October 17, 2006
Hair Analysis Can Help Detect Eating Disorders
A study by researchers at Brigham Young University found that examining carbon and nitrogen in the proteins of hair could reveal information about a person's day-to-day nutrition. Clinicians could use this as a tool to diagnose eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. These diseases are sometimes hard to diagnose because sufferers often lie about their habits or do not recognize their problems.insentient
DEFINITION: (adjective) Devoid of sensation or consciousness; inanimate.
SYNONYMS: insensate.
USAGE: Jim thought he might be losing his mind when he caught himself talking to insentient objects.
Arthur Miller
Taipei 101 Becomes World’s Tallest Building
Taipei 101, located in Xinyi District, Taiwan, is the tallest building in the world according to three of the four standards designated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. On this date, a pinnacle was placed on its rooftop, allowing it to surpass the height of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Because five of Taipei 101's stories are underground, it is not the tallest building from ground to pinnacle; what building boasts that distinction?The Molly Maguires
This clandestine group of Irish-American miners engaged in violent confrontation with east Pennsylvania mining companies in the 19th century in order to alleviate oppressive industrial and living conditions. The group was forced to disband in 1877 when Pinkerton National Detective Agency agents infiltrated the organization and informed on the activities of its members, ten of whom were hanged. Where did the Mollies get their name?









































