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Hackers Fight Authority in NYC
The Man keeping you down? The sixth-annual Hackers on Planet Earth conference doles out briefings on picking locks, jamming phones and beating wiretaps. There was only one arrest. Annalee Newitz reports from New York. Coral Reef Remedies: Seaweed from Fiji Yields New Molecular Structures
Researchers have discovered 10 new molecular structures with pharmaceutical potential in a species of red seaweed that lives in the shallow coral reef along the coastline of Fiji in the south Pacific Ocean.Some of these natural compounds showed the potential to kill cancer cells, bacteria and the HIV virus, according to research at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In fact, two of them exhibit anti-bacterial activity towards antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at concentrations worth pursuing. The Man Who Invented Christmas: Charles Dickens &"A Christmas Carol"
This exhibit features illustrations from various editions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol,"which "was officially published on December 19, 1843, and by Christmas Eve, five days later, it had already sold six thousand copies, at three shillings and sixpence each."Includes images of other Christmas-related publications from Dickens. From the University of South Carolina University Libraries, Rare Books and Special Collections. Antimicrobials To Prevent Infection In Major Surgery Are Used Properly
Antimicrobial medications intended to prevent surgical site infections are appropriately administered to patients (within one hour before incision) only 55.7 percent of the time, according to a study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Official Kilogram Losing Mass: Scientists Propose Redefining It As A P
How much is a kilogram? It turns out that nobody can say for sure, at least not in a way that won't change ever so slightly over time. The official kilogram -- a cylinder cast 118 years ago from platinum and iridium and known as the International Prototype Kilogram or "Le Gran K"-- has been losing mass, about 50 micrograms at last check. Now two US professors say it's time to define the kilogram in a new and more elegant way. They've launched a campaign aimed at redefining the kilogram as the mass of a very large -- but precisely-specified -- number of carbon-12 atoms. High-fitness Males Produce Low-fitness Daughters, And High-fitness Mot
Hemiclonal analysis of Drosophila melanogaster reveals that high-fitness males produce low-fitness daughters and high-fitness mothers produce low-fitness sons, with implications for models of sexual selection. Four Reasons Why High School Seniors Drink: One Could Signal Problem D
Most high school seniors drink because they want to experiment with alcohol, some drink for the thrill of it, and others because it helps them relax. A new study finds that a fourth group of high school students share all those reasons for drinking, but they also drink to get away from problems and to deal with anger or frustration issues. Paid Entries Roil Wikipedia
A backlash erupts when a blogger reveals Microsoft wanted to pay him to fix "inaccuracies" in Wikipedia technical articles. By the Associated Press. Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana.gov
"The State Of Louisiana's official website for dissemination of information concerning hurricane Katrina. This website has been established to provide the latest information and resources regarding relief and assistance provided by the state government for citizens impacted by Hurricane Katrina."Includes links to information about education, missing people, shelter and housing, animals and pets, financial assistance, road closures, and more. Running hot and cold
Julia Seymour, Assistant Editor at the Virginia-based Business and Media Institute emailed to tell me that despite blasting senator James Inhofe, CNN had him on “American Morning” on October 3 in a debate with anchor Miles O’Brien.According to the BandMI write-up on this debacle, "The spirited debate with Inhofe allowed ...
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