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Published on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 10:40
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Families and businesses are urged to remain vigilant for the threat of wildfires spreading, new fires sparking, and new evacuation orders being issued as gusty Santa Ana winds impact areas hit hard by fast-moving, wind-driven infernos last week.
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Published on Monday, 13 January 2025 07:13
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AccuWeather expert meteorologists are warning families, businesses, emergency officials and fire crews throughout Southern California to prepare for another round of extreme fire risk as stronger Santa Ana winds return to the region on Monday.
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Published on Thursday, 12 December 2024 11:46
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
I hope that you and your family are enjoying good health. Unfortunately, more young people are getting a shocking diagnosis of cancer, which had been largely a disease of aging, even though cancer rates may be declining in the elderly.
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Published on Monday, 02 December 2024 10:59
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
If you know someone who is contemplating—or recommending—the use of puberty blockers, you should ask this question, does gender-affirming care affect a person's IQ? The graph below shows test results in one individual.
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Published on Monday, 02 December 2024 10:48
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
As the costs of medical care are exorbitant, I hope you are in good health. Have you ever wondered why the cost of medical care continues to escalate? There are many reasons for the staggering cost.
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Published on Tuesday, 20 August 2024 15:38
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On Saturday, August 17, ocean advocates gathered at Oceana's 17th annual SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach, raising more than $1.5 million to support the organization's campaigns to protect and restore the oceans in California and around the world.
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Published on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 09:41
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Summer is here and the living is easy and hot. Cities, across the nation, not accustomed to the extreme temps, are baking in the heat and like Tucson are experiencing "excessive heat" warnings for several days straight.
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Published on Tuesday, 02 July 2024 12:07
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Thrilling encounters with apex predators, epic deep-sea expeditions, and weighty concerns from the great white sharks are a few of the extraordinary stories to be told during Discovery Channel's Shark Week, beginning Sunday, July 7 at 8PM ET/PT.
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Published on Wednesday, 06 March 2024 17:40
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Artifacts from the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, destroyed by a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, have recently been excavated from a frequent dig site referred to as the House of Leda.
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Published on Monday, 04 March 2024 11:37
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On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, giving people in 15 states the opportunity to see the Moon completely block the Sun, revealing our star's relatively faint corona. Dates, locations enclosed.
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Published on Friday, 23 February 2024 10:44
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Considering the startling revelation by a recent Statista Consumer Insights survey about the world's massive, bottled water consumption, Bluewater, a trailblazing water purification and beverage brand, is ramping up its mission to provide a greener alternative.
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Published on Tuesday, 02 January 2024 16:29
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Written by Janet Walker
Cell phone chargers have come a long way since the days of bulky cords and cables, and even your power source still uses cables, what's critical is never missing a call because the phone's power is depleted.
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Published on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 09:35
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Fridays for Future US, in association with Youth Climate Strike LA unveils "SILENCED," an emotionally charged social campaign aimed at shedding light on the devastating impact poor air quality has on Los Angeles, a city grappling with climate change.
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Published on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 09:11
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Global warming has become the new climate catch phrase that without understanding can be dismissed as another doomsday scare tactic and yet the dangers associated with changes in the earth core temperature are very real.
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Published on Friday, 01 September 2023 13:11
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Hurricane season is starting, bringing more arguments that the rising earth's temperature that can turn a tropical storm into deadly destruction and evidence producing guilt for using "fossil fuels" which cause and contribute to "climate change."
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Published on Friday, 01 September 2023 12:53
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Hospitalizations for Covid has risen exponentially over the past six weeks, if you are planning to pull out your mask again as some jurisdictions consider new mandates, you might want to ask what in your mask?
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Published on Thursday, 10 August 2023 19:30
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Do you worry about nuclear war? United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the potential threat of nuclear war is no more dangerous than the "existential problem of climate change," while atomic scientists disagree.
