Non-native species affecting U.S. coasts, rivers, and streams.

From my personal blog:"Native fish species have evolved over time to counter threats of bacteria, fungus, disease, and other native predatory species.  By adapting to the gradually changing environment, many...

Whatever happened to the mac platform redesign… frozen

"Apple is having a momentum with the introduction of the iPhone 3G and while the other Apple businesses are doing quite good we haven’t seen any major change in form or any upgrade to the mac business platform. Apple has been so stressed with the iPhone that the mac...

Child safety laws mean adults 'scared to approach children'

"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...

The Constitution Has Been Suspended!

""But the Constitution of the United States, as a restraining influence in keeping the federal government within the carefully prescribed channels of power, is moribund, if not dead. We are witnessing its death-agonies, for when this bill becomes a law, if unhappily it...

Copyright bill protests surge online

It looks like people aren't just going to sleepwalk through this -- for now."Thousands of Canadians wasted no time protesting the government's copyright reform bill, piling on to websites and joining...

Inquiry recommends that volunteering be recognised as job-seeking activity

United Kingdom: Changes to "inflexible" unemployment benefit rules so that volunteering is recognised as a legitimate job-seeking activity. It will also help young  people who have to leave or defer studies...

B vitamins: Unleash the Beast

"This is another vitamin article that I have written, but the only difference is that this one goes into more detail about specific vitamins. My previous articles do not do that. Those articles were more of a short introduction into vitamins their role and their best food...

Congestion charge has had no effect on reducing London's pollution, finds study

Air quality and pollution have not been reduced in London by the introduction of the city centre congestion charges, a study has found."Researchers found that the introduction of the controversial charging zone...

An Introduction to Blogging

Bloggers, get your phones and call. It would make your posts more interesting. At least, email."It seems to me to be a basic point. Haber's post on my blog would have been more interesting if he actually got me to talk about my reporting. I might have even inadvertently...

UK Doctors and teachers will be among first issued with ID cards

Labour says, for now, noone will be required to carry ID cards in the UK. But at the same time they have taken initial steps to get the program moving."Millions of teachers, doctors, nurses and carers could soon be issued with identity cards, Jacqui Smith disclosed yesterday...

Beyond the Jihadist War

An analysis of trends that will shape 2008 and American foreign policy from Strategic Forecasting.  If you want to read something that will help you make sense of the news of the day in Iraq and the US, read this.

WAR AND SEX

"A few weeks ago, an email came from Exit Art announcing an exhibition entitled "Love / War / Sex." The image of a condom wrapped over the head of a blue colored missile came with it, as well as a poetic text by...

50 MPG+ And Cleaner Than Gasoline: Where Are The ‘Clean-Diesels’?

"Since last year, many of us have been eagerly awaiting the introduction of ‘clean-diesels’: the 2008-2009 models touted as having superior mileage and cleaner emissions than comparable gas models."Strangely,...

Bomb targets Pakistani minister

"A suicide attack at the house of a Pakistani government minister has killed at least two people, police say. Amir Muqam, federal minister for political affairs, escaped unhurt. Mr Muqam is a senior member of the governing PML-Q party. The blast took place at his home in the...

2007 motorbike fatalities double

"Learner motorcyclists in Northern Ireland are set to face more stringent driving tests in an attempt to halt the rising number of fatal crashs. Environment Minister Arlene Foster revealed that the number of road deaths involving motorcyclists has almost doubled this...

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