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Annual Lei Day Celebration
Information about this Hawaiian celebration that takes place on May 1. It "culminates on Monday, May 2, ... when all leis are taken to the Royal Mausoleum (Mauna `Ala) ... and placed on the tombs of the Ali`i."The site features a history of Lei Day, a photo gallery, a schedule of events, and information about the Lei Day queen and her court. From the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Parks and Recreation. Happy And Passive Means More Productive Animals
Breaking up families can be sad, but in a new method for selecting passive livestock animals, that's a main ingredient for better long-term productivity, according to a Purdue University geneticist. The new breeding program, designed to get the best out of the animals, is the first major advance in classical breeding in 20 years, said William Muir of the Purdue Department of Animal Sciences. By picking less aggressive individual animals from a broad range of families, the same breeding program can be used for hundreds of generations. Egyptian Sea Vessel Artifacts Discovered At Pharaonic Port Of Mersa Ga
In December, an archaeology team led by Kathryn Bard of Boston University and Rudolfo Fattovich of the University of Naples "L'Orientale"discovered two man-made caves at Wadi Gawasis along the Red Sea coast. The caves are thought to be nearly 4,000 years old. One held nautical artifacts from ancient Egyptian sea vessels, including two intact, curved, cedar steering oars. Limestone stelae indicate the cave may also have served as a temple. Is Universal Music Angling for a Piece of Every IPod Sale?
A reported tiff between the label and Apple could signal a new negotiating stance. Going To Extremes: Pulsar Gives Insight On Ultra Dense Matter And Magn
A long look at a young pulsar with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed unexpectedly rapid cooling, which suggests that it contains much denser matter than previously expected. The pulsar's cool temperature and the vast magnetic web of high-energy particles that surrounds it have implications for the theory of nuclear matter and the origin of magnetic fields in cosmic objects. Learning A Second Language: Is It All In Your Head?
Think you haven't got the aptitude to learn a foreign language? In a new study, neuroscientists predict which study participants would be more successful second language learners simply by measuring a small brain structure. The measurement is taken even before study participants are given any form of language training. The study demonstrating a link between biology and second language learning. Navigable Nanotransport: Direct Synthesis Of Hollow Nanoscopic Spheres
To accurately transport pharmaceutical agents to their specific target organs or cell types, you need a good carrier: Nanoscopic capsules with surface elements that can "recognize"the target in question could do the trick. Korean researchers led by Kimoon Kim have developed a very simple novel approach for the direct production of polymeric nanocapsules, they write in Angewandte Chemie. Focused Ultrasound Treatment Of Uterine Fibroids Provides Long Term Sy
A noninvasive, outpatient treatment for noncancerous uterine tumors provides sustained relief from symptoms, according to a new collaborative study. The study of this innovative treatment approach -- called magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound surgery -- also shows that the more completely tumors are destroyed by focused ultrasound, the more durable the symptom relief. Selection On Sex Cells Favors A Recombination Gender Gap
Males and females of the same species can be strikingly different. Even the amount of genetic reshuffling that goes on during egg and sperm production differs between males and females in most species. An evolutionary reason for this has eluded researchers since the phenomenon was originally discovered in fruitflies, Chinese silk worms, and amphipods almost 100 years ago. How Terry Gilliam Weathered Loss of Heath Ledger to Finish Fanciful 'I
The director has faced many challenges over the years, but none quite as difficult as the loss of a leading man during filming. The Monty Python alum whose eccentric creativity taught us The Meaning of Lifeand took us to Brazildiscusses his latest flight of fancy.
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