The medical journal BMJ has declared the 1998 Lancet study that implied a link between the MMR vaccine and autism “an elaborate fraud.”
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Republicans have announced the first item on their agenda, which is to repeal the Obama administrations health care overhaul bill passed last year. (Jan. 6)
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Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, newly returned to Iraq from exile, was being welcomed by supporters Thursday. The fiery populist, whose forces once battled US soldiers and Marines, urged his backers to show discipline. (Jan. 6)
Continue reading …Just before the holidays I had the honor of being the subject of a short documentary. They must have worked very fast because the film is already done. In the film you will see how several of the recent images were made, including the shot of the duct-taped boots. I just arrived in Korea so I will start posting shots from Seoul soon.
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Ted Williams, whose deep, velvety radio voice and touching story prompted an outpouring of sympathy and job offers from across the country, has become an overnight sensation. (Jan. 6)
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The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month makes no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. (Jan. 6)
Continue reading …Carbon Tax, Not Cap-and-Trade, Best Way to Combat Global Warming: Economist William Nordhaus
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photo: Martha Soukup / Creative Commons By many accounts it may be politically a non-starter right now in the United States, but nevertheless implementing a carbon tax is the best way to rein in rising carbon emissions and combat climate change. That’s the word of Yale University economist William Nordhaus , writing in a new article in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists . But tha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Winter can wreak havoc on your hands. WebMD gives tips for treating dry, chapped hands and preventing further damage.
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NVIDIA blew what’s left of our minds with its Project Denver announcement yesterday, so today it’s back to the more familiar world of 3D to soothe our souls. The company’s 3D Vision technology has been installed on the above Lenovo L2363d, which touts both three-dimensional output and input, courtesy of a pair of webcam lenses embedded in its top bezel. This 1920 x 1080 display spans 23 inches diagonally and requires the usual active shutter glasses to enjoy its content. So, if you buy one for yourself and your nearest and dearest, you can get your 3D videoconferencing action on in proper Blues Brothers style. Continue reading Lenovo L2363d is a 3d monitor with 3D webcam and 3D glasses Lenovo L2363d is a 3d monitor with 3D webcam and 3D glasses originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Images credit Birdair Tensotherm Back in 1967 at Expo67 and then at the Munich Olympics in 1972, German engineer Frei Otto wowed the world with his tensile structures, roofs of fabric that could cover huge spans with light weight. Single layer tensile roofs were beautifully translucent, but had little or no insulation value. Air supported roofs, a form of tensile structure invented by Walter Bird, suffered the same problem; as we saw in the
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