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New clues about the basis of muscle wasting disease (EurekAlert!)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:02:51 +0000

( Biochemical Journal ) New findings that shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to the development of the rare muscle-wasting disease, nemaline myopathy, are reported today, March 15, in the Biochemical Journal.

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New clues about the basis of muscle wasting disease (EurekAlert!)

After the tithes, having food for the kids was the miracle (The New Zealand Herald)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:12 +0000

A good week was when there was enough food on the table for her seven children, or money to buy clothes and school books.

Rare book on Supreme Court snubbed by National Book Store? (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:38:15 +0000

Ramos: National Book Store has right to choose what books to carry MANILA, Philippines – The first book that provides an eye-popping look into the closed world of the Supreme Court almost never made it to print and has been snubbed by a major bookstore.

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Arbuthnot back in the black thanks to retail banking (Daily Telegraph)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:26:11 +0000

UK ginancial group Arbuthnot went back into the black last year as it became a rare example of a bank where profits have been driven by its retail business and not investment banking.

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Arbuthnot back in the black thanks to retail banking (Daily Telegraph)

Historic rugby books found (Stuff)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:58 +0000

A young trailbike rider has helped reunite the son of a former All Black with two stolen historic rugby books, but his rare book is still missing.

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Historic rugby books found (Stuff)

Why Google’s deal with Italy is a good thing for readers (The Christian Science Monitor)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:56:16 +0000

Not every country has been so accommodating, but Italy seems happy to allow Google to digitize rare books.

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Why Google's deal with Italy is a good thing for readers (The Christian Science Monitor)

Books As Art: Steven B. Levine’s Wood Works (The Huffington Post)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:56 +0000

In the latest installment of our art series, here's a look New Jersey artisan Steven B. Levine, who crafts beautiful books from wood. They can have hidden drawers or engraved titles, and can be arranged in stacks or as shelves.

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The Smell Test: Using Aroma To Date Rare Books (Arts Journal)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:07:53 +0000

"At long last, scientists have developed a 'sniff test' to measure the telltale aroma of old books and irreplaceable historical documents. You know the smell - that 'combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness,' as the authors put it.

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The Smell Test: Using Aroma To Date Rare Books (Arts Journal)

Author, actress share a love story (USA Today)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:24:28 +0000

He reigns atop USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list; she brings his No. 1 'The Last Song' to the big screen.

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Author, actress share a love story (USA Today)

From stick figures to sweet flick (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:02:00 +0000

Jeff Kinney had a clear template when it came time to adapt his wildly successful Diary of a Wimpy Kid children's books to the big screen.