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Unemployment And Poverty Remain Dramatically High Among Workers With D
There is a dramatic employment and poverty gap between working-age people with disabilities and those without disabilities. Almost 38 percent of people with disabilities are employed, compared with almost 80 percent of people without disabilities. Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution
"In this online exhibit, you will discover the powerful contributions of Jewish feminists through their own words and historical artifacts."Includes an illustrated and annotated timeline (1963-1999) and information by topic (such as "the personal is political"). "As activists, professionals, artists, and intellectuals, Jewish feminists have shaped every aspect of American life. Drawing on the insights of feminism, they have also transformed the Jewish community."From the Jewish Women's Archive. Californians Urged To Help Reduce Spread Of Sudden Oak Death
An update on the increased spread of Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease devastating many of California's coastal oak and tanoak trees, and information on what Californians can do to help reduce its spread will be presented during a news conference on plant diseases that are of importance to California's economy and agriculture. Risk Of Common Vaginal Infection Linked To Preterm Birth Appears Highe
Risk of a common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears to escalate when even one partner is African-American, according to a new study. When a pregnant woman has bacterial vaginosis, her risk of preterm birth increases. Now when gauging risk for bacterial vaginosis, researchers say physicians also should consider her partner. Most Dangerous Office Object: Paintball Land Mines
Have a little fun with a co-worker: Fill one of RAP4's paintball land mines with Wite-Out and let 'er rip under his desk. Just watch your back tomorrow.
 Pollution Can Convert Airborne Iron Into Soluble Form Required For Phy
A surprising link may exist between ocean fertility and air pollution over land, according to Georgia Institute of Technology research reported in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research -- Atmospheres. The work provides new insight into the role that ocean fertility plays in the complex cycle involving carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in global warming. DNA Pinpoints Poaching Areas
Authorities working to protect elephants from poachers get a big boost from the DNA analysis of ivory, enabling them to zero in on where specific animals were killed. By the Associated Press. Blogbib: An Annotated Bibliography on Weblogs and Blogging, With a Foc
"This annotated bibliography includes definitions, articles about blogging and about library blogs, books, studies, links to samples of the myriad library blogs, tools for creating and using blogs, and links to presentations on blogging. ... While most entries are from the United States of America, BlogBib includes blogs and commentary from Canada, Europe, and Australia as well. Coverage includes academic, public, school, and special libraries."By librarian Susan Herzog. Big Hopes For Tiny, New Hydrogen Storage Material
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are taking a new approach to "filling up"a fuel cell car with a nanoscale solid, hydrogen storage material. Their discovery could hasten a day when our vehicles will run on hydrogen-powered, environmentally friendly fuel cells instead of gasoline engines. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedlydelivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind."
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