7.1 earthquake strikes Japan. tsunami issued notice - CNN International

Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of JapanNEW: The JMA cancels all notice of tsunami Kyodo said no immediate anomalies have been reported near nuclear plantsThe earthquake struck Sunday morningTremors are felt as far as Tokyo

(CNN) - a major earthquake struck off the coast of the northeastern coast of the Sunday Japan, prompting tsunami view cancelled later, said the Meteorological Agency (JMA) Japan.

Small tsunamis were observed along the coast, measuring between 10 and 20 centimetres, said the JMA.

There was no immediate report of injuries or damage, the Japanese news agency Kyodo.

U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake at 10: 57 a.m. at the epicenter, about 130 km from Sendai.

The earthquake has more than 20 miles and had a magnitude of 7.0, the USGS said.

The JMA measured the magnitude of the earthquake to 7.1.

Tsunami advisories have been issued - and then cancelled - for the coastal regions of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima. The domains were among the hardest hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami of this year.

Officials in Ofunato, a city of Iwate, advised residents to evacuate.

The JMA, immediately after the earthquake, prediction of that the height of the tsunami could reach half a metre (20 inches).

No immediate anomalies have been reported in the vicinity of nuclear facilities, according to Kyodo.

Three reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant failures suffered after the March 11 earthquake and the tsunami that devastated the North of the Japan. The tsunami overwhelmed the plant and eliminated cooling systems which prevented three reactors operation of overheating, leading to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

Sunday earthquake tremors are felt as far as Tokyo.

"It's just a continuous replicas of this devastating 9.0," said Dale Grant, a Geophysicist with the USGS, referring to the shock of March. "These kinds of aftershocks are likely to occur for some time."Yoko Wakatsuki of CNN have contributed to this report.

William and Catherine are set to visit with young artists on Skid Row - CNN International

William and Catherine are set to visit with young artists on Skid RowThey will also meet military veteransPrince William and his team win a British matchAspiring polo players mingle with the royal couple

Los Angeles (CNN) - Prince William Britain and his wife, Catherine, will begin their last day in Los Angeles on Sunday with a visit to Skid Row the city, where they will see a program of art for children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

Later, the royal couple will mingle with veterans gathered at the Sony Studios for a job fair. William and Catherine's last public event "aims to strengthen" the links between the British and American military, according to a press release.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge trade and charity combined work during their three days in Southern California after a visit to the Canada.

Weekend events included participation in a contest of polo of the prince of Carpinteria, California, on Saturday afternoon.

Prince William and his team won the match after he scored four goals in the final. His reward? A sterling silver and gold, with a kiss from his wife award.

Proceeds from the match go to a Foundation supported by the prince and his brother to help disadvantaged youth, sustainable development and the military families.

The royal couple made a stay busy, which included a meeting with thespians and the Hollywood elite at an event by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on Saturday night.

Beverly Hills is home to the famous, the visit by the married couple recently caused a major stir.

Spago, Wolfgang Puck restaurant offers a British menu during the term, including the dishes served during the royal wedding festivities. The restaurant in Beverly Hills added Yorkshire pudding on the menu for the weekend.

Not to be outdone, aggressive famous paparazzi of the city attempted to continue the youth married in a private home, part of the British general consul Hollywood.

Neighbours surrounding the residence, where the royals has also spend the night, gave permission to the police to arrest photographers taken on private property.CNN Alan Duke and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.

Atlantis closes in on the International Space Station - CBS News

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Providing more than five tons of supplies and equipment, the space shuttle Atlantis closed on Sunday International Space Station at the beginning, the course for the 37th shuttle program and final berth for the Assembly of the laboratory began in 1998.

To 6 p.m. et, one of the four general-purpose computers Atlantis - GPC-3 - inadvertently closed himself in a process of "Awakening" and flight controllers told the crew to go ahead without it. As it turns, GPC - 3 experienced a similar judgment during a flight in 2008.

