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2009-11-21T10:59:00.006-05:00

LEPROSY!Leprosy has tormented humans throughout recorded history. The earliest possible account of a disease that many scholars believe is leprosy appears in an Egyptian Papyrus document written around 1550 B.C. Around 600 B.C. Indian writings describe a disease that resembles leprosy. In Europe, leprosy first appeared in the records of ancient Greece after the army of Alexander the Great came

2008-04-09T06:41:00.004-04:00

The FDA says a cherry is a drugOver at Natural News, you'll find a story about the ongoing campaign of the Food and Drug Administration against using a dietary response against disease. If you'd like to take a stand against the FDA and challenge this censorship, Truth Publishing will gladly provide global coverage to your story through articles, phone interviews and even video interviews

2007-05-01T01:36:00.000-04:00

From Medical News Daily and Science DailyMultiple Sclerosis Is Increasingly Becoming A Woman's DiseaseOver time, more women are developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than men, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting. In 1940, the ratio of women to men with MS in the United States was approximately two to one. By 2000, that ratio had

2007-04-29T14:05:00.000-04:00

Update: RelatedWally Schirra, One of America's First Astronauts, DiesScotty Finally Gets Beamed UpFrom IT Wire 'Scotty' and 'Gordo' reach space and return Stephen Withers 29 APR 2007A rocket carrying a portion of the remains of actor James Doohan (Star Trek's Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, l.), real life astronaut Gordon "Gordo" Cooper (r.) and over 200 others made a successful sub-orbital

2007-04-18T12:55:00.000-04:00

Rick Dees Enters Hall of FameFrom Radio InkLegendary radio personality Rick Dees was inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Tuesday during the NAB 2007 Radio Luncheon. The affable Dees, who currently handles mornings at Emmis KMVN Los Angeles and who for years held down the same shift at Clear Channel's KIIS-FM Los Angeles, gushed about the honor of being welcomed into a fraternity that

2007-04-16T00:47:00.000-04:00

COMPETITION V. DISCRIMINATION How Jackie Robinson Desegregated America Perhaps the least-learned lesson of the saga of Jackie Robinson is that competition can transform self-interest into an engine for racial fairness. by STEVE SAILER [This was the cover story of the April 8, 1996 issue of National Review.] FIFTY years ago, on April 18, 1946, Jackie Robinson broke organized

2007-04-09T12:03:00.000-04:00

Hope you all had a nice Easter or Passover... I did!Stuff on my CatI hate cats, and I usually find "cat sites" to be silly beyond words.But this site is actually cute.Now, if they were to take suggestions...Just kidding!Hat tip: Cool Site of the Day

2007-04-03T20:41:00.000-04:00

The USS Monitor CenterThe Mariners’ Museum and its partners the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration are undergoing a major effort to restore the USS Monitor , which was lost at sea during the Civil War. The USS Monitor Center will be one of the nation’s foremost Civil War attractions.Hat Tip: WSJ.com's Opinion Journal

2007-04-01T23:53:00.000-04:00

From Nutrition.govIt's National Nutrition MonthCatch it! Diet Myths Meal Myths Physical Activity Myth Food Myths

2007-03-27T12:30:00.000-04:00

Monster ToadCrikey! This monster cane toad has been captured in Australia. His body is as big as a football, and he weighs two pounds.Hat Tip: Sky News

2007-03-22T23:46:00.000-04:00

From the Things I Know a Little Something About Dep'tFrom PhysicsWeb.orgPhysicists control light at the nanoscale 22 March 2007Physicists in Europe have unveiled a new technique that can control the intensity distribution of laser pulses at dimensions that are much smaller than the wavelength of the laser light.The experimental set-up, including a graphical representation of the silver disks that

2007-03-22T11:53:00.000-04:00

From Gary Price's Resource ShelfGuide to World War I MaterialsIncludes photos, essays, primary documents, films, and sound recordings related to World War I. Read news accounts of the war, including in The Stars and Stripes, a newspaper written by and for American soldiers at the war front.Guide to Harlem Renaissance MaterialsFeatures writing, music, and art of Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s.

