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"The 2009-H1N1 flu virus could cause upwards of “90,000 deaths in the United States, concentrated among children and young adults,” states the report, which was released by the Obama administration Monday."
"Former Air Force reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig's disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests. Five days later, the VA said its "diagnosis" was a mistake."
"Flat World is set to announce on Thursday that over 40,000 college students at more than 400 colleges are going to be using their digital, DRM-free textbooks in the Fall semester, up from 1,000 in 30 colleges in the Spring."“Faculty are notorious for wanting to do things their way,” said Frank. “But they always had to cut the foot to fit the shoe. Now, with open source, they can cut the shoe to fit the foot.”
There is virtually no friction involved. A professor can register on Flat World’s site and circulate to students that the book is available there. No cooperation from a school district or college administration is required.
“Every single class is a fiefdom, and they (the faculty) are kings and queens of their domain,” Frank jokes.
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Aug. 17: A man carries a military style AR-15 rifle during an Obama
The e-mail address set up for people to report "fishy" information about health care reform has become inactive.
AARP says the president went too far Tuesday when he said the seniors lobby had endorsed the legislation pending in Congress.
Today, the world woke up to find spaceships over every major city. The Visitors claim to have come in peace, bringing gifts of medical miracles and technological breakthroughs. They promise to do no harm. They're lying.— The average Russian drinks 50 bottles of vodka a year.
— A bottle of beer can be purchased on the street for less than the cost of a bottle of water.
— Twelve million of Russia’s 41 million residents have died over the past 15 years due to alcohol-and smoking-related causes.
— A pack of cigarettes can be purchased for about 30 cents.
— The average Russian male lives to be 60 years old, dying 15 years earlier than his American counterpart. Russian women die 13 years earlier than American women.
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Enter the Wink Glasses, comprising a USB-powered device (with an eight-hour charge) that fogs one of its lenses the moment the user hasn't blinked in five seconds. This forces the other eye to focus instantly, which is one way to jolt someone back to wakefulness.