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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 08 June 2006 |
The Food and Drug Administration today approved the first vaccine that protects against the viruses known to cause 70 percent of cervical cancers. In a two-year study of more than 12,000 women, Gardasil was shown to be highly effective as an immunization for girls and women ages nine to 26.
The vaccine was found to be 100 percent effective against four types of human papillomavirus that are responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases, and others that cause 90 percent of genital wart cases. (HealthDay)
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 08 June 2006 |
When Henry Ford envisioned the automotive industry a century ago, he
planned for
his Model T to run on corn-based ethanol. But the price of gasoline was
so low it became a matter of economics. Today we are turning back to
ethanol. Its option as a more economical fuel is enticing the White
House, Wall Street, and auto interests to jump on board the next wave.
Ethanol has its skeptics who say the cost/reward ratio is not great
enough to favor the use of the corn-based fuel over petrochemicals. But
it is 'off to the races' for the alternative fuel until industy and
political leaders rally around something better.
Thomas Dorr,
undersecretary of rural development at the US Agriculture Department
announced that the Indy 500 will require all its cars next year to run
on 100 percent ethanol after using a 10 percent blend this year.
"This is a terrific day for biofuels and the corn industry." (PlanetArk)
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Read more... [Alternative Fuel Ethanol Entices White House, Wall Street]
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Posted by Stephen c. Liberatore
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Thursday, 08 June 2006 |
This guy seems to be onto something positive for the hybrid automobile folks.
Fox TV News channel 26 (need Windows Media Player to watch report)
The Green Auto Blog adds adds some comments and links regarding the man's seemingly amazing technology. - Stephen C. LIberatore
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 08 June 2006 |
The more we hear of others doing the right thing, the more we are apt
to do it ourselves when faced with the same opportunity...
Teresa Stiles saw a lockbox,
which she didn't know contained about $40,000, fall off a Brinks truck.
Nobody seemed to see what happened and no one was responding. So,
Stiles grabbed the box and nervously drove straight to the police.
Teresa can't believe all the hubbub over her act of honesty. She was
just trying to protect someone's money. “If that was me and my deposit
got lost, I'd be upset. That's all I was thinking about, people's money
being in that box and it not being where it's supposed to be." (photo and details at KOTV.com)
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 08 June 2006 |
A blind man is celebrating after winning a legal battle with his bank to be allowed to use a cheque book.
Mr Pincha, from India, knows discrimination when he "sees" it.
He now plans to take on the insurance companies,
which demand higher premiums from blind policy holders, on the
presumption that there is greater risk to their lives. (BBC)
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