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Wordie Hearts Word Lovers
New site doses social networking with literate lists. Plus: Is DOE Supports Promising Membrane Technology For Coal-to-Hydrogen Produc
Taking a step closer toward its vision of ultraclean, highly efficient power generation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will collaborate with a Colorado firm on a $15 million advanced research project to further develop coal-to-hydrogen production technology supporting DOE's zero-emissions FutureGen plant of tomorrow. New Human Ancestor Fossil Discovery In Afar Region Of Ethiopia
A team of researchers digging in Ethiopia has unearthed hominid fossils are likely between 3.8 to 4 million years old -- earlier than the famous "Lucy"skeleton. Combating Holocaust Denial: Holocaust Deniers and Public Misinformatio
This essay discusses Holocaust denial--the belief that the Holocaust never happened--with a focus on refuting the reasons for these beliefs. Includes links to related essays on Holocaust denial, annotated website links, and a press release about the December 2006 Holocaust conference in Iran, stating that it "will serve as nothing more than an international platform for Holocaust denial."From the Holocaust Encyclopedia, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. [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. Childhood Vaccination May Protect Adult Eyes
Childhood vaccination for the rubella virus may have also almost entirely eliminated an inflammatory eye disease from the US-born population, according to a new study. Currently, children commonly receive two doses of the vaccine by the time they are six years old. As a result of the vaccination program, the majority of U.S. rubella cases now occur in foreign-born individuals. Online Test To Discover If You Were Born To Be Sad
Researchers at the University of Manchester are testing our genetic disposition to depression with a unique Internet test. P2P: Music's Death Knell or Boon?
Technology optimists and pessimists duke it out at the South by Southwest conference. While some music insiders have high hopes for new revenue streams, others say peer-to-peer song sharing continues to wreak havoc. Michael Grebb reports from Austin, Texas. Life and Death in the White House: Assassinations and Mourning
This presentation looks at assassination of U.S. presidents and the role of the U.S. Secret Service in protecting presidents. Discusses assassinations and assassination attempts, including Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Andrew Jackson, and James A. Garfield. Includes a chart listing all of the assassination attempts and outcomes. Part of a larger exhibit on the U.S. presidency by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Muir Woods National Monument, California
Website for this park in Marin County, California, that was proclaimed a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 9, 1908. "Muir Woods become the 7th National Monument, and the first created from land donated by a private individual."Features a timeline, brief background about John Muir and William Kent (who donated the land), and details about animals and plants (such as the old-growth coastal redwoods). From the National Park Service (NPS).
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