NASA used cadavers in tests to develop landing systems

"NASA used cadavers in Orion landing tests By MARK CARREAU Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Recommend Comments (44) Yahoo! Buzz ...

Student, 17, gets 8 years in prison for phone threat

" A 17-year-old who phoned his rival high school on a school bus and threatened to open fire on students has been sentenced to eight years in state prison."If we put a 17 yrs old kid into prison for a prank then the terrorists already won: their primary object is to sow...

Over 1,000,000 Strong and Growing - the U.S. Subprime Debacle Goes Prime

Between the information on Realitytrac.com (referenced below) and that from Forbes.com (ditto)it appears that while the housing crisis has faded from the head lines it is still running strong in reality land. Realtytrac is particularly useful because it gives a lot of hard...

China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly virus

Another deadly virus has the Chinese authorities worried."BEIJING - China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading. ...

More Endoscopy Center Patients Diagnosed with Hepatitis C

" New Hepatitis C case Desert Shadow Nevada Endoscopy Center NEWS March 19, 2008: Another case of Hepatitis C: State health officials in Nevada have found evidence of another Hepatitis C case related to the first outbreak at the Shadow Lane facility that was closed...

20,000 Protest Georgia's President

A huge protest rally was held in Georgia over claims that the current president won a January election by fraud."TBILISI, GEORGIA — More than 20,000 opposition supporters rallied in Georgia's capital Friday, trying to increase pressure on President Mikhail Saakashvili...

Cheruiyot wins Houston Marathon in sprint finish

"Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:12:31, his third win in the race. Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an unofficial time of 2:24:39 — in the women's event, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year. Cheruiyot pulled clear...

Parking wardens to become council 'spies'

"Parking attendants could soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines if they catch anyone dropping litter. The attendants will be re-named "civil enforcement officers" and allowed to issue penalty notices for fly-posting and graffiti. They would also become council "spies",...