| Whoopi Accepts Oscar Producer's Apology
Whoopi Goldberg said she has accepted the explanation that her omission from a montage on Sunday's Oscar show in Los Angeles was an oversight. The actress, comedienne and television personality was left out of a clip segment that featured all of the previous Oscar shows' hosts, except for her and Steve Martin. .
New Clorox(R) Plus(TM) Coldwater Bleach; Conserving Clothes and Energy
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Washing clothes in cold water as a way to save energy and money is a hot topic in households across the country, but the switch from hot to cold often comes at the cost of so-so laundry results and residual stains. Answering America's call for high-performance cleaning in cold water washing, The Clorox Company announced today the nationwide availability of new Clorox(R) Plus(TM) Coldwater Bleach. The first-ever bleach specifically formulated to enhance detergent's cleaning power in cold water, Clorox(R) Plus(TM) Coldwater Bleach boosts the cleaning power of a wash cycle to bring out whiter whites, while helping prolong the life of fabric and keeping energy costs down. "The problem is that most detergents don't perform as well in cooler temperatures -- we have found that you need an extra boost," said Harold Baker, the associate research fellow from The Clorox Company, known as "Dr.
Salamanders, headwater streams critical in food chain
University of Missouri scientist Ray Semlitsch studies creatures most people don't ever see. These creatures are active only at night and thrive in the shallow, cool, wet surroundings of headwater streams, an oft-overlooked biological environment. A collaborative study, with MU graduate student Bill Peterman, recently published in the journal Freshwater Biology, revealed the biomass (total mass of an organism in an area) of the black-bellied salamander far exceeds any previous estimates, and the contribution of the species and its habitat may be critical in the food chain. While the ecological role of the salamander is not fully understood, radio-telemetry and mark-recapture tracking methods used in the study indicate the salamanders are a critical component in the productivity of headwater streams, possibly ensuring the survival of other species of fauna.
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