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Sandisk/Rhapsody Player Shines
Sean "P. Diddy" Coombs helps Rhapsody and Sandisk launch Rhapsody 4.0 and a new MP3 player. Now you can clone your iTunes collection. In Listening Post.  [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... The "Genius Babies,"and How They Grew Up
Articles from 2001 about how "twenty years ago ... tycoon Robert K. Graham began a most remarkable project: the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank for Nobel Prize winners,"and about how "by the time Graham's repository closed in 1999, his genius sperm had been responsible for more than 200 children."Includes information about donors, parents, 15 of the children, and more. From the online magazine Slate. Less Invasive Surgery Effective In Treatment Of Reflux Disease
Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery to treat severe reflux disease was effective in relieving symptoms and was associated with high rates of patient satisfaction five years after the procedure, according to a study in the October issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Armed Forces Search For Ways To Improve Survival In The Combat Zone
Military experts believe that blood loss may be one of the most preventable causes of battlefield fatalities. With thousands of lives at risk and millions of dollars at stake for product development, two branches of the military are collaborating to find new resuscitative products that can be easily transported and used on the frontline. A new report outlines how the military can best identify, nurture and support next generation of resuscitation fluids and adjunct therapies. Ancient Gold Center Discovered on the Nile
June 2007 article about the discovery of "evidence of large-scale gold extraction in the ancient Nubian kingdom of Kush [that] has been found along the Nile River. ... The discovery is part of a race to save as many antiquities as possible before a dam inundates a hundred-mile (160-kilometer) stretch of the Nile in northern Sudan."Includes photos and links to related material. From National Geographic News. Little Creatures, Big Blooms
The San Francisco area is one of the most biologically productive areas in US waters. But with global warming, says Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council grantee Vera Pospelova, those waters are going to change. Pospelova studies sedimentary records of dinoflagellates -- plankton creatures, eaten by fish, that depend on the sun for their survival. There are dozens of species of these creatures, but the ones that produce toxic blooms concern her the most. Putting Relativity To The Test, NASA's Gravity Probe B Experiment Is O
Almost 90 years after Einstein postulated his general theory of relativity -- our current theory of gravity -- scientists have finally finished collecting the data that will put this theory to an experimental test. For the past 17 months, NASA's Gravity Probe-B (GP-B) satellite has been orbiting the Earth using four ultra-precise gyroscopes, about a million times better than the finest navigational gyroscopes, to generate the data required for this unprecedented test. Pursuing Parenthood: Discourses Of Persistence
People harbor many cherished goals that may prove elusive even with the aid of market offerings, such as pursuit of an ideal of beauty. Despite repeated setbacks, some individuals persist, often making extraordinary investments of time, emotion and money. A new study furthers our understanding of persistent goal striving, particularly in cases where the chances of success are low and the costs of continued efforts are high. 'Time-sharing'Tropical Birds Key To Evolutionary Mystery
Whereas most birds are sole proprietors of their nests, some tropical species "time share"together -- a discovery that helps clear up a 150-year-old evolutionary mystery, says a biology professor.
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