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Towns transitioning to Peak Oil future
Full story: On the Commons


Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease

When left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or central nervous system.

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Child's death in python's grip renews call for ban on private ownership of dangerous reptiles

Born Free USA, a leading national wildlife advocacy organization, is calling on Florida legislators to immediately ban the ownership of dangerous reptiles after a 2-year-old girl was killed by a python kept as a pet in Sumter County. According to media reports, the illegally-kept 12-foot Burmese python broke out of its cage and strangled the girl in her bedroom.

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Tougher controls sought for DNA ancestry testing

As the popularity of take-home DNA kits to trace ancestry or calculate the risk for serious medical conditions grows, there is an increasingly critical need for federal oversight of "direct-to consumer" genetic testing, as well as of the use of DNA samples for research, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and several other academic institutions.

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Sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women, according to a study

Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. Those are the conclusions of a study carried out at the University of Granada, that will be released tomorrow Thursday 2nd of July in the framework of the world most renowned international symposium about humour and its scientific applications ('International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications') that will be held in Granada.

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EWG's '09 Sunscreen Consumer Guide

In an affirmation of Environmental Working Group's (EWG) three-year campaign for more effective sunscreens, 70 percent of sunscreens offered for the 2009 beach season contain strong UVA filters, compared to just 29 percent last year. Top brands reformulated to better protect against UVA radiation include Solbar, Zia Natural Skincare, Nivea, L'Oreal, and Hawaiian Tropic. This is a move in the right direction, but each of these products still rates relatively low compared to the top-ranked brands.

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National Park Foundation Releases Online Trip Planning Tool: 'Owner's Guide 2009'

The National Park Foundation launched a comprehensive new online tool today called "National Parks Owner's Guide 2009." The resource is a one-stop online reference guide to the nation's 391 national parks complete with maps, insider hints, and amazing photos of America's National Parks.

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Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend

As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth.

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ADA releases updated position paper on vegetarian diets

The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.

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FBI: Online Auction Fraud - Don't Let It Happen To You

Computers, sports memorabilia, rare coins, designer fashions, and even cars. These are just a few of the items offered for sale every day on legitimate online auction sites. They're also just a small sample of the items used to lure unsuspecting victims into online auction fraud schemes.

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Small Towns Can Meet the Challenge of the Fast-Paced World

"Small Town Sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation," a new book by University Distinguished Professor and former College of Architecture and Urban Studies dean Paul L. Knox and Heike Mayer, associate professor of urban affairs and planning at the National Capital Region campus in Alexandria, Va., has been published by Birkhauser in Basel, Switzerland.

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Margie Profet: A Promising Scientist Vanishes Without a Trace

The most striking thing about biologist Margie Profet used to be her unconventional theories about evolution and pregnancy, conceived as she surfed the perilous waters of academe with neither tenure track nor PhD.

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Independence Day: Drills for the Grill

The Fourth of July is coming soon. Many of us will celebrate with a day of outdoor activities and tasty meats from the grill. The chef of your household might have the skills to cook the perfect burger, but do they know the food safety "drills of the grill?" The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is providing food safety recommendations for outdoor cooking celebrations that typically mark the holiday weekend.

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Conversing helps language development more than reading alone

Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Teens who believe they'll die young are more likely to engage in risky behavior

University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues found that one in seven adolescents believe that it is highly likely that they will die before age 35, and this belief predicted that the adolescents' would engage in risky behaviors.

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Film Independent Announces Award Winners of 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival

Today Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced its 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival award winners at a special event, presented by Target. The Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by The Los Angeles Times, ran from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday, June 28.

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Farrah Fawcett: The Face That Launched 10 Million Pinups
Full story: Washington Post


'Take Your Dog to Work Day' is Today!

More and more companies are allowing dogs in the workplace as a free benefit to their employees. And many others will be trying it out on this year's Take Your Dog to Work Day, which is today. Just in time, Humane Society Press announces the publication of Dogs at Work: A Practical Guide to Creating Dog-Friendly Workplaces, the definitive guide to creating a business environment where employees' dogs are welcome.

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Exposure to phthalates may be a risk factor for low birth weight in infants

Many parents worry about their child's exposure to phthalates, the chemical compounds used as plasticizers in a wide variety of personal care products, children's toys, and medical devices. Phthalate exposure can begin in the womb and has been associated with negative changes in endocrine function. A new study soon to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics examines the possibility that in utero phthalate exposure contributes to low birth weight in infants. Low birth weight is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age and increases the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in adulthood.

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China Linked to 70 Percent of World's Spam, Says Computer Forensics Expert

Nearly three-quarters of the Web sites advertised in computer spam studied by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Spam Data Mine so far in 2009 are tied to China, according to Gary Warner, UAB's director of research in computer forensics. Warner has dubbed the trend the "spam crisis in China."

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Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease

Child's death in python's grip renews call for ban on private ownership of dangerous reptiles

Tougher controls sought for DNA ancestry testing

Sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women, according to a study

EWG's '09 Sunscreen Consumer Guide

National Park Foundation Releases Online Trip Planning Tool: 'Owner's Guide 2009'

Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend

ADA releases updated position paper on vegetarian diets

FBI: Online Auction Fraud - Don't Let It Happen To You


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