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Yosemite's "moonbow" - a waterfall rainbow that captures the light of the moon. New fears have been raised that thousands of visitors to the iconic park have been exposed to a deadly virus.

SOME 10,000 visitors to California's Yosemite National Park could have been exposed to a deadly virus that kills one in three victims and cannot be treated

So far, six cases of the rare hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) have been confirmed - two of whom have died - while a "multiple" number of other suspected cases of the rodent-borne disease are being investigated.

Yosemite authorities closed down the "Signature Tent Cabins" earlier this week at Curry Village, a popular lodging area in Yosemite Valley, the tourist centre of the scenic park visited by millions of people every year.

The National Park Service has written to some 2900 people who booked stays in the Boystown area tent lodgings between June 10 and August 24, alerting them to keep an eye out for symptoms of HPS.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated the number of people who actually stayed in the tent cabins - those who booked plus their guests - at 10,000.

"On August 24, 2012, the tents were disinfected and visitors were relocated. People who stayed in the tents between June 10 and August 24 may be at risk of developing HPS in the next six weeks," a spokesperson said in a statement.

The incubation period for HPS is typically two to four weeks after exposure, with a range of a few days up to six weeks.

Symptoms include fever, chills, myalgias, cough, headaches and gastrointestinal ailments.

"The disease often progresses rapidly to respiratory distress, requiring supplemental oxygen and/or intubation, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema and shock," the CDC said.

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Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice Fresh from its $1 billion court defeat, South Korea's Samsung says Apple is resorting to litigation over market competition in an effort to limit consumer choice. Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States. German drug firm makes 1st apology for thalidomide German drug firm makes 1st apology for thalidomide The German manufacturer of anti-morning sickness drug thalidomide has for the first time apologized to people who were born with congenital birth defects as a result of its use. The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday - 50 years after pulling the drug off the market. Bernanke: With unemployment high, Fed can do more Bernanke: With unemployment high, Fed can do more Chairman Ben Bernanke says high U.S. unemployment is a "grave concern" and that the Federal Reserve will provide more help if the economy doesn't improve. Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to help the still-struggling U.S. economy. What's next for markets? 3 experts weigh in What's next for markets? 3 experts weigh in The dull days are almost over. The dull days are almost over. What's for breakfast? Mountain Dew drinks What's for breakfast? Mountain Dew drinks Rise and shine. It's time for breakfast soda. Rise and shine. It's time for breakfast soda. Stocks higher, but volatile, after Bernanke speaks Stocks higher, but volatile, after Bernanke speaks U.S. futures are heading higher before Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke takes the stage in Jackson Hole for a central bank conference. Many investors are already pricing in expectations that the Fed will take no major... By JOSHUA FREED AP Business Writer It took a while, but investors eventually decided they liked what they heard from Ben Bernanke, and stock indexes rose enough on Friday to put them into positive territory... Gold rises after Bernanke promises action Gold rises after Bernanke promises action By The Associated Press Gold and other precious metals are closing higher, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke promised to take more action to try to prop up the economy. By The Associated Press The price of gold and other precious metals jumped Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made clear that he expects to take further action to try to boost the economy. Southern Co. expects to exceed Plant Vogtle budget Southern Co. expects to exceed Plant Vogtle budget Southern Co. forecasts it will exceed its $6.1 billion budget while building a new nuclear plant in eastern Georgia. Southern Co. said Friday that it expects to exceed its $6.1 billion construction budget by $87 million as it builds a first-of-its-kind nuclear plant in eastern Georgia. Bernanke: With unemployment high, Fed can do more Bernanke: With unemployment high, Fed can do more Chairman Ben Bernanke made clear Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to boost the economy because of high U.S. unemployment and an economic recovery that remains "far from satisfactory." Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to help the still-struggling U.S. economy. Spain's Bankia to receive immediate aid Spain's Bankia to receive immediate aid Spain's government is meeting to approve a new financial sector reform that will create a "bad bank" to contain toxic property investments and will give the central bank more powers to shut down troubled lenders. The Spanish government will immediately inject financial aid into Bankia after the troubled lender announced losses of 4.4 billion ($5.6 billion) in the first half of the year, authorities said Friday. By The Associated Press

THE GOLD RUSH: Investors piled into gold, silver and other precious metals after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled the central bank would take more action to try to prop up the economy if conditions don't improve.

