Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 am on the second Sunday of March and ends at 2 am on the first Sunday of November, when clocks go back an hour; in 2009 that fell on November 1. The piece also notes the term is Daylight Saving, not Daylight Savings.
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Blood Donation: The Gift of Life
A profile of Howard Drew, a 77-year-old retired military commander listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for donating 220 pints of blood since 1950, told alongside a high school blood drive organizer and a student who got past her fear of needles.
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Obama Declares Swine Flu 'National Emergency'
Obama signed a proclamation declaring H1N1 a national emergency, letting hospitals waive certain federal requirements to handle a surge of patients. WHO had reported about 5,000 deaths worldwide; U.S. officials counted more than 1,000 deaths and over 20,000 hospitalizations.
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What is broadband Internet service?
The FCC counts broadband as data transmission above 200 kilobits per second in at least one direction, though most providers run substantially faster, and unlike dial-up the connection stays on. The agency was then drafting a National Broadband Plan due to Congress by February 17, 2010.
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Comment: What can pregnant women do to prevent h1n1?
A commentary questioning official H1N1 advice for pregnant women. It notes at least 28 have died, argues CDC has not said whether they had underlying conditions, and points out that no completed trial of the four approved vaccines has included pregnant women.
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Swine Flu Vaccine: Parents Still Unsure of Its Safety
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found 52 percent of adults worried about swine flu, up from 39 percent in August, with the sharpest jump among 18- to 29-year-olds. Only 52 percent of parents of young children planned to vaccinate them, and 22 percent were very confident the vaccine was safe.
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"Big Brother" winner Adam Jasinski arrested and charged
Big Brother season-nine winner Adam Jasinski was charged in Massachusetts federal court with possessing oxycodone with intent to distribute after trying to sell 2,000 pills to a DEA informant. He said he funded the operation with his $500,000 prize and faces up to 20 years.
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What is vampire energy?
Energysavers.gov defines “vampire” energy as the power drawn by appliances left plugged in but switched off, and points to tools and campaigns — CFLs, Energy Star labels, home advisor tools, workplace guides — for cutting energy use at home and at work.
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E-mail from Vice President Joe Biden
A fundraising email sent under Vice President Joe Biden's name for Organizing for America, asking supporters to donate as insurance industry lobbying against the health reform bill intensifies.
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University of Toronto-Vitamin D Seminar (press release)
An announcement of a GrassrootsHealth vitamin D seminar with a November 2, 2009 reception, covering breast cancer, infectious disease, safety and mechanisms of action, and urging readers to sign up quickly because space is limited.
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Meatpackers Agree on Amazon Deforestation Moratorium
Brazil's three largest meat processors, JBS, Bertin and Marfrig, agreed to stop buying cattle raised on recently cleared rainforest land. The deal followed a Greenpeace report linking Nike, Timberland and other brands to Amazon deforestation.
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Virginia player wins $200 million lottery jackpot
One ticket sold in Shenandoah, Virginia won the $200 million Mega Millions jackpot in the October 16 drawing, with no details released about the winner. A Chicago player matched five of five numbers for $250,000. Jackpot odds are 1 in 175,711,536.
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Young boy overdosed with cancer-causing CT scan*
The New York Times reported that a technologist at a California hospital activated a CT scanner 151 times on the same spot of a two-and-a-half-year-old boy's head, running more than an hour where two or three minutes is normal. The family has hired a lawyer to sue.
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Was Drug Advertising Really Better Before Direct-to-Consumer?
Martha Rosenberg revisits 1970 Journal of the American Medical Association ads for Triavil and Valium that mocked middle-aged women as anxious floozies and office grouches, arguing drug advertising aimed at doctors pathologized ordinary behaviour.
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How to Use Proxy to Change Your Country and Bypass Internet Restrictions
A guide to getting around geographic restrictions on web services, covering open proxy servers, the FoxyProxy Firefox plugin, and VPN options including FreeVPN, Feeedur, HotSpotShield and UltraVPN.
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Children Exposed to Dogfighting at Chicago Day Care Center
Three men were arrested when deputies raided a dogfighting operation run at a day care center in suburban Maywood; one charge was upgraded to felony dogfighting after video of an animal being burned to death turned up on a phone. Neighbors heard the fights.
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Anti-GMO organization needs your help
A fundraising appeal from an anti-GMO institute, announcing a donor's offer to match $10,000 in contributions processed by October 31 and quoting messages left by recent donors.
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How can I protect my computer from online threats?
A consumer guide to online threats for home broadband users, defining spyware, viruses, Trojans and worms and pointing to OnGuardOnline.gov for protection tips, plus US-CERT instructions for scanning and removing the Conficker/Downadup worm.
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