the importance of school lunches in providing America's children with access to nutritious meals. Features recipes for five suggested meals (including a wrap with dip, a burger with potatoes, and a rice bowl), and an opportunity to vote for your favorite meal. Includes printable material about health and nutrition aspects of each meal. From the School Nutrition Association. YouTube in Copyright Cross Hairs?
Universal Music Group labels the free video pioneer and MySpace "copyright infringers," and threatens to take action against the popular sites for streaming music videos. How much does the record company think it's owed? Think "tens of millions of dollars." National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
The NVFC "is a non-profit membership association representing the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS and rescue services. The NVFC serves as the information source regarding legislation, standards and regulatory issues."The site includes a fact sheet with statistics, publications, details about advocacy efforts, and related information.
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