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An unexpected finding: Rare iodine polymer discovery is key to starch-iodine mystery
Edit Science Daily 19 Aug 2016
In the pursuit of a new class of photovoltaic materials, researchers happened upon an entirely different discovery that addresses a centuries-old mystery of chemistry. Why does an iodine solution turn blue-black when starch is added to the mix? A rare iodine polymer discovery is key to the starch-iodine mystery, say scientists ... ....
Uber offers rides in Pittsburgh as self-driving cars go public
Edit WPTV 19 Aug 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has been offered to the general public ... This is all the marbles for Uber." ... Without drivers, the cost of hailing a ride will be cheaper than owning a car, changing the way we all get around, Kalanick has said....
Summer Festival returns to Bethlehem for 55th year
Edit Lehigh Valley 19 Aug 2016
The 55th annual Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg Summer Festival opened its 2016 run Wednesday night in Bethlehem ... The family friendly festival features free admission, nightly entertainment, amusement rides, ethnic and American foods and one of the area's largest juried arts and craft shows ... The festival is one of the hospital's biggest fundraisers, and one of the community's longest-continuing traditions....
Whee! Niagara Falls Latest Natural Wonder to Add Zip Line
Edit Chosun Ilbo 19 Aug 2016
The elevated cable rides have evolved from a novel way to explore jungle canopies to almost necessary additions to lure tourists in the 21st century to established destinations ... "You feel all this air rushing past you, it's this great almost roller coaster-esque feeling," Quillan Brady said after riding on the new Eagle Flyer zip line at Lake George in New York's Adirondacks....
THE TEA PLANTER’S WIFE by Dinah Jefferies (Crown Publishing Group)
Edit Public Technologies 19 Aug 2016
THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE by Dinah Jefferies ... '…An engrossing tale of mystery, manners, and prejudice set against the backdrop of Ceylon (current-day Sri Lanka) , , , Jefferies shows that she can weave a suspenseful tale in which characters' complex motivations converge in surprising ways.'-Publishers Weekly ... mystery, love, heartbreak, and joy-I couldn't put it down.'-Santa Montefiore, author of The Beekeeper's Daughter ... ABOUT THE AUTHOR.....
Hey tiger, Zendaya's mysterious role in Spider-Man: Homecoming has apparently leaked
Edit Digital Spy 19 Aug 2016
The mystery of Zendaya's Spider-Man ... "I auditioned and auditioned and auditioned and [broke] down those walls because a lot of people do have that pre-conceived notion of who I am based off previous things I've done, so you got to really break that down and go hard, put in the work, take all the meetings, take all the auditions." ......
Comment on Tourists sue Crocs footwear, Waikiki hotel over escalator injury by teatime808
Edit Star Advertiser 19 Aug 2016
I’ve seen lots of kids playing near the sidewall while riding the escalators with their parents or adults – and they say NOTHING to the kid(s)! This is why when you ride an escalator you have to keep to the center and PAY ATTENTION!!! ... ....
Sri Lanka's State Minister rejects Tamil politicians' allegations of poisoning ex-LTTE cadres
Edit Topix 19 Aug 2016
Sri Lanka's State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene has Thursday dismissed the claims by the Tamil politicians in the North that the rehabilitated members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have been poisoned by the government when they were undergoing rehabilitation at government camps....
Shark-Based Action Thriller Meg Gets More Ridiculous, Casts Rainn Wilson
Edit New York Magazine 19 Aug 2016
The movie Meg is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. Not because we don’t know anything about it; we actually know a lot at this point. It’s just that the idea of a movie about an ancient monster-shark raining down terror on coastal China that stars Jason Statham, Masi Oka, ... More » ... ....
Common lumps and bumps on and under the skin: what are they?
Edit Canberra Times 19 Aug 2016
As we age, the smooth skin of childhood gives way to all sorts of mysterious lumps and bumps. In a high-UV environment like Australia, we need to be very alert to the possibility of skin cancers. But most of the skin lumps we develop will be benign. Here are some of the most common, and how to tell them apart ... ....
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