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Wheat Allergy Diet
This chart lists foods that are acceptable and not acceptable for consumption by people with allergies to wheat. Covers beverages, breads, cereals, desserts, and wheat-containing products from other food groups. Also includes wheat substitute measurements and a list of wheat terms to look for when reading food labels. From the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Flea Market Finds With the Kovels
This site is a companion to a Home and Garden Television (HGTV) program in which "husband and wife collectible experts Terry and Ralph Kovel travel to flea markets and collectible shows across the globe to discover many treasures."The site features information about each episode, including items viewed (such as fishing baskets, Bakelite jewelry, vintage book ends, and more, all in one program) and flea markets and antique shows visited. Note: images did not display in Firefox. ... LII 2005 Annual Survey Launched April 18, 2005
Reminder: please take two or three minutes to fill our short survey for Librarians' Index to the Internet. Last year over 4,000 of you helped us justify continued funding for LII, fine-tune our offerings, and develop new features services. Note: we will roll out a new website in mid-June, and your survey feedback will be invaluable as we go the last mile toward this goal. The survey will be available until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2005. Thanks so much! Shape Of Things To Come: Structure Of HIV Coat Could Lead To New Drugs
Structural biologists have described the architecture of the complex of protein units that make up the coat surrounding the HIV genome and identified in it a "seam" of functional importance that previously went unrecognized. Those findings could point the way to new treatments for blocking HIV infection. Bike Tech: Amgen Pro Cycle Tour
Go behind the scenes of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race as it kicks off in San Francisco sporting the latest in bike tech. A photo journal by Michael Calore. Enzyme Triggers Plaque Rupture In Hardened Arteries, Causing Heart Att
University of Washington researchers show that, in mice with atherosclerosis, it is the expression of an active form of the enzyme MMP-9, by macrophages located within plaque buildup in narrowed coronary arteries, that triggers plaque rupture. Rupture can block blood flow to the heart and brain, causing a heart attack or stroke. The results appear online on December 22 in advance of print publication in the January 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Nanotech In Space: New Experiment To Weather The Trials Of Orbit
Novel nanomaterials are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The project seeks to test the performance of the new nanocomposites in orbit. The materials will be mounted to the International Space Station's outer hull and exposed to the rigors of space. Aluminum Found In Sunscreens And Sunblocks
Scientists are questioning the safety of aluminum added to sunscreens and sunblocks. Aluminum was present in all seven products tested and its content was of particular significance in three products. Nerdy passwords, secure and memorable
WARNING: Do not simply use the formula of a common chemical without obfuscating it in some way. It could be dictionary cracked very easily if you do.Coming up with a secure password that cannot be bruteforce or dictionary attacked but that is easy to remember is quite troubling. So, here’s the nerdiest approach yet.Think of [...]Nerdy passwords, secure and memorable is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog Pew Research Center Publications: Tagging Play
January 2007 summary of a December 2006 survey about tagging, "the process of creating labels for online content."Features an overview of tagging, demographic data on taggers, website traffic for popular tagging sites, and an excerpt from a forthcoming book describing "how radical it is for people to move away from hierarchical classifications of information like the Dewey Decimal System, to individually- and group-arranged systems."From the Pew Research Center.
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