K.L. Hartwig
A retired stockbroker, I am in e-education, tutoring in English Literature and Language and studying for an M.A. in English Linguistics. My avocational interest in science writing stems from an acquaintance with a solar physicist.
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Telling Good News Elevates Joy and Your Personal Fiscal RecoveryScience says share your joy to keep it and expand it, Joy helps elevate energy and a your snse of well being, which help you succeed in your personal economic recovery.
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Share Your Joy or Lose ItSharing good experiences increases joy in quantity and longevity. Telling someone about some good experience gives greater joy that lasts longer,
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Parietal Lobes of the Brain: What Functions Do They Control?With a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the parietal lobes, what functions do they control and what type of cognitive difficulties will you experience? The parietal lobes control the abilities to name, write, do math and much more.
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Memory Enhancement: Red Wine, Chocolate, Green TeaEveryone's favorite dietary staples--chocolate, red wine, green tea--have been connected with memory enhancement via dietary supplementation: your memory signalling pathways can be enhanced by what you eat, not just by internal neuro mechanisms.
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First Person: The New Economic 'Normal' Looks Abnormal to MeKiplinger has dubbed the protracted economic recovery that faces us the "new normal." The effects of "new normal" seem to be a dismal abnormal with one exception in higher education.
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Humans Have Gotten Smarter and Social Inequlites Correspond to Intelligence DifferencesIntelligence tests show humans have gotten smarter but social inequalities continue and are derived from innate differences in intelligence.
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First Person: Will I Lose My Job Again?Having lost one job already due to the Great Recession, will the Fiscal Cliff drive me over the edge along with the economy "correction" so I lose my job again?
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Traumatic Brain Injury Focus of CDC "Heads Up" and UniversitiesTraumatic brain injury is gaining new CDC and university attention because of misdiagnoses, failure to offer therapy, and disastrous incidences in sports, where helmets do not protect.
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Young Brains Can Erase Fear MemoriesYoung brains may by-pass amygdala activity and erase fear memories. Older brains store trauma memories in complex structures.
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First Person: Charitable Giving on a Tight BudgetTight budgets squeeze out charitable giving, but if we break a few rules, there are ways to keep giving even on a tight budget.
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First Person: I'm on a Tight Budget, but I Still Pay Myself FirstWith a bad economy still reeling, job loss, and family emergencies, budgets get pulled as tight as they can go. Yet you can still save even with a budget that is pulled tight.
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Fear Memories Removed from Brain's AmygdalaThe brain's amygdala emotion center holds the key to unlocking fear, anxiety and trauma memories for humans.
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Hole in Earth's Magnetic Field ShieldHoles made by solar magnetic lines expose Earth to solar particles and plasma particles when Earth's magnetosphere is breached. -
Space Weather is DangerousSun-Earth interaction poses planetary danger and calls for early warning alerts to protect power grids, communication grids and global positioning systems. -
Higgs Boson: Two Interactions and Its Mass Predict New PhysicsNew physics is predicted by Higgs bosons' interactions and mass.
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Dark Energy Found to Be RealNew study proves to a 99.996% certainty that dark energy is indeed real and surrounding galaxies shown in sky maps. -
Higgs Boson Electroweak ForceNew physics unifies two of the four fundamental forces of nature. Properties of the Higgs boson will yield measurements now that LHC has found it.
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Neutrinos Change Flavor in Mid-FlightParticles don't oscillate--change from one "flavor" to another--as they travel through the ether. Or do they? -
New Stars Are BornSurprising results show that young star cluster NCG 3603 continues in conditions reflecting its origin one million years ago when star velocity wasn't tied to mass.
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Interplanetary Dust Particle FoundA new interplanetary dust particle has been collected and identified as part of NASA's Stardust mission. Called "brownleeite," the mineral was shed from the tail of a comet that periodically orbits the sun. It is named for Dr. Donald Brown of the University of Washington
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Sunspots Are Still Absent from the SunPhysicists don't know why we have a quiet Sun. Once that we know of, the Sun went for 50 years without one recorded sunspot. That 50 year period coincided with an lowering of Earth's climatic temperatures between 1650 and 1700.
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Evolutionary Scientists Are Looking for a Way to Predict Future EventsMajor new studies aim to explore evolution at the cellular and genetic levels and compare result to biological evidence and fossil records. -
Lehman Brothers May Be Following Along Bear Stern's PathLehman Brothers is back to the position of holding serious talks about how to raise more capital. This time the option being considered is an offering of common stock to raise another $3-4 billion.
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Glacial Ice Streams Move with Earthquake ImpactIt has been the scientific model that ice streams flowing from the interior of seasonally melting ice sheets moved in a steady creeping motion. Seismic recording research shows that that model is a guess that wasn't good enough.
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Continental Airlines Cuts Costs, Jobs, Customer ServiceThe price of fuel, which has been hitting new high records every day, has driven Continental Airlines to take drastic steps to reduce costs.
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Dark Matter: Have Its Particles Been Detected?Dark matter, the invisible, unidentified substance that does not reflect light but makes up about 90% of the mass of the universe may have been detected in particle signatures at DAMA.
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Gravitational Radiation: Is it a Smoking Gun?One of the quests of science today is to identify universal gravitational force, or radiation, and learn its properties. This is necessary for the accomplishment of a Theory of Everything (TOE).