2007-03-20T13:28:00.000-04:00

War of the Worlds: Truth or Reality In 1938, the Martians landed in New Jersey. A humped shape is rising out of the pit. I can make out a small beam of light against a mirror. What's that? There's a jet of flame springing from the mirror, and it leaps right at the advancing men. It strikes them head on! Good Lord, they're turning into flame...Eyewitness at Grovers Mill, NJ, October 30, 1938For

2007-03-19T21:01:00.000-04:00

See The WebAt Ditto.comDitto announces 500 million new pictures in our "Image Search"Including Aishwarya Rai =>

2007-03-18T10:54:00.000-04:00

Ice on MarsNew measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 11 meters (36 feet) deep. A joint NASA-Italian Space Agency instrument on the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft provided these data.Woo hoo! Mars on Ice!

2007-03-17T09:48:00.000-04:00

American Women Through TimeEach section includes a timeline that links specific events with relevant online sources, such as diaries and letters, photograph collections, and lectures by historians.Each section also includes a guide to research sources that are appropriate for the specified time period. Examples of categories include Advertising, Advice Lit., Clothing, Historical Statistics,

2007-03-15T23:03:00.000-04:00

Shush, Shush, Sweet LibrarianLibrarians are protesting a new "action figure" being released by Archie McPhee and Co. of Seattle, Wash. The $8.95 doll, complete with "amazing push-button shushing action!", is "a lovely idea and a lovely tribute to my chosen profession," says librarian Nancy Pearl, 58, whom the doll is modeled after. But other librarians don't like it one bit. "The shushing thing

2007-03-10T18:00:00.000-05:00

Frog in a RockThis mummified corpse of a frog was found in a hollow flint 'geode' which was cracked open in 1899 by workmen in a quarry in England. There have been many reports of frogs found inside rocks; some still living in a kind of stupor but which revived once exposed to the air. In 1910 a living toad was found when a piece of coal was broken open; another wasfound in 1906 six feet (2 m)

2007-03-06T12:13:00.000-05:00

THE MYTH OF 'IMPLOSION'Did you know that only a small percentage of explosive demolition jobs are true 'building implosions'? Webster’s Dictionary defines implosion as "a violent collapse inward". In the demolition industry, a blaster is usually trying to pull a structure away from adjacent exposures and

2007-03-06T07:46:00.000-05:00

Have you heard about Pandia Search Central?Now you have ...Hat Tip to Researchbuzz

2007-03-06T07:13:00.000-05:00

Cold Case, CSI and... Global Warming?Yes, that's right. Read this!If you have even a passing interest in climate / weather, you should subscribe to Realclimate.org

2007-03-06T07:06:00.000-05:00

We're Baaack!Yes, after a rude interruption by EarthLink (so far, the worst ISP it has ever been my experience to deal with - I strongly urge all of you to spread the word: EarthLink Stinks!), we're blogging and linking again...Stay tuned!

2007-02-07T22:44:00.000-05:00

From the "I Think I Know Something About This" DepartmentStoring light here -- and retrieving it there7 February 2007Nature 445 605Physicists in the US have been able to imprint a coherent pulse of light on a collection of ultracold atoms -- and then retrieve the same light pulse from a second set of atoms that is some distance away. The experiment proves that macroscopic particles can be quantum

2007-02-05T08:59:00.000-05:00

Transportation Security Officer Saves 10 People Asleep in Burning Building A fire was engulfing the top floor of a three-story apartment house when TSO Catherine Burns spotted it as she drove to work at Hanscom Field Airport in Bedford, Mass. on the morning of January 17. She immediately stopped and, realizing the fire was raging above residents as they

2007-02-03T15:02:00.000-05:00

The Day the Music DiedOn this day in 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed when their chartered BeechcraftBonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. Holly and his band, the Crickets, had

2007-02-01T21:44:00.000-05:00

Tallest Buildings TimelineWorld or Pulitzer BuildingNew York City (1889-90)The History of Skyscrapers: A race to the topby Karen BarssThe desire to build big is nothing new. Big buildings have been used to show off power and wealth; to honor leaders or religious beliefs; to stretch the limits of what's possible; and even as simple competition among owners, families, architects, and builders...

