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Swine Flu is not a new illness and is well known to scientists, but the new strain, A/H1N1 is at pandemic proportions and is easily spread by humans which is new. [1]

This situation is of high concern for public health officials because it is a novel virus - one that we have never seen in humans before - so it is unlikely that anyone has a natural immunity to it. [2]

WATERLOO (KWWL) — With 20 confirmed cases in the U.S., Gov. Chet Culver plans to address concerns about H1N1 flu prevention in Iowa. [3]

The Swine Flu symptoms to watch out for include typical flu symptoms like aches, pain, sinus problems and fever but A/H1N1 spreads quickly and strikes fast; A/H1N1 is also a killer flu. [1]

In accordance with the Kansas Response Plan, KDHE is also monitoring and instituting recommendations from CDC for any additional influenza disease surveillance activities, reviewing plans to further enhance those activities, and advising health care providers regarding testing for persons who have symptoms consistent with H1N1 flu virus, especially if they have recently been to areas that have confirmed cases of H1N1 flu virus, and taking other steps under the plan. [2]

Whether it’s the newest flu pandemic or the common seasonal flu it always comes down to taking your health seriously and if you’ve got compromised health, get to the doctor for a little extra care. [1]

In late March and early April 2009, cases of human infection with H1N1 influenza A (H1N1) viruses were first reported in Southern California and near San Antonio, Texas. [4]

H1N1 flu is typically spread through coughing or sneezing. [3]

H1N1 Influenza (H1N1 flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. [...] The symptoms of H1N1 flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. [4]

KDHE is working closely with local health departments, Kansas hospitals, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the sources of exposure and monitor these cases. [2]

The symptoms of H1N1 flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular influenza and include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. [3]

Human cases of the 2009 H1N1 flu virus (initially known as swine flu) have been identified in Kansas as well as in additional states and internationally. [2]

You cannot get H1N1 influenza from eating pork or pork products. [4]

The A/H1N1 Swine Flu virus is being treated with existing anti-viral medications; Tamiflu and Relenza (generic names: oseltamivir and zanamivir), but reports from the CDC claim that the effectiveness is not known. [1]

Sources:
[1] Swine Flu Symptoms: Pandemic A/H1N1 Infection Spread by Humans …
[2] Kansas Department of Health and Environment: H1N1 Flu Virus (FLU)
[3] H1N1 flu: symptoms and treatment - KWWL.com - News & Weather for …
[4] H1N1 Flu: What you should know

The Antikythera mechanism must therefore be an arithmetical counterpart of the much more familiar geometrical models of the solar system which were known to Plato and Archimedes and evolved into the orrery and the planetarium. [1]

The Antikythera Mechanism is the earliest bronze geared device ever found. [2]

Besides such tantalizing synchronicities, the existence of the Antikythera mechanism also should prompt fundamental change in the way the ancient sources are read. [3]

At the time the Antikythera mechanism was built, the Greeks still believed the entire universe revolved around the Earth. [4]

It reveals surprising results on the back dials of the Antikythera Mechanism - including a dial dedicated to the four-year Olympiad Cycle of athletic games in ancient Greece. [5]

The “Antikythera Mechanism” was discovered damaged and fragmented on the wreck of a cargo ship off the tiny Greek island of Antikythera in 1900. [6]

The Antikythera Mechanism is the name given to an astronomical calculating device, measuring about 32 by 16 by 10 cm, which was discovered in 1900 in a sunken ship just off the coast of Antikythera, an island between Crete and the Greek mainland. [...] The device, made of bronze gears fitted in a wooden case, was crushed in the wreck, and parts of the faces were lost, “the rest then being coated with a hard calcareous deposit at the same time as the metal corroded away to a thin core coated with hard metallic salts preserving much of the former shape of the bronze” during the almost 2000 years it lay submerged. [7]

One hypothesis is that the device was constructed at an academy founded by the ancient Stoic philosopher Posidonius on the Greek island of Rhodes, which at the time was known as a centre of astronomy and mechanical engineering, and that perhaps the astronomer Hipparchus was the engineer who designed it since it contains a lunar mechanism which uses Hipparchus’ theory for the motion of the Moon. [8]

Other gears governed the sun, moon, planets, and the pointers on two calendrical spirals. [2]

Subsequent investigation, particularly in 2006, dated it to about 150′100 BC; and hypothesised that it was on board a ship that sank en route from the Greek island of Rhodes to Rome. [8]

It is neither facile nor uninstructive to remark that the Antikythera mechanism dropped and sank–twice. [3]

Returning later with a navy ship, the divers recovered many artifacts from the sunken vessel, including marble and bronze statues. [4]

The team believes the Antikythera Mechanism may be the world’s oldest computer, used by the Greeks to predict the motion of the planets. [6]

Explore the remains of a 2,000 years old clocklike mechanism considered to be an astronomical computer capable of predicting the positions of the sun and moon in the zodiac on any given date. [1]

Sources:
[1] Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Greek Computer?
[2] The Antikythera Mechanism
[3] The Antikythera Mechanism
[4] The Antikythera Mechanism: Interesting Thing of the Day
[5] The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project
[6] CDNN :: Antikythera Mechanism - World’s Oldest Computer?
[7] Antikythera Mechanism I
[8] Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We say farewell to Julia Child, America’s first celebrity chef. [1]

Scooping up a potato pancake, patting chickens, coaxing a reluctant souffl?, or rescuing a curdled sauce, Julia Child was never afraid of making mistakes. [2]

Her other endeavors included the television programs Julia Child and Company (1978), Julia Child and More Company (1980), and Dinner at Julia’s (1983), as well as a slew of bestselling cookbooks that covered every aspect of culinary knowledge. [3]

