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Exhibition Review | Hall of Human Origins: In the Smithsonian’s Newest Hall, a Big Family Tree
New York Times - Mar 18, 2010, 11:58 PM, Thu
Long-term hominin evolution is the main concern of the impressive David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, which opened this week at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Movie Review | 'Hubble 3D': The Universe Up There
New York Times - Mar 18, 2010, 10:59 PM, Thu
“Hubble 3D” is dazzling to look at of course. But such ponderous, cliché-heavy narration.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Federal Tobacco Rule Is Set to Go Into Effect in June
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:53 PM, Thu
Officials said they would implement a measure banning the sale and marketing of tobacco products to teenagers 15 years after its proposal.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Safety Issues Linger as Nuclear Reactors Shrink in Size
New York Times - Mar 18, 2010, 10:50 PM, Thu
Some environmentalists said the nuclear industry would be risking its green record if it adapted smaller nuclear reactors, like those once used in submarines, to light a city.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Democrats Say Health Bill Will Pay for Itself in the Long Run
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:40 PM, Thu
Democrats unveiled the completed version of the health care legislation they intend to bring to a vote, saying that it would extend insurance coverage to most of those who lack it.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Democrats Say Health Bill Will Pay for Itself in the Long Run New York Times
Political Memo: In Health Vote, Democrats Weigh Success vs. Survival
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:40 PM, Thu
As momentum builds to a vote on the health care legislation, leaders are deciding which politically endangered Democrats can vote against the party.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Plan Approved for Public Hospitals in Miami to Tackle Deficit
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:24 PM, Thu
After warning that it would run out of money within weeks, Miami’s public hospital group has cobbled together a stabilization plan.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Teva Acquires Top German Generics Maker for $5 Billion
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:20 PM, Thu
The acquisition of Ratiopharm catapults Teva, the global leader in generic drugs, from fifth place among German generic players to the No. 2 spot.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Company Races to Extend Blood Thinner Patent
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:20 PM, Thu
The Medicines Company is disputing whether it really did miss a deadline in applying for a patent extension for its blood thinner Angiomax.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
How Health Care Costs and Goals Came Out Right for Obama
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 10:10 PM, Thu
Building the health care legislation was not a shopping spree, but more like a trip to the local fruit stand with a set amount of money in hand and every item clearly marked.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Arizona Drops Children’s Health Program
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 09:19 PM, Thu
Arizona’s budget makes it the first state to eliminate its Children’s Health Insurance Program, leaving nearly 47,000 low-income children without coverage.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Fears winter harmed UK wildlife
BBC News - Mar 18, 2010, 08:47 PM, Thu
The harsh winter may have had a devastating impact on UK wildlife, British Waterways warns as it launches its annual survey.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Report Says China Sold Bad Vaccines To Hospitals
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 08:36 PM, Thu
A newspaper article has reawakened a controversy over whether provincial authorities improperly stored vaccines, rendering them ineffective, and then let them be administered to children.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Bid in for 132-turbine wind farm
BBC News - Mar 18, 2010, 08:34 PM, Thu
Plans for a major wind farm development in Dumfries and Galloway are submitted.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
New York Times - Mar 18, 2010, 08:20 PM, Thu
Delegates at a conference on endangered species in Doha, Qatar, rejected the U.S.-backed measures.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected Associated Press
Scientists hide gold with 3D "invisibility cloak"
Reuters - Mar 18, 2010, 08:16 PM, Thu
LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists have created a three-dimensional "invisibility cloak" that can hide objects by bending light waves.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Tiger Deaths Raise Alarms About Chinese Zoos
New York Times - Mar 18, 2010, 07:08 PM, Thu
A zoo where 11 rare Siberian tigers recently starved to death is fast becoming a symbol of the mistreatment of animals in China.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S.
New York Times - Mar 18, 2010, 05:12 PM, Thu
American companies with factories in China are now building high-tech research labs there as well.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
F-35 fighter makes first vertical landing
Reuters - Mar 18, 2010, 04:43 PM, Thu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter aircraft landed vertically for the first time on Thursday, a bright spot in the Pentagon's priciest arms purchase program, troubled by cost increases and delays.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Recipes for Health: Roasted Red Pepper Filled With Tuna
International Herald Tribune - Mar 18, 2010, 03:52 PM, Thu
This version of a classic dish of Provence relies on charred pepper and a tart tuna filling.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
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