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A woman’s cancer is cured by a vaccine. Read more here.

Teflon cures a rare disease which causes gagging pain. Read more here.

New research suggests that regular physical exericise could also be good for the brain. Read more here.

Most of us harbour dreams of retiring in palatial comfort by the sea, but few take the concept as literally as Naval Architect Giancarlo Zema whose vision of coastal living involves taking up residence on a sheer cliff face. The Neptus 60 Cliff Habitat is designed to create a cliff side living environment in harmony with nature both above and below the surface. Read more…

This morning around 5:30-6:00am a breach occurred in the reservoir of Taum Sauk Lake Hydroelectric Plant causing flooding in the area and along the Black River in Reynolds County. Our semo.net Internet family includes many users, friends and relatives in the affected area and would like to supply the following links to help everyone stay updated on the situation.

Fox News

MSNBC

Channel 5 St. Louis

NASA is making plans to privatize cargo flights to it’s space station. NASA is planning to spend 500 million dollars to fund the initial steps of this program. Read more here.

Scientists have decoded the DNA of the first dog, a boxer named Tasha. Scientists hope this will help explain why both humans and dogs suffer from such diseases as cancer and heart disease. Read more here.

Could gold be used to help relieve Arthritis sufferers? A procedure where gold pellets are injected into muscle tissue was recently applied on a Lion in Rome. Read more here.

A possibly new species of large Carnivore was spotted in Borneo. Read more here.

Here are some things of interest in entertainment news.

Peter Jackson’s King Kong premiered in New York this week.

For those X-men fans out there, check out the new trailer for X3.

The first Narnia film has also premiered this week in the UK.