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Is Your Work Computer Private?
A judicial panel flip-flops, finding that workers have constitutional rights when it comes to government searches of their employer-provided computers. In 27B Stroke 6. Diabetics Susceptible To Compromised Cardiovascular Function From High
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues assessed the effect of high air pollution levels, specifically emissions from coal-burning power plants and diesel vehicles, on Boston-area adults with diabetes. Their study found that on days when air pollution levels were high, adults with diabetes were at higher risk for cardiovascular problems due to impairments in blood vessel function. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. [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. X-ray Images Help Explain Limits To Insect Body Size
Researchers have cast new light on why the giant insects that lived millions of years ago disappeared. Breaking Into Creative Nonfiction
Definitions, discussion, and tips for publishing creative nonfiction, which is "fact-based writing that can perhaps be best understood as the union of storytelling and journalism."By Chip Scanlon, columnist for Poynter Online. New Blood Test Might Offer Early Warning Of Deep Belly Fat
Measuring levels of a chemical found in blood offers the best indicator yet of the amount of fat surrounding abdominal organs, according to a new study of lean and obese individuals. The buildup of such "visceral fat"is of particular health concern as it has been linked to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease risk. Did AOL Betray Its Users?
In what could be a breach of federal law, AOL releases search logs on 650,000 users to researchers. While the files are down, they are in the wild and lawyers may be circling. In 27B Stroke 6. Fish In Ponds Benefit Flowering Plants
Fish and flowering plants would seem to have as much in common as pigs and beauty soap. But ecologists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Florida have found an amazing relationship between the different species that provides a new direction for understanding how ecosystems "hook up." SNCC 1960-1966: Six Years of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commi
Covers the first six years of the organization's history, presenting its stand and activities on nonviolence, the Vietnam War, white liberalism, feminism, and Black Power. Also find profiles of prominent members John Lewis, Julian Bond, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses, Ella Baker, and Stokeley Carmichael, and information on events (sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the Freedom Ballot, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1963 March on Washington). Includes a timeline and sound files.
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