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Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why
Explains why we adjust our clocks one hour forward in the spring and back in the fall ("spring forward, fall back"). Also find the history of Daylight Saving Time and a schedule for its occurrences from 1990 to 2010. Includes trivia about time and links to related sites. From the California Energy Commission. Molecular 'Fishing' Technique Paves Way For Advanced Hand-held Sensing
A new molecular "fishing"technique developed by researchers at Duke University and Duke's Pratt School of Engineering lays the groundwork for future advances in hand-held sensing devices. Dancing With Data Adds To The Show
A member of the Merce Cunningham modern dance company, Jonah Bokaer said he couldn't wait to see the results--a digital record of his skeleton's behavior as it undulates, spins and leaps. Coffee Drinking Protects Against An Eyelid Spasm
People who drink coffee are less likely to develop an involuntary eye spasm called primary lateonset blepharospasm, which makes them blink uncontrollably and can leave them effectively "blind,"according to a new study. The effect was proportional to the amount of coffee drank and one to two cups per day were needed for the protective effect to be seen. Early Origins Of Obesity: Programming The Appetite Regulatory System
An article in The Journal of Physiology presents important research showing that events before birth can permanently change patterns of appetite and fat deposition in child and adult life. Familiar Birds: Life Histories of Familiar North American Birds
This site provides excerpts from "the hundreds of species biographies assembled and written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and his collaborators and published in a twenty-one volume series [entitled 'Life Histories of North American Birds'] between 1919 and 1968 by the United States Government Printing Office."The site includes life histories "of the more than 800 species which currently breed, regularly visit, or are occasionally seen somewhere in North America."Searchable and browsable; does not include images. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Milk, Fruits And Vegetables May Help Reduce Disability Risk, New Resea
There may be more reason than ever to drink your milk and eat your fruits and vegetables. A Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher and colleagues reported today that high consumption of dairy products and fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of disability, especially among black women. Cochlear Implants' Performance Not Affected By Amount Of Hearing Loss
Hearing-impaired individuals with severe to profound hearing loss and poor speech understanding who possess some residual hearing in one ear may experience significant communication benefit from a cochlear implant even if it is placed in the worse-hearing ear, a Johns Hopkins study suggests. Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Appear To Have Increased Prevale
Patients in Hong Kong who were newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease had nearly twice the prevalence of colorectal tumors and cancers, with this association stronger in persons who had smoked or have the metabolic syndrome, according to a new article.
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