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Russian Rocket To Knock Away Asteroid
Russian is trying to determine if they should send a rocket to the asteroid Apophis. The 885 foot asteroid was discovered in 2004.
Anatoly Perminov said the space agency is meeting to assess the situation. “I don’t remember exactly, but it seems to me it could hit the Earth by 2032. People’s [...]
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Zoonoses: Diseases Passed From Animals To Humans
Zoonoses are diseases passed from animals to humans. The most recent high-profile example is swine flu. There are several dozen such diseases that affect humans. The Centers For Disease Control says:
Abstract
Microbiologic infections acquired from animals, known as zoonoses, pose a risk to public health. An estimated 60% of emerging human pathogens are zoonotic. [...]
Disinfectants: Bacteria Adapt
Dr. Gerard Fleming is the lead researcher on a new study of the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Fleming works from the National University of Ireland in Galway in the department of microbiology.
The research suggests that some bacteria eat disinfectants. The study looked at Pseudomonas aeruginosa which is responsible for infections in people [...]
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Indian Tribes Buy Back Land
For hundreds of years, Native American tribes have been trying to deal with U.S. government treaties. Time after time, they have received the short end of the stick. Instead, they have started buying back thousands of acres of land that use to be theirs.
The Winnebago put more than 700 acres in eastern Nebraska [...]
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2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End?
What are people searching for in space? If you go to the NASA website, one of their top search requests is “2012 end of the world”. As the new year approaches, the population is becoming more curious about The End.
Here is one of the articles by NASA:
Remember the Y2K scare? It came and [...]
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Treasury Department Lifts Fannie / Freddie Cap
The Treasury Department has lifted the $400 billion financial “aid” cap that had limited the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Feliz Navidad Outrage
Jose Feliciano, Grammy winner made famous by his song “Feliz Navidad”, is outraged the song is being used in an undocumented immigrants parody. “The Illegal Alien Christmas Song” was produced by the radio show hosts of “The Fox and Rice Experience” and posted to the conservative HumanEvents.com website.
Jose, born in Puerto Rico, [...]
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Court Bans Sale of Microsoft Word
A federal appeals court has ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word. In addition, Microsoft is to pay the Canadian company i4i Inc. $290 million for patent infringement.
Michel Vulpe i4i said it is “an important step in protecting the property rights of small inventors.”
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Largest Environmental Bankruptcy in U.S. History
WASHINGTON—As a result of the largest environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history, $1.79 billion has been paid to fund environmental cleanup and restoration under a bankruptcy reorganization of American Smelting and Refining Company LLC (ASARCO), the Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture announced today.
ASARCO is a leading producer [...]
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Climate Change and Human Health in Sub-Saharan Africa