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Cosmic Microwave Background Measured: Debate Over Its Existence May Now EndThe debate over the existence of the cosmic microwave may now be put to rest. The NASA WMAP project has been making full sky maps of the cosmic microwave background for five years and has recently succeeded in measuring it.
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Large Hadron Collider Search for Original Particles May Destroy EverythingThe question is: Will CERN's hunt for the Higgs Boson, which existed only at the beginning of the creation of the material universe, blow the world into to a parallel universe? Annihilate all matter-and us? Destroy the world? -
Google is Up and Wall Street Seems Bullish on Google, but Should it Be Bearish?Google currently trades around $539 per share. It's competitors Microsoft and Yahoo! trade at around $30 and $28 respectively. It is clear to see why the clout of a change in Google price, quarter earnings or revenue effects the whole stock market psyche. -
Financial Market Upheaval Turns Investors Wary of Wall StreetThe Bear Stearns buy out by JPMorgan was a harbinger of deeper trouble on Wall Street. Major financial companies have suffered serious drops that reflect a change in investor psychology. The big question is whether this change is long term or temporary. -
Bear Stearns is Causing More Trouble - Subprime Woes ContinueBear Stearns on Saturday, March 15, 2008 was down by more than 47 percent having rocketed from a weak $57 per share to an abysmal $30 per share evidencing a 27 point loss in equity value with a huge loss of $1.5 billion having been reported for 2007. What happened? -
Is the Universe Doomed to a Second Big Bang?A press release announces a new report that analyzes the effects on the life span of the Universe of measuring dark energy and suggests that the quantum Zeno effect has reset dark energy's clock increasing the chance of another cataclysmic cosmic big bang. -
Scientists Worry About Nanotechnology's Environmental ImpactNanoparticles, used in technologies from medical applications to smart telecommunications devices, pose a great threat of negative environmental impact. Researchers developed an environmentally safe way to produce nanoparticles. -
Russia Struggles with Economic Class DividesA new study has concluded, after studying the new Russian economy, that the next decade should bring more riches to the thriving middle class of Russian rich and more poverty to the truly poor in Russia, according to a press release put out by Inderscience. -
Black Holes, Quasars, Galaxies, Accretion Disks and the Winds that Blow ThemScientists have for the first time observed the wind that shoots from the center of quasar galaxies and that are associated with supermassive black holes and, in fact, regulate the black hole's growth. -
Nanotechnology is Unregulated: Is it Also Unsafe?Congressional uncertainty over safe development of nanotechnologies hamstrings and hinders that development, according to a Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies press release.
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Company Managers Who Are Incompetent Prefer Incompetent Employees, Says New StudyAccording to a scientific study done in Spain, company mangers who feel inadequately skilled for the high position they hold will choose employees who are themselves inadequately competent.
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Financial Decisions: Does Extreme Optimism Help?New research from Duke University sheds light on the connection between optimism and money matters and being able to make prudent, or wise, financial decisions. -
Moral Identity Very Complex, Study ShowsNew studies from the University of Washington reveal that the secret to what prompts moral and ethical behaviors is far more complex than previously surmised. -
Microplastics Contaminated by Pollutants in Ocean Waters Can Affect Food ChainBritish researchers have now found that microscopic bits of the deteriorated pollutants pass toxic contamination on to the lowest levels of the marine food chain.
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Africa Gets High Speed Internet Connections with Help from the World BankAfrica has had a huge success in introducing mobile telephony and now the World Bank has pledged to commit $2 billion dollars over the next five years to developing African information and communication technologies: Africa's going online!
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Star Shell Found Floating Around QuasarNASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured new images of a bright quasar known as MC2 1635+119 and around the quasar there can be seen broken bits of past stars called star shells.
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Distant Galaxy Steals Building Blocks of Stars and GalaxiesSurprising new observations from NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope catch a thieving galaxy in the middle of a hydrogen heist.
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World Bank Accused of Jeopardizing the African Rainforest and Its PeopleIn light of the recent hearing of complaints brought against the World Bank at The Hague, it is of considerable importance that a delegation of Pygmies meet in Washington with senior World Bank leaders to present grievances.
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Study Sheds Light on Earth's Chemically, Thermally Active InteriorNew research from Arizona State University's (ASU's) School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) shows that the heart of the Earth is not a homogeneous zone of thermal driven events but a chemically diverse zone where events are also chemically complex.
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Climate Could Get as Much as 15 Degrees WarmerResearchers have designed a means for climate scientists to calculate the global impact of climate change through statistical uncertainties in both climate changing factors and climate response & the picture is surprisingly gloomy.
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Big Bang Left a Cold Spot: Is it a "Cosmic Defect?"Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Spain's Institute of Physics of Cantabria report on their analysis of a mysterious cold spot in the cosmic microwave background.
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EU Hopes to Level "Major Blow" to Genetically Modified CropsFriends of the Earth Europe and Greenpeace praise the European Union's (EU's) Commission for authoring a proposal that genetically modified (GM) corns not be permitted for cultivation in the EU countries.
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Carbon Molecules Turn Into "Buckyballs" Because of High HeatCarbon buckyballs were first discovered in 1985 but their formation process has remained a mystery. Recently scientists have discovered the mechanism that produces carbon buckyballs from carbon graphite.
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Philippines, IFC Join to Meet Philippines' Growing Energy NeedsThe Philippine Islands enacted the Electric Power Industry Reform Act to create a fully competitive power generation industry; they will need to generate an added 3,700 megawatts by 2014 to create sustainability of existing structures.
