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[Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." New Target For Treatment Of Breast Cancer
The active ingredient in a drug currently being tested to treat rheumatoid arthritis might also one day serve as an effective means of treating one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer. Berkeley Lab researchers have demonstrated that inhibiting the activity of the protease enzyme known as TACE can deprive tumor cells of a key factor needed for their proliferation. TACE is strongly present in a form of breast cancer which responds poorly to current therapies. Solar Thermal Building Product Demonstrates Energy Savings Of 48 Per C
Researchers at the Alberta Research Council Inc. (ARC) have completed a pilot study identifying a more efficient technology to insulate homes, reducing space heating costs for homeowners. Researchers proved by combining direct solar collection and heat storage technology with existing structural insulated panel system (SIPS), energy consumption for space heating could be reduced by 48 per cent. The Reader's Companion to American History: Monroe Doctrine
An overview of the history of the Monroe Doctrine, as put forth on December 2, 1823, by President James Monroe when he stated, "The American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers."Also includes a discussion of the development of the doctrine, such as how Theodore Roosevelt's "'Big Stick' Latin American policy became synonymous with the Monroe Doctrine."From the Houghton Mifflin Company. World's First 'Self-Watering' Plant: Desert Rhubarb
Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region based on the quantities of rain in the desert. This is the first example of a self-irrigating plant worldwide. UnderCover: Artists' Sketchbooks
Companion to an exhibit that "focuses on ten sketchbooks. Every page is reproduced -- front and back (recto and verso) -- and can be seen all together or sequentially."Also includes brief background for artists including Edward Burne-Jones, Jacques-Louis David, Jean-HonoréFragonard, George Grosz, and John Singer Sargent. From the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. [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... Is A Picture Really Worth A Thousand Words? It May Depend On The Camer
Almost every advertisement is accompanied by a visual image. And consumers use these images to infer about the product being offered. But are those inferences the right ones? According to an article in the June 2005 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research consumers do not always connect the dots. Furthermore, researchers conclude that it may often have to do with how the visual images are presented. New Estimates For The Causes Of Child Deaths Worldwide
The most accurate estimates of the causes of child deaths to date, published in the March 26, 2005 of THE LANCET, reveal that worldwide more than 70% of the 10.6 million child deaths that occur annually are attributable to six causes: pneumonia (19%), diarrhoea (18%), malaria (8%), neonatal sepsis or pneumonia (10%), preterm delivery (10%), and asphyxia at birth (8%). UCF Researchers Studying Storm Surge Effects Of Hurricanes On Florida
Scott Hagen, an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and graduate students plan to study the potential effects of storm surges on Florida's east coast, particularly Miami and Jacksonville. They are conducting early work on their own initiative with a long-term goal of helping the state become better prepared for hurricanes.
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