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Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Scientists re-grow optic nerves. (Feb 29 2004 03:25 GMT) - Scientists believe they have taken a big step forward in their effort to be able to repair damaged nerves. Researchers at Harvard Medical School say they have had some success trying to regenerate optic nerves in rats. Writing in the Journal of Neuroscience they said while they were unable to restore sight they achieved three times more regeneration compared to others. Finding a way to re-grow nerves could lead to cures for a wide range of conditions from blindness to paralysis. [Read More]... |
New Jersey News
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Seton Hall 75, Georgetown 48 (Feb 29 2004 03:24 GMT) - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - With just under a minute to go in his final home game, Andre Barrett waved to crowd and then listened as thousands of Seton Hall fans chanted his name in a last salute. |
MacMinute
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Jobs, Mayors open San Francisco Apple Store (Feb 29 2004 03:22 GMT) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs along with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and former city Mayor Willie Brown kicked off the grand opening of the San Francisco Apple Store today with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony... |
Monkeydork
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The Passion of the Christ (Feb 29 2004 03:22 GMT) - I saw The Passion of the Christ opening night. I don't normally see movies opening night, or opening week, to be honest. Actually, I rarely see movies in theatres. There was a while earlier this school year when I was seeing a lot of movies in theatres, because I had someone to go with, but now I'm back to normal. But I saw The Passion of the Christ opening night. |
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And the Oscar for Worst Oscar Goes . . . (Feb 29 2004 03:21 GMT) - 'As tonight's ceremony approaches, the foreign-language category remains Oscar's annual head-scratcher. Ask anyone in the industry about this year's nominees — which include one critical hit, "The Barbarian Invasions" from Canada, and four films that barely register — and you'll find varying levels of bafflement. "For the most part, of the films that are selected, I don't think anyone understands why," says Ryan Werner, head of distribution at Wellspring, which releases a number of foreign titles each year. Mark Urman, of ThinkFilm, says, "I can't tell you how many people were shocked by the nominations this year." Both were hoping their company's films would be included, but their sentiments are shared by executives and voters alike. |
ArtMachine
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Apocalypse Explained! (Feb 29 2004 03:21 GMT) - Through the No Shame Theatre archives, I've found the definitive analysis of the apocalypse as described in Revelations. Shockingly, not... |
vtp
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vail upgrade (Feb 29 2004 03:21 GMT) - Thanks to feedback, I've upgraded the textures in the Vail database to use .jpg |
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