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EPA Awards Whole Foods the 2007 Green Power Partner AwardThe EPA has made its 2007 Green Power Partner Awards and Whole Foods Market is a recipient for achieving 100 % wind power electricity usage and other major commitments to renewable green energy.
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Foreign Equity Shares Trading Value Exceeds $2.2 TrillionMany people take an interest in investment trades in the global markets and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has announced record breaking figures for international trading as of September 2007.
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EU Tries to Establish Mediterranean Free Trade Zone, Meets Fierce OppositionFriends of the Earth MedNet has lodged a fierce protest against European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson for his part in attempting to establish a free trade agreement around the Mediterranean.
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Hedging the Market Relies on Performance, VolatilityIndividual investors do use hedging strategies, so knowing the results of a recent study authorized by The Bank of New York Mellon may help investors fine- tune their hedging strategies.
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African Financial Systems, World Bank Partnership Aims for GrowthThe World Bank partnering with Germany and the African Development Bank launched a new action plan having as its objective the strengthening of the financial system in Africa and that is the fulfillment commitments endorsed at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.
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Cell-Glue Found Instrumental in Reversing Immune ResponseResearchers headed by Dr. Daniel Krappmann of GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health in Neuherber, Germany, report an exciting new finding regarding the ubiquitin's role in the activation and reversibility of immune response.
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Colonizers of Antarctica May Face Tough DecisionsThe division of Earth-related spaces like continents, air space and water space interests Dr. Christy Collis of Queensland University of Technology and led her to examine the treatied divisions of Antarctica.
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Honey Recommended for Post-Operative Care, HealingThe newly rediscovered healing properties of honey have been talked about a lot as of late and now honey is in the news again thanks to a research review of the topic and its post-operative application recommendation.
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Rosetta, the Comet-Chasing Satellite, Passes Earth and Gets a BoostOn November 13, 2007 the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Rosetta satellite will make a swing-by of Earth for an assist into its next phase and the ESA made a 42-second trajectory correction on October 18 in order for Rosetta to more accurately approach Earth.
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Iceberg is Calved in AntarcticaPine Island Glacier in Western Antarctica, which has calved an iceberg, has the attention of scientists all over the world because it is the largest glacier on the WAIS and the rate at which it is flowing has undergone a continual increase during the last 15 years.
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An Interview with Content Producer DrDevienceWelcome to the first of several articles highlighting interviews with some of the AC Content Producers whom I find most intriguing. You'll hear from writers whom many of you already know well and you'll also hear from writers who may still be unknown to you.
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An Interview with Associated Content Writer Jorge M. RivasJorge M. Rivas envisions AC as an integral part of a new society, as a "universal stage" and as an "immense opportunity" for CPs.
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An Interview with Content Producer Jason BauerJason Bauer is a self-starter just diving into law school, set to conquer the erudite world of Law. See the reason why you'll want to add him to your Bookmarks.
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AC CP Dick Van Vector PhilosophizesDick Van Vector writes about almost all topics from golf to Kant to snoring with your mouth open.
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An Interview with Content Producer Marin DavidMarinDavid is, in his own words, "highly opinioned" and at age 60 has been "involved in a lot of things." For instance...
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An Interview with Content Producer PlntpolicePlntpolice has built her life on what she loves and then watched it crash around her. Still, writing has always been the heart of her "secret identity."
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An Interview with Content Producer Halina ZHalina Z. is an impressive scientist who doesn't believe in letting life idle by. Her writing spans the gamut.
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Pension Plans Benefit from Gains in Equity MarketsPension plans need to track their performance against financial markets and against other pension plans. Benchmark indexes allow pension plan managers to do just that.
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Dark Matter Particles May Be Fewer Due to Effect of "Dilaton"Research shows that theories of the properties of dark matter may be generating models that overestimate the role of supersymmetry neutralinos by neglecting the influence of dilatons.
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Growing a Forest of Nanotubes on Silicon ChipsEngineers have grown forests of tiny carbon cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of silicon computer chips in an amazing yet easy to understand process.
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Colliding Galaxies, X-rays and Dark MatterDark matter is one step closer to be identified because new research from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen presents new information.
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Embryonic Planets: The Missing Link May Be Harboring in Stellar DisksResearchers at University of Rochester are studying three nearby stars that they say may hold embryonic planets within their stellar dust disks.
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Unknown Particles to Weigh in at Higher MassSophisticated new analysis at Jefferson Lab has revealed that the next frontier in particle physics will involve larger particles than physicists previously thought to be the case.
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Astronomers Discover Disk in Heart of Ant NebulaIn the Ant Nebula, astronomers have uncovered a flat, nearly edge-on disk of silicates in the heart of the magnificent nebula. The disk seems too 'skinny' to explain the physics behind the ant-like shape.
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Tech Advances Spurring Stability in Great PlainsAging population and increases in crop productivity spurred by technological advances with substantial negative environmental impacts pose long-term threats.
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TV Viewing for 2- to 5-year Olds Risks Behavior Problems"Childhood TV viewing a risk for behavior problems; Timing of media exposure plays a vital role in outcomes," John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Bilingual Infants Develop Early Language Differently Than Do Monolingual InfantsDue to increasing immigration, variations in official language policies, and changing cultural norms, many more infants in Western countries are now being raised bilingually.