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Published on Thursday, 27 July 2023 14:19
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Summer is here and the living, in these record temps, is far from easy. I hope you are staying well-hydrated and protecting your skin from excess sun exposure. There are real dangers from heat exhaustion and skin cancer.
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Published on Wednesday, 19 July 2023 19:32
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Written by A&E Contributing Editor
Shark Week, summer's most-anticipated programming event returns with Jason Momoa joining as host. Momoa is dedicated to protecting and preserving our oceans and will guide Shark Week audiences through the biggest annual celebration of sharks.
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Published on Monday, 17 July 2023 13:40
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The multiplication, frequency and duration of heat waves are pushing humanity towards an unprecedented challenge: ensuring its survival by inventing a new society that will be able to adapt to these violent and sudden rises in temperature.
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Published on Saturday, 08 April 2023 11:47
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The PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH, will premiere the one-hour film CHASING CARBON ZERO, Wednesday, April 26 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, which investigates climate change goals and dissects the realities of the ambitious goals.
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Published on Friday, 24 March 2023 12:10
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Is your doctor pressuring you to "get boosted"? Most doctors probably are. And so are radio ads. "Safe and effective" is a constant refrain. An annual COVID shot may become the "new normal," along with the flu shot.
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Published on Monday, 06 February 2023 10:40
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Written by Mallory Knee
Leather has been around for centuries, and people still use it today since it looks great and lasts. Unfortunately, the leather industry requires large amounts of livestock to operate, which leads to increased emissions and forest loss.
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Published on Saturday, 28 January 2023 13:28
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Written by Contributing Editor
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl claim more than 150 lives daily in the United States, the CDC reports. And the DEA reports a study of fake prescription drugs revealed 6 out of 10 pills analyzed contained potentially lethal amounts of fentanyl.
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Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 10:00
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Covid-19 Vaccines, just like Covid, have become part of our modern vernacular, as are warnings of side-effects, rare or otherwise, which have recently included the possibility of loss of vision and in extreme cases blindness.
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Published on Friday, 18 November 2022 16:59
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Now that the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is recommending COVID vaccination for children, it may soon be added to shots required for school attendance. And there will be lots of advertising. This figure below is something you won't see in the ads.
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Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 17:22
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Written by Janet Walker
NASA's James Webb Telescope, the world's largest and most powerful, continues to dazzle amateurs space buffs, astronomers, scientists, and astronauts everywhere with its dynamic images of deep space and the solar system including the recently released images of Jupiter.
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Published on Tuesday, 09 August 2022 14:48
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Written by Janet Walker
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope, which has already transmitted the clearest pictures of the furthest galaxies man has seen, has now delivered the most vibrant images of the Cartwheel Galaxy, located 500 million light years away.
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Published on Tuesday, 12 July 2022 17:50
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Written by Janet Walker
NASA has unveiled the first series of stunning deep space cosmic images from the James Webb Space telescope, a $10 billion-dollar joint venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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Published on Saturday, 02 July 2022 17:08
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Written by Janet Walker
A nearly intact 30,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth was recently unearthed in the Klondike Gold Fields, of the Yukon Territory in Calgary Canada by a miner who was digging with a front loader when he felt something.
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Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2022 13:32
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Written by Janet Walker
Yellowstone National Park, an oasis of pristine natural beauty, became the target of mother nature's fury after an atmospheric river and extreme snowpack melt merged creating unprecedented rain and overflowing rivers leading to apocalyptic flooding and catastrophic damage.
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Published on Thursday, 02 June 2022 16:10
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Written by Janet Walker
In the fourth major dig of the season, Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, announced the discovery in the village of Saqqara 250 sarcophagi tombs, and hundreds of bronze statues dating back 2500 years.
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Published on Thursday, 18 November 2021 07:17
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Written by Janet Walker
Bluesound, makers of the award-winning hi-res wireless line of audio players, announced a software update for the PULSE SOUNDBAR+ that introduces all-new audio settings for realistic home theater sound and adds support for the immersive power of Dolby Atmos.
