Russia Plans Arctic Security Force

Russia has said it will set up a military force to protects its interests in the Arctic. Moscow says it expects the Arctic is likely to become its main resource base by 2020 and is therefore establishing troops...

Feds plan to sell drilling rights off Va. coast

I don't know if this is good or not. I have close friends that are commercial fisherman. This will be very very bad for them. 50 miles off shore is not that far and they fish there. What will it do to the waters...

Phoenix lander spots falling snow on Mars

" LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday. ...

U.S. government workers in oil industry sex and drug scandal

It appears there were some 'crude' goings-on at the US Interior Department, which oversees oil drilling on federal land. Three reports delivered to Congress today, accuse the department of  “a culture of ethical failure." The reports say that over a dozen current and...

Sex, drugs, bribes rock and roll Bush Interior Department corruption scandal

There apparently has been much partying and no little dirty work among federal employees who are supposed to police oil taxes and royalties for drilling on public land and offshore."WASHINGTON — As Congress...

TSX Drops nearly 500 Points Due to Fuel Prices and Mortgage Crisis

The US mortgage quagmire and fluctuating fuel prices have caused the Toronto Stock Exchange to wobble... yesterday, the TSX lost 4%.  Though bad for everyday folks, high fuel prices actually tend to boost the TSX, so at the moment you will be unlikely to find Canadians...

Aid Plane Crashes In Congo, all aboard feared dead

An aid plane has crashed into a mountain in the Democratic Republic of Congo, all 17 people on board are feared dead. The plane went missing yesterday in bad weather and has recently been found. It was carrying aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres,...

Aid Plane Crashes In Congo, all aboard feared dead

An aid plane has crashed into a mountain in the Democratic Republic of Congo, all 17 people on board are feared dead. The plane went missing yesterday in bad weather and has recently been found. It was carrying aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres,...

NASA lander finds Mars water sample

NASA's Phoenix lander has identified water in a soil sample it collected from the surface of Mars. The scientific possibilities of this discovery are exciting. " Scientists will now be able to begin studying the sample to see whether the planet was ever, or is, habitable....

Vitamins and Minerals to Reduce Crimes Rates

"Vitamins and Minerals to Reduce Crimes Rates Researchers at Oxford University say that a daily vitamins and minerals supplement together with a good nutrition can cut the crime rates and reduce anti-social behavior. John Stein, a neuro-physiologist and a leading author of...

$255 million coastal restoration plan gets federal OK

"WASHINGTON -- Louisiana's hopes for repairing and restoring its tattered coast took a major step forward Thursday as the Bush administration approved the state's plan to use $255 million in federal money for more than 100 conservation and diversion projects, including major...

Poor Priced Out of Healthy Diet

Fruits, Vegetables May Break a Low-Income Family's Budget We tend to blame the obesity epidemic in the United States on people making the wrong lifestyle choices -- for example, eating a Big Mac instead of carrot...

Will a U.N. Navy Defend America? UNCLOS U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea

World Peace Through World Law, outlining a plan for transforming the U.N. into a world government  How would giving the United Nations authority over the United States maritime laws benefit our rights to the...

Life`sDHA featured in product launch from British Biologicals

Columbia, Maryland (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - DHA omega-3 innovator Martek Biosciences announced today that its flagship product, life'sDHA(TM), is now featured in new Kids-Pro Nutrition Drink, a product of British Biologicals, an India based nutraceutical...

Eating Fruits And Veggies To Reduce The Risks Of Cancer

"Remember when your mom told you to eat your vegetables? When you couldn't get up from the table until you'd finished your broccoli, peas and carrots? When there was no dessert until you ate your green beans? It seems that mom might have been on to something. That's because...

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