"It turns out that we have seen something like that quite recently on (shuttle mission) STS-122," astronaut Steve Robinson by radio to Mission control. "" "". I don't know what you want to do the common factors, but it was the orbiter, the same CPM and the same MS-2. "He was referring to the mission specialist No. 2, Rex Walheim, one of the four current crew members Atlantis.

"Yeah, Rex told me the story," Commander Christopher Ferguson replied.

Crew of the shuttle boats for damage verification
CBS Place space: The latest news on the shuttle mission

Commentator Rob Navias mission NASA's control, said that the loss of a general-purpose computer would have no impact on rendezvous and docking.

"GPC - 3A said himself to disable itself, at the bottom, at the time wherever we go in what is called an expansion set for the appointment," he said. "This is when all the computers are grandis... in support of the appointment activity." The screen to switch the GPC runs under thought he went into a rest stop and closes. It will not be delivered in all of the PDC until after dock of the International Space Station and will probably not be recovered until Monday morning. »

The Terminal phase of the two-day visit was to begin at 8: 29 am EDT with a rocket shooting to begin final eight nautical miles from the laboratory of the closing complex.

Approaching from behind and below, Ferguson plans to stop briefly about 600 feet directly in the space station, Atlantis guiding with a manoeuvre of back flip computer to expose the heat shield tiles on the underside of the orbiter camera on the station. The crew of laboratory, with 1 000 mm, 800 mm and 400 mm telephoto lenses, will be the thermal shield in exquisite detail of the photo, then digital images to, team NASA to assessment of damage to the Johnson Space Center in Houston in downlink.

The spectacular field of manoeuvre or RPM, is a standard procedure post-Columbia to help analysts to ensure that the shuttle's thermal shield came through launch in good shape and is up to the rigours of the re-entry. The RPM imagery is combined with the photograph of ascension and radar data, with readings of sensors of the impact and results of the analyses the laser nose Atlantis and advanced wings that were collected Saturday to provide a detailed assessment of heat shield before Atlantis is disabled for the entry.

With the full RPM, Ferguson will guide Endeavour until a point approximately 300 feet directly opposite the station with the nose cone of the shuttle to deep space and module docking port to the front of the laboratory payload bay.

"And then Commander Chris Ferguson guide Atlantis for his final approach and docking with the international space station," Shuttle Flight Director said Kwatsi Alibaruho. "Once more, with a crew reduced (four), the deployment of the crew in the cockpit will be a little different, but they were able to get a good flow and we have repeated the scenario of an appointment with the crew and we are pleased to participate in this last appointment with the International Space Station." This will be a great day, and I think that we will achieve some great images of the shuttle on its final approach. »

Pending allow Ferguson, Walheim, pilot Douglas Hurley and Sandra Magnus is on expedition 28 Commander Andre Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev, Sergei Volkov, Ronald Garan, Michael Fossum and Satoshi Furukawa.

"It is the 37th flight of the shuttle to the space station, and the first flight was in 1998 when Endeavour delivered the first element of the U.S. and it attaches to the first Russian element which had been launched," said the post of Flight Director Chris Edelen. "This is therefore we are 13 years later, the space station is now more than 900,000 books, it is great that a football field of a club across, it houses a multinational team of six are research in biology and medicine, astronomy, physics, fluid and materials science.".

He said "space station much was thrown into orbit by the space shuttle". "It is assembled by teams of spacewalks from the shuttle and its been replenished by the space shuttle over the years.". The space station literally would not have been possible without the contribution of the space shuttle. »

Photos: The final NASA shuttle launch
Photos: The rich career of Atlantis

But keeping the station provided after the retirement of the shuttle fleet will be a major challenge for NASA and its international partners. Two companies, SpaceX and Orbital Sciences, build ships without crew to support logistics U.S. shipments after a series of flight testing end of this year and early 2012.

Atlantis mission has been added to the manifest shuttle earlier this year to deliver a final supplies and equipment load as a bulwark against the problems that could delay commercial cargo vessels. The supplies and equipment delivered by Atlantis, as well as provisions delivered by cargo ships without a pilot European, Japanese and Russian, will support operations normal station by 2012.