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WVU Undergrad Finds Six-Year-Old Radio Burst Data that Could Open New Astrophysics FieldThe detection of a huge burst of radio energy from out in the distant universe, so bright that it was originally dismissed as man-made radio interference.
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Gender Differences in Beliefs About Past Influence on Future EventsYoung girls and women more frequently explain reactions as motivated by possible versus certain harm--that is, what might happen versus what will happen.
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Survey: Large Majority of Americans Pessimistic About Global WarmingA majority of Americans is pessimistic about the health of the environment, believing that it will get worse or is already in poor shape and will not improve.
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Oxygen from 2.5 Billion Years Ago Found in Ocean Sedimentary Core SampleResearchers have added new evidence to the search for the earliest traces of oxygen on Earth, which gives scientists clues to solving the mystery of the origins of oxygen on Earth.
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Puzzling New Comet Next to the Sun Picked Out by SOHOSOHO discovers a rare periodic comet, one which follows its orbit around the sun more than twice and has an orbital period of less than 200 years. It presents a puzzle, though: it does not look exactly like a comet.
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Evidence of Global Warming in North America's Northenmost LakeWard Hunt Lake has undergone major transformations within the last two hundred years of its known 8,450 year history. Climate change related to human activity could be at the source of this recent phenomenon.
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New Evidence: Abrupt Climate Change Did Not Drive Neanderthal ExtinctionNew dating techniques produce new evidence to solve old debate: Did severe weather cause Neanderthal extinction? Answer: For the dates hypothesized: No.
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"Unprecedented" Warm Temperatures on Northwest Arctic Island Cause Land Sliding"Everything has changed dramatically in the watershed we observed...It's something we'd envisioned for the future - but to see it happening now is quite remarkable."
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Iron Fertilization of Oceans is Proposed to Absorb CO2Direct correlation between CO2 and temperature inspires consideration of dissolved iron ocean fertilizer as a means to combat rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Cave Records Hint at How the Dominoes Fell in Early Abrupt Climate ChangesThe tropical Pacific had an active role and maybe even a leading role, in some of the abrupt climate change events of Earth's past, indicates evidence recorded in stalagmites.
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Extraterrestrial Comet Explosion Blamed for Ice Age Extinctions"The detonation either fried them or compressed them because of the shock wave...It was a mini nuclear winter," said lead researcher Ted Bunch.
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Satellite Data Causes Scientists Concern Over Declining Arctic IceAnimations of data collected since 1979 show the reasons for and extent of the scientists' concern. New questions about the interactions of sea ice, ocean temperature and atmospheric temperature have arisen pursuant to the sudden speed-up of sea ice decline.
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Toll Roads: To Charge a Lot or a Little?Most often we think of tolls as a nuisance while driving but according to the Netherland Organisation for Scientific Research there is far more thinking about tolls going on than just that.
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Rural Birds Are Less Adaptable Than Urban BirdsQuestionnaire answered by bird experts from 73 of the world's largest cities show that city birds survive better and will be more able to adapt to global weather changes than birds restricted to natural habitats.
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NASA Plans for a Cornucopia of Earth-Sized Planet DiscoveriesNASA, MIT and Carnegie scientists have begun to describe a wide range of Earth-sized planets in the expectation that it will yield insights into planet compositions when astronomers start finding Earth-sized planets around other stars.
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Naked Black Holes Would Shock the Foundations of RelativityBlack holes, entities so confining, massively dense, light never escapes beyond their event horizons. Naked black holes DO permit light to escape the event barrier in certain kinds of situations.
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Racial Prejudice Shown to Be Linked to Cognitive Propensities and Visceral AttitudesStudy argues prejudice cannot be reduced through reason alone. Whether someone is prejudiced or not is linked to their cognitive propensity to resist negative affective conditioning.
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Norwegian Radiation Chairman Protests Pending Ban of MRI in European UnionProfessor Olsen told the European Cancer Conference (ECC) that implementation of an EU Directive could halt use of MRI, an important tool in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research.
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New Enzyme, Vitamin C Offer Potential for Sustainable Crop Yield IncreaseThe newly discovered enzyme GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase is found to produce vitamin C and it is subsequently discovered that plants CANNOT grow without vitamin C. Newly Discovered Enzyme Produces Vitamin C Vital to Plant Growth.
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New Laser Method Can Be Used to Help Detect Hidden Liquid ExplosivesOne difficulty in detecting liquid explosives is the wide variety of packaging in which air travelers can readily concealed these substances.
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Increasing Antarctic Snowmelt Largest Potential for Sea Level RiseSnow melting was found as far inland as 500 miles and as high up as 1.2 miles above sea level. This finding was in terms of the area affected by the increased melting and the duration of melting across affected areas--quantity and duration over expanse.
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Amazon Forest Drought Corrects Global Warming ModelA prominent global climate model predicts Amazon forest "brown down" after just a month of drought. NASA satellites discover that in drought Amazon forest flourished as rainfall levels plummeted.
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Primitive Eurasian Ancestors Turn Up in Dmanisi, GeorgiaInternational researchers have made the determination that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously believed. The determination is based on fossils dated a 1.8 million years old.
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Arctic Sea Ice at a Record All-Time LowArctic sea ice seems to have reached its minimum for 2007 on Sept. 16 and according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder this minimum is shattering all previous lows acquired by satellite records beginning 30 years ago.
