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Concrete barrier removed in Jerusalem

Here is an article about the Sunday decision of Israel to take down the concrete barriers in Beit Jalla that were built during the second intifada."The removal of the concrete barriers in Beit Jalla is very good news, but now is a dangerous time. Leaders must invest in...

Coast Guard expects approval for sand berms

" Louisiana officials could have approval Wednesday on a proposal to build sand berms to protect barrier islands from oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon disaster."This should have been done months ago.  There is not even  one excuse for the delay in even...

Boy Dies at Monster Truck Show, from Flying Debris

Tacoma, Washington - Flying debris fatally hit six year old Sabastin Hizey and injured a nearby man, when it flew into the grandstands at a show Friday night." A truck came apart while doing doughnuts during the...

Proposed Rio slum barrier likened to Israeli security barrier

The slums of Dona Marta in Rio, Brazil, are encroaching too much on the famous Atlantic Rainforest that surrounds it, according to the Brazilian government, and their solution is to build a three-foot high wall...

N.L. man to swim Great Barrier Reef for climate change

A Canadian man living in New Zealand has decided that he is going to swim the entire lenght of the Great Barrier Reef from within a solar-powered shark cage to raise awareness for climate change. " Rob Hutchings, a...

Epilepsy Breakthrough: Immune Cells Stick in Brain Blood Vessels

SCIENTISTS have linked the blood brain barrier as the possible key to epilepsy.  It is believed that some leucocytes - white blood cells - breach this barrier often causing a life-time of epiletic seizures.   " A faulty immune reaction may be responsible for the...

Golden Gate Bridge to get a suicide net

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco will get a suicide net it was voted today, but where the money is coming from is still to be decided. A bridge in BC currently being built will also get a suicide barrier,...

Under $3 gas

"GEORGETOWN, SC (WMBF) - If there was one stretch of road that could bring a smile to the faces of drivers fueling up at the pump, it would be in Georgetown. Both residents and drivers in the area are seeing...

Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008

"Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008 " Last July, the wetlands flyover tour was co-sponsored by the state, the America's Wetland Foundation and the National Guard. The intention? To...

Israel 'to change barrier route'

"Israel has agreed to change the route of the controversial barrier it is building in and around the West Bank. The deal will leave Palestinians more land near the largest Israeli settlement, Maale Adumim. The decision came in response to complaints lodged by Palestinians...

Phelps wins 10th, 11th golds of Olympic career

" A daily double. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals — and five world records in five events at the Beijing Games....

Huge Turnout for Funeral of Boy Shot in West Bank Protest

A young boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers (see below) was buried today at a funeral attended by around three thousand people. The child has seperately been reported as being nine or twelve years of age. ""Oh martyr, rest in peace, we shall continue the struggle," the crowd of...

Wax Adolf Hitler to be repaired by Madame Tussauds

Head of a waxwork of Adolf Hitler's has been restored  and it will be reinstalled at the Germany's Madame Tussauds . "A waxwork of Adolf Hitler will return to Berlin's new Madame Tussauds as soon as experts have restored the head ripped off by a demonstrator on its...

PAF fighter jet breaks sound barrier, boom heard in Pakistan capital

An F-7P fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crossed the sound barrier Monday, causing a big boom, which was heard in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad as well as other areas, according to a PAF statement issued here. The aircraft was on a scheduled...

Midwest floodwaters wash levees, weather improves

Drier weather is on the way for Midwest residents, as even though the Mississippi River washed over more flood barriers today, the weather is improving and hopefully drying up the worst flooding in 15...

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