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Where do salad dressings get their names? Although manufacturers introduce new flavors all the time, many consumers stick to their longtime favorites in salad dressings — ranch, French, Italian, Caesar, blue cheese and Thousand Island — and many of the dressings available in stores and restaurants are variations of these. http://www.howstuffworks.com/question515.htm/
Cancer deaths decline Death rates from cancer are declining, and the number of new cases is leveling off — solid progress that appears to be a result of longstanding national efforts at prevention, screening and early treatment, federal experts report Wednesday http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2003-09-02-cancer-deaths-_x.htm
Chilli receptors detect heart attack pain The same receptors that sense the burning taste of chilli peppers also sense chest pain during a heart attack, scientists have discovered. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994127
Top 10: Most Expensive Divorce Settlements According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 43% of first marriages will end in divorce or separation within 15 years in the United States. In 2000, there were 957,200 divorces, and reconciliation occured only for about 10% of them. In 1994, Massachusetts had the lowest divorce rate in […]
Ok – This is pretty cool… I dunno where they keep coming up with this stuff… but very cool. http://www.donpixel.com/video/?v=030822061503
Is this for real? Is this chick really white? Sarai – “Ladies”
Brain study links negative emotions and lowered immunity Brain activity linking negative emotions to a lower immune response against disease has been revealed for the first time, claim researchers http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994116
A shot of the rain in San Antonio from the Tower of Americas on the afternoon of 8/31/03. It was very windy up there as well. 🙂
Who makes up this stuff?! New Laws Starting Monday A look at some new laws taking effect Sept. 1 http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-FF84CEDF-9E1B-4F22-8F72-B7A49A2EFE1D.asp?0na=x2212241W
Origami helps cellphone cameras to focus Picture-messaging phones may be about to get a whole lot more intrusive. Thanks to a novel and ultra-cheap micromotor technology, cellphone cameras should soon be able to zoom and focus with the same precision as the autofocusing lenses used in expensive stills cameras. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994096
Plugging hole in heart slashes migraines Treating a common heart condition can dramatically reduce the occurrence of debilitating migraines, suggests new research. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994113
MIT to uncork futuristic bar code A group of academics and business executives is planning to introduce next month a next-generation bar code system, which could someday replace with a microchip the series of black vertical lines found on most merchandise. http://news.com.com/2100-1019_3-5069619.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
Make time for festivals and special events It took only one visit during Seattle’s music and antic-filled Labor Day Bumbershoot Festival to persuade our correspondent to move to the city for good. The best part was this laid-back city has festivals and season-kickoffs all year long. Here’s a sampling to help you plan your visit: […]