Saqqara, Egypt
In 1842, German archaeologist Karl Richard Lepsius recorded the existence of "pyramid 29," or "the headless pyramid" in Saqqara, Egypt. It is believed to be the tomb of little-known Pharaoh Menkauhor, who ruled for less than a decade 4,000 years ago. The sands of the desert buried the pyramid soon after Lepsius's discovery, and it remained hidden for over a century.
Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, has rediscovered the lost pyramid after he and his team removed a 25-foot mountain of sand over the last year and a half.
Also discovered by Hawass's team is a ceremonial processional road leading to the lost pyramid, which, according to Hawass, "[A]dds an important part to our knowledge of the Old Kingdom and its rituals."
For pictures and details, visit http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363472,00.html
Thursday, June 5, 2008
West Virginia Woman Gives Away A Home
Charleston, W. VA, US
With all the buzz about the housing market slump, it's hard to believe anyone would give a home away. But when Jason Tyler's and Kelly Johnson's home burned down, neighbor Victoria Rhodes didn't hesitate to donate her mobile home to the couple and their four children. Though Rhodes insists that it's just an old trailer that she no longer needs, it means the world to the homeless family.
For the full story, visit http://realestate.aol.com/article/news/_a/w-virginia-woman-gives-neighbors-a-house/20080605092609990001?ncid=AOLCOMMre00dynlsec0003
With all the buzz about the housing market slump, it's hard to believe anyone would give a home away. But when Jason Tyler's and Kelly Johnson's home burned down, neighbor Victoria Rhodes didn't hesitate to donate her mobile home to the couple and their four children. Though Rhodes insists that it's just an old trailer that she no longer needs, it means the world to the homeless family.
For the full story, visit http://realestate.aol.com/article/news/_a/w-virginia-woman-gives-neighbors-a-house/20080605092609990001?ncid=AOLCOMMre00dynlsec0003
Random Acts of Kindness Not Extinct
Please enjoy the Goose's very first EXCLUSIVE story, fresh from our delightful Pittsburgh-stationed reporter! Excuse the vague nature of our exclusive Goose pieces while we learn what's legal to report.
-Mother Goose
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Last night, as employees closed up Eat Unique, a privately owned Pittsburgh cafe, an unidentified thief snuck through the open back door and stole a laptop computer. Police were immediately summoned. Before they arrived, however, one of the cafe owners spotted the perp who was, in a moment of questionable judgement, still loitering around the parking lot. She shouted at him and he took off running, with the owner in hot pursuit.
Walking up a nearby hill was our story's hero, an unidentified man with a bicycle. When the thief and the cafe owner sprinted over the hill towards him, he didn't hesitate to use his bike to trip up the thief, who stumbled and dropped the laptop on the ground. The laptop, apparently unharmed, was recovered by the cafe owner thanks to the random act of kindness of a stranger.
-Mother Goose
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Last night, as employees closed up Eat Unique, a privately owned Pittsburgh cafe, an unidentified thief snuck through the open back door and stole a laptop computer. Police were immediately summoned. Before they arrived, however, one of the cafe owners spotted the perp who was, in a moment of questionable judgement, still loitering around the parking lot. She shouted at him and he took off running, with the owner in hot pursuit.
Walking up a nearby hill was our story's hero, an unidentified man with a bicycle. When the thief and the cafe owner sprinted over the hill towards him, he didn't hesitate to use his bike to trip up the thief, who stumbled and dropped the laptop on the ground. The laptop, apparently unharmed, was recovered by the cafe owner thanks to the random act of kindness of a stranger.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
6 Year Old Boy Saves Friend, 5, from Drowning
Fayetteville, GA, US
Atlanta resident Vince Vellucci hosted a graduation party yesterday afternoon. An estimated 50-60 guests, many of them children, flocked to his pool to escape the heat of the day. With the party in full swing, Vellucci's 6 year-old grandson Haden Stusak noticed what looked like a shadow in the deep end . Diving in to investigate, Haden discovered his friend, Josiah Buddha, 5, unconscious at the bottom.
"I went right to him and got him," says Haden, "I yelled, 'Help, he drowned,' and laid him on the steps."
Vellucci and two of the party's guests started CPR immediately, while someone called an ambulance. After staying the night at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for observation, Josiah has made a full recovery. Says his mother, Judith, "No water in his lungs, no brain damage. . . He's back in school."