"The main objective of the mission STS-135 is logistics, raising supplies available to the space station by 2012," said Edelen. "It is a key because that our suppliers of commercial cargo will come on line in 2012 at the beginning and in providing supplies, we need to go through all of next year which will provide a little place that these companies enter the difficult flight test phase."

After a brief security of information, the combined crews will get to the work of transfer of equipment from the shuttle to the station and using laboratory robotic arm to remove perches inspection of Atlantis heat shield of the payload bay, so it can be handed over to offshore to the Shuttle arm. The boom is moved to provide clearance additional in the payload main Atlantis, an Italian-built cargo module, is extracted from the Bay Monday and attached to the port of Earth of the Harmony module to unload forward-facing.

Prince William, heads of Catherine in California - CNN International

Couple Lancian royal, Canada tourWilliam and Catherine will start the Calgary stampedeWilliam and Catherine will end their tour in Calgary before towards the royal couple United offer later in the head in California for three days

(CNN) - Prince William and his wife, Catherine, will land in Los Angeles on Friday night for the last stage of their North American tour vortex that began in the Canada, the last week.

Governor Jerry Brown and his wife host the royal couple.

Before their departure for the United States, William and Catherine begins Calgary stampede, the Canada, where the parade of fans will be a glimpse of the royal couple at the public event.

The Government of Alberta later will host a reception for the royal couple at the Calgary Zoo.

William and Catherine will leave the Canada visit to head to Los Angeles for three days of California.

After his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport, the couple will make their way to their first event at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills Hotel.

The Conference is based on American and British capitalists and the leaders of the technology industry, the search for new investment opportunities and ways to create jobs in both countries.

The Duke and Duchess begin their Canadian tour week last in Ottawa, Ontario.Max Foster of CNN has contributed to this report.

The Court of appeal suspends the application of the policy of "don't ask", do tell - CNN International

Rallying people in support of the repeal of "don't ask, do tell" policy in Boston in December.A federal appeals, the Court stated that "don't ask, do tell" may not stay in placeThe Obama administration supports the repeal of the policyBut to oppose the administration soon repeal plannedMilitary officials suggest policy changes eliminating DADT could be completed in a few weeks

Washington (cnn) - a Wednesday the Federal Court of appeal issued an order blocking the US military to enforce its policy of "don't ask", not tell on gays and lesbians serving in the army. U.S. authorities have been moving forward with the policy of dismantling, but were opposed to what the courts require the Government to repeal officially at this time.

At issue in the complex legal fight is if "do ask, do tell" can remain in force - even in name only - whereas the legal fight over its constitutionality is be combated in the federal courts. The judges have disagreed on the question of the application for months.

The case involves the Obama administration in a position unusual support a repeal, but at the same time to file motions to the Court to prevent that going faster than expected. The military authorities suggest changes of political compliance in eliminating "do ask, do tell" could be completed in a few weeks.

In a brief order Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeal echo, saying, "the deletion process (the policy) is underway, and the balance of the armed forces are supposed to have been trained by the middle of the summer" on compliance with the new guidelines.

"The balance of the difficulties and the circumstances have changed", said the Panel of three judges, concluding that as a result, "do ask, do tell" can remain in place.

The Department of Justice can now return to the Supreme Court to try the order of execution suspended for a second time. Judges last autumn confirmed an earlier order of maintenance of the policy in place.

The Court of Appeal based in San Francisco also announced that it would hear oral arguments in the question at the end of August.

A group of rights of the homosexuals - the Log Cabin Republicans - sued on the prohibition of 18-year-old members openly gays and lesbians from serving in the armed forces us. In September, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said the unconstitutional military ban.

Since Congress adopted a law signed by President Obama to gradually eliminate "do ask, do tell", but Pentagon officials had refused to issue a timeline on when this change in policy would be completed.

It is a question of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who took over the position this month, will now face.

If the policy is fully in force, and current investigations of the gay and lesbian service members are suspended, the legal appeals could quickly become theoretical. But the Log Cabin Republicans have promised to continue the legal fight until then.

The group called the order of the Court "exciting news."