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Human Genetic Ancestry Uncovered by Computer AlgorithmAlthough the human genome is 99 percent the same for all human, it is that 1 percent that makes us all different and links us to different genetic backgrounds.
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New Data Changes the Scientific Understanding of NeutronsPrecise data from accelerator laboratories reveals neutrons have negative electrical charges at inner core and outer edge. But neutrons are electrically neutral particles because a positive charge exists "sandwiched" between core and outer edge.
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Chevron Gas Pipeline Projected Investigated by World BankNigeria succeeded in calling for an investigation of Chevron's World Bank supported pipeline project. Chevron accused of sulfur pollution, acid rain, lagoon pollution.
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Molecular Species Precursors to LifeNegatively-charged molecules in interstellar open new paths for complex organic molecules that may be the precursors to life. Third negatively-charged molecule found in space.
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Intoxicated Astronauts Pose Safety Risk for Space FlightA panel investigating astronaut health issues discovers incidents of intoxication among astronauts at flight boarding times. Recommendations for restructuring of NASA astronaut assessment are to be handed down in Bachmann report.
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Dark Energy Wins $500,000 2007 Gruber Cosmology PrizeTwo research teams will split the $500,000 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their simultaneous discoveries that the universe's expansion is accelerating because of the mysterious force called dark energy.
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England Considers Limiting Family, Population SizeIn a heated debate about family size, eco-footprints, and global resources, is there a reason to limit family size? Does this reason effect you?
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Alien Exoplanet: Windy Fingerprint with WaterAnalyzed by Spitzer, the first planet beyond our Solar System to have its weather mapped, is now also the first on which water is found.
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Chili Peppers Ruled Mexican Cuisine in A.D. 500 Just as They Do NowWhile excavating two caves in southern Mexico, ten different cultivars of chili peppers were found among the well-preserved plant remains.
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Golf Courses Can Be the New Wildlife RefugeOn 17,000 golf courses in the United States, approximately 70 percent of the land can be used as suitable habitat for native species.
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Women of Africa Speak Up at Live Earth JohannesburgIn emotionally charged, poignant and loudly cheered speeches three Africans rally the world to "Answer the call." As the Masai woman said, climate change is affecting "our environment."
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Particle Accelerator Welcomes Time-TravelerCERN's LHC in Switzerland has its first celebrity visitor who meets Alice and ATLAS. He learns how "one lot goes this way, and another lot goes that way" and then BOOM.
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Shell Oil Company Told to Stop Misleading AdvertisingComplaints were filed in three countries against a Shell Oil advertisement. So far, one advertising standard authority has agreed with the complaint and said "Stop."
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Court Injunction Temporarily Halts Live Earth Brazil ConcertRio de Janeiro prosecutor raised questions pertaining to security for 700,000 plus crowds. A thorough investigation renders a favorable ruling and injunction is lifted.
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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion StudySatellites study Earth's atmosphere. But clouds get in the way. TC4 will study tropospheric systems in relation to ozone depletion.
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First Results: Update on AIM Satellite and Night-Shinning CloudsEurope was swept with displays of night-shinning white and electric blue clouds after AIM first saw them at the Northern Polar region. NLCs show that our atmosphere is changing.
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High Drama May Be Behind Blair's Departure from OfficeA political deal may have been made in 1994 to set Blair as leader of Labor ahead of Brown. Brown would control domestic policy. Blair would step aside at a specified time and Brown would take over as PM.
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CERN Will Power Up the Antimatter Matter Hunt in May 2008Where has all the antimatter in the universe gone to? Matter and antimatter existed in equal parts immediately following the cataclysmic event culminating in a universe. LHC seeks to solve the mysteries of the beginning of the universe.
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Thunder-Stormy Summer is the Time to See Mammatus CloudsMammatus clouds are a strange sight. Protruding, undulating lumps accompany Summer's violent storms but appear after the storm has weakened. And they remain somewhat of a meteorological mystery.
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Special Updates Leading to the Undocking of Atlantis from ISSThe Atlantis mission is successful. The new solar arrays are functioning. Clay Anderson is on ISS. Suni Williams says farewell. And Atlantis performs final tasks.
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Ecological Crisis and War Linked in Complex DynamicSudan agreed to deployment of peacekeepers soon after the G8 Summit agreed to reducing greenhouse gases 50% by 2050. The link between climate change and world violence goes deeper than that.
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Alert! NLCs Predicted for Tonight!Noctilucent clouds swept Europe two nights in a row. They were visible as far south as France. That bodes well for a display in the northern states of the U. S. Look west beginning about 30 minutes after sunset.
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Astronauts at Risk in Solar Proton Storms: STS-117 Atlantis and STEREO Prepare the Way for Safe Space Exploration with 3DAtlantis and ISS are within Earth's protective magnetosphere. Beginning in 2011, NASA plans manned lunar launches, then manned and robotic launches to Mars. Astronauts will be at risk for radiation sickness from solar proton storms.
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Hottest and Densest Exoplanet Known Has Its Temperature TakenA planet outside our solar system has its temperature taken by Spitzer. It is hot, dense, small. It is probably black and glowing like lava. It is 256 light-years away.
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Fiji Losing Land Because of Rising Sea WatersThe few centimeters of rising ocean water is not very noticable, but it's effects are beginning. Land is lost. Tree roots are showing. New Zealand is preparing for climate refugees.
