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Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory were able to make extremely accurate forecasts about the spread of dengue fever in Brazil and flu in the U.S., Japan, Poland and Thailand by examining three years worth of Wikipedia search data. They also came up with moderately successful predictions of tuberculosis outbreaks in Thailand and China, and of dengue fevers spread in Thailand.

However, their efforts to anticipate cases of cholera, Ebola, HIV and plague by extrapolating from search data left much to be desired, according to a report published Thursday in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. But the researchers believe their general approach could still work if they use more sophisticated statistics and a more inclusive data set.

Accurate data on the spread of infectious diseases can be culled from a variety of sources. Government agencies typically get it from patient interviews and laboratory test results. Other data sources include calls to 911 lines, emergency room admissions and absences from work or school.

The problem with these methods is that they can be time-consuming and costly. By the time the numbers are crunched, an outbreak may be in full swing.

If you want to stop an outbreak before it startsand if you want to save lives and money, you certainly dowhat you need is a forecast that is both accurate and timely. And so the Los Alamos researchers turned to the treasure trove that is Wikipedia.

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Ferguson Shooting: First Interviews of Dorian Johnson - Evidence of Extreme Coaching
Sorry for the low volume. August 12, 2014 - MSNBC #39;s "Politics Nation" with Al Sharpton - There #39;s a big rat here and I suspect it is attorney Ben Crump. IMO in this interview with Al Sharpton,...

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MSNBC Dr Jason Johnson on GOP Discussion of a Possible 2nd Government Shutdown 11/17/14
On MSNBC Politics Nation with Al Sharpton, Hiram College professor Jason Johnson and Joan Walsh of Salon.com discuss the prospect of a new government shutdown over President Barack Obama #39;s ...

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Heres todays quiz: When I say Al Sharpton, what other name immediately comes to mind?

A. Bill de Blasio.

B. Barack Obama.

C. Tawana Brawley.

Tick-tock, times up. The correct answer is all of the above, which explains much of the current racial trouble in New York and America.

Sharpton, left to his own antics, is a public nuisance. It is a free country and he is entitled to his prejudices and polarizing activism. Sometimes he happens to be right and his megaphone occasionally brings attention to deserving cases that otherwise get none. America is big enough and strong enough to have space for people like him.

On the other hand, his personal conduct is often reprehensible, with his behavior in the Brawley hoax Exhibit A. And its not as if hes cleaned up his act.

He remains a cop hater to the core, a race man who cannot see past skin color and whose business model is based on using a charge of racism as a negotiating tactic. The corporations buying his silence with their contributions ought to be boycotted.

Hes also a tax scofflaw who refuses to pay his fair share, thus ripping off fellow citizens, black and white.

As The New York Times reported Tuesday, he faces $4.5 million in state and federal tax liens, both personally and through companies he controls. The amounts owed are growing and his shady use of a nonprofit to enrich himself would make him politically toxic if he were anyone else.

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Al Sharptons March Madness

Published November 19, 2014

FILE: August 23, 2014: The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a rally in the Staten Island borough of New York, N.Y.(REUTERS)

The Rev. Al Sharpton has made a remarkable rise to national prominence, from community organizer to President Obamas consultant, amid a long and lesser-known history of debt and tax obligations totaling millions of dollars.

Sharpton and his for-profit businesses owe more than $4.5 million in state and federal tax liens, according to The New York Times.

And his influential nonprofit group, National Action Network, the Times said, appears to be in a similar situation, saddled with years of unpaid travel and hotel expenses while apparently staying afloat by not paying federal payroll taxes for employees.

The newspaper also suggested that Sharpton is not paying enough or fast enough to reduce his obligation to the state of New York, a situation he sharply refuted Tuesday.

The 60-year-old civil rights leader told FoxNews.com that he has an agreement with the government to repay his personal and business-related taxes and that his payments are on time.

We have a signed agreement, he said. And what is in the agreement has been kept. Weve been up to date. This is the most bogus story in the world.

He also made clear that the roughly $1 million raised at New York event to celebrate his 60th birthday, on which The Times reported, will go toward repaying his debts.

Sharpton also argued that his work ethic and determination are above reproach but acknowledged his shortcomings as an administrator.

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