Apollomania is sweeping the nation! 

Well, not quite mania, perhaps just Apollostalgia.  That's defined as showing an interest in the Apollo program history, while lacking the will to actually recommit to exploring space. 

As we look at the 40th anniversary of humankind's first setting foot on a celestial body other than the Earth, I will state clearly that Apollo 12 was the peak of the Apollo program.

Now, it's true Apollo 11 is when humans first set foot on the moon.  It's Apollo 11's anniversary, it's getting the lion's share of the attention right now. 

But I maintain Apollo 12, launched a scant 4 months later, was the most important moon landing in all of history.  Let's review:

New genetic research in BMC Evolutionary Biology found telltale mutations in modern-day Indian populations that are exclusively shared by Aborigines.  The new study indicates that Australian Aborigines initially arrived via south Asia.

Dr Raghavendra Rao worked with a team of researchers from the Anthropological Survey of India to sequence 966 complete mitochondrial DNA genomes from Indian 'relic populations'. He said, "Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother and so allows us to accurately trace ancestry. We found certain mutations in the DNA sequences of the Indian tribes we sampled that are specific to Australian Aborigines. This shared ancestry suggests that the Aborigine population migrated to Australia via the so-called 'Southern Route'."

Plant fossils from the Okanagan highlands, an area centred in the Interior of British Columbia, provide important clues to an ancient climate.

HAIFA, Israel, July 21 --

- Chip PC New, Expandable Windows Embedded Standard 2009(R) Platform Features
Active-Directory-Based Management and Tight Security

HAIFA, Israel, July 21 --

KIRKLAND, Washington, July 21 --

- Now live in 6 countries. Rest of Europe live by early 2010.

MUMBAI, India, July 21 --

- Wholesale 10 Gigabit Ethernet Now Available in 25 Cities and 11 Countries

Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications, today
announced the launch of a new 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE) service to help
service providers meet growing market demands for high-speed, secure and
cost-effective bandwidth.

CHENNAI, India, July 21 -- Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading content
and knowledge services company, has launched its GoGreen series of thought
leadership initiatives with a report on the Solar Photovoltaic Cells (SPVC)
Market - A Market IP Perspective. Sivadas, CEO of Scope says As part of our
social corporate responsibility thrust, we felt that we should contribute in our
own way for the green energy initiative. Being a leading patent research and
business analytics provider, what better way than to provide valuable insights
on green energy to our global audience.

POOLE, England, July 20 -- BT Office is currently offering a 10% discount on its
ergonomic office furniture (http://www.btoffice.com). Professionally designed to
improve health and wellbeing at work, ergonomic desks and chairs are a
cost-effective solution to improve staff performance and productivity.

BT Office will offer all customers a 10% discount when an ergonomic desk and
chair are bought together. Customers can choose from the electronic, height
adjustable trapezoidal or double wave ergonomic desk and posture black mesh
chair.

CHENNAI, India, July 21 -- Sify Technologies Limited, (NASDAQ:SIFY), a leader in
enterprise data services and consumer Internet with global delivery
capabilities, today announced that it will report its financial results for the
first quarter ended June 30, 2009 on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 before the market
opens.

In conjunction with the earnings release, Sify will host a conference call at
8:30am EST hosted by Mr Raju Vegesna, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, Mr CVS Suri, Chief Operating Officer and Mr MP Vijay Kumar, Chief
Financial Officer.

ATLANTA, July 21 --

- Industry’s best microfiber delivers on three critical components
helping to ensure optimal results

Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) today announced the introduction of a
comprehensive microfiber cleaning program from Rubbermaid Commercial Products
(RCP), the leader in durable facility maintenance solutions. The Rubbermaid(R)
Hygen(TM) System features 100 percent premium quality split microfiber - the
industry’s best - and provides innovative solutions for proven performance
in maintaining healthy, safe environments - known as cleaning for health - in
facilities like schools, hospitals and airports.

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