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Mountain Shadows: What Are They?Mountain shadows are cast through the air according to perspective. They are three dimensional columns of lightless air. They are a form of crepuscular ray.
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Antarctic Glaciers AcceleratingAccelerated retreat and movement of glaciers rises sea levels. As lower glaciers melt, upper glaciers loose their hold and slide. Behavior of large ice sheets is not yet understood.
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Google Rated as Having Entrenched Hostility to PrivacyGoogle privacy practices are rated worst possible. Google privacy practices are under attack from other groups, including the FTC. Google promises to begin erasing stored data within 24 months.
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Pope Benedict XVI Meets with President Bush at VaticanPope and President talk about "regional and negotiated" solutions in Iraq; Putin's response to a defense shield. Bush's confirms pledge of $30 million to Africa.
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Israel Makes a Peace Offer to SyriaA long sought offer of peace between Israel and Syria may be imminent. Israel has offered the return of the Golan Heights in return for discontinuance of Syrian support of Islamic militant groups.
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Atlantis to Launch FridayNo problems are being tracked. Atlantis is set to deliver payload and rotation of crew. Atlantis is a step toward a future of space exploration with constellation projects.
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Easy Salisbury Steak Meal on a BudgetSalisbury Steak now has two versions one of which is similar to the original devised by Dr. James H. Salisbury. You can prepare it plain-style or meatloaf-style and both require vegetables and gravy.
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Andrew Speaker and Tuberculosis Scare: Is the CDC Acting Competently?A young lawyer with plans to marry learns he has TB. The brides father is a TB expert. While on his honeymoon he is told the strain is dangerous. Puzzling.
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Phthalates: Their Influence on Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Their Connection to Testicular FunctionThe measure of phthalates in a body is related to obesity and insulin abnormalities in men. And a relationship between reduced testicular function and phthalates is a plausible suggestion.
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Andrew Speaker's TB Saga Detailed in Diane Sawyer InterviewAndrew Speaker and Sarah Cooksey Speaker were given medical advice that Speaker was not contagious. While in Rome the CDC reverse their determination requesting that Speaker submit to Roman authorities.
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Green Roofs Playing a Greater Role in American CitiesMajor US cities are following European models for installing green roofs. These help reduce rain runoff, the heat island effect, and energy over-use.
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Variations on Nutritious Salad on a Budget for a Novice CookEuropean countries and South Africa approach salad making a little differently from what we do. Here are three versions of a nutritious and economical salad with international style.
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Nutritious Salad on a Budget for a Novice CookSalads are anmimportant source of nutrients and raw foods. A few substitutions from the typical salad boosts your vitamin and mineral intake, adds important phytonutrients and antioxidants. And they're good, too.
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Noctilucent Clouds: What Are They and Where Do They Come FromFirst seen in 1885 noctilucent clouds are a mystery. Yet they appear brighter and further south every year. The NLC season is just beginning. Look up.
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What is the AIM Satellite and How Will it Perform Its Mission?Scientists begin to believe that PMCs are related to atmospheric changes correlating to planetary climate changes. AIM will attempt to understand the mystery of noctilucent clouds.
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: What is it and What Does it Do to the Sufferer?Mild traumatic brain injury is commonly overlooked, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet the effects of MTBI on sufferer and family can be devastating.
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Frontal Lobes of the Brain: What Functions Do They Control?The left and right frontal lobes are said to be the center of our essential humanity. Motor skills, personality and memory are all controlled by the frontal lobes, or cerebral cortex.
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Stock Photography Images from Fotolia.com And Dreamstime.comFotolia.com and Dreamstime.com are two Web sites where you can potentially find royalty-free stock photography images to enhance your freelance writing and AC content.
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Herniated Disk: Is There Hope of Recovery?Herniated disk injuries need immediate medical diagnosis and treatment. Most herniated disks that receive good medical treatment self-heal in a surprisingly short time although many take a long time to heal.
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Ok. So You Have Vertigo. Now, What Can You Do About It?Experiencing vertigo is a painful and disorienting shock. You want to know if some horrible condition underlies it. Your life is disrupted. Is there anything you can do? Well, yes
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What is Vertigo and What is it like to Have It?The world spins when you don't or you spin when the world doesn't, and suddenly your brain is a cloudy fog and your limbs are like jelly. This is vertigo.
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Stock Photography Images: What is Free Royalty-Free Stock Photography?Stock photography is a collection of images with rights for sale. There are several ways to purchase these rights and some stock photography grants certain rights for free.
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123RF.com - Earn Money, Earn Bonus Points and Download Free ImagesYou can earn money through 123RF.com's affiliate referral program or Bonus Points for purchases of images. And the affiliate program works for you even if you only download donated free images. Good for writers and photographers.
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How to Make Your Way Around 123RF.com123RF.com provides Free and low priced, beautiful images ideal for freelance writers, especially AC writers who want to improve their content. Clear up questions about fees and how to download images.
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How to Make Your Way Around 123RF.com123RF.com is a complex site that offers free royalty free images as well inexpensive purchasable images. Learn how to get started and use your own Lightbox.
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Download Free Images from 123RF.com for Your AC ArticlesImages for articles written on AC are pretty hard to come by if the author isn't a photographer, aren't they? Or are they?? Actually, once you know where to look, free images are not at all hard to come by.
