The EPA is now telling BP to change the chemical dispersant. The government agency wants BP to choose something less toxic now. CNN's Ed Lavandera has more on one alternative that is already to go. Hundreds of containers are just sitting here in the

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Many people remember the colors of the rainbow by the acronym ROY G. BIV. For red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Well, the color indigo just made news. Indigo gets its name from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and its relatives, whic

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Direct Inward Dialing (DID) DID is PBX-to-central office trunks that allow incoming calls to a PBX to ring specific stations without attendant assistance. DID greatly reduces the number of required co

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Australian scientists say an organic compound used by Indian women to paint dots or bindi on their foreheads could hold the key to a breakthrough in cancer treatment. Rose Bengal was first used in the early 1900s as a dye for food, textiles and cosm

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Bringing Color to Life With Natural Dyes By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, August 15, 2005 I'm Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. Dye can bring a little

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An investigation has revealed six garment manufacturers in Shanghai have made school uniforms using toxic dye. The city's quality watchdog says it found aromatic amine dye in uniforms sold to 21 primary and middle schools across the city. China's nat

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