During the 1950s she co-founded a cooking school, L’Ecole des Trois Gourmandes, and with her partners began working on a cookbook. [4]

Celebrity Chef Biographies and Recipes: more than 70 Celebrity Chefs, TV Chefs and Famous Chefs. [5]

With a dozen cookbooks to her credit and untold hours of delightful television shows, she demonstrated her mastery of French cooking with unparalleled grace and ease. [1]

Popular TV chef and author Julia Child was born Julia McWilliams, on August 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California. [...] Following her six-month training (which included private lessons with master chef Max Bugnard), Julia banded with fellow Cordon Bleu students Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle to form the cooking school L’Ecole de Trois Gourmandes (The School of the Three Gourmands). [3]

In 1961 Mastering the Art of French Cooking was published, and its success helped launch a cooking show on PBS television. [4]

With a goal of adapting sophisticated French cuisine for mainstream Americans, the trio collaborated on a two-volume cookbook titled Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). [3]

Child authored several books and won numerous awards around the world, and is often credited with having improved American culinary habits. [4]

Catapulted to fame as the host of the series The French Chef, Julia was an unlikely star. [2]

Chef, author, and television personality, Julia McWilliams Child (1912-2004) probably did more for French-style food preparation than any other gourmet in history. [4]

Her early culinary attempts had been near disasters, but once she learned to cook, her passion for cooking and her devotion to teaching, brought her into the hearts of millions and ultimately made her an American icon. [...] Ten years older than Julia, Paul Child was an artist, a poet who had earned a black belt in judo, traveled the world, and spoke flawless French. [2]

Sources:
[1] Chef Julia Child’s Biography on StarChefs
[2] American Masters . Julia Child | PBS
[3] Julia Child Biography - Biography.com
[4] Julia Child: Biography from Answers.com
[5] Julia Child Recipes, Tips & Biography

On a fateful day in July, three of LA’s top singer-songwriters, each named in Music Connection’s ‘Hot 100 Unsigned Artists of 2007′, collided to form The Rescues. [1]

Last year on Halloween weekend animals lovers came from all walks of life to make the second annual Race For The Rescues a huge success. [2]

If your in LA don’t miss The Rescues at The Hotel Cafe on May 8th at 9:00 PM. [1]

Reproduction, publication, or public exhibition of materials provided at this site is prohibited. [3]

Congrats on having back to back songs on Grey’s Anatomy! [...] Friends and occasional touring partners, The Rescues formed when a former Atlantic Records executive (a fan of their solo projects) asked them join as a group to perform a concert at his wedding in the Hollywood Hills. [4]

* iLike is a trademark of iLike.com and not affiliated with Apple Computer. [3]

Check out Kyler singing Gabe’s song “Shadows of Tall Buildings”. [1]

We are proud to say not one dog or cat went back to the shelter to face euthanasia. [2]

No band in recent history illustrates that notion better than The Rescues. [5]

Because of your compassion we had another life saving day for the homeless dogs and cats of Los Angeles! [2]

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The Rescues began writing and recording their sophomore album “Let Loose The Horses” during their hugely successful January residency at the Hotel Cafe. [...] Comprised of four successful and critically acclaimed solo singer-songwriters in their own right - Adrianne Gonzalez, Kyler England, Gabriel Mann, and Rob Giles - The Rescues have more than 15 albums, dozens of songwriting awards, and thousands of miles on the road between them. [4]

Prizes for race winners and top fundraisers! [2]

Sources:
[1] The Rescues - Official iLike Page - free music, pictures, videos
[2] Race For The Rescues - 2008 - Home
[3] California Rain by The Rescues - listen for free
[4] The Rescues on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music …
[5] The Rescues
[6] The Rescues - Yahoo! Music

The letter was written on January 3, 1954, in German, and explains Einstein’s personal beliefs regarding religion and the Jewish people; it was put on sale one year later and remained into a personal collection ever since. [1]

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” [2]

“The situation may be expressed by an image: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” [3]

When religion is viewed in this broad sense, it can be said that religion without science is blind because progressive scientific developments can broaden the religious perspective and make it more relevant to humankind. [4]

“Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.” [5]

The situation may be expressed by an image: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. [6]

A provocative study asks whether religion is a product of evolution. [3]

“The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. [...] This is what Albert Einstein wrote in his letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind, in response to his receiving the book “Choose Life: The Biblical Call to Revolt”. [1]

Yet scientists may be just as likely to believe in God as other people, according to surveys. [5]

“When I ask myself how it happened that I in particular discovered the relativity theory, it seemed to lie in the following circumstance,” Einstein once explained. [3]

That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.” [...] It is not only the theologists who are seriously handicapped by adhering to the literal reading of the Scriptures, the scientists are also liable to be guilty of similar culpability. [...] It is known that Einstein, although of Jewish lineage, did not believe in any particular historical and divinely revealed religion. [4]

Stuart Hameroff, MD, of the Department of Anesthesiology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, describes tiny tubes inside cells that go into a special quantum state where they are open to knowledge from the universe, then changing into a conscious state where that knowledge is accessible to the brain to make consciousness. [7]

Sources:
[1] “Science without Religion Is Lame, Religion without Science Is Blind …
[2] Past Forward: Inspirational Quotes on RELIGION & SCIENCE
[3] TIME.com - Einstein & Faith - The Religion Pages - Sponsored by …
[4] Chowk: Religion: Religion without Science is Blind
[5] Evolution and Religion Can Coexist, Scientists Say
[6] Albert Einstein: Religion and Science
[7] Science and Religion