The decision "removes any uncertainty - American service members are no longer under the threat of discharge because repeal implementation process is going forward," says r. Clarke Cooper, Director Executive of the group. "As a captain in the army of reserve of the United States, I observed the reactions of my colleagues to the relocation of the Ministry of defence to the open service and can say with confidence that our troops are ready, willing and able to take this measure." Log Cabin Republicans are proud of our role in the end once and for all of the policy unconstitutional and non. »

Obama said he long wanted to repeal "don't ask, do tell" and had concluded an agreement with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, former President of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a process that included a military review of how to make the transition to openly gay and lesbian soldiers.

The three men would then certify the repeal.

Gay rights groups say the policy - even though it is to be discarded - violates due process and the rights of the first amendment to the military. In their appeals, the Log Cabin Republicans said that the policy will remain in effect during the appeal would be unacceptable and would cause "irreparable harm".

The Government presented "no evidence to support a finding that open service by gays and lesbians harmed military interests and... civilian and military leaders admitted that DADT was actually reached military interests," claimed the appeal.

He said "Retained military judgment here tips the scales against a suspension, rather than through a".

But the administration of Obama, supported by the representatives of the Pentagon argued that suspending policy and forcing the military to immediately exchange rate while the case is on appeal cause problems in time of war.

"The military should not be needed suddenly and immediately restructure an important policy which has been in place for years, particularly at a time when the nation is involved in overseas combat operations," said the Government in a prior case.

Pentagon spokesman Dave Lapan said the military "will be of course comply with the orders of the Court and immediately take steps to inform the scope of this order."

He added: "" in the meantime, implementation of the DADT repeal vote by Congress and signed last December the law by the President is proceeding smoothly, is well underway, and certification is only a few weeks away. ""

Doors last autumn raised the level to which gay and lesbian troops can be discharged under "don't ask, do tell" by ordering that it be by the Secretaries of the army, Navy and the Air Force.

In a note written to heads of all the military services, Gates said that his action was taken in direct response to the legal uncertainty surrounding the right "do ask, do tell".Charley Keyes of CNN has contributed to this report.

Marines injured in a crash of helicopter base Camp Pendleton - CNN International

Six marines were aboard the helicopter when it crashedThey have been taken to hospitals in the region to receive treatmentThe accident occurred around noon at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps baseOfficials studying the cause

(CNN) - Marine have jostled to hospitals in Southern California on Wednesday after a helicopter crash in the northern section of the Camp Pendleton, the Marine Corps base.

Three marines had treatment at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, hospital spokesman Lisa Ohmstede said.

At least, another was transported to the Mission Hospital in Orange County with serious injuries, CNN affiliate KGTV reported.

Six people were on board the helicopter, which crashed at about noon Wednesday, said a statement from the body of marine.

No further information is available on the extent of their injuries.

The helicopter was a UH - 1Y (Huey) which belonged to the third Marine aircraft wing.

Camp Pendleton Fire Department and emergency services responded immediately to the accident, which has also caused a small fire, told KGTV.

Marine officials are investigating the cause of the incident.

Tourist boat, with the Americans on board, capsized off the coast of Mexico - CNN International

Among the 44 occupants of the boat are 27 AmericansAuthorities do not know what caused the boat to capsize

(CNN) - The U.S. Coast Guard sent helicopters Monday to help the Mexican Navy in his quest for the occupants of a tourist boat that capsized off the coast of the Baja California peninsula, the Mexico.

The boat was carrying 44 people, including 27 Americans, said Felipe Naval Commander Jorge Bustos.

He said there were survivors of the incident, but did not offer further details.

Petty Officer Pamela Boehland US Coast Guard said helicopters are expected to arrive sometime Monday morning. She did not know what caused the boat to capsize, or that she did not know the specific nationalities of persons on board.