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A1 Diner, Historic 1946 Worchester Diner CarGreat food on a dependable menu highlighted by surprising and scrumptuous Specials. The cooks at A1 Diner having kept a tradition of excellence since 1946. From waffles to Angus Sirloin to Asian Tofu to Blue Cheese Burgers, come, eat, enjoy.
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A1 to Go Market & Cafe in Gardiner, MaineAnyone in the Kennebec Valley MUST stop in at A1 To Go Market & Cafe, whether local patron or tourist. The food deliciously prepared by talented cooks. Eat, then buy the perfect wine, coffee, chocolate or other gourmet delicacy.
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause: Bevies of Beauties All Under Four Feet Tall and a Baby ClausTime is ticking, expectations are pressing, and a chilling adversary appears to face Santa in this Christmas's story about in-laws, cold-hearted jealousies, and endless preparations. Tim Allen and Martin Short and all the children give sparkling performances.
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Marie Antoinette: Visual ExcellenceSofia Coppola re-engages the discussion of what film in a surprisingly well directed and acted rendering of the married life of France's Marie Antoinette. This is Kirsten Dunst's finest role since Mona Lisa Smile.
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Factory Outlet Stores on Main Street in Freeport, MaineWinter in New England is incomplete without a trip up I95 to "All Points Maine" to shop in Freeport, Maine. Once the home of sea captains, Freeport is now the home of L.L. Bean and factory outlets for Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Lenox, Wilson leathers and so much more.
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Happy Feet: A Stroke of GeniusA medley of the world's favorite love tunes is set to the percussion of penguin's feet. Despite the unexpected stereotyping of roles, individuals introduced in Happy Feet will live as immortal monuments to inspiration, imagination and Emperor Penguins.
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The Queen: A Psychological StudyAs Princess Diana's death, handled with delicacy and aplomb in The Queen, sent the world reeling into mourning, the English Monarchy came close to spinning out of control. The Queen tells the story of this impact on Prime Minister and Queen.
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An Ideal Husband on DVD: Delicious Wit, Drama and ConniveryA financial scheme brings out the conniver in a beauty during the late 1800's. Truth and trust are tested and betrayed in a complex story based on a play by Oscar Wilde. The directing, sets and costumes are as fine and precise as the brilliance and wit.
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Stranger Than Fiction: Seriously, a Serious ComedyWhat happens when an introverted IRS tax expert finds his life invaded by a voice and a story? He asks other experts what to do. One of them says, well, to see if the voice is narrating a tragedy or a comedy. And then begins the twist in the plot.
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Akeelah and the Bee DVD ReviewSpelling Bees vigorously train the mind, impose undreamed of conflicts and draw augmenting funds to low property tax schools. Of course Akeelah wants to join the Spelling Bee. Every champion has a gimmick to unravel and reproduce words. What is Akeelah's?
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Infamous: Fictionalized Account of Truman Capote's Writing of In Cold BloodTruman Capote wrote his masterpiece, In Cold Blood, based on interviews with criminals in a small town in Kansas. Infamous tells the partially fictionalized account of Capote's experience and it tells of the fate of those criminals.
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Death of a President: Burn Him in EffigyDirector Gabriel Range had a right motive in producing Death of a President, but may he have been overly naive about the effects of this film on an innately imitative humanity?
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Flicka: Growing Up In Wyoming with Horses and EpiphaniesSet in the Wyoming expanses, a girl and a horse forge a trusting friendship, bringing dad along for the ride, too. Father and daughter both learn the art of respect and independence through the claims of a wild horse and an untamed strength of spirit.
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The Prestige: I Can Admire It, but I Don't Really like it19th century illusionists strive to attain prestige and to develop the magic trick with the best Prestige. In so doing, arrogance, greed, obsession lead the way to corruption, enmity, revenge. Lives are not sacrosanct to The Prestige, the trick's climax.
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Robin Williams in Man of the Year: Entertaining and Thought ProvokingRobin Williams, an opinionated comedian, takes to the political stage to make a point and shake things up. With salutes to political figures and events, Man of the Year entertains you right into considering questions of honor and integrity.
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How to Find an "Our World" Relationship Style, a Review of Big Picture Partnering: 16 Weeks to a Rock-solid RelationshipDr. Jan Hoistad, using 25 years of experience, presents a step-by-step approach to taking relationship from uncertainty to rock-solid certainty in 16 weeks of reading, conversing and working through simple but highly productive principles and exercises.
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William Hurt in The Blue Butterfly: An Excellent Film About UnityDo miracles exist? And if they do, can you catch one? This is what Alan Osborne and terminally ill Pete Carlton, along with Pete's mother, Teresa, find out as they hunt the miraculous Blue Morpho Butterfly through the rain forest of South America.
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The Illusionist: An Undeniable Masterpiece for All InvolvedElegant, technically flawless with brilliant performances, The Illusionist is captivating and riveting. If the production design and cinematography doesn't thrill you, the story will. If the story doesn't, then the acting will. Academy Awards await.
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Diet Tips for Successful Weight LossFaced with the need for Weight Loss? Diet Tips to help you gain Weight Loss are essential to Success. Learn Diet Tips for Weight Loss, Food Choices, Dieting and Eating Rituals, Basic sound Principles. Successfully Diet your way to successful Weight Loss.
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Connection, Caring, Goals and Dreams with Dr. Jan Hoistad and Big Picture Partnering: 16 Weeks to a Rock-solid RelationshipStaying connected with loving feelings in a relationship is often not easy. Realizing dreams without loving connection is that much harder. Big Picture Partnering, by Dr. Jan Hoistad, shows the way to attain a rock-solid relationship in sixteen weeks.
