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[Funny] Wrong Chemical Makes Shoes 'Flatulent'
There's no tiptoeing around the problem. Call it flatulent footwear. Customers complained that with every step, their shoes made the sound of someone passing gas. New 'Raider Amethyst'Prairie Verbena: Conserves Water, Drought-toleran
Working to create a new drought-resistant and water-saving wildflower, scientists at have introduced 'Raider Amethyst,'a new cultivar of common prairie verbena. Dance Style Locator
Growing collection of illustrated descriptions of dance styles from around the world, such as masked dances of Liberia, capoeira (Brazil), kathak (India), Yup'ik Eskimo dance, Afro-Cuban folkloric dance, and hula. Part of the website for the "People Like Me"educational program of World Arts West, a group that "serves the world, traditional, and folk dance communities of Northern California." Mistletoe Plays Halloween Trick On Christmas Tree
Dwarf mistletoe, an evergreen parasitic plant found on conifers in Canada, can significantly reduce a tree's life expectancy. Even more important in beetle-infested British Columbia, the almost-invisible dwarf mistletoe species that prefers pines can weaken a tree and make it more susceptible to attack by micro-organisms and insects. Common Heraldic Devices
Background information about heraldic devices, which "were originally established in medieval times to allow combatants to identify friend from foe in an age of visored helms."Discusses concepts such as the field (surface of the shield), tinctures, divisions, ordinaries, charges (symbols), animals, plants, mottoes, and blazons (descriptions of coats of arms in heraldic language). From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Have Profiling Microwave Radiometer, Will Travel
A dozen instruments and computer- and maintenance-shop-jammed cargo containers make up the ARM Mobile Facility, or AMF, the world's most sophisticated moveable, atmospheric-measuring suite. In early February, the AMF will be carefully packed and shipped from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where the system was designed, assembled and is being tested, to Point Reyes National Seashore, north of San Francisco. Kristallnacht: The November 1938 Pogroms
"On November 9, 1938, the Nazis unleashed a wave of pogroms against Germany's Jews. In the space of a few hours, thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses and homes were damaged or destroyed. This event came to be called Kristallnacht ('Night of Broken Glass') for the shattered store windowpanes."This site features an exhibition with a historical overview and details about what was destroyed. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Breast Cancer Treatment Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease
Women with breast cancer treated with the anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen are at significantly less risk of having a heart attack or symptoms of heart stress such as angina, according to a new study. Mapping The Neural Landscape Of Hunger
The compelling urge to satisfy one's hunger enlists structures throughout the brain, as might be expected in a process so necessary for survival. But until now, studies of those structures and of the feeding cycle have been only fragmentary -- measuring brain regions only at specific times in the feeding cycle. Study Shows Nicotine Vaccine Has Promise For Helping Smokers Quit
A University of Minnesota study indicates that the nicotine vaccine NicVax, which is now being tested in humans, appears safe, well-tolerated, and a potentially effective method for helping smokers kick the habit.
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