East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass

When I read the following newspaper article, it of course reminded me of yesterdays hackers story about doctored research reports. Please note the care about taking the alarm out of the published facts very...

Mother survives for five days trapped in a car after plunging down 100ft ravine

It's amazing story that they didn't give up and found her in a place where she could easily have been lost forever. "Mother-of-two Amber Pennell survived for five days pinned under the dashboard of her wrecked car after it plunged down a 100-ft ravine.Without food or water,...

400+ kids taken from polygamist compound

Over 400 children, mostly girls, have been taken into state custody from the polygamist sect in Texas, in what authorities describe as "the largest child-welfare operation in Texas history"."The dayslong raid on...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Woman Dies after being Run Over by Husband

" COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A Columbia woman was hit by a car, pinned against the porch of her own home and killed, officers say. The driver of the car that killed the woman was her husband. Was it accident, or not? The victim's sister says she's not sure. The porch...

Hot springs save BC men from icy death

To residents of the East Kootenays in BC, natural hot springs tend to be a luxury as opposed to a lifesaver. But the other night when loggers Matt Brunham and Dustin Tily crashed into Whiteswan Lake near...

On-Site Amputation May Free Trapped Driver

 Update: Trapped Driver Freed From Under TruckThe female driver of a garbage truck was extricated after about an hour underneath the cab of the truck after it flipped over while making a turn in a residential...

Mais considerações sobre "Mais Armas , Menos Crimes"

Aqui um trecho do texto de Mark Steyn para o Sun-Times"Virginia Tech, remember, was a "gun-free zone," formally and proudly designated as such by the college administration. Yet the killer kept his guns and ammo on the campus. It was a "gun-free zone" except for those...

Sexual Abuse And The Workplace In Philippines

"In this age of emerging woman power, it is sad that many women are still trapped in old values making them prey to victimization. A lady whom I shall call Delia consulted me, in tears, because she was unjustly forced to resign from her employment. At first she pinned the...

Memorial sculpture for slain Dutch filmmaker revealed

This statue is another chapter the ongoing aftermath of Theo Van Gogh's murder nearly three years ago. Van Gogh was a prominent and controversial filmmaker who caught the attention of the Islamic community with a...

Colombia names first black military general

"BOGOTA, Colombia: For the first time in Colombia's history, a black officer has ascended to the rank of general. Now, he faces the difficult task of bring under control spiraling violence in the country's third largest city. Gen. Luis Alberto Moore had a star pinned on his...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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