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Viewing Deep Space Via Hubble Telescope
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Update: H1N1 Deaths Higher Than Expected
[FROM CDC] The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report has increased and has been higher than what is expected at this time of year for two weeks. In addition, 11 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported this week; 9 of these deaths were confirmed 2009 H1N1, and two were influenza A viruses, but were not subtyped. Since April 2009, CDC has received reports of 95 laboratory-confirmed pediatric 2009 H1N1 deaths and another 7 pediatric deaths that were laboratory confirmed as influenza, but where the flu virus subtype was not determined.
[FROM WHO]
- U.S.A. …rates of Influenza-Like Illness well above baseline rates
- 414,000 of Cases of H1N1 Reported
- Swine Flu Cases Close in on 1000
- Swine Flu (H1N1) Cases Jump to 658
- Latest Update Shows 331 Cases Worldwide
- WHO Moves to Phase 4 One Phase Below Pandemic
- International Swine Flu Info
[From CNN]
- Swine Flu Cases Jump to 236
- WHO Watching Spain for Signs of Swine Flu
- Obama: Parents should contingency plans
- Swine Flu Generates Controversy on Twitter
- Live Map of Swine Flu Outbreak
- 81 Dead in Swine Flu Outbreak
- Swine Flu Sparks Global Concern
[FROM CDC]
- Swine Flu Update: 91 Infected 1 Dead
- U.S. H1N1 Total Climbs Past 60
- CDC: Swine Flu Podcast
- The US Swine Flu Total Climbs Past 40
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Loading ...NASA Launches Ares I-X
NASA launched its Ares I-X rocket October 28, 2009 after 48 hours worth of weather related delays.
Testing the unmanned Ares I-X is a part of the Constellation Program, a program that intends to develop new vehicles set to replace the space shuttles, which will be phased out in 2010.
For more visit: NASA
FANWING: Future of Flight?
A demo of what may be the first true flight innovation since the Wright Brothers.
For more visit: FanWing.com
Swine Flu Ads from the 1970’s
A look at some 70’s propaganda used to scare people into getting the vaccine.
Video: Preventing Swine Flu
A video exploring ways to prevent a pandemic spread of the H1N1 flu strain.
Morgellons Mystery Illness
Alarming accounts of the “Fiber Syndrome” Morgellons Disease are becoming more prevalent.
Morgellons Sores / Fibers
From Jeff Rense’s site: We have found that the fibers seem to have a strange ability to infest home electrical equipment…which further suggests a nanotechnology component in this sometimes fatal ‘disease.’
For more read Jeff Rense’s article
Celebrate Mars
Exploring Mars in Google Earth.
Google Earth Discovers Atlantis?
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From CNET] Last week, a grid was discovered on Google Earth at coordinates 31 15′15.53N, 24 15′30.53W on the ocean floor 600 miles off the coast of Africa, sparking rumors that spread over the Internet that the ruins of the lost city of Atlantis were found. Or maybe they were plow marks from aliens?
Galaxy May Be Full of Alien Life
Glimpse of galaxies each filled with planets.
[FROM CNN] — As NASA prepares to hunt for Earth-like planets in our corner of the Milky Way galaxy, there’s new buzz that “Star Trek’s” vision of a universe full of life may not be that far-fetched.
Pointy-eared aliens traveling at light speed are staying firmly in science fiction, but scientists are offering fresh insights into the possible existence of inhabited worlds and intelligent civilizations in space.
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