2007-02-01T13:01:00.000-05:00

Windows Live Local / Virtual EarthFrom the website of Keystone Aerial, one of the flyers using the Ultracam D. It's a page of images opportunistically snapped while contract flying. This shot of Mt. Rushmore is fabulous - they couldn't have had more dramatic lighting if they were directing the showHat tip: Resource Shelf

2007-01-30T17:06:00.000-05:00

UNROLL the COIL of BATHROOM TISSUEhttp://www.papertoilet.com/It ends just like in real life.Hat Tip: Linky and Dinky

2007-01-30T07:05:00.000-05:00

From Pearls of Wisdom by Dave BarryThought for the day: Never be afraid to try something newRemember that a lone amateur built the Ark.A large group of professionals built the Titanic.Hat Tip: StumbleUpon

2007-01-30T07:01:00.000-05:00

2007-01-30T06:05:00.000-05:00

PEANUTS AND PEANUT BUTTER FOUND TO SUPPRESS HUNGERSeptember 18, 2000, Albany, GAA new study shows that snacking on peanuts and peanut butter is an effective way to control hunger without leading to weight gain. Subjects who snacked on peanuts and peanut butter self-adjusted their caloric intake spontaneously and did not add extra calories to their daily diets. These findings are published in this

2007-01-29T08:32:00.000-05:00

From the New York PostJanuary 29, 2007 -- Deborah Orin-Eilbeck, The Post's longtime Washington, D.C., bureau chief whose passion for politics and unrivaled integrity kept the high and mighty on their toes, died yesterday after a battle with cancer."Laura and I were saddened to learn of the death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck," President Bush said."Deb had a distinguished, decades-long career as a

2007-01-28T20:50:00.000-05:00

The MTA Home PageMTA stands for Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York City's labyrinthine system of subways, trains and buses.They have a very interesting home page, with all kinds of interesting pictures and information.And, of course, help in getting around "the City".Check out the interactive Transit Maps under NYC Transit

2007-01-28T13:47:00.000-05:00

I Don't Want This To Be a Political Blog, But...This was too good to pass up A Historical Curiosity For your consideration and debate: US Civil War: first time there is a Republican President - very large, Democratic anti-war movement. Spanish/American War: Republican President - very large, Democratic anti-war movement. World War One: Democratic President - no anti-war movement. World War

2007-01-27T17:11:00.000-05:00

KODAK: Taken On The Road-American Mile Markers Take an interactive drive across the U.S. with Matt Frondorf's 3,304 photo journey. One 35-mm shot for every mile The halfway point is 1,652 pictures ::Left is #1,650; Right is #1,675Join Matt Frondorf as he drives from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, his camera clicking at every mile

2007-01-27T16:46:00.000-05:00

Jim MacMillan - News PhotographerIf you don?t know this man's work, you should.Sniper, Mosul, IraqHat Tip: Pajamas Media

2007-01-26T13:05:00.000-05:00

Meet Fullah!Arabisc: Hijab-clad Doll Under Fire in Tunisia This is Fulla, the Hijab-clad Arab Muslim adaptation of the decadent West?s Barbie doll. Our Barbie wears the Hijab (head scarf) and Islamic attire - a long dress with long sleeves. While she is a blessing to many parents in the Muslim world who are happy to see their children playing with a doll which conforms to social traditions and

2007-01-26T07:09:00.000-05:00

G'Day, Mate!It's Australia Day! On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. After overcoming a period of hardship, the fledgling colony began to celebrate the anniversary of this date with great fanfare.Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal

2007-01-25T23:44:00.000-05:00

What Kind of a Name is "Linkin' Blog", Anyway?"Linkin'Blog" is a blog about, and full of links.Its name is a play on the name of the famous toy building set, Lincoln LogsLincoln Logs were first produced in 1916 by company founder John Lloyd Wright, son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Records show that the J. L. Wright Company of Chicago, Illinois, obtained its patent for the design on August 31,

2007-01-25T14:08:00.000-05:00

The Supreme Court: More than perhaps you cared to knowYou'll find this and more at InfoPlease:Members of the Supreme Court of the United StatesList of Supreme Court Justices: Dates of service, birthdates, and biographies. Supreme Court Facts: The youngest justice, the oldest justices, and other facts about the supreme court.Biographies of Supreme Court Justices: From Samuel Alito to Levi

2007-01-25T12:56:00.000-05:00

From the National Library of MedicineWomen In MedicineDr. Emma Linton Hill one of the first women doctorsChanging the Face of MedicineThis exhibition honors the lives and achievements of women in medicine.Women physicians have excelled in many diverse medical careers. Some have advanced the field of surgery by developing innovative procedures. Some have won the Nobel prize. Others have brought

