Earthwork film screens in city about Stan Herd
The documentary Earthwork chronicles Lawrence crop artist Stan Herd who in 1994 created a vast environmental artwork on Trump land in New York. It will be shown tonight Saturday and Sunday at the Lawrence Arts Center amid a busy weekend of local high school football games.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Court allows NIH stem cell funding pause continued
An appeals court ruled on Thursday that NIH may temporarily resume funding for human embryonic stem cell research while questions about the field’s future linger. The decision keeps research progressing under interim guidelines as scientists weigh long term prospects.
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Transportation deaths drop to 1950 low in 2009
The Transportation Department reports traffic fatalities fell 9.7 percent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest annual toll since 1950. Secretary Ray LaHood said progress continues but a long road remains.
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Ray LaHood
Transportation Department
Baselor Man Introduced As Prisoner of War Veteran
Coming Saturday the paper profiles a Baselor man who spent years as a prisoner of war detailing his experiences and postwar life.
Get your flu shot experts advise says health officials
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department nurses urge all residents six months and older to get a flu shot now. The current trivalent vaccine covers three flu strains, including H1N1, with experts noting ongoing activity from the H1N1 strain and watching Southern Hemisphere trends for the coming season. The aim is broad immunity and early protection as seasonal cases rise.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
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Vaccination urged as flu season approaches in the region
Health officials warn the Northern Hemisphere pattern may repeat, with peak flu activity in January and February. The Oct-Apr season requires vaccination, which grants immunity in about two weeks and offers the best protection, at a small cost compared to days lost at home. Pharmacies like Walgreens Dillon s and Sigler Pharmacy stock shots. A new state program is noted.
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Walgreens
Dillons
Sigler Pharmacy
Kansas urged to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
Federal officials pressed Kansas lawmakers to adopt greenhouse gas rules, arguing long term health and resource benefits while opponents warned of plant and job losses as manufacturing may move overseas without emissions limits.
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Topera
Carl Holmes
House
Energy and Utilities Committee
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Region 7
Karl Brooks
Senate
Energy and Environmental Policy
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EPA
Lisa Jackson
Barack Obama
U.S
Local faith leaders plan interfaith rally in Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence Christian Muslim and Jewish leaders gather on Plymouth Church steps to counter religious hatred amid Florida pastor Terry Jones plans to burn the Quran. Speakers include Baha Safadi Eve Levin Jill Jarvis and Rev. Peter Luckey urging solidarity and respect across faiths. Saturday 10 to 10:30 a.m. at 925 Vermont. Associated Press report notes cross faith participation and ongoing debate surrounding the Quran burning plan.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Peter Luckey
Plymouth Congregational Church
Terry Jones
Josh Longbottom
Plymouth
Safadi
Eve Levin
Americans eat less fruit and vegetables study says
A CDC report finds about one third of U S adults eat fruit or juice at least twice daily, unchanged since 2000, while only about 26 percent eat vegetables three or more times daily. California led in fruit, Tennessee in vegetables, Oklahoma and South Dakota at bottom.
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Flamboyant dance moves attract women in lab study
In a British study funded by Northumbria University, 19 men improvised for a minute while 37 women rated their dance avatars on skill. Researchers found wide range of moves focusing on head neck and torso correlated with higher appeal.
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John Travolta
Kris McCarty
Northumbria University
University of Gottingen
Germany
Biology Letters
Britain
Royal Society
Rufus Johnstone
Cambridge University
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