Clinton to Obama: no Flash on the debt ceiling confrontation - CNN International

Clinton: Dems not in the warfareFormer class, President Bill Clinton spoke at the ideas Festival Aspen said, that if United States default on payments, the country credit ratings will be declineClinton said that Republicans had made good licensor on defence said cutsHe eliminate tax loopholes

aspen, Colorado (cnn) - former President Bill Clinton urged the faithful Obama stay White House over its commitment to increase the ceiling of the federal debt by August 2.

"It is the equivalent of the closure of the Government policy when I was President," said Clinton. "At the White House could blink." "I hope not."

Clinton made his argument in front of a large crowd at the leftist Aspen ideas Festival in Colorado Saturday. In the United States by default its payments, the country credit ratings should decrease, Clinton said, and could increase interest rates.

Growing anti-Government forces as the Tea Party are truly affect the reform of the State of health, said Clinton. "It is incredibly good policy", he admitted, "but bad economic policy."

An economic recovery will require a private health and effective Government, said Clinton.

To prove this point, the President Barack Obama and the Democrats should immediately accept previously agreed budgetary expenditures with the Republicans that would allow the Government to continue to run for six to eight months. Then, both parties should work together to reform the serious budget, which cannot be done possibly by 2 August, he added.

Republicans have done the right thing by conceding on defence reductions and reduce subsidies for ethanol, Clinton said. Still, both parties must accept several recommendations of a bipartisan commission headed by former Republican Senator Alan Simpson and former Director of the Budget Authority Clinton Erskine Bowles. Among these proposals, tax loopholes would be eliminated and reform of health insurance.

Clinton goes a step further and suggested that corporate tax rates be reduced to 25% of the current range of 35%-23%, according to the filing. Then, with the tax loopholes eliminated, revenue could reach $ 1 trillion, as indicated in the Bowles-Simpson report.

Yet, no budget plan can be transmitted without focusing on health premiums to rise in the private sector, said Clinton. Member of Republican Paul Ryan proposal is serious, he said, but it would be wrong because it accuses the Government of the rising costs of health care.

Health insurance premiums are based the cost of premiums private-industry, Clinton said. Thus, the Ryan plan could actually increase Medicare spending. Clinton "the country cannot afford to spoil this debate," said with passion. "There are many things out there that is pure Bull."

Clinton also disabled next 2012 Republican competition, praising former Governors Utah Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney. Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is "a much better candidate that I thought", Clinton admitted. "I am nothing does it, but it was a lot of juice and it appealed to the anti-Government crowd."

However, regardless of the Republican field, Clinton believes that Obama will be re-elected in 2012. Under the direction of Obama, Wall Street has been recovered, and the automotive industry has been registered, Clinton said. Also, manufacturing jobs have increased with the United States now to build 20% of the solar battery in the world - an increase of 2%. That could go 40% by 2014, said the former President.

Obama has also delivered on national security with the assassination of Osama bin Laden and drone activity increased in terrorist countries, said Clinton. At the Canada, he offered the laudable education and health reforms, as well as reforms of loan student allow borrowers more time to repay their debts, Clinton said.

Clinton also said that Obama was very good on the rights of homosexuals - a stone of serious stumbling block to the Clinton presidency, which created the "Don't Ask, do Tell" policy.

And, at a time when European multiculturalism is apparently omitted, Obama was able to speak for the various sectors of the U.S. population, Clinton.

Officials probe "rare" massive death of birds in two States - CNN International

National Wildlife Federation scientist, explains recent mass dead birds were unusual, but not unprecedented.Thousands bird died suddenly Friday night in two separate locationsExperts suspect something panicked chaotic flying birds and possible Eve new year's Fireworks crashesIt has attracted a mass deathsScientists call the magnitude of these unusual deaths, but not unprecedented

(CNN) – some of the best experts of the nation Tuesday were seeking clues about the sudden death, the mass of the bird in two States new year's weekend.

"It is unusual because of the period on which all birds dead," says LeAnn White, national wildlife health center field investigator in Madison (Wisconsin). Centre, part of the U.S. Geological Survey, receives samples of Arkansas, where up to 5,000 Blackbirds and starlings fell from the sky miles square in less than an hour on the eve of new year's Eve, according to the Commission of game and fish Arkansas area.

