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Wired Test 2007: Best of Test, Cine Sinners Beware of the Easy, Effici
With Vudu, just grab the remote, select a movie, agree to the rental fee (from $1 to $4, billed to your credit card), and without further ado you're watching it in HD. Washington's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
This document outlines the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's "management framework for the protection of Washington [state]'s species and habitats in greatest need of conservation."Topics covered include water quality, salmon recovery, forest conservation, agriculture and livestock, species of concern in the state, and related areas. Includes background, information about Washington state's "ecoregions,"a glossary, and a list of acronyms. Tennis Elbow Procedure Demonstrates Long-term Success
A father and son, both orthopaedic surgeons, teamed up to find out if arthroscopic repair of tennis elbow (already known to produce good results short-term) would be successful in the long run. Results after a 130 month follow-up indicate patients were still pain-free and active. Group Decisions: From Compromise To Leadership In Pigeon Homing
By studying how homing pigeons decide between two attractive options -- following a habitual route home and flying in the company of another homing pigeon -- researchers have deepened our understanding of the forces that underlie decision-making by social animals. In the new study, the researchers used miniature GPS tracking devices to follow the homing flights of pairs of pigeons, where both individuals had their own, previously established preferred routes leading back to the loft. A New Look At The Proton
A young scientist has investigated more than three million collisions between electrons and protons. In his PhD thesis he demonstrates -- for the first time -- that the spin contribution of quarks to the proton can be studied by examining collisions in which two particles (hadrons) are produced. Liver May Be Source Of 'Good' Cholesterol
Research in mice suggests that the liver may produce most of the body's "good"cholesterol, an unexpected finding that might one day help scientists develop new treatments to raise levels of this heart-protecting molecule in humans. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Libyan death sentence
On December 19, 2006 six foreign medical workers, Kristiyana Valtcheva, Nasya Nenova, Valentina Siropulo, Valya Chervenyashka, Snezhana Dimitrova and Ashraf al-Hajuj were convicted and sentenced to death by firing squad by a Libyan court.Their crime?The six health workers were accused of conspiring to deliberately infect 426 Libyan children with the HIV virus.This is the [...] World Trade Center Rescue And Recovery Workers Suffer Increase In Asth
Rescue and recovery workers reported new cases of asthma at 12 times the background rate when surveyed in 2003 and 2004. The reported incidence was highest among those who arrived at the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2001, and worked for more than 90 days. [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.
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