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Published on Tuesday, 03 August 2021 06:29
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With the world’s resources slowly decreasing and an increased focus and public awareness on humanity’s impact on the planet, it’s time to reconsider sustainability as an option in all aspects of life, including sustainable footwear.
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Published on Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:11
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Written by Janet Walker
With the world watching, Perseverance, the most advanced Mars Rover to date, landed safely on the surface of the Red Planet to begin its mission of collecting rock samples and conducting field experiments to determine if ancient life existed.
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Published on Friday, 22 January 2021 19:01
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Written by Janet Walker
Portions of the tail and pelvic girdle from a giant fossilized titanosaur, one of the largest known dinosaurs to roam the earth, was recently unearthed in Neuquén Province in Argentina's northwest Patagonia, by an Argentinian paleontologist team.
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Published on Tuesday, 02 June 2020 19:08
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Written by Janet Walker
The recent successful launch of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 2 manned mission was the second most watched space launch in history after the Apollo Moon Landing July 20, 1969.
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Published on Monday, 17 February 2020 11:38
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Written by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD,
As the death toll and cases of 2019- nCoV (aka novel coronavirus) infection rises, our curiosity increases as to the epidemic’s when, why, where, and how. Is the new virus naturally occurring, animal to human transmission, a bio-weapon?
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Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 16:29
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
Clusters of a dozen or so deaths may get nonstop “if-it-bleeds-it-leads” press coverage. But the lack of preparedness for the really, really big threats may be met with virtual radio silence—until panic breaks out.
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Published on Thursday, 19 December 2019 19:35
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Written by Janet Walker
New Zealand is facing its third national tragedy of 2019 thrusting the nation into the global spotlight with the volcanic eruption of White Island and the confirmed deaths of 18 tourists who were touring the active site.
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Published on Saturday, 07 December 2019 17:23
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Written by Janet Walker
Give the gift of music this holiday season with Meze Audio 99 Neo Classic series over the ear headphones, or ear buds, unlocking the hidden audiophile within, with pure, smooth, silky, mesmerizing, delivery of sound.
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Published on Friday, 16 August 2019 08:03
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Written by Janet Walker
Jupiter's iconic imagery is changing, much to the disappointment of scientists around the world that have studied the third planet from the sun for hundreds of years, as its most prominent feature, the "Great Red Spot" shrinks.
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Published on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 08:22
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Written by Janet Walker
For paleontologists The Badlands of North and South Dakota have again reveled their richness with the recent discovery of a 65million year-old Triceratops Skull by California college student Harrison Duran, 23, an amateur fossil excavator on a summer internship.
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Published on Friday, 08 March 2019 15:47
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Written by Dr. Jane M. Orient, M.D.,
The Oath of Hippocrates states physicians have the duty to advise their patients according to the best of their ability and judgment. Physicians usually recommend vaccination, believing that for a particular patient, the benefit exceeds the risk.
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Published on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 20:36
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Written by Janet Walker
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has been euphoric since Insight safely landed on the Red Planet 15 Sols ago, Monday, November 26, beginning what will be the most concentrated study of the planet to date.
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Published on Monday, 12 November 2018 06:59
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The accelerated development of autonomous cars equipped with an Auto-pilot a few months ago asks about the responsibilities to be assumed in the event of a disaster but also about the place and the influence of the Man in front of the technical progress supposed to second him.
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Published on Friday, 31 August 2018 08:12
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Written by Janet Walker
Anker Innovations, a global leader in charging technology and smart, connected consumer devices, across home, entertainment and car, announced at IFA 2018, a suite of new devices that work with or feature Alexa built-in.
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Published on Saturday, 14 April 2018 19:14
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Written by Janet Walker
NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Agency, recently released images of an animated low-flyer over of Jupiter's North Pole catching a major cyclones circled by eight smaller cyclones, producing an intense animated version of the actual weather patterns on Jupiter.