2007-01-25T12:03:00.000-05:00

My Favorite ArtistThe official site for M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist famous for intriguing tessellations and depictions of fantastic landscapes. "On this website you can find information about the use of M.C. Escher's work, a short biography, news, bibliography, links and some fun stuff like a Virtual Ride through some of his works." Features images of dozens of his works such as "Drawing

2007-01-25T09:54:00.000-05:00

From KOKOGIAK, comes the MegaPenny Project: This award-winning exercise in visualizing huge numbers has been mentioned here before. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is.One Trillion Pennies1,000,000,016,640One trillion, sixteen thousand six hundred and forty Pennies [ One cube

2007-01-25T09:05:00.000-05:00

The Cullinan Diamond This 3,106 carat diamond is the largest gem diamond ever found. It was discovered in 1905 at the Premier mines in South Africa by Frederick Wells, a mine superintendent. He was walking through the mine at the end of the day, when he happened to glance up. He noticed a large mass in one side of the mine wall.

2007-01-25T08:38:00.000-05:00

One of the best all - around locations for information on the Internet is LibrarySpot.comFind the best library and reference resources at LibrarySpot.com, including top dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, quotations and much more.And another: The IPL was founded by a class at the University of Michigan's School of Information, and Michigan SI students almost exclusively generated its

2007-01-25T08:18:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Linkin' Blog!It's just a name change, but it tells you more about what we do here...I'll go out and find the the most interesting links I can, I'll find images that I think are appropriate and exciting, and most importantly, I'll tell you where I found them!There is a ton of information out there on the Internet, and the best part is that lots of people make it their business to gather

2007-01-25T08:11:00.000-05:00

Catch me on MySpace

2007-01-24T23:57:00.000-05:00

From RefDesk.comThe National Library of Medicine's authoritative and current database of health information {MedLine Plus} for consumers and health professionals. Coverage includes conditions and diseases, drug information, dictionaries, physician and healthcare directories, and links to other medical resources.

2007-01-24T23:40:00.000-05:00

From The Internet Scout Project"... [T]he wireless world of the radio and its galaxy of musical choices has changed from the transmission of mere Morse code in its early decades to today's overwhelming choices afforded by different satellite radio companies. This recent documentary by the American RadioWorks program explores the history of American radio, and how it has been the site of many a

2007-01-24T18:17:00.000-05:00

Just How Strong Is An Ant? Ants are amazing fascinating creatures. They could honestly be considered the dominant species on earth. There are 9,500 known species of ants. This makes up only about 1.3% of the 750,000 known insect species. Yet this 1.3% makes up about half the total body mass, or weight, of all insects on earth! Ants are the undertakers of their world. They carry back to

2006-06-12T14:11:00.000-04:00

Einstein Light: A Brief Illumination of RelativityEinstein's theory of relativity integrates electromagnetism into a logical extension of the relativity of Galileo and Newton. Its conclusions, including time dilation, length contraction, and E=mc2 have changed profoundly our ideas of time and space, matter and energy. These multimedia modules give a brief overview of relativity - they present the

2006-06-12T14:02:00.000-04:00

How Stuff WorksThis site is about -- believe it or not -- how stuff works! It's a series of articles that explore the workings ofelectronics computers autos finances health and scientific and social phenomena

2006-06-12T13:56:00.000-04:00

FIndLaw Family Law CenterThis site by FindLaw presents legal information on Family Law including helpful articles and resources in five main topics:Adoption Child Custody Child Support Marriage Adoption

2006-06-12T13:46:00.000-04:00

Mmmm... Maps!National Geographic's MapMachine gives you the world - your way. Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure with our trail maps.Related: The Civil War MapMachineAn interactive map of over 5,200 U.S. Civil War battlefields and historic sites. Get detailed

2006-06-11T15:37:00.000-04:00

The Library of Congress's American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity.These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle

2006-06-08T13:46:00.001-04:00

You know that company has a toll - free number, but when you dial 1-800-555-1212 for assistance, they can never find it for you.Well, help is on the way!Hard to Find 800 Numbers is just what you've been looking for. And when you find a useful number, you can submit it.Hat Tip to LookSmart's Furl

2006-06-08T06:45:00.000-04:00

ThomasTHOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress, such as Newt Gingrich, directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Since that time THOMAS has expanded the scope of its offerings to include features such as: Bills, Resolutions; Activity in Congress; Congressional

