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[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... Help Wired Design 21st-Century Emoticons
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Want to check out digital content from the library? Better be prepared to use Windows, a DRM appand only Microsoft-approved devices. In Listening Post. More Muscle For The Argument To Give Up Smoking
Researchers have got more bad news for smokers. Not only does it cause cancer, heart attacks and strokes, but smokers will also lose more muscle mass in old age than a non-smoker. The effect of this predisposes smokers to an accelerated decline in physical function and loss of independence. Gladstone Researchers Identify New Drug Target For Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related to Alzheimer's disease. Sex and phthalates
It seems even the sex industry is not immune to chemophobia, according to a recent Greenpeace Netherlands announcement, users of PVC sex toys destined for orificial use should not. Use them, that is.According to Greenpeace, these plastic devices can contain “extremely high concentrations of phthalate plasticisers which allegedly pose a risk to human health and [...] The IPL explores new frontiers in IPL 15 Things #5, “Virtual Worlds.
The IPL explores new frontiers in IPL 15 Things #5, “Virtual Worlds.”http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/index.php/IPL_15_Things  First X-Ray Detection Of A Colliding-Wind Binary Beyond Milky Way
Imagine two stars with winds so intense that they eject an Earth's worth of material roughly once every month. Next, imagine those two winds colliding head-on. Such titanic collisions produce multimillion-degree gas, which radiates brilliantly in X-rays. Astronomers have conclusively identified the X-rays from about two-dozen of these systems in our Milky Way. But they have never seen one outside our galaxy -- until now. Self-assembled DNA Scaffolding Used To Build Tiny Circuit Boards
Scientists have developed a new technique to orient and position self-assembled DNA shapes and patterns -- or "DNA origami" -- on surfaces that are compatible with today's semiconductor manufacturing equipment. These precisely positioned DNA nanostructures, each no more than one one-thousandth the width of a human hair, can serve as scaffolds or miniature circuit boards for the precise assembly of computer-chip components. Comic Valentines: A Curious Collection of Valentines
These unusual Victorian valentines are the antithesis of the lacy, sentimental valentine greeting. "These scurrilous printed sheets, entered into the humour of the common and middle classes, fun and mischief were their elements. In reality they were masterpieces of the grotesque, venomous in humour, spiteful and rude, expressing anything but love."Information about the origin, size, and approximate date of each card is included along with selections from period newspapers. From the Scrap Album.
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