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USGS Scientists Document Widespread Increases In Streamflow And Change
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have identified nationwide trends toward increasing streamflow in many areas of the nation since 1940 based on data collected from long-term USGS streamgages. This conclusion and several more interesting trends in our nation's streamflows can be found in four new fact sheets recently issued by the agency. Celestial Whirligig: Unique Observations Of Comet McNaught Reveal Spri
Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, has been delighting those who have seen it with the unaided eye as a spectacular display in the evening sky. Pushing ESO's New Technology Telescope to its limits, a team of European astronomers have obtained the first, and possibly unique, detailed observations of this object. Their images show spectacular jets of gas from the comet spiralling several thousands of kilometres into space, while the spectra reveal the presence of sodium in its atmosphere, something seen very rarely. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Single Protein Can Determine Severity Of Toxoplasma Infections
The unusual ability of the organism Toxoplasma to infect and reproduce inside almost all warm-blooded animals has led scientists to wonder about the tricks it uses so successfully to subvert the behavior of cells. Now, a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers, led by John Boothroyd, PhD, has shown for the first time how Toxoplasma manages to be so effective: They documented how it injects a particular protein into the cell it infects and how that protein then travels to the cell's nucleus - where it blocks the cell's normal response to invasion. ESPN.com: Page 2: Poker
According to this site, "it truly is the Golden Age of Texas hold 'em, with so many people around the country becoming obsessed with the game of poker."The site provides articles and information about playing poker and poker as a spectator (and televised) sport. Includes information about the World Series of Poker, nicknames for starting hands, and playing poker for 24 straight hours. From ESPN. Nuclear Numbers
"Collected here is the most recent information about the composition of global nuclear weapons stockpiles. Click on the name of the country for more detailed information."Includes information for the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, and Pakistan. Also includes links to related information about nuclear weapons and weapon material, weapon proliferation, missile systems, and more. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Marijuana Smoke Contains Higher Levels Of Certain Toxins Than Tobacco
Here's another reason to "keep off the grass."Researchers report that marijuana smoke contains significantly higher levels of several toxic compounds -- including ammonia and hydrogen cyanide -- than tobacco smoke and may therefore pose similar health risks. The scientists found that ammonia levels were 20 times higher in the marijuana smoke than in the tobacco smoke, while hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxide and certain aromatic amines occurred at levels 3-5 times higher in the marijuana smoke, they say. 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. Diabetes, Hypertension And Obesity Negatively Effect Joint Replacement
Using a database of nearly 1 million Americans who underwent major joint replacement surgery, a team led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center have determined those surgical patients with diabetes, hypertension or obesity were significantly more likely to suffer post-operative complications. Dying Speeches &Bloody Murder: Crime Broadsides Collected by the Harva
"Just as programs are sold at sporting events today, broadsides -- styled at the time as 'Last Dying Speeches' or 'Bloody Murders' -- were sold to the audiences that gathered to witness public executions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. ... The examples digitized here span the years 1707 to 1891 and include accounts of executions for such crimes as arson, assault, counterfeiting, horse stealing, murder, rape, robbery, and treason."From the Harvard Law School Library.
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