January 28th 2010
The international plan would simulate a volcanic eruption by putting man-made particles into the atmosphere to deflect the Sun’s heat.
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Dr Irving Weissman, director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University in California, said: ‘This study is a huge leap forward.’
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Federal prosecutors said Thursday a new indictment was returned charging 39-year-old Douglas Perlitz with nine counts of traveling outside the United States with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with minors and 10 counts of engaging in sexual conduct in foreign places with minors.
Authorities accuse Perlitz of enticing children at the Project Pierre Toussaint school in Cap-Haitien into sex acts by promising them food, shelter, cash, cell phones, electronics and shoes.
Perlitz, of Eagle, Colo., pleaded not guilty last year to the original charges of abusing nine boys. A telephone message was left Thursday for his attorney, William Dow III.
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Brittainy Labberton told authorities her husband had weight problems and she had no desire to see her daughter to become an obese adult.
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The Rockies also signed left-handed pitcher Jimmy Gobble and right-handed pitcher Justin Speier to minor league contracts on Thursday. Both pitchers were invited to spring training with the Rockies.
Giambi hit .292 with two homers and 11 RBIs in 19 games for the Rockies last September. He had two game-winning hits and helped Colorado clinch the NL wild-card.
Giambi, 39, is a 15-year major league veteran originally drafted by Oakland in 1992. He was named AL MVP in 2000 while with the Athletics. He spent seven seasons with the New York Yankees.
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January 28th 2010
The interior decorator on suffering polio as a child, never going to hospital as an adult and the delight of having a facelift.
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When Ian Poulter crept into the world’s top 10 with his runner-up finish in the Abu Dhabi Championship, therefore, he didn’t just complete a personal goal.
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January 28th 2010
A hippopotamus’s mouth can measure up to four feet wide, their teeth can grow up to three feet long, and they eat up to 150 pounds of food each day. So visits from the dentist are key - as Orion the hippo knows all too well.
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