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Bloggies: Weblog Awards
"The Bloggies are ... publicly-chosen awards given to weblog writers and those related to weblogs."View award winners and nominees back to 2001, when the award program started. Categories have included best blogs in particular regions, writing, design, photography, humor, blog tagline, topical blogs (such as food and politics), lifetime achievement, and more. Toxic Releases Down From North American Industry Leaders, Increasing F
The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation reveals a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the environment -- 15 percent for the US and Canada from 1998 to 2004 -- driven by a group of industrial facilities that are the largest generators of emissions. The report also, however, reveals a substantial increase in chemical releases and transfers by a much larger group of industrial facilities that report lower emission volumes. Geoscientists Resolve Inconsistent Data On Crystal Growth, Dissolution
Virginia Tech geoscientists Patricia Dove and Nizhou Han have demonstrated that crystals dissolve and grow by the same set of analogous 'reversed' mechanisms. Previously, the scientific community had long-maintained that growth and dissolution could not be unified into a single framework of understanding. The new evidence is certain to overturn that perception. New Targeted Therapy Finds And Eliminates Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells
New research describes a molecular tool that shows great promise as a therapeutic for human acute myeloid leukemia, a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. The study describes exciting preclinical studies in which a new therapeutic approach selectively attacks human cancer cells grown in the lab and in animal models of leukemia. Barbiturates Are Detectable In The Environment 30 Years After Use Peak
Valium and other modern tranquilizers largely replaced barbiturate drugs 30 years ago. However, barbiturates are still detectable among the pharmaceutical and personal care products that wind up in the environment, researchers in Germany report. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Feeling Tired? You May Be Less Likely To Get Hurt, Researcher Says
Sleepiness and sleep deprivation have long been associated with an increased risk of injury. However, the results of a recent study by a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher suggest that this commonly accepted theory might not be true. More than 1,000 patients in US admitted annually for aviation-related
The first ever published study of aviation-related injuries and deaths in the US finds that more than 1,013 patients are admitted to US hospitals with aviation-related injuries annually, and that 753 aviation-deaths occur each year. The study also reports that the largest categories of patients were occupants of civilian, noncommercial powered aircraft (32 percent) and parachutists (29 percent). Advances In Breast Imaging: New Gamma Camera Can Detect Small Breast T
A diagnostic device that resembles a mammography unit can detect breast tumors as tiny as one-fifth of an inch in diameter, which may make it a valuable complementary imaging technique to mammography, say researchers at Mayo Clinic, who helped develop the technology along with industry collaborators Gamma Medica and GE Healthcare. Brouhaha Over Kazaa Means Nada
As the case against Sharman Networks, maker of the Kazaa peer-to-peer software, wraps up, P2P technology continues to flourish. What effect will the ruling in this case really have on the music industry? Commentary by Patrick Gray.
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