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Gathering the Jewels/Casglu'r Tlysau: The Website for Welsh Cultural H
This website about Welsh history provides "over 20,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, libraries and record offices in Wales."Searchable; or browse by county in Wales or by subjects such as agriculture, industry, arts, religion, politics, education, transportation, domestic life, and war. In English and Welsh. From the National Library of Wales. ... LII: This Week's Batch, January 6, 2005
Read up on Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights, tsunamis, relief efforts, dieting, buying wine over the Internet, ethics, blogging, nightclub safety, and more. In More New This Week , find a slew of country studies, catch up on coal, explore vegetarian recipes, study a science project, and learn what you need to do to get married in Nevada. Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, and Charlotte, and our 100-and-change contributors. Erosion Of Privacy: Safeguards In A World Of Ambient Intelligence
Whether in the form of sensors in the refrigerator which automatically order more milk or in the car sounding an alarm when the driver starts to become drowsy, "Ambient Intelligence"is the next computer technology revolution. But networked objects equipped with intelligence will only be able to establish themselves if they take proper consideration of users' misgivings, in particular with regard to data protection. Judges Think Children More Honest But Less Reliable Than Adults, Says
Judges perceive child witnesses as being more honest than adults when testifying in court, but recognize that children's limited memory and communication skills, and greater suggestibility may make them less reliable than adults. Immune Cell Receptors Act In Combination To Regulate Attack
Antibodies are one of our best weapons against disease, but some types of antibodies are more effective against pathogens than others. New research by Jeffrey Ravetch at Rockefeller University shows that it is how an antibody interacts with the cells of the immune system that determines how efficiently our bodies deal with infection. The data will help researchers improve on antibody-based cancer therapies. After North Korea Test, What Can Be Done To Reduce The Growing Nuclear
In the wake of the announcement of a nuclear test by North Korea, new questions have been raised about proliferation and the threat of nuclear terrorism. Is nuclear terrorism preventable? What steps has the United States already taken to avoid a nuclear catastrophe and what steps should be taken in the future?Scholars, scientists, and policymakers, including Graham Allison, Sam Nunn and William Perry, address these crucial questions in the Annals September issue. [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... Developing Our Brightest Minds
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Vanderbilt University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these intellectual leaders: cognitive abilities, educational opportunities, investigative interests and old-fashioned hard work. Midlife Obesity May Be Associated With Risk Of Dementia And Alzheimer'
Individuals who were obese at midlife had an increased risk for dementia later in life compared to individuals of normal weight, according to an article in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
New Low-cost Technology Counters Deadly Aflatoxin, Increases Agricultu
Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, have devised a fast, simple and affordable test kit for detecting the poison, which is known as aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that can easily grow on many crops including common food crops like maize, groundnut, sorghum and cassava. It can infect them both in the field and after harvest, while they are being stored in grain bins and elevators.
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