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...space. Named after the great 18th century British astronomer William Herschel, it will search a vast array of galaxies collecting radiation that emits from protostars, the dust clouds that contract to form stars and galaxies. Unlike Hubble, which is tuned to visible light, Herschel will go after much longer wavelength radiation in the far-infrared and sub-millimeter range. By allowing astronomers to study objects in space not visible in other wavelengths, it should record the formation of protostars for the first time...
...some of the elements in the index were more surprising. The research team found, for instance, that patients who were underweight, did not drink alcohol and took longer to put on and button a shirt were also at high risk for dementia. Barnes speculates that fine motor skills, such as those required to button a shirt, may be one of the first things to suffer as neural connections in the brain succumb to dementia. As for the alcohol connection, she suggests that people who drink alcohol may simply be healthier overall and therefore less vulnerable than others to mental decline...
...view this legislation as a small step at the beginning of a longer-term goal to increase the overall health of Americans. Congress must proceed cautiously to ensure that employees are motivated to get into shape in a way that is both fair and beneficial to the nation as a whole. Surely the obesity epidemic cannot be stopped overnight, but encouraging employees to get on the Stairmaster is a small step toward that...
...really think we're in a post-9/11 world. Our community doesn't feel the same sense of being under siege. President Obama and his election symbolized to us that America no longer wanted it to be "us" versus "them" - it's going to be more inclusive and tolerant. I think right now people are more afraid of a Mexican guy with a cough than an Arab guy. I don't think people love us, but the anger has passed. (Read "Ignoring Arab-Americans...
...some options may soon disappear. The UNHCR this week announced that since the overall level of violence in Iraq had waned, it is no longer recommending that most Iraqis get automatic refugee status abroad. Instead, they should be individually interviewed to determine their status, the Geneva-based agency said...