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New Analysis Shows No Sign of Increased Risk to Patients Receiving Intense Therapy One week after U.S. researchers announced that pushing down blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible might be dangerous for high-risk diabetes patients, a preliminary analysis of a similar international study has found no such risk. The seemingly conflicting findings, released today, stoked the new uncertainty about the best strategy for treating type 2 diabetes, one of the most common health problems in the United States and elsewhere. "This unfortunately just makes things more confusing," said Richard Kahn of the American Diabetes Association. "I think...

(IsraelNN.com) American-Israeli relations expert Yoram Ettinger, a former Congressional liaison in Israel's Washington embassy, says the Palestinian Authority has always taken a pro-terror slant - in opposition to U.S. policy and interests. In the latest edition of his "From the Jerusalem Cloakroom" newsletter, Ettinger continues what sometimes appears to be a one-man crusade against the creation of a Palestinian state. His latest theme is that the PA openly supports Moslem terrorism and incitement, in opposition to US policy and interests. The newsletter has dealt with the issue of a Palestinian state of late, in anticipation of the Middle East conference...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2007 – Military members with a desire to mentor and shape young minds now may not have to face the anxiety of an uncertain future when retiring or separating from the military. In a new twist on Troops to Teachers, a program that has long been producing teachers out of the ranks of the military, qualified servicemembers can now be hired in advance to work as teachers in certain school districts. The Hire in Advance Program, which has launched in Las Vegas, Denver, and Newark, N.J., guarantees teaching jobs for eligible military up to three years...

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip - Israeli ground troops, tanks and armored vehicles advanced on two northern Gaza towns Wednesday in pursuit of Palestinian rocket squads, besieging a well-known Hamas lawmaker's house and engaging militants in ferocious clashes, Palestinian officials said. Militants, undeterred by Israel's military might, pressed ahead with their rocket attacks on southern Israel. A 22-year-old Palestinian affiliated with the military wing of the ruling Hamas party was shot and killed while launching a projectile, the group said. Earlier in the day, a rocket hit an Israeli school just before pupils arrived. The surge in violence coincided with a...

Israel tanks seen in Gaza advance Israeli tanks have been massing close to Gaza for days A small force of Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles has reportedly moved into northern Gaza, near a former Jewish settlement. News agencies and Palestinian witnesses reported the movement after a second rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon but it was not confirmed by the army. The rocket from the Gaza Strip landed harmlessly in a green space though some people were treated for shock. Israel has been raiding Gaza since the capture of a soldier on 25 June. Before Tuesday, Ashkelon was thought...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc. today announced that both companies have developed an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) device with the highest efficiency in the world in our new blue phosphorescence OLED material. The new OLED material, which can be produced by a lower-cost, wet-coating process, is expected to open the way to the development of a new class of large flat-panel displays. Unlike LCD screens, OLED devices emit light when an electric current is applied and do not require a backlight to function. They consume less power, have a wider viewing angle...

WASHINGTON — A fuel cell developer is claiming twice the power density of lithium batteries in a new methanol fuel cell for mobile gear. UltraCell Corp. (Livermore, Calif.) said Tuesday (Aug. 23) its reformed methanol fuel cell scheme uses "micro reformer" technology developed under a military contract to generate hydrogen from a highly concentrated methanol solution used in fuel cells. UltraCell said its portable power system achieves the power density of a hydrogen fuel cell while using cheap methanol fuel. The unit weighs 40 ounces, the company said. The micro reformer technology was developed under a U.S. Army contract. An...

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BAGHDAD — U.S. Army doctors are trying to repair the damage done to Iraqi medicine during the reign of Saddam Hussein when, as one doctor put it, “medicine stopped.” The soldier/physicians held a three-day clinic this week on emergency obstetrics, and there is hope that such professional development classes will become regular events and cover a wide range of topics. “Our doctors are very interested in these courses,” said Dr. Hassan Baker, general director for the ministry of health. “We’ll do as much as we can,” said Dr. (Lt. Col.) Mark Harris, division surgeon for the 1st Armored Division. “I...

<p>The California Assembly on Monday approved legislation that would allow legal and illegal immigrants from Mexico to obtain city and county services by displaying an identification card issued by the Mexican Consulate.</p> <p>The bill, AB 522, would enable such cards to be used for acquiring marriage or business licenses, for example, or for borrowing library books or securing senior citizen discounts on public transportation.</p>

Kurd advance closes on Mosul and Kirkuk Michael Howard in Harir, northern Iraq Thursday April 10, 2003 The Guardian Coalition forces moved to within 10 miles of Mosul yesterday amid signs that the Iraqi northern frontlines were starting to crumble and that the US was preparing a ground offensive. Peshmerga troops of the Kurdistan Democratic party, fighting alongside US special forces, took a strategic ridge on Maqloub mountain early yesterday. The assault followed air strikes, and there appears to have been little resistance US armour also appeared in the north, the tanks and fighting vehicles having been flown in. Maqloub,...

American advance slowed by surrender of Iraqis By Chris Tomlinson, near Karbala, Iraq 31 March 2003 US soldiers south of Baghdad advanced 10 miles through the Iraqi desert yesterday, having their first face-to-face meeting with civilians and detaining dozens of prisoners. The 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 3rd Infantry Division moved forward in the vicinity of Karbala, 50 miles south-west of Baghdad. One battalion, conducting a sweep on the US troops eastern flank, near the Euphrates river was slowed by the surrender of dozens of Iraqi soldiers. The men of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment advanced with...

US and British forces advance in conflict 'unlike any in history' By Donald Macintyre at US central command, Qatar, Andy McSmith and John Lichfield 23 March 2003 As the coalition juggernaut continued to roll powerfully forward yesterday, the second Gulf War was developing into two quite separate wars. US and British Marines and armoured forces claimed victories over Iraqi regular troops in one-sided battles west of Basra and on the River Euphrates, opening the route to Baghdad and taking thousands of prisoners. But a clear pattern was also emerging of a second, less conventional conflict in which diehard supporters of...

f> Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has agreed to sell his memoirs to a New York-based publisher for a seven-figure advance, according to publishing industry sources. The deal between the 54-year-old justice and HarperCollins, which is owned by conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch, appears to be the most lucrative ever for a sitting member of the modern Supreme Court. Patty Kelly, a spokeswoman for HarperCollins, said Thomas's book would "trace his life from his upbringing through his confirmation to the court" in 1991 -- including the battle over sexual harassment charges by a former aide, Anita Hill, about which she...