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Florida Democrats, who normally have all the clout of ear wax, are giddy with hope this year to the point that they have fielded five candidates for governor. Departing from my usual custom of gleaning all my political information from campaign signs, I decided to visit the candidates' Web sites. (Herald-Tribune)
Study: Dandruff might tell whales` age Aug 4, 2006
Currently, baleen whales such as humpbacks -- which lack the teeth often used to determine the age other whale species -- are aged by dissecting them and counting the layers that form in their ear wax. But that procedure can only be conducted on dead whales. (Monsters and Critics.com)
A gentle way to age Aug 4, 2006
Currently, the most accurate way to age baleen whales such as humpbacks, which lack the teeth often used to age whales, is to count the lamination rings that form in their ear wax ... Although unlikely to be as accurate as counting ear wax laminations, this range would be sufficient for population modelling, he says. (Nature News Service)
Forget ear wax, whale dandruff's the answer Aug 3, 2006
Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. Great news for whales and whale lovers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Whales could be saved by their own skin Aug 3, 2006
Currently scientists determine the age of whales - necessary for assessing how their numbers are recovering from decades of commercial whaling - by counting layers in their ear wax, a procedure that can only be performed on a dead whale. Now researchers from the Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre in Lismore, New South Wales, are developing another method. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Sci-Tech)
Plants as crime-solvers (Ann Geracimos) Jul 20, 2006
Mrs. Graham illustrated how such skills are current by mentioning an episode from a February TV show that had a forensic anthropologist identifying the kind and origin of pollen found in a suspected killer's ear wax. The grass species associated with the pollen grows only in South Africa, thus providing a clue to the suspect's travels. (Washington Times, DC)
It's so hot that ... Jul 7, 2006
It's so hot that my ear wax is melting. -- Gary Rice, Sacramento. (Sacramento Bee -- Lifestyle)
The swagger's gone Jun 28, 2006
Either TP needs to be replaced or the hitters need a season supply of ear wax remover. By Rick. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Is Mark Cuban good for the NBA? Jun 4, 2006
I say most of the blinged out millionaires in today's me-first NBA are as interesting as ear wax. He says you act like a spoiled brat. (North County Times)
Adventure cooking, extreme eating May 12, 2006
Gates, who is British, describes himself as an epicurean desperado, and there is indeed something desperate about his determination to plumb the culinary possibilities of ear wax and fingernails. For weeks he saved his nail parings in a matchbox and then, using a stone mortar and pestle, ground them into a crunchy powder that he incorporated into a cake. (AZCentral -- Home)
A house call offers comfort in the night Apr 25, 2006
"''And girls. I have a foot doctor and a skin doctor and a bowel movement doctor and a kidney doctor and two nerve doctors, even an ear wax doctor.". They ever come to your home. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Juried treasure Apr 22, 2006
Little vials are provided containing what's labeled as ear wax, saliva, blood, bile, mucus and marrow. Again, here's the humor and innovation. (Durango Herald)
When good comedians go bad (45) Feb 11, 2006
The object on William's nose in *Patch Adams* is part of an ear wax removing system. Giving an enema with something that size would take all day. (Salon)
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