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Bat Virus Offers Insight Into Deadly Nipah, Hendra

The newly discovered Cedar virus, with 90 percent of its genes identical to those of Hendra and Nipah viruses, failed to cause any disease when researchers injected it into animals, suggesting an avenue for identifying the deadly genes at the heart of Hendra and Nipah.
Wheat prices to double in 2012

US Weather Woes Crimp Wheat Supply In Europe: Analyst Insight

The wheat production downgrade, made after corn and soybean prices reached fresh, all-time highs, is a blow for global wheat suppliers, especially those in Canada and the Black Sea, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Barclays PLC said on Monday.
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Heath Ledger May Have Drawn Inspiration From An Unlikely Source For His Portrayal As The Joker in 'The Dark Knight'

Heath Ledger won an Academy Award for his portrayal of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” While his award was posthumous, his impact on the realm of cinema and villainy lives on. An actor, in preparation for the role, often will look at various material to assimilate and channel as a performer. It would seem, according to Kotaku, that Heath Ledger channeled a little bit of Tom Waits.

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