Car Fuel Labels Could Get Letter Grades for Efficiency
Washington A P reports federal officials weigh two upgrades to new car window stickers starting with 2012 models. A letter grade option would rate vehicles from A to lower grades based on fuel efficiency and emissions, while a revised design would keep MPG and cost data plus added comparisons.
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All in one flu shots go public for universal vaccination
Washington reports flu shot season under way with a high dose option for seniors and a record vaccine supply. All-in-one vaccine aims to protect against swine flu plus two other strains, with shipments already reaching drugstores. The CDC urges near universal vaccination to prevent deaths across age groups, including pregnant women and healthy adults.
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Anne Schuchat
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CDC
Serese Marotta
Dayton
Ohio
Joseph
Oread Neighborhood plans new apartments may end Varsity House
A Lawrence development group led by Thomas Fritzel seeks a permit to demolish the Varsity House at 1043 Ind to make way for a multifamily project with underground parking. City Hall will review the demolition in October. Preservationists worry but the project aims to attract non students to the Oread area.
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Kansas University
Ind
Oread Hotel
Kansas State Lab to Study Dangerous Diseases for NBAF
At a Biosecurity Research Symposium in Kansas City, experts warned that pathogens like Rift Valley Fever and exotic PRRS pose real national security risks. Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute will study these agents with USDA approval, ahead of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, a $650 million project slated to become operational within a decade. Larry Barrett of Plum Island, directing the aging center, emphasized that the threat lies in people and animals bringing diseases across borders, not in the researchers themselves.
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Kansas
Kansas State University
Biosecurity Research Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Bio and Agro-Defense
Manhattan
NBAF
Larry Barrett
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Long Island
N.Y
Barrett
Breaking Down User-Friendly Sugar Alternatives
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