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...rare and vintage shoes, include a pattern of cigars and 40-oz. beer bottles, whose labels read, WE SELL TO MINORS & DRUNKS. While Price, 26, uses a paintbrush, Chris Hui, a high school sophomore in Milwaukee, Wis., has gained a national reputation for applying unusual materials such as carbon fiber to sneakers, an idea he got after he saw the flexible composite on the hood of a car. Hui, who goes by the name C2, is something of a celebrity at his school for customizing shoes for people like NBA star LeBron James. Despite his fame, Hui, 16, admits that...
Still, the bones have more secrets to reveal. They were never fossilized, and a careful analysis of their carbon and nitrogen composition, yet to be performed, should reveal plenty about Kennewick Man's diet. Says Stafford: "We can tell if he ate nothing but plants, predominantly meat or a mixture of the two." The researchers may be able to determine whether he preferred meat or fish. It's even possible that DNA could be extracted and analyzed someday...
...carbon monoxide is a concern for all of us. The odorless, colorless gas can be found at low levels in most homes that have fuel-burning furnaces or water heaters, gas dryers or attached garages. It's a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels and is present in the exhaust of all internal-combustion engines. According to the Centers for Disease Control, carbon monoxide poisoning contributes each year to an average of 1,091 unintentional deaths and 2,385 suicides in the U.S., where it's the most common type of accidental poisoning, leading to roughly...
...carbon monoxide can also damage the heart. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that even moderate exposure to CO can put survivors at greater risk of heart disease. Researchers from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation followed 230 patients admitted to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. More than one-third of them suffered heart-muscle injury, and of those, nearly 40% were dead within eight years. "We were surprised that so many of the patients died," says Dr. Timothy Henry, one of the study's authors. "That's three times as high...
Luckily, it's not hard to protect yourself and your family from carbon monoxide poisoning. The first step is to install CO monitors in or near every bedroom in your home. Remember also to have your fuel-burning appliances inspected regularly by a qualified technician (once a year if you have an older model). Check fireplaces before you use them to make sure the flue is unobstructed, and don't use charcoal burners indoors. Finally, never start a car in a closed garage or other enclosed space...