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New Carbon Dioxide Data Helps Unlock The Secrets Of Antarctic Formatio
The link between declining carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago has been confirmed for the first time in a major research study. Kentucky’s Colonel Sanders
Background for children about "Harland Sanders ... better known worldwide as Colonel Sanders, the Southern gentleman with the white suit and black string tie on the side of the Kentucky Fried Chicken box."Discusses how "Sanders didn't come up with the concept for the business that made him rich and famous until he was 66,"and how his company went worldwide. From the Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Newspapers in Education program. Is BSG's Starbuck a Cylon?
The case against the humanity of our favorite Battlestar Galactica space jock is mounting. In Table of Malcontents. iPods and MP3 Players Storm the Market
Eleven percent of all adult Americans and 19 percent of all adult Americans under 30 own MP3 players or iPods, according to a brief report based on a survey conducted in early 2005 by the Pew Internet &American Life Project. Bird Directive Has Helped 23 Threatened Species Recover
In the first scientific analysis of its kind anywhere in the world, the RSPB has shown that one example of protecting birds at a continental scale has improved the fortunes of the most threatened and vulnerable European species -- signaling that conservation works, if it is enshrined in law. There are 46 species that were listed on Annex 1 before 1993 which nest or winter regularly in the UK, and the research has shown that the populations of at least 23 of these species have increased. Notable examples of species which have increased include avocet, marsh harrier, nightjar, woodlark, Dartford warbler , stone-curlew, osprey, bittern and red kite. Traditional wood-carving craft industry goes high-tech
Mary and Joseph, the angels, the manger -- at Christmas time, lots of people still decorate their homes with high-quality wooden figures depicting the nativity scene. Now, the wood carvers of South Tyrol are moving over to high-tech production methods. New Spin-off Offers Enterprise Solution To Open Source Statistical Sof
Random Technologies, the newest start-up company to emerge from the University of Rochester Medical Center, launched its new statistical analysis software package at an international conference of drug industry professionals this week. The package is based on the open source software system "R"-- the most widely used statistical computing and graphics system in biomedical research. Yahoo's Wii Portal Gets Pwned
Leveraging Flickr photos leaves the web giant open to abuse. In Monkey Bites. Fizzy Drinks Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds
The high consumption of sweetened food and drink increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. A heavy intake of fizzy drinks, creamed fruit and sugar in coffee are three common ways of increasing the risk. Key Fat And Cholesterol Cell Regulator Identified, Promising Target
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified how a molecular switch regulates fat and cholesterol production, a step that may help advance treatments for metabolic syndrome, the constellation of diseases that includes high cholesterol, obesity, type II diabetes and high blood pressure. The study is now published in the online version of the scientific journal Nature and will appear in the August 10 print edition.
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