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DeYoung Style: Balenciaga and Spain
Declared "Fashion’s Picasso," Balenciaga drew inspiration from the color palette of Goya, Velázquez’s courtiers and royalty, the draped fabric in El Greco’s and Zurbarán’s images of saints, as well as the vestments of Spanish nuns and priests more »
The Health Effects of Airport Security Scanners
"In other words, people should only be exposed to ionizing radiation for security screening purposes when a threat exists that can be detected and for which appropriate actions can be taken. In addition, exposures must be justified and optimized." more »
America's Byways
Southern Louisiana is one of only a few locations worldwide with the unique formations known as cheniers, or wooded sandy ridges; enter the Ring of Fire on Alaska's Marine Highway where you can explore 81 of America's 86 volcanoes. There are 'what to wear' and safety tips, too. more »
Secrets of the Silk Road
With graceful eyelashes, long flaxen hair and serene expression, the "Beauty of Xiaohe" seems to have just softly fallen to sleep — yet she last closed her eyes nearly 4,000 years ago. She was found in 2003, one of hundreds of spectacularly preserved mummies buried in China's vast Tarim Basin more »