1. A federal appeals court struck down a revised
plan that opened 2.4 million acres of the Tongass National Forest
to aggressive logging and road building. The landmark decision
makes illegal the Forest Service’s push for more than 50
massive timber sales in the Tongass, the home of America’s
healthiest populations of salmon, grizzly bears and bald eagles.
BioGems
2. Beware when re-charging your car’s AC system. A highly
flammable cheap substitute for R134 (standard refrigerant for
autos) is still being sold These hazardous refrigerants may be
comprised of propane or natural gas and are starting fires in
driveways and low end garages across the country. Popular Mechanics
10/04
3. Great new product, just in time for cold weather is a ceiling
fan that has built in heaters in the blades. Manufacturer promises
easy installation. www.buyreiker.com
4. Jan. 5, 2005 a planet larger than Pluto was discovered by
CALTEC astronomers. Right now they’re calling it UB313.
It is the most distant object ever seen in orbit around the sun,
even more distant than Sedna the planetoid discovered almost
2 years ago. It takes more than twice as long to orbit the sun
as Pluto.www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
5. Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, produced a stable form
of acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as aspirin, in 1897.
He was searching for something to relieve his father’s
arthritis. He studied French chemist named Charles Gergardt’s
experiments and “rediscovered” acetylsalicylic acid
or aspirin, as we now know it. It was not available without a
prescription until 1915. www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/aspirin.htmA
6. Fish Oil cures ADD & ADHD? After just six weeks of daily
doses of Omega-3, parents reported a transformation in the behavior
and learning abilities of children as young as 20 months old.
The study has gained the attention of Professor Robert Winston
from the Institute of Reproductive & Developmental Biology
at Imperial College London who revealed in last year’s
BBC series, “Child Of Our Time”. www.truehealth.org/break17.html
7. Happy Celtic New Year! |
