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Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic, st
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. Cassini Finds Particles Near Saturn's Moon Enceladus
An instrument designed and built at the University of Chicago for the Cassini space probe has discovered dust particles around Enceladus, an ice-covered moon of Saturn that has the distinction of being the most reflective object in the solar system. The particles could indicate the existence of a dust cloud around Enceladus, or they may have originated from Saturn's largest ring, the E-ring. Clothing the Mad Hatter
We ask Oscar award winner, Colleen Atwood how she came up with the clothing designs for Alice in Wonderland. Atwood has worked on numerous Tim Burton films, including Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollowand Sweeney Todd.
 NY Food Museum
This online museum presents exhibits about the foods and the culinary history of New York City. Features exhibits about how New Yorkers ate 100 years ago (including information about production, manufacturing, and dining), ethnic restaurants in New York, and information about the pickle (including a timeline and recipes). Also includes links to related sites. Note: may not display properly in Mozilla. Sub Pop: The Grunge Years
This Seattle record label is known for popularizing grunge rock music and for signing local bands, such as Nirvana. "This site documents the look and feel of Sub Pop prior to 1991. It includes all of the original columns that [Sub Pop's] Bruce Pavitt wrote for the Rocket between 1983 and 1988."Also includes Sub Pop newsletters from 1990, an ad archive, and details about groups such as Nirvana and Mudhoney. Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Increases Heart Susceptibility To Ischemia,
Cocaine abuse is becoming increasingly prevalent among women of childbearing age, and is associated with numerous adverse perinatal outcomes. New research, published in The Journal of Physiology, by Professor Lubo Zhang and his research team from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California presents the exciting novel finding that cocaine exposure in utero has lasting and lifelong adverse effects on the heart in adulthood, particularly if you are male! [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates Decline As Result Of Improved Contraceptive
Eighty-six percent of the recent decline in U.S. teen pregnancy rates is the result of improved contraceptive use, while a small proportion of the decline (14 percent) can be attributed to teens waiting longer to start having sex. The scientific findings indicate that abstinence promotion, in itself, is insufficient to help adolescents prevent unintended pregnancies. Roald Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Melds Classic Stop-Motion, Cutting-Ed
On the surface, stop-motion animation is a very low-tech process, but to create the world of Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the beloved children's book by Roald Dahl, it required an architecture of cutting-edge technology capable of handling the 5,229 shots with 621,450 frames totaling 120 GB of data.
 Rusty, Ragged Deluxe Steelcaster Is One Sexy Beast
Tough, rusted and rugged, the Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster delivers a tone that's as rough and gnarly as its looks.
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