The USGS measured a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the Mariana Islands region, centered 375 km west-southwest of Hagatna, Guam. Damage and casualties were not yet known, and the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake would not cause a destructive tsunami.
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Recreational Areas: Fee-Free Entrance Days
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced free admission days in 2010 at national forests, parks and wildlife refuges and many BLM lands, on top of National Park Week. Camping reservations and concession fees are not waived.
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When does a tropical storm become a hurricane?
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane once winds reach 74 mph, after which the Saffir-Simpson scale rates it one to five. The Atlantic season runs June 1 to November 30 and averages six hurricanes; the East Pacific season starts May 15 and averages nine.
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Where can I learn about sea ice?
Sea ice is a thin floating layer that forms at both poles, averaging about 10 feet thick in the Arctic and a mile at the South Pole. First-year floes run two to three feet; multi-year floes 10 to 16 feet. Antarctic sea ice swings from 4 million square miles in February to 19 million in August.
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What are the proposed rules for protecting airline passengers?
A consumer guide to where airline complaints go: the airline first, then the FAA for safety, the TSA for security, and the DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division for service. It also notes proposed rules on fair price advertising and timely flight status notice.
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Top 10 Things Every Taxpayer Should Know about Identity Theft
The IRS lists 10 points on identity theft: it never initiates contact by e-mail, scam messages and fake IRS sites should be forwarded to phishing@irs.gov, and a letter saying two returns were filed in your name, or naming an employer you do not know, may signal a stolen Social Security number.
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What is National Night Out?
Co-sponsored by the Justice Department, this August 3 event promotes crime and drug prevention awareness and police-community partnerships. The piece also describes the Office for Victims of Crime, its funding, training and resource center, and National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
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20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act turned 20 on July 26, 2010. It covers more than 50 million Americans, one in five, and bars discrimination in employment, public accommodations, transportation, government services and telecommunications. Health barriers remain.
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Compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation beats standard CPR
Two New England Journal of Medicine studies found chest compressions alone at least matched standard CPR: 12.5 against 11 percent surviving to discharge in one, 8.7 against 7 percent alive at 30 days in the other. A 2007 Lancet study suggested rescue breathing may raise brain damage.
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Men's Sex Problems are Growing -- At Least on the Radio
A media column on the ads now filling major-market radio: erectile dysfunction and prostate pitches that once would not have aired, which the writer ties to recession-thinned advertiser rosters, lowered standards, and self-recorded spots replacing professional voice talent.
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Where can I learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act?
A reference page on the Americans with Disabilities Act, which guarantees equal opportunity in employment, transportation, public accommodations, government services and telecommunications, listing Justice Department phone, fax and mail contacts for ADA questions.
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VBAC Policies: Should they Circumvent Mom's Wish?
New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists call vaginal birth after cesarean a safe and appropriate choice for most women with a prior cesarean, now including those with two low-transverse incisions, twins, or an unknown scar type.
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What is the Purpose of Doctors' Notes?
HIPAA's Privacy Rule already lets patients inspect and copy their records, yet few do, and the author doubts most would follow the dictated medical terminology. The OpenNotes pilot at Beth Israel Deaconess and Geisinger is testing online sharing of visit notes with primary care patients.
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How many times have people visited the moon?
NASA's Apollo program flew 17 manned missions from 1968 to 1972, the first 10 testing elements of a lunar landing. Apollo 11 put Armstrong and Aldrin on the surface for just over 21 hours in July 1969, and six more missions followed, all but Apollo 13 landing.
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MMWR News Synopsis for July 15, 2010
Two MMWR items: an Oregon survey found one in five children watched two or more hours of TV a day by age two, and 504 US commercial fishermen died from 2000 to 2009, 52% after a vessel disaster and 31% after falling overboard.
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FBI Jobs available
An overview of FBI hiring, covering special agent, professional support, linguist and hostage rescue roles, the qualifications sought in fields such as accounting, IT, law, languages and the sciences, and the requirement that applicants be U.S. citizens.
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Shocking Surprises Yet Ahead for the U.S. Housing Market…
Mercola relays reports that new home sales fell a record 33% in May to an annual rate of 300,000, an all-time low, while inventory backlog rose from 5.8 to 8.5 months. He cites Richard Suttmeier's forecast that U.S. homes may lose half their value before the slide ends.
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Drs won't Snitch Allowing Incompetent Care
A JAMA survey of 2,938 U.S. physicians found that doctors endorse a duty to report impaired or incompetent colleagues, yet many who face such situations do not. Lead researcher Catherine DesRoches said she had expected the reporting rate to be higher.
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