ESPN.com, the Konami Code, and a Whole Lotta' Ponies
PC World
I can't make this stuff up. Some Web designer over at ESPN.com is either in for a promotion for "best unicorn-related viral promotion for ESPN ," or said designer is about to get escorted off the premises. Why's that? Some clever tipster le...
Scientists find the receptors that make MSG taste good
USA Today Blogs
The most abundant amino acid in breast milk has 0.02% of glutamate, San Gabriel says. That means an 11 pound baby who drinks 27 ounces of breast milk a day is consuming about 0.16 grams of glutamate. Most adults eat about 10 grams of glutam...
Silence of the genes
PhysOrg
Known as a human RISC-loading complex, this structure consists of snippets of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that control whether genetic messages are silenced or expressed. From these new images, the research team, led by biochemist Jennifer Doudn...
Chesaning Showboat parties with Brett Mitchell & the Giant Ghost
Grand Rapids Press
If you’re the Chesaning Showboat Music Festival, it’s the Showboat Fall Fun-raiser Party, held from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct 24, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 9171 Deitering in Chesaning. You must be 21 or older to attend. The fu...
Health Organizations
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) — Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it will buy cancer drug developer Proteolix Inc. in a deal that could be worth as much as $851 million. Onyx will pay $276 million upfront for the privately held South San Francisco comp...
Colombian hitmen reveal horror of the kill
CNN
He said it was a testament of the day a barrel of acid spilled onto him as he was working in a clandestine cocaine processing lab in northern Colombia. Red explained that after the accident, the lab foreman tossed him out, half-dead, into a...
Exfoliating products aren't for everybody
Miami Herald
... consistently for two months, and should discontinue use if skin becomes red or painful to touch. Remember that there are ways to speed cell turnover without scrubs, even if you do have sensitive skin. Nonabrasive ingredients like salicy...
Rockefeller Center’s Oceana Serves $120 Shellfish, Good Steak
Bloomberg
Fried snapper for two, delicate and curried, is forgettable because it lacks an acid zing, unforgettable because it costs $36 per person. Ditto the halibut saltimbocca, a dry $34 prosciutto-wrapped brick. Lobster is $25 per pound; I’ll pay ...
Copper Smelters to Run at 80% Capacity on Supply, Freeport Says
Bloomberg
Demand from consumers of the acid, including the fertilizer industry, will likely improve next year, Targhetta said. Mining companies paid as much as $450 a ton for the acid, the smelters’ biggest by-product, on the spot market last year .....
Paul Donohue: Your Health
Detroit News
Lactobacilli keep the vagina on the acid side, which discourages the growth of other bacteria. The discharge of bacterial vaginosis is grayish-white, and it has an unpleasant odor. Itching or burning are common. Metronidazole or clindamycin...
Polypore falls as analyst downgrades shares
CNBC
But the near-term risk of reduced lead acid sales, the expiration of a contract with a large customer and the outcome of an FTC challenge remain "an overhang and, we believe, limits short-term upside from the current price," Eastman said. T...
Reportlinker Adds Innovations in Fibres, Textiles, Apparel and ...
PR Inside
Innovations allow companies to differentiate their products and become more competitive. Recent developments in fibres and yarns include a novel biodegradable linear polylactic acid fibre from Toray which offers excellent textile performanc...