2006-06-07T19:11:00.000-04:00

Gray's Anatomy of the Human BodyThe Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings - many in color - from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.And don't forget to check out the rest of Bartleby.com

2006-06-06T23:49:00.000-04:00

From The Guardian Billy Preston, Keyboard Player With The Beatles, Dies At 59Sam JonesJun 7 2006Billy Preston, the songwriter and keyboard prodigy whose soulful playing graced records by Little Richard, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died in Arizona yesterday aged 59.He had been in a coma since November, when years of drug use caught up with him and he suffered kidney failure.Although

2005-05-21T18:57:00.000-04:00

A Fabulous Website from the Gummint:National Atlas of the United States of AmericaYou've seen other atlases. They're typically big books of paper maps. The pages in this atlas are here on the Internet whenever you need them. This is a new portrayal of America in maps. We use new technologies, but we honor traditions of accuracy, reliability, and innovation. You've found the single best Federal

2005-05-14T15:32:00.000-04:00

This a chalk drawing... on the sidewalk!

2005-04-04T07:55:00.000-04:00

Canada Music Awards Honor Recuperating Neil YoungApr 3 2005Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor... WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Neil Young couldn't make it on Sunday to Canada's annual music awards in the prairie city where he played in his first bands, but he was lauded by other musicians at the Juno Awards.Young, 59, underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm on March 29. He is expected to

2005-03-22T17:19:00.000-05:00

OF THE MINTING OF NEW WORDSAt Yahoo! News, James J. Kilpatrick expounds on "lame-duckiness," "miserablism," and other neologisms.

2005-03-18T11:24:00.000-05:00

!3 Things I Know Nothing About...13 things that do not make senseNewScientist.com news serviceMichael Brooks19 March 2005 1 The placebo effect DON'T try this at home. Several times a day, for several days, you induce pain in someone. You control the pain with morphine until the final day of the experiment, when you replace the morphine

2005-03-17T17:27:00.000-05:00

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence We've regularly featured links to Federal Resources for Educational Excellence, "... a working group of more than 30 Federal agencies formed in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find."To give you some idea of the depth and breadth of these resources, I direct your attention to the Educational

2005-03-16T09:53:00.000-05:00

Man, That Neanderthal Can Sing!Neanderthals Sang at High Pitch?Discovery NewsJennifer ViegasMarch 14, 2005Neanderthals possessed strong, yet high-pitched, voices that the stocky hominids used for both singing and speaking, according to recent British news reports.Did he sing falsetto? The theory suggests that Neanderthals, who once lived in Europe from around 200,000 to 35,000 B.C., were

2005-03-14T07:29:00.000-05:00

The Legacy Of Fleming - 50 Years OnNick TriggleBBC News health reporter14 Mar 2005About 5,000 people die from such infections out of the many millions who go into hospitals each year.But 70 years ago, the situation was much worse.People could often die from a sore throat if the infection spread to the lungs.And pneumonia and post-operative infections killed one in three of those who got

2005-03-13T08:52:00.000-05:00

Check out the Web of Letters:Type in a word or phrase, and press the button. Poof! Up comes your word, in letter images.(Hat tip: Mirabilis.ca)

2005-03-12T23:37:00.000-05:00

NASA-SPONSORED PROJECT TO USE THE BRAINBOOST ANSWER SEARCH ENGINEBrainboost, a provider of state-of-the-art natural language question answering systems, today announced that Old Dominion University's Center for Advanced Engineering Environments (CAEE) has selected the Brainboost Answer Engine as a key component for a breakthrough research platform under development. {hat tip to ResearchBuzz}

2005-03-11T13:39:00.000-05:00

Brain Awareness Week Teaches Kids How Their Brains WorkThe fifth annual Brain Awareness Week (BAW), a science and health education fair to teach 5th?8th grade students about the brain, will take place March 14?18, 2005 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will present short lessons on brain

2005-03-11T08:20:00.000-05:00

Christine, at Mirabilis.ca, digs up the answer to yet another of life's nagging questions: How do I eat spaghetti without getting it all over me?from Science World, via FindArticles"A final reckless flick of the wrist can accelerate the spaghetti speed to over nine feet per second"

2005-03-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

Nothing less than the origin of the Universe from Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. See Cosmology 101 (via NASA)

2005-02-28T13:41:00.000-05:00

It Had To HappenPupna the Puppy Search engine searches exactly what you're looking for and nothing else -- nothing else.

