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Handbook On Pay and Leave Benefits For Federal Employees Affected By S
"Provides a general summary of the many pay and leave benefits available to assist Federal agencies and employees who must cope with severe weather emergencies or other emergency situations and their aftermath. ... Since many of the benefits discussed in this Handbook may be granted at the discretion of each employing agency, employees should contact their agency's human resources office for further information."Opens directly into a PDF file. From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Portable Electricity, Life-like Prosthetics On The Way
The technology that makes a cell phone vibrate is the same technology that provides more natural movements to prosthetic limbs. Scientists are working on recreating and enhancing this technological effect, which, if successful, could result in better prosthetic movements and also provide instant electrical power for soldiers and others through the simple act of walking. Reading Wilde, Querying Spaces: An Exhibition Commemorating the 100th
Material about British author Oscar Wilde ("novelist, poet, playwright, aesthete, reputed homosexual, enigma"), who was convicted in 1895 of practicing "indecent acts."The exhibit of printed and manuscript works "trace[s] the powerful impact of Oscar Wilde in the aesthetic, political, spiritual, and moral circles of late-Victorian England."Includes discussions of Wilde's epigrammatic theater, Wilde in America, and prison and personal letters. From New York University (NYU) Library. Apple Settles IPod Batteries Suit
Poorly performing power sources may spell a massive payout for the computer company: Nearly 2 million people with older iPods could get $50 coupons and extended warranties. Playground Politics: Lack Of Athletic Skill Often Means Loneliness And
A new study looking at the connections between athletic skill and social acceptance among school children has found that kids place a great deal of value on athletic ability, and youngsters deemed unskilled by their peers often experience sadness, isolation and social rejection at school. [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. Fitting In: Newly Evolved Genes Adopt A Variety Of Strategies To Rema
To determine the basis for the persistence of functional gene duplicates in the genome, scientists have collaborated on the largest systematic analysis of duplicated gene function to date. Using an integrative combination of computational and experimental approaches, they classified duplicate pairs of genes involved in yeast metabolism into four functional categories and found that each plays a substantial and important role in the maintenance of functional duplicates in the genome. Missing Eyeglasses Make Life A Blur For A Third Of Nursing Home Patien
One third of nursing home residents who have Alzheimer's disease miss out on stimulation because their vision is not corrected, says a Saint Louis University study. Medication Orlistat Appears Helpful In Improving Weight Management For
When combined with diet, exercise and behavioral therapy, orlistat, a drug that decreases fat absorption, appears helpful for improving weight management in obese adolescents, compared with placebo, according to an article in the June 15 issue of JAMA. Experiencing The World Through The Neurons Of Math1
A variety of nerve cells makes it possible for you to orient yourself in space. Several migrate from an embryonic structure called the rhombic lip, and many of these in the auditory, vestibular and proprioreceptive systems come into being because of a single gene called Math1, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the current issue of the journal Neuron.
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