The Protest vote: For the past many elections, both Federal and Provincial, I've loathed entering the voting booth. I have no one to vote for. The two entrenched parties are old, slow, and only partially represent my views. The candidates are often no more than party hacks or useless vassals. So many times, I would …
New Scientist says Travel Bans don’t work for flu
An interesting article today from New Scientist on why Travel Bans don't work to prevent the spread of a pandemic. "There is no real sense in applying strict travel restrictions especially at this stage. It's not going to help," says Alessandro Vespignani, a computer scientist at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, whose team is …
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Source of Swine Flu might be found.
And it is a familiar refrain. In this story detailing what looks to be the first cases of swine flu hitting a village named La Gloria in Veracruz, Mexico the possible source, a large production pork factory. A La Gloria resident who spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity yesterday described how illness swept …