The centre will focus on samples of Louisiana, where the Red-Winged Blackbird 500 starlings and bronzés were found dead in LaBarre.

A preliminary report carried out by the Commission of poultry and livestock Arkansas Monday found that birds in Beebe, Arkansas, probably as a result of massive trauma.

There were reports of intense in Beebe sounds until birds falling reports are starting to come. It is possible the sounds that birds disoriented, and they went into sudden and chaotic, flight crashed in the other and objects, said White. "You're disturbed, you're confused, you try to know where you are." "We have seen things like this before when it is dense fog and they run in towers and electric lines," she says.

Other bird experts agree it's a plausible explanation. But the sudden death are quite unusual. "It's a freak, event type," said Greg Butcher, Director of the conservation of birds of the National Audubon Society. "You just see this kind of massive death very often at all."

In this time of year, Blackbirds are in huge deposits, particularly in South-East of the United States, he said. They are generally not fly at night.

"In the course of a year, half the birds are around die - even under the best circumstances." The bird life is short and sharp. "But it happens just generally out of sight of people," said Boucher.

It is possible that the loud noise that triggered the incident was fireworks on the eve of the day of the year, although officials said the investigation is underway.

"If it was all the other days of the week," said Butcher, it could suspected of people behind death. "" "" There are many voluntary murders. ... People really don't like these large deposits. But I see someone who is on the eve of the day of the year.

Doug Inkley, senior researcher with the National Wildlife Federation said his "first suspicion is that they were frightened and went into a mass panic."

"I would call this unusual event," he said, "but without previous step.

Keith Stephens, a spokesman for the Arkansas Game and fish Commission said bird shown signs of trauma in breast tissue, with the formation of blood clots in the cavity and a lot of internal bleeding. All major organs were normal.

Karen Rowe, an ornithologist from the commission, said that these incidents can be caused by a lightning and hail high-altitude. A strong storm system crossed State earlier in the day Friday.

CNN experts speak with saw nothing surprising in that there is a similar report from the bird died in Louisiana. "This is one of these coincidences," says White, adding, I'm really interested see if there is anything that can potentially be linked. I asked it y weather conditions. It is sometimes hail high-altitude. But, she says, until now officials were unaware of "any strange weather" in the region.

Butcher with the National Audubon Society, said that there may be reports more dead birds found throughout the country. "As soon as one of these things hitting the waves, people are just more sensitive to see around dead birds."

In the meantime, Arkansas officials are investigating the estimated 100,000 fish death in the Northwest of the State, but suspect disease was to blame, a State spokesman said Sunday.

FairSearch.org coalition grows, U.S. travel and new international members (travel Daily News)

Foundem level [...] com, Microsoft, ZUJI, join coalitionFairSearch.org coalition grows, travel and new U.S. International members
FairSearch.org coalition has added several new trips members United States, United Kingdom, technology and online France and Asia-Pacific. FairSearch.org launched in October to support competition, transparency and innovation in online research. Coalition urges the Department of justice in the United States to challenge the proposed acquisition of ITA Software, the flight search technology which powers many popular travel sites Google web site.

New FairSearch.org members Foundem United Kingdom offers prices for travel and other products and services; comparison-based vertical search engine Com, level a (http://www.levelfrance.com/); Paris based French online travel association... Microsoft based in Redmond, wash., which operates a decision engine Bing and uses ITA Software to power its flight; search tool and ZUJI, based in Singapore which operates in the countries of the Asia-Pacific, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan Australia Korea New Zealand travel agency online and the India.

Members have announced join FairSearch.org members Expedia and Expedia.com brands, TripAdvisor, Hotwire Farelogix Inc. KAYAK and SideStep brand. Sabre Holdings and Travelocity brand. Travelocity has ZUJI. This announcement and new international members signal the growing concern worldwide on the largest threat Google-ITA coalition presents many travel consumer.

"Competition in the search for travel online in the last decade has not only created more choice and innovation for travellers, but also trained the lowest prices worldwide for consumers," said Roshan Mendis, President of ZUJI. "We are that less competition flying the United States research will result in less innovation in search of travel in the world, and most importantly still, less than pressure on suppliers of travel services to offer lower prices to consumers regardless of where they are."