INFLATION FEARS?: Any action the Fed might take could cause inflation. Many investors view gold and other precious metals as a way to protect themselves against rising prices.

THE AFTERMATH OF ISAAC: Prices for wheat, corn and soybeans rose earlier in the week, on fears that Hurricane Isaac could flood crops and slow down harvesting. By Friday, investors had already worked those worries into their trading. Prices for all three commodities fell.

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Google may be moving too slowly in building up Google Apps' enterprise social networking (ESN) features, at a time when this type of software has become a key component in workplace collaboration suites.

On Wednesday, the company took another step in its effort to tailor its Google+ consumer social networking site into one that Apps customers can use to boost collaboration among their employees.

Although moves in that direction are welcome for the Apps email and collaboration suite, Google might do well to speed up the pace, since demand for ESN software has been growing robustly, a trend expected to intensify in coming years.

"We have to think about this as the art of the possible," said Forrester Research analyst Rob Koplowitz, referring to the development of Google+'s ESN capabilities.

ESN software provides Facebook- and Twitter-like functionality adapted for workplace use, including employee profiles, activity streams, microblogging, document sharing, content rating, blogging, discussion groups and online communities.

Spending on ESN products grew almost 40 percent last year to $767.4 million, and is expected to increase at a 42 percent compound rate through 2016, when it will reach almost $4.5 billion, according to IDC.

Microsoft recently paid $1.2 billion to acquire ESN vendor Yammer, a deal intended to boost enterprise social collaboration capabilities in SharePoint, Office, Dynamics and other Microsoft products.

IBM, VMware and Cisco have added ESN components to their broader enterprise collaboration suites, while Oracle and Salesforce.com have done the same to their broader enterprise application stacks. And there is a thriving ecosystem of pure-play ESN vendors like NewsGator, Jive Software and Telligent.

Although Apps was launched in 2006, Google only started working on an ESN component last year, when it made it possible for Apps administrators to offer Google+ to their end users as part of their suite.

This week, Google threw in an initial set of IT controls to let Apps administrators set companywide default restriction settings for Google+ posts and multiparty video conferencing via the Hangouts feature. These IT controls are available to customers using the Education, Government and Business editions of Apps.

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By MANSUR MIROVALEV Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) - Investigators say police have detained a man who has confessed to killing two women in a central Russian city, and then tried to mislead investigations by scrawling a message at the murder scene demanding freedom for jailed members of the Pussy Riot band.

The man - a 38-year-old university professor named Igor Danilevsky - was detained Thursday in Kazan, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Friday. It said Danilevsky wrote "Free Pussy Riot" on a wall in the victims' blood because he wanted the deaths of the 38-year-old woman he dated and her mother, 76, to appear as if they were a "ritual killing."

The Committee said Danilevsky had convinced the woman to take out a loan to repay his debts, and promised to marry her. Police had found the knife used to stab the women to death and disfigure their faces and bodies, it said.

Three members of the band were sentenced to two years in prison earlier this month for a February "punk prayer" in Moscow's main cathedral entreating the Virgin Mary to save Russia from Vladimir Putin, who at the time was on the verge of winning a third term as Russian president.

The trial, widely seen as Kremlin-orchestrated, caused an international furor, with celebrities such as Paul McCartney urging Russian authorities to free the band.

The jailed band members' attorney had called the two women's murder "either a horrendous provocation or a psychopathic" case.

Kremlin-friendly media and the Orthodox Church clerics had seized upon the alleged link between the murder and the band to lambast the artists and their supporters, and compared them to mass murderer Charles Manson, who also used the blood of his victims to write on the walls of their houses.

Some Russian publications ran headlines claiming Pussy Riot supporters "committed" or "inspired" the double homicide. The coverage was full of the mostly negative terms used by Kremlin-friendly television networks and media in their coverage of the protesters' trial.

The Orthodox Church has called the band's stunt sacrilegious, but hundreds of artists, musicians and other intellectuals have signed petitions urging authorities to free them.

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New York,NY (PRWEB) August 30, 2012

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