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Published on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 07:19
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Written by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD,
In a lawsuit against Aetna for denial of benefits which the patient alleges "almost killed him," Aetna's medical director admitted under oath that he never looked at patients' medical records when deciding whether to approve or deny care.
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Published on Friday, 05 January 2018 21:06
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Written by Merilee Kern
With Streetinsider.com reporting Apple sold nearly 6 million iPhone X units over Black Friday weekend, as calculated by an analyst with Rosenblatt Securities, and another 30million for Christmas, complimenting the new unit is the next gold rush.
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Published on Saturday, 01 April 2017 10:59
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Written by Merilee Kern
Blow Your Mind takes on a whole new meaning with the introduction of the M.I.N.D. Game “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” by Soap Studio, which allows gamers to control the holographic enhanced system using simple brain power.
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Published on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 07:32
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Written by Tessa Boyce
The year 2015 received the ominous warmest year on record title, and 2016 is likely to be even hotter. It's becoming clear that these warmer weather trends are not arbitrary, but confirmation that climate change is upon us.
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Published on Tuesday, 05 July 2016 21:08
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Written by Janet Walker
Just when MARS was the acceptable next frontier, NASA announces the Juno Mission, a successful five-year space odyssey that essentially began anew July 4, as the unmanned spacecraft entered Jupiter’s atmosphere to initiate planetary study.
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Published on Saturday, 24 October 2015 10:44
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Written by Janet Walker
The Hubble Space Telescope, in operation since the 1990’s and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s, (NASA), eye into the deep places of the universe, has discovered the existence of dwarf galaxies dating back to just after the big bang.
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Published on Tuesday, 14 July 2015 07:05
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Written by Janet Walker
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency, (NASA), in an historic mission, released the first ever photos of Pluto’s surface culminating the nine year effort to bring to the world images and collect data from the furthest planet in the solar system.
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Published on Monday, 13 October 2014 09:17
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Written by Merilee Kern
It’s official! I’ve found my favorite gadget of this season: the Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD All-in-One Projector, Speaker, and Apple-Device Dock Combo that facilitates big screen viewing virtually anywhere. This haute high-tech toy offers crystal-clear portable projection and audio both indoors and out.
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Published on Thursday, 23 January 2014 06:13
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Written by Janet Walker
Mars Rover, the mechanical robotic vehicle designed to drive across the red planet gathering evidence, has recently made two huge discoveries building a solid belief that life, in some form, could have existed on the planet.
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Published on Tuesday, 15 October 2013 08:30
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Written by Janet Walker
"Fire with Fire," a three minute documentary from DB Productions and GE Froward, a subsidiary of General Electric, presents the findings of a rare cancer treatment, breakthrough, CTL019, decades in the making.
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Published on Sunday, 15 July 2012 00:23
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Written by Janet Walker
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, recently presented Capturing the Final Frontier: NASA Animation and the Movies, a tribute to Hollywood’s love affair with Space and the worlds beyond.
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Published on Sunday, 04 March 2012 07:05
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Written by Janet Walker
As the Seal pup slaughter is set to begin, The International Humane Society and the Humane Society United States (HSUS) have initiated an on-going effort to stop the barbaric massacre on the Canadian Ice Floes.
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Published on Sunday, 05 February 2012 17:16
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Written by Janet Walker
John Giacobbi, Web Sheriff, has worked with the biggest names in entertainment including Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Adele, Bryan Adams and the Estate of Michael Jackson in the quest to stop pre-release music leaks, theft and internet piracy.
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Published on Sunday, 22 January 2012 12:25
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Written by Janet Walker
Wemo Media, an innovative visual effects studio, launched from the recent 2012 CES, secured two million in seed venture based on their ground-breaking beta TheBlu.
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Published on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 22:46
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Written by Janet Walker
AVATAR Director James Cameron, Producer Jon Landau and actress Sigourney Weaver have teamed with Amazon Watch to assist the Brazilian based environmental watch dog agency in its fight to stop the construction on sixty dams that will divert the XINGU River.
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