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[Funny] No Dot-Com For Son, Says China
A programmer in China has been prevented from naming his baby son Zhao.com... NASA's Marshall Center Successfully Tests 48-inch Solid Rocket Motor
A scaled-down version of the Space Shuttle's Reusable Solid Rocket Motor was successfully tested March 24 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The 28-second firing tested a 48-inch-diameter, modified NASA motor. New light shed on epilepsy
Neuroscientists move a step closer to finding new treatments for epilepsy. Improving Security Of Handheld IT Devices
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently issued two reports aimed at making it harder for unauthorized users to access information from handheld devices such as personal digital assistants. The reports describe wireless authentication mechanisms and alternatives to standard-size smart cards for restricting access to these devices. Study Challenges Belief That Tree Frogs Depress Metabolic Rate After '
Researchers from the University of Florida explore wiping behaviours in a tree frog that waxes itself, and test whether these frogs become dormant to conserve energy during dehydration. Many amphibians have skin that offers little resistance to evaporative water loss. To compensate, these and some other arboreal frogs secrete lipids and then use an elaborate series of wiping motions to rub the waxy secretions over their entire bodies. Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant Hist
"Historic Weeksville was a nineteenth century community located in the Ninth Ward of Brooklyn, New York. It was named for James Weeks, an African American who purchased land there in 1838."It was "'rediscovered' in 1968 when its four remaining historic dwellings were spotted from the air."The site provides information about restoration efforts, historic images, and tour information. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. [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... Swimming With Dolphins Can Alleviate Depression
Swimming with dolphins is an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression, say researchers in this week's British Medical Journal.Their findings support the theory of biophilia, which shows how human health and wellbeing are dependent on our relationships with the natural environment.
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