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Rather than being triggered by lava-flow murmurings deep in the Yellowstone Caldera, the latest quakes are believed to be the result of shifting plate tectonics, according to a statement issued by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO), which is operated by the University of Utah and the U.S. Geological Survey. "At this time the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory does not consider the swarm to be unusual and the earthquakes are likely related to tectonic fault sources," the statement said. "Also there is no indication of premonitory volcanic or hydrothermal activity, but ongoing analyses will evaluate these different sources...
Adding to the confusion are questions over Siddiqui's mental state, which psychiatrists who examined her said could be the result of posttraumatic stress. She was initially ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial last year, a decision that was reversed after she underwent an extensive psychological evaluation at a federal prison in Carswell, Texas - where psychiatrists were divided over whether she was delusional and possibly psychotic or merely faking her symptoms...
...supporters of the University’s sale said at the time that, given the unfavorable financial climate, those bond prices were unavoidable and a product of the credit crunch—and not the result of the University’s actions or financial situation...
...things get messier when scientists add CO2 to plants growing in real-world conditions. In a set of experiments called the Free-Air Carbon-dioxide Enrichment project, or FACE, investigators have been introducing CO2 into the air in experimental fields and forests around the world. The result is that some plants do grow bigger, says Field, "but an increase in growth doesn't necessarily mean an increase in the plants you want." At Duke University, one of the sites used in the FACE program, he says, "the pine trees grew more, but poison ivy grew a lot more...
...Federal Government currently pays about 57% of all Medicaid costs, with the rest shouldered by states. But under reform, the Federal Government would eventually pay 82% to 95% of Medicaid costs for the 15 million people who would become newly eligible. At that point, the result would be a huge public insurance program funded mostly by the Federal Government. By contrast, the public option - which exists in the current House bill but seems headed for a quiet death because of moderate Democrats' concerns that it would lead to socialized medicine - would have included no federal funding of benefits. Some health...