Posts Tagged ‘ basements ’

Bremer County Updates And Information

Jun 12th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

Utilizing information released by the National Weather Service at 9 a.m., Thursday, June 12, 2008, the Cedar River at Waverly is forecast to crest at 16 feet on Saturday evening. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available.
Waverly City Hall – Offices are closed. For assistance, go to the Waverly Public Library. Sandbags—Additional sandbags [...]



Cookbook gives taste of nighttime Tokyo

Apr 13th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Foods

Around the corner, in a plain little basement bar, chef Nobuhiro Ando quietly prepares small portions of salt-grilled prawn and julienned potatoes with spicy cod roe.
While gourmet guides such as the Michelin are spreading Tokyos reputation as one of the worlds culinary capitals, a new book explores the lesser-known corners of the food scene here: [...]



Exposure To Low Levels Of Radon Appears To Reduce The Risk Of Lung Cancer New Study Finds

Mar 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Health

The study, undertaken jointly by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Fallon Clinic, and Fallon Community Health Plan, is the first to observe a statistically significant hormetic effect of low-level radon exposure. Toxins and other environmental stressors (including radiation) that have a beneficial effect at very low doses are said to exhibit hormesis (scientists believe [...]