ITA Software acquisition would Google control which feeds the majority of nearest rivals in travel research and could allow Google software manipulate and dominate the market for airline travel. The end result would be the increase in prices for travel, less choice for consumers and business travel and less innovation in the search for travel online.

"Level... com is committed to protecting customers online and to respect the ethics of a fair market, travel choices" said Frederic Vanhoutte, President. "Our Members welcome the competition and the evolution of the market. But allowing a dominant undertaking to concentrate the power in flight online search in his hand will reduce transparency and innovation stall, and that will lead to higher consumer prices. »

ITA provides the technology behind 65 per cent of all flight research online to the company air sites United States, and its software research flight authority six of the major airlines air ten in the United States. Most famous u.s. customers include American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Hotwire, KAYAK, Orbitz, Southwest Airlines, TripAdvisor, ITA United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Today, Google is responsible for more than 30% of the traffic travel online sites, engine search offering more than any other search engine, average main Internet users navigate to U.S. industries online, according to Experian Hitwise visitors. Google also is the dominant research online order for more than 70 percent of U.S. searches according to Experian Hitwise provider.

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Use of vaccination against cholera in Haiti is now displayed as viable (International Herald Tribune)

So far, cholera vaccine has been little used in Haiti, where the disease has killed more than 2,000 people and spreads yet. However, major obstacles remain, including shortages, problems of transportation and the need to administer the vaccine several times so that it can be effective.

But the Pan American Health Organization, which represents the W.H.O. in the Western Hemisphere, learned recently that there may be one to two million doses of vaccine in the world, not only the 200,000 initially thought, Dr. Jon k. Andrus, the Pan American Deputy Director of the Organization, said Friday. "We recognize that it is time to rethink our position," he said. "We want miss an opportunity."

His organization held an expert meeting in Washington Friday next to consider buying these doses and move them to Haiti.

Even if the group is committed to move forward, no there is no quick fix. Most doses are in bulk, and it may take up to two months for loans, said Mr. Andrus. In addition, vaccines have not been tested by the W.H.O.

Also Friday, Dr. Paul Farmer, who is well known for the fight against AIDS in Haiti, has approved the widest use of vaccine he called for the establishment of stocks of emergency million doses keep cholera spread to other countries.

It has approved measures such as the central mountains of Haiti people too ill to achieve the use of antibiotics clinical, even research where moderate and rebuild networks in water and sanitation ruined by the earthquake of January.

Other experts of cholera, including a different team from Harvard Medical School, where Dr. Farmer teaches, also called for the millions of doses of stop outbreaks, as is now done with measles and influenza drug Tamiflu vaccine storage.

There are only two brands of cholera vaccine in the world: Dukoral, Sweden, which is approved by W.H.O. and costs $ 40 by dose and Shanchol, presented last year by Shantha Biotechnics India 6 $ one dose.

Well that are not approved by the World Health Organization, Shanchol was created at the international Institute for vaccines in Seoul, South Korea pursuant to a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and designed to meet W.H.O..

Cholera is widespread in India Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and is estimated at more than 100 000 people per year in the region to kill. Genetic tests have shown that the outbreak of Haiti is a strain of the region.

Until very recently, cholera vaccines have been little used. Injectable old protected less than half of those who gave them and protection decreased after a few months. New vaccines are oral, making it easier to give, but they need two doses at least a week apart in adults and three children and start protecting a week later.

A spokesman for doctors without borders, fighting cholera in Haiti, said that he had no position on vaccines yet because they were not available and necessary too long to work.

Creation of a world reserve against future outbreaks is "a separate issue" response to Haiti, where doctors will complete just to die rehydrated people, Mr. Andrus said.

A building would be very expensive, but it pointed out that donors such as United States and Canada, foundations and philanthropic groups raised billions of dollars for vaccines against polio and other diseases. They could contribute to build a pool of cholera now that better vaccines are deployed, he said.