For more details and pictures, visit http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2008/06/04/drowning_boy_hero.html
Atlanta resident Vince Vellucci hosted a graduation party yesterday afternoon. An estimated 50-60 guests, many of them children, flocked to his pool to escape the heat of the day. With the party in full swing, Vellucci's 6 year-old grandson Haden Stusak noticed what looked like a shadow in the deep end . Diving in to investigate, Haden discovered his friend, Josiah Buddha, 5, unconscious at the bottom.
"I went right to him and got him," says Haden, "I yelled, 'Help, he drowned,' and laid him on the steps."
Vellucci and two of the party's guests started CPR immediately, while someone called an ambulance. After staying the night at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for observation, Josiah has made a full recovery. Says his mother, Judith, "No water in his lungs, no brain damage. . . He's back in school."
For more details and pictures, visit http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2008/06/04/drowning_boy_hero.html
Childhood Obesity No Longer on the Rise...
Healthy Kids Club, Nutrition programs, and well, the general media blitz have apparently begun to pay off. Our local paper, http://www.reporterherald.com/ reports that a national study performed from 2004 to 2007 shows childhood obesity has maintained, rather than risen over that period. This is big news for parents and professionals alike, struggling to treat children with adult diseases. We know, for instance, how to prescribe insulin to a male adult weighing 150 lbs, but what do you do for a 10-year-old? This could also have positive implications for life expectancy of the next generations. Let's hope so, and let's hear it for The Good News Goose!
Synthetic Molecules Show Promise for Fighting Cancer
Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
Prof. Shimon Gatt and Dr. Arie Dagan have developed synthetic molecules which may be the foundation for a new class of anti-cancer drugs. The molecules, mostly derivatives of ceramide, have been shown to reduce the sizes of various malignant tumors, including pancreatic, prostate, and breast tumors. The molecules inflict little to no damage on surrounding, healthy tissue.
Ceramide is a lipid molecule which causes what is called "programmed cell death" in several types of cancer cells. Its natural levels in the body are not high enough to be beneficial in fighting cancer, however the synthetic molecules developed by Prof. Gatt and Dr. Gagan increase these levels significantly.
For more information, visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080604101546.htm
Prof. Shimon Gatt and Dr. Arie Dagan have developed synthetic molecules which may be the foundation for a new class of anti-cancer drugs. The molecules, mostly derivatives of ceramide, have been shown to reduce the sizes of various malignant tumors, including pancreatic, prostate, and breast tumors. The molecules inflict little to no damage on surrounding, healthy tissue.
Ceramide is a lipid molecule which causes what is called "programmed cell death" in several types of cancer cells. Its natural levels in the body are not high enough to be beneficial in fighting cancer, however the synthetic molecules developed by Prof. Gatt and Dr. Gagan increase these levels significantly.
For more information, visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080604101546.htm
Not What Leaps to Mind as "Rocket Science"
Space
Thanks to handy cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, the only toilet on the International Space Station is back up and running.
Two weeks ago, the liquid waste system aboard the ISS began to malfunction. Ordinarily, urine is "flushed" via airflow which directs the waste to a pump, where it is then separated into gas and liquid. The pump failed, as did the two replacement pumps which were stored on board. Crew members instead had to use a roundabout system of manual flushing which consumed excess water and a great deal of time.
The humor of the situation was not lost on Cmdr. Mark Kelly of the Navy, who commanded a shuttle mission of the Discovery to deliver, among other things, a replacement pump. Upon his arrival at the Space Station, Kelly asked, "You looking for a plumber?”
Kononenko performed the 2-hour repair and tested the new system, which has been declared ready for use.
For more details and pictures, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/science/space/05shuttle.html?ref=science
Thanks to handy cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, the only toilet on the International Space Station is back up and running.
Two weeks ago, the liquid waste system aboard the ISS began to malfunction. Ordinarily, urine is "flushed" via airflow which directs the waste to a pump, where it is then separated into gas and liquid. The pump failed, as did the two replacement pumps which were stored on board. Crew members instead had to use a roundabout system of manual flushing which consumed excess water and a great deal of time.
The humor of the situation was not lost on Cmdr. Mark Kelly of the Navy, who commanded a shuttle mission of the Discovery to deliver, among other things, a replacement pump. Upon his arrival at the Space Station, Kelly asked, "You looking for a plumber?”
Kononenko performed the 2-hour repair and tested the new system, which has been declared ready for use.
For more details and pictures, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/science/space/05shuttle.html?ref=science
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