2005-02-10T08:24:00.000-05:00

Smallest Surviving Baby Born in Illinois Maywood, Il (AP) - A baby born weighing less than nine ounces and believed to be the smallest ever to survive went home Tuesday after nearly six months in the hospital. Rumaisa Rahman's prognosis "is very good," and she is expected to have normal physical and mental development, said Dr. Jonathan Muraskas, who provided care for the tiny girl and her

2005-02-10T01:57:00.000-05:00

Name Voyager Christine, at Mirabilis.ca, has found a really cool site at A Whole Lotta Nothing. It's called the The Baby Name Wizard's Name Voyager. Type in your first name, and you'll see how popular your name has been from the 1900s through to 2003. See if the peak of your name's popularity is about when you were born, or if your parents gave you an out-of-fashion name, or if your name

2005-02-10T01:40:00.000-05:00

The Royal Navy's hydrographic survey ship HMS Scott is mapping the ocean floor, along the tectonic boundary in the Indian Ocean where a magnitude 9 earthquake on 26 December triggered huge tsunami waves. The BBC has some amazing pictures here.

2005-02-09T18:32:00.000-05:00

Update:Black History Month Resources {via http://www.glavac.com} From Jeffery Bradley, owner of Positive African American Plays For Children, comes these excellent sites for Black History Month: Library of Congress Black History Month Manuscripts Black History Hotlist

2005-02-05T11:09:00.000-05:00

In Honor of Black History Month Thomson Gale has assembled a collection of activities and information to complement classroom topics, including: Bbiographies of significant African-American individuals; a Black History Month quiz; a timeline of events that helped shape African-American heritage; activities taken from the Black History Month Resource Book; and African-American literature. The

2005-02-03T08:01:00.000-05:00

From Popular Science Life Built to Order Michael Stroh Feb 2005 One morning last fall, a dozen or so government scientists shuffle into a small conference room on the sprawling grounds of Los Alamos National Laboratory to kick off an unusual research project. The room, tucked away in the basement of an old physics building known as SM-40, has paint-flaked cinderblock walls and a tangle of

2005-01-31T06:56:00.000-05:00

Bury Me In A Chicken? I stumbled across the National Museum of Funeral History, by way of a glance at a BBC slide show of "Fantasy Coffins" in Ghana. The chicken, a frequent subject of proverbs in Akan culture, often represents a mother who is protective of her chicks Do check it all out.

2005-01-30T15:55:00.000-05:00

1st MISS HMONG MICHIGAN Mailee Chang, 21, was crowned as the first Miss Hmong Michigan 2005 on Friday, November 26, 2004. Ms. Chang is currently a senior at Michigan State University Majoring in Family Communication Services. Welcome to America!

2005-01-28T15:26:00.000-05:00

Shroud of Turin: Old as Jesus? A new study reignites the argument that the Shroud of Turin is really the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth. New tests show that the piece that was tested is of a different material from the rest of the shroud, says chemist Raymond Rogers. Rogers is a retired physical chemist and former leader of the explosives research and development group at the Los Alamos

2005-01-25T21:19:00.000-05:00

Here's Something I Know Something About From NeMO Our Earth is a warm planet sailing through cold space. Much of the rocky interior (the mantle) of our planet is hot enough to flow, like a candy bar kept too long in one's pocket. The surface of the Earth, however, is chilled by the cold of space, and so the familiar rocks of the Earth's surface are hard and brittle. The cold outer layer of our

2005-01-23T21:07:00.000-05:00

So Ends An Era Johnny Carson 1925 - 2005 Related Stories Johnny Carson Dies at 79 January 23, 2005 Carson Helped Young Comics Like No Other January 23, 2005 Carson's Characters Made for Classic Moments January 23, 2005 Carson's Parting Words

2005-01-19T22:34:00.000-05:00

Shrieking Frogs Unnerve Hawaiian Island Residents {I bet that caught your eye!} Jan 18 2005 HONOLULU - A tiny frog with a huge shriek has invaded the Big Island and won't shut up. Big Island Mayor Harry Kim is looking for $2 million to begin controlling the spread of the nocturnal coqui frog, a beloved native in Puerto Rico but considered an annoying pest in Hawaii since hitching a ride over in

2005-01-19T18:29:00.000-05:00

The Web Research Group has a really cool web site. Most of the info is about the US Pacific Northwest, but it's all beautiful. Do check it out

