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Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory sym
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study. La Virgen de Guadalupe
Historical background about the December 12 Catholic religious event which celebrates the appearance of the "miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe"to Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531. Includes a photo of the Modern Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City. From the website for Olvera Street in Los Angeles. Living With Salt: Strategy Helps Plant-like, Microscopic Alga Happily
Life thrives in all sorts of hostile environments, including the extreme salinity of the Dead Sea. A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has uncovered a strategy that helps a plant-like, microscopic alga to happily proliferate in such inhospitable surroundings, and their findings have unexpectedly shed light on the working of our own kidneys. Scientists Map One Of Biology's Critical Light-sensing Structures
For the first time, scientists have obtained a detailed map of one of biology's most important light detectors, a protein found in many species across life's plant, fungal, and bacterial kingdoms. By resolving the three-dimensional structure of the protein known as phytochrome, scientists can now tease out the secrets of how plants react to light. Language Development Via The Internet
Educationalists may rail against the increased use of 'txt' shorthand by children in their school work, and that is only proper, for there is a time and a place for everything. However, the advent of new language styles and forms engendered by the Internet, and related communication developments such as SMS messaging, should be greeted with delight, according to internationally renowned language expert, Professor David Crystal. The Bigger The Serving, The More Young Children Will Eat
Preschool children do not adjust for how much they've already eaten in the past 24 hours or how calorie-rich their meal is. Rather, how much kids eat is determined by how much food is put on their plate, says Cornell University's David Levitsky and a former graduate student in the journal Appetite. Crowds Converge on 2008 Consumer Electronics Show
 Cisco: New Wi-Fi Flip Camera Early Next Year
If you thought 'Huh?' when Cisco bought out Pure Digital — the maker of the Flip video camera — you might have an answer: Early next year Cisco will market a new, WiFi-enabled Flip.
 Mental-state Reasoning Is Universal Milestone In Child Development
A major social-cognitive achievement of young children is the understanding that other people act on the basis of their own representations of reality rather than on the basis of reality itself. Yet previous research has only been conducted in Western cultures, where children pass such tests around the age of 5. New research reveals that children reach this false-belief milestone at about the same age the world over. Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center
This is a "national clearinghouse for persons seeking the fates of loved ones missing since the Holocaust and its aftermath. ... [They] assist U.S. residents searching for proof of internment, forced/slave labor, or evacuation from former Soviet territories on themselves or family members. This documentation may be required for reparations."The site describes the tracing process, reunion stories, restitution information, and more. These services, from the American Red Cross, are confidential and free of charge.
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