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Google Guide: Calculator
A tip sheet for Google's built-in calculation function. Learn how to use Google to "add up a list of numbers, convert from miles to kilometers, or evaluate some other mathematical expression."From Google Guide. "Google Guide is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Google."Also includes a links to Google's own online help for the calculator. The Sound Of A Distant Rumble: Researchers Track Underwater Noise Gene
Underwater sound picked up by the network that monitors the globe for nuclear test explosions, enabled researchers to analyze the rupture as it progressed along the Sumatra Fault on December 26. The study found that the earthquake may have occurred in two distinct phases and points to the need for scientists and disaster response officials to have access to the monitoring data in real time. Mysterious Macworld Banners Surface at Moscone
New Macworld banners cryptically pronouncing "there's something in the air" started going up Friday at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Effects Of Progesterone On Alzheimer's Disease
The first study on progesterone and Alzheimer's disease has found no clear preventive benefit for the widely prescribed hormone in an animal model. Progesterone is given with estrogen in hormone replacement therapy. Previous studies have suggested that estrogen offers women some protection against Alzheimer's disease. The Golden Compass: The Making of Philip Pullman's Epic F
Set in a world of shape-shifting animals and armored polar bears, Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials, has become wildly popular over the past decade, selling more than 5 million copies in the US alone. In the wake of the success of the Lord of the Ringsand Narniafranchises, it might seem like a no-brainer to use the books as the basis for another series of fantasy movies -- but this franchise comes with so many extra degrees of difficulty, it seems unbelievable that it ever got a green light. Los Pobladores 200: Descendents of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angel
Website of this group "the primary goal [of which] was to locate and organize present day descendants of the original founding families of Los Angeles."Features details about group activities (such as the annual history walk on September 4, the date of the founding of Los Angeles), and an archive with names and brief histories of founding families and the soldiers who escorted them to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles. Texas Police, Border Agents Using Labs' Sniffer To Nab Drug Trafficker
On a South Texas highway local police and border agents are using a hand-held sniffer developed at Sandia National Laboratories to help stem the flow of illegal drugs northward into the U.S. Sandia loaned the South Texas Specialized Crimes and Narcotics Task Force one of its prototype Hound systems as part of a field trial to evaluate the system for drug detection. Optical Electronic Devices Could Benefit From New Semiconductor Standa
A wide range of optical electronic devices, from laser disk players to traffic lights, may be improved in the future thanks to a small piece of semiconductor, about the size of a button, coated with aluminum, gallium and arsenic. Washington State Department of Licensing: Special License Plates and P
Images of and information about special license plate designs available in Washington state, including the 19 additional designs available to residents in January 2006. Browse by categories such as collegiate, military, organizations, and sports and hobbies, to find designs, costs, and any special requirements. Also includes information about the special license plate review board and process for review. Exposure To Environmental Toxics Accelerates Age-related Parkinson's D
Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have shown that combining two environmental toxic substances accelerated age-related degeneration in neurons associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in mice. Additionally, the study showed that pre-treating the mice with an antioxidant weakened the impact of the environmental exposures, suggesting the substances damage the neurons via oxidative stress. The toxics involved include increased neonatal iron intake and exposure to the herbicide paraquat.
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