In reaction to the results of local elections, there were riots in the Nigerian city of Joss as Muslims and Christians disputed victory. Sadly, 20 people died and many remain injured. "The election result has not...
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"GOP, Dems agree state loses out, disagree on why By Burt Hubbard, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Thursday the state was shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars on the Roan Plateau energy lease auction. But both sides point the finger...
"Located on a high plateau at the center of Bali island. Cool air and mists are natural for the place. It’s a center of horticultural farming. you’ll find plenty of fruits and vegetables here. There are 3...
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Beichuan, the most seriously damaged town in the Sichuan earthquake, will become a museum and memorial to the now 55,000 people that were killed in the disaster. The death toll is still rising however."The local...
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Geologists have concluded that the shift in the Tibetan plateau to the north-east triggered the quake of 7.8 in the Sichuan province. A strained political relationship paves the way for shaky ground? "The violent...
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"Rescue crews confirmed Friday that the French-made ATR 42-300 carrying 43 passengers and three crew members crashed Thursday at an altitude of 13,500 feet in an area known as Los Conejos plateau within the Sierra La Culata National Park,are all dead.According to Gen. Ramon...
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"This Oblate Spheroid holds so many secrets left to uncover and expose to the rest of our consciousness.
Suriname, a country located on the northeast coast of South America, has become a most recent hotbed of new...
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I was gonna post this on my blog, but I kinda don't feel like it.But seriously, I think that blogging as a zeitgeist will definitely have a shelf-life, but purpose-based blogs and serially-updated watchdog sites will live on: basically, blogs with no reason to live will...
Weather control, usually the domain of James Bond villains*, has taken a big step forward as China claims success in triggering snowfall from clouds seeded with silver iodide."China claimed yesterday to have caused a snowfall for the first time as part of its increasingly...
I guess you have to use what voice you have, and make yourself heard. Not many other religions, though, seem to be quite as vocal in pointing out the "ungodliness" of the current White House's treatment of the rest of the world, and of its own citizens."Mayan priests will...
Yesterday, I wrote about a new study showing the effects of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau. Today, in my inbox through Google Alerts, came an article about a study by Chinese glaciologists in 2001 and 2002...
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The following article is a chilling reminder of the potential effects of global climate change. The Tibetan Plateau, often thought of as a beautiful place, but not one of global economic significance, actually has a huge potential impact on the global economy as its glaciers...
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But was he wearing plaid?"Cairo - Egyptian police have arrested a man for allegedly chopping up a German drama teacher and dumping his body parts in a suitcase because he refused to pay for gay sex, said a judicial source on Thursday.
Mustapha Maher, who works for a...