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Researchers took blood samples when the swine flu pandemic was going on and then asked the volunteers to report any symptoms they had over the next 2 flu seasons. They found that people with more CD8T cells avoided severe illness, and that stimulating the body to make more CD8T cells could lead to a *universal* flu virus...that will protect against the regular flu, bird-originated flu, and pig-originated flu:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130923-universal-flu-vaccine-within-sightFamous balloonist says that he tried to talk Google out of their Project Loon because he feels that their plans aren't feasible. Per Lindstrand points out that at the altitude that Google plans to have their balloons, wind speeds can reach up to 120 knots, so they won't stay in place for more than a minute:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/googles-project-loon-full-hot-air-contends-famed-balloonist/2013-09-23
Apple announced that they sold a record 9 million iPhones on the debut weekend of the 5c and 5s. Apple said that more than 200 million devices are now running iOS 7, saying that is the fastest software upgrade in history:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/apple-sells-9m-new-iphone-5s-5c-models-debut-weekend/2013-09-23