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Give A Visiting Ant A Nice Place To Stay And It Might Stick Around
Many insects enter the United States accidentally, as hitchhikers on various plants imported in commerce, but how many really stay? Conventional thinking says the answer is in the numbers of both insects and times they enter, but new findings suggest that opportunity alone is no guarantee of a successful invasion. Early Vision of Semple, Swett Realized in Broad, Firm Educational Syst
A brief early history of California public schools written in 1925 by William Christopher Wood, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Includes information about Robert Semple, delegate in the first Constitutional Convention of California in 1849, John Swett, who became superintendent of public instruction in 1863, and descriptions of early schools in California, such as "the first school for American children in California"opened in 1846. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. Today in History: June 7, Daniel Boone
"On June 7, 1769, frontiersman Daniel Boone first saw the forests and woodlands of present-day Kentucky. The Kentucky Historical Society celebrates June 7 as 'Boone Day.'"This article features information about Boone, photographs, and links to related historical information. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Remembering the Oklahoma City Bombing
This page provides links to resources about the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing. Includes links to sites from news sources, archival sites, and about the Oklahoma City National Memorial, the Timothy McVeigh execution, and related topics. From the Web site of the Poynter Institute. In Iran, Camera Traps Reveal Rare Asiatic Cheetahs
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientists, working in conjunction with Iran's Department of Environment (DOE) in an isolated region in the Dar-e Anjir Wildlife Refuge, recently discovered that a remote camera set out to survey wildlife had photographed an entire family of extremely rare Asiatic cheetahs. Quantum Information Research Could Transform The Power Of Computing
Although presently a very young field, Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) could well have a vital role to play in future information and communication technologies. Quantum computing and communication techniques have the potential to transform the way we think about computing power. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Independent Inquiry Committee Into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Pro
This committee's purpose is to "collect and examine information relating to the administration and management of the [United Nations] Oil-for-Food Programme, including allegations of fraud and corruption on the part of United Nations officials, personnel and agents, as well as contractors."The website contains documents issued by the committee discussing the management of the program, a FAQ about the committee, and related material about this UN humanitarian relief program in Iraq. Off the Map
This presentation looks at the "backyard paradises"created by visionary artists (outsider or self-taught artists "who didn't necessarily go to school to be artists"). Includes profiles of the artists (from the U.S., France, India, and South Africa), images and videos of the art (such as Bottle Village, the Owl House and Camel Yard, and Watts Towers), a create-your-own backyard paradise feature, and related material. From Independent Lens and the Electric Shadows Project. Microbial Manufacturing
A bacterium is a microscopic chemical factory producing antibiotics, immunosuppressants, and anticancer drugs no chemist can synthesize, according to chemical engineer Camilla Kao.
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