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The Top Places to Visit in Annapolis, MarylandAnnapolis, Maryland is laden with cultural, historical and gastronomical reasons to enjoy the city. But three places to enjoy always stand out: St. John's College, City Dock and Dawson's Gallery.
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The Top Shops for a Shopping Trip to Hallowell, MaineEven though Hallowell, Maine abounds in antique shops and local interest shops, there are one-of-a-kind unique shops that are not to be missed. An original design textile factory, a colonial-era goods shop, and kayak rentals are just a few not to miss.
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The Top Day-Trip in Waterville, Maine: Johnson Pond, Perkins Arboretum, Colby Museum of Art: Day-Trip at Colby College Atop Mayflower HillWaterville, Maine may not be a hot-spot, but it offers the perfect stop-over day-trip at Colby College, with an open-door campus policy. Replete with romantic Pond, Arboretum Trail walks and Art, a perfectly refreshing day-trip awaits atop Mayflower Hill.
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The Top Museums and Historic Sites in Augusta, MaineMaine State Museum shows natural history and industry artifacts of Central Maine, highlighting rare glass and Maine gemstones. The Library and Discovery Center feature Maine Writers and learning. Fort Western and the Historical society document history.
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The Top Day-trip Outing in Gardiner and Hallowell, Along the Kennebec River, MaineGardiner, Maine has classic art deco or trendy gourmet eateries and classic shopping. Hallowell, Maine has more good eating and a famous down town of unique and antique shopping. The family can eat and shop its fill then walk the Kennebec River Trail.
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Old Fort Western in Augusta, Maine: An Oft Missed PleasureOld Fort Western, in Augusta, Maine, has a unique history among colonial period wooden forts. This history is displayed in three sections of Fort Western. The costumed guides, though perhaps not the best, add charm. A must for a pleasing family vacation.
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An Inconvenient Truth: A Documentary About Global WarmingThis documentary combining biography and scientific data offers even the skeptic of the conclusions about global warming concrete and right means for slowing down the changes to the planet that result from affects of a never-seen-before population mass.
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The Devil Wears Prada: Yes, but She Does it with Such Superlative StylePenache and class clash as Andrea Sachs chooses which career and ideological paths to follow. Streep, Tucci and Hathaway shine, so with excellent acting and production all round, David Frankel's film is destined to be in Academy Award contention.
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Click: An Odd Consortium of Vaudeville and DramaDespite the vaudeville slapstick jokes, Click is a movie with a serious message, and, oddly enough, Adam Sandler's dramatic acting makes the point with provoking clarity. This oddly mixed comedic/dramatic story is well told through clean, tight writing.
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The Lake House Reviewed: An Elegant Agresti AchievementAn artistically elegant film, with a significant thematic message, Lake House captivates the senses and imagination. Not without some unfortunate, though minor, flaws, Agresti's film, starring Bullock and Keanu Reeves, combines beauty and complexity.
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Movie Trailers: Spoiler Trailers Spoil FilmsMovie trailers that show the best parts and give away the most important parts of a movie are Spoiler Trailers. They lead to audience dissatisfaction which results in negative viewer reaction and lower box-office draw. Decry Spoiler Trailers.
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The Three Books of Ember Children's Fantasy Written by Jeanne DuPrauCharacters who win your affection face dangers, solve mysteries, aspire to save their friends and cities and work to make a bright tomorrow. Jeanne DuPrau wraps ideas young people need to consider in wonderful stories that engage and entertain.
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Response to Al Gore's Movie An Inconvenient TruthThe story of the planet, Earth, depends on the personal choices we make. What we choose to buy effects the state of both continents and the air in our homes. And, surprisingly, recycled products are not an insignificant factor in these choices.
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John Updike's Novel Terrorist: A Masterpiece for the 21st CenturyJohn Updike's insightful excellence looks into the reasoning of minds as dispaprate as a 63-year old Jewish guidance counselor and an 18-year old student of Islam. From the interior of their thoughts, an understanding of jihad emerges.
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A Prairie Home Companion: A Hit for Garrison Keillor, Robert Altman and CompanyGarrison Keillor and Robert Altman team with stars who shine and present a lusterous production that has reminiscence, laughter, warmth, humor and a little mystery - perhaps even a little retribution. Meryl Streep and co-stars make this a memorable film.
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Funding Distance Learning at a Foreign School Made EasyThe newly blooming educational opportunity of Distance Learning through foreign schools may present difficulties in regard to arranging funding. However, if you know ahead of time what the difficulties are, then all things will work out right.
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Side Effects of the Medical Steroid, PrednisoneThe description of the medically important glucocorticosteroid, prednisone, is followed by an enumeration of side effects. Ending comments focus on a personal perspective of living with the side effects of the life-saving drug, prednisone.
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Poseidon Movie ReviewThis fictionalized documentary turns actors inside out after it turns Poseidon upside down. The extraordinary character development leaves you with respect for chacters and actors who become new-found friends, after seeing the story told vividly.
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The Da Vinci Code: Decoden and BrokenThe Da Vinci Code is a condensed film version of a fictionalization of a academic theory. It is a successful moody quadruple mystery. There remains a questionable expansion of Howard's creative philosophy eschewing limits and strict patterns.