2005-01-18T08:07:00.000-05:00

"I do solemnly swear..." It's Inauguration Day on Thursday, and, of course, the US Dep't of Education has quite a package of information and resources. It's a collection of 400 items from 62 inaugurations. It includes diaries and letters, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, inaugural tickets and programs, and photos, from the Library of Congress. President Lincoln delivering his

2005-01-08T13:20:00.000-05:00

Warning Label on Children's Scooter: "This product moves when used" Associated Press David N. Goodman Jan 7 2005 The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in it's eighth year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, M-LAW, to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings [like the one above] on products. Another winner was a label on an electric

2005-01-06T10:38:00.000-05:00

Über, "You're fired!", ... and More! Tired of hearing about Carbs, 'Izzle' - Speak, Wardrobe malfunctions, and Erectile Dysfunction? I know I am. And the people at Lake Superior State University have made up another list of banished words for 2005. LSSU has been compiling the list since 1976, choosing from nominations sent from around the world. This year, words and phrases were pulled from

2005-01-03T01:35:00.000-05:00

Check out The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog at http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/ for information about the Indian Ocean disaster, and what you might do to help. I just heard about a new product from the SearchMeister, Gary Price, called DocuTicker, and focuses on newly released reports and documents, from governments, think tanks, universities, and other organizations. Rock on

2004-12-30T11:17:00.000-05:00

{FreePint is an online network of information searchers. Members receive this free newsletter twice a month: it is packed with tips on finding quality and reliable business information on the Internet. Joining is free at and provides access to a substantial archive of articles, reviews, jobs & events, with answers to research questions and networking at the FreePint Bar

2004-12-25T09:00:00.000-05:00

The Department of Education Free Resources website has a bunch of stuff on Christmas Day, American style. And check out How Stuff Works for more on the subject. Merry ChristmaKwanzaHannukah!

2004-12-07T18:02:00.000-05:00

Here's a quotations and proverbs search from FaganFinder that attempts to collect the largest sources of quotations and related items (proverbs, sayings, maxims, amorphisms, slogans, cliches, etc).

2004-12-07T17:31:00.000-05:00

How to search the Internet, from UC Berkeley... And that's only the beginning Here's more And more: HomeTownLocator gazetteer: Census Data Looking for your ancestors?The USGenWeb Project consists of a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. The BBC Motion Gallery provides access to

2004-12-07T16:37:00.000-05:00

There's a bunch of information on the Founding Fathers, and their wives, at ColonialHall.com

2004-12-07T15:42:00.000-05:00

FDR and Eisenhower planned D-day on the USS Sequoia The Sequoia Presidential Yacht is a meticulously restored, 104-foot, 1925 Trumpy-designed yacht that has served Presidents since Herbert Hoover. The yacht is a national historic landmark that is available for exclusive charters in Washington, D.C. (when it is not used by the President or Vice President)

2004-12-06T13:27:00.000-05:00

Answer the Homophone, will you? Worried about "not cutting the muster," or "selling or keeping highbred wolves," or "suffering in a Third World penile system"? You may have been victimized by a homophone. James J. Kilpatrick explains it all to you.

2004-12-03T09:05:00.000-05:00

Lenore Skenazy weighs in on automated bathrooms, in an article entitled I prefer my plumbing dumbWhy am I standing at the sink in a public bathroom, waving? Do I think I recognize the sink? Am I that desperate for company? Or am I simply attempting to wash my hands?Hint: I don't like them, either

2004-12-02T14:20:00.000-05:00

Before In a photo provided by surgeon Dr. Carl P. Valenziano, chairman of surgery at Liberty Health Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, N.J., Tirso Furcal shows an extra finger on his right hand in Furcal's village Brisas de los Palemeras, Dominican Republic in June 2004. Furcal, who was born with the sixth finger, as well as an extra toe on each foot, had them removed by Valenziano in

2004-11-30T13:45:00.000-05:00

Voice of "Juan Valdez" Dies at 87 Thanks for watching out for that coffee, Juan Norman Rose, a veteran stage actor whose sonorous baritone gained him national attention as the voice of Juan Valdez, the fictitious coffee grower and advertising spokesman for Colombian coffee, died Nov. 12 at his home in Upper Nyack, N.Y. He was 87. Mr. Rose produced and acted off-Broadway, translated and