British and Russia warships repel pirates

A couple of days agao it was Indian Navy that repeled attacks from pirates off the cost of Somalia in the gulf of aden and today it was the turn of British and Russian Navy to get into action to save a danish vessel from the clutches of Pirates.CUrrently there are more than a...

Mosquitos - Toxic Repellant vs Natural Alternatives

Alternatives better than Deet?Have you ever put on Off! or Cutter's and found it was like screaming: "Lunch!" to the mosquitos?Eucalyptus is the only repellant that works on 'no-seeums'. The best combination I found is only sold in the Grand Tetons National Park, it included...

Sailing the Sea of Stars

A zero-emisions spacecraft. The genii at Kampula Space Center have submitted documentation suggesting that it's possible: a positively-charged electron sail that would repel the negatively-charged solar wind, driving the craft away from the sun. Such a craft would have to be...

Falklands or Malvinas?: 25 years of sovereignty struggles for islands

Twenty-five years ago, British PM Margaret Thatcher sent her country's navy to one of its colonies, the Falkland Islands, to oppose Argentina's fascist dictator Leopoldo Galtieri, who was trying to seize the...

Dr. NakaMats: Elect Me and Tokyo Will Be Missile-Proof

Wow. Campaign promises have just been raised to the next level, which is Def Con 2, I think... "Yoshiro Nakamatsu, the goofy inventor popularly known as Dr. NakaMats, announced his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election Tuesday, saying that if he becomes governor, he...

Interesting Real Facts (Strange but True)

" * Interesting Real Facts (Strange but True) 1 Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer. 2 40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. 3 315 entries in...

3 coalition soldiers die in Afghanistan - Houston Chronicle

" Roadside bomb kills 2 Afghan civilians U.S. forces push further into Afghanistan U.S. forces repel raid on Afghan base U.S. forces repel raid on base in Afghanistan Afghan opposition, a mix of old foes, friends Rabbani's up-and-down path during Afghan conflict Agreement...

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