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PS3 Packs Promise, Lacks Punch
The PlayStation 3's potential is vast but it can't match the Xbox 360's features in its current iteration. By Chris Kohler. Who Votes, Who Doesn't, and Why: Regular Voters, Intermittent Voters,
This October 2006 report of survey results about American voting habits and views provides data on topics such as factors affecting whether people vote, views of country and community, and demographics of voters and non-voters (both registered and not registered). Includes a summary of findings and the full report. From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. National Weather Service: Lightning Safety
This website provides information about lightning safety, covering topics such as safety outdoors and indoors, safe shelters, the history and science of lightning, and medical issues. Includes lightning strike statistics, fact sheets, publications, teacher resources, survivor stories, photographs, and links. Also features information about Lightning Safety Awareness Week, held annually in June. Study Confirms That NSAIDs Treatment Can Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk
A study of Medicare patients with osteoarthritis provides additional evidence that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Because of the risks posed by the dosage used to treat osteoarthritis, the study authors stress that currently available NSAIDs should not be used solely to prevent cancer. Washer to PC: 'Laundry's Done'
Engineers test a new technology called Laundry Time that links washers and dryers to cell phones, computers and TVs. Is the tech solving a problem that doesn't exist, or will it make the man of the house more interested in the spin cycle? Back-to-back Use Of Two Drugs Shows Strong Osteoporosis Benefit
Postmenopausal women who took a bone-building drug for one year followed by a year on a standard drug that fights bone loss experienced greater increases in bone density than has been reported from any other drug regimen, an NIH-sponsored study has found. Bone density is the standard predictor of fracture risk associated with osteoporosis. [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. Archive: Craft Business
Series of interviews with owners of independent craft businesses, covering questions such as how the businesses got started, whether the owners work full time or also have a "day job,"how to keep a business growing and thriving, online sales, and more. From the website for Craft magazine. The Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson: Supplement to the C
Digitized supplement to the Congressional Globe (the predecessor to the Congressional Record) that provides a record of the documents and debates for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Includes an index to the document and links to other Library of Congress resources related to the impeachment of President Johnson and the impeachment process in general. A special presentation from a larger collection of the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. The Spectacular Female Body: Dress, Fashion and Modernity in Victorian
A series of illustrated essays on the reform of women's dress in the 19th century. Includes information about the Rational Dress Society, the health risks of wearing a corset, and Amelia Bloomer's advocacy of trousers for women. From the Fathom Knowledge Network, provided by Columbia University.
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