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Particle beams are once again circulating in the world's most powerful particle accelerator, CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). A clockwise circulating beam was established at 9pm GMT this evening (20th Nov). This is an important milestone on the road towards first physics at the LHC, expected in 2010.  

Congresswoman Diana DeGette is "pleased" with the abortion provision included in the Senate's version of health reform legislation. Having first said she would not vote for health reform that contains an anti-abortion amendment — following inclusion of the Stupak-Pits amendment earlier this month in the House version of health reform legislation — DeGette said yesterday that the Senate compromise is a "reasonable, common ground approach on abortion provisions." "By adopting a common-sense abortion pro

reasonable, common ground approach on abortion provisions.   -Diana DeGette

 

You'll find turkey recipes galore and some inspiring new takes on pimiento cheese and green beans, as well as a few desserts that will be the perfect sweet ending to your holiday meal. Cook, eat and be merry. Chef Ben Barker cast off the shackles of his family's holiday menu after he went home with his future wife, Karen, for her family's Thanksgiving feast.  

The move drew immediate condemnation by Keith Mason, the national co-founder of PersonhoodUSA, who said Hansen, Nevada Families, the Independent American Party and Nevada Life were siding with known abortion rights groups Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union, which have filed a lawsuit challenging the Personhood petition. "I wouldn't want my name next to Planned Parenthood and the ACLU," said Mason, co-founder of PersonhoodUSA, a Christian-based group trying to put amendments and law

I wouldn't want my name next to Planned Parenthood and the ACLU   -Keith Mason

 

Birth control designed to prevent a pregnancy before one occurs would not be prohibited, he said. "It is really very simple," said Vancura, who described himself as a scientist with a doctorate in physics. "Our amendment is about life and the right to life. Forms of birth control that do not cause an abortion would not be prohibited. With an abortion, someone dies."  

If the lawsuit is successful, the petition still could be allowed on the November ballot if the language was modified to meet a judge's requirements. Richard Ziser, the conservative Las Vegas activist who announced the Personhood petition drive on Oct. 21, said it is clear from litigation that the ACLU and Planned Parenthood understand the petition's objectives. "It is to protect the life of the unborn," he said.

It is to protect the life of the unborn   -Richard Ziser

 

Coach Tommy Stewart has finalized his Fayetteville FireAntz roster of 18 players for Thursday night's Southern Professional Hockey League opener. Stewart kept Sean Cryer, who played in 42 games last season, over Adam Spinarsky as the team's sixth defenseman. The goaltenders behind them will be Guy St. Vincent and Bryan Bridges.  

Aeroflex has announced that China Mobile Communications Company (CMCC) and Motorola are using Aeroflex's highly successful TM500 LTE test mobile at International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) Telecom World 2009 as part of China Mobile's TD-LTE booth demonstrations. Aeroflex's TM500 will be on display at the CMCC booth #4221 in Hall 4 from October 5-9, 2009. The TM500 LTE test mobile includes Category 4 throughput capabilities up to 150 Mb per second.  

The world's biggest milk dryer has been fired up at Fonterra's Edendale dairy factory in Southland, creating about 31 new production jobs. The new dryer, the fourth on the site near Invercargill, can dry 100 litres of milk to create 10kg of whole milkpowder each second, spewing out 30 tonnes an hour. It will produce about 135,000 tonnes of powder in a season.