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...Manansang, who was born in Papua, estimates only one or two percent of 67,200 HIV/AIDS sufferers in Papua would qualify for the microchip. "The chip would send off a signal when infected blood comes into contact with non-infected blood so it would monitor the spread." Some 77% of those infected, according to 2006 government data, are indigenous Papuans, who make up about half of the province's population of 2.8 million people. "I am only trying to prevent the extinction of the Papuan people...
...Obama's green intentions, however, he can't pass carbon cap-and-trade legislation by fiat - that will require Congress. Many congressional leaders, including some Democrats from coal-heavy states, remain doubtful about the benefits of mandatory carbon caps, especially with the U.S. drowning economically. One key signal will be the outcome of the battle for leadership of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. The contenders: Representative John Dingell of Michigan, who has defended Detroit from tougher fuel-efficiency standards and stood in the way of action on climate change, and the challenger, Henry Waxman of California, who scores...
Obama's green promise also sent an unvarnished signal to some of the most influential climate negotiators in the world - including representatives for China and Indonesia, who will be vital in completing a new Kyoto Protocol - that he intends to fight climate change head-on. And his statement may well buoy the flagging global momentum on climate change. The European Union, which has long led the world in aggressively addressing global warming, has lately gotten cold feet about its own ambitious carbon targets, with poorer members like Poland arguing that such goals are unaffordable in a depressed global economy...
...study's findings come as no shock, says Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association. The symptoms of wheezing and shortness of breath, which frequently get confused for asthma, may signal a host of other health problems, including the a respiratory infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, anxiety and congestive heart failure. In fact, congestive heart failure is so often misdiagnosed as asthma that lung experts often refer to it as "cardiac asthma," Edelman says. "All that wheezes is not asthma...
...Extra time saw a few Crimson players shaken up and replaced. Sophomore midfielder Gina Wideroff went up for a header with a Northeastern player and came down with a bloody nose; she left the game and did not return, but put on another jersey to signal her readiness to re-enter the game. In the 109th minute, senior midfielder Rachael Lau went down on a play for the ball and sat out the final ticks.BIG SHOES TO FILLHarvard has a bright future ahead, with a core of young players poised to move up and lead the team...