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License Plate Tracking for All
Law enforcement technology that rapidly reads and logs license plates on the road is about to filter down to commercial and consumer applications -- so we can all track each other in real time. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington. A New Language Barrier: Why Learning A New Language May Make You Forge
Traveling abroad presents an ideal opportunity to master a foreign language. While the immersion process facilitates communication in a diverse world, people are often surprised to find they have difficulty returning to their native language. This phenomenon is referred to as first-language attrition and has University of Oregon psychologist Benjamin Levy wondering how it is possible to forget, even momentarily, words used fluently throughout one's life. Latinos And African-Americans Live Longer With Alzheimer's Disease
Latinos and African-Americans with Alzheimer's disease live longer than white people who have the disease, according to a new study. The findings were the same even after researchers adjusted for education level, age when symptoms began, living situation, and other factors that could affect how long the study participants lived. Sirenomelia (Mermaid Malformation)
Collection of links to sites relating to sirenomilia, a rare birth defect in which the legs are fused together, giving the baby the appearance of a mermaid. Note: Some linked sites include graphic photos. From the Birth Disorder Information Directory, a site that sells books about birth defects. Geeky Hot Rodder Takes On Dakar
Ronn Bailey is a rich CEO who's pouring millions into a high-tech car to compete in the brutal Dakar rally. But can the car's controls compensate for Bailey's accident-prone driving? Wired magazine's Jenn Kahn goes for a scary ride during a practice session outside Las Vegas. [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... National Study Finds Second Cesarean Section Safer Than Normal Deliver
For a pregnant woman who already has had one cesarean delivery, an attempt at vaginal delivery is more dangerous for the baby than a second cesarean section, according to a research study at 19 academic health centers, including Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Curry-derived Molecules Might Be Too Spicy For Colorectal Cancers
Curcumin, the yellowish component of turmeric that gives curry its flavor, has long been noted for its potential anti-cancer properties. Researchers now report on an apparent improvement upon nature: two molecular analogues of curcumin that demonstrate even greater tumor suppressive properties. The first test of these molecules in a mouse model of colorectal cancer look promising. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. The Lawrence Marwick Collection of Copyrighted Yiddish Plays at the Li
This annotated bibliography of almost 1,300 Yiddish plays from the Library of Congress "sheds light on the vibrant popular culture of Jewish immigrants to the United States."Includes indexes to the Yiddish titles and English titles in Roman characters, and a brief overview of Yiddish theater in America. Bibliography compiled by Zachary Baker, curator of Judaica at Stanford University. Opens directly into a PDF file.
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