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...

Kosi river inundates Indian state of Bihar; 2 million homeless;gravest devast...

" Kosi river inundates Bihar; 2 million homeless"This is India's Katrina, only the challenges could be bigger. Like the Mississippi breached the levee to drown an unsuspecting New Orleans in the US,...

Compiled - German Press on Obama's choice of Biden

"The German press had mixed reactions to Barack Obama's long-awaited VP-candidate pick. Some praised his choice for shoring up his weak foreign policy background; others derided him for picking a Washington...

Look out for the 125mph electric car (because you won't hear it)

"It looks as stylish as a Lotus, can outpace a Porsche 911 and is coveted by Hollywood A-listers such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney. But unlike the average super car, the Tesla Roadster is electric. The £92,000 car, made in Britain and...

Megawaste to megawatts

Anaerobic digesters have been on the backburner essentially because of their reliance on animal slurry that has had urban communities turning their nose up at the idea even though welcoming it in principle....

In Which We Explore the Federal Laws that Apply to Cyberstalking

"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...

Fashion pirates find gold in stylish fakes

To good to be true... only for people who want to look "haute couture" " When stylish, metropolitan women stroll along with a Louis Vuitton Pleaty bag, they exude an air of high class, impeccable taste and...

Sweden approves wiretapping law

In one of most far reaching eavesdropping plan and threatening civil liberties plan Swedish parliament has passed this draconian law which will allow government to record all electronic conversation."Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities...

They are out there - A visitor from another world – or just a dirty old man...

It seems that the men in black forgot to use the memory eraser or mabye its true skully ......Jeff Peckman wants the City to establish an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission. He is trying to get a ballot to...

Obama's Subtle Message

"Mr. Obama, you have clearly stated your reluctance to allow your private religious beliefs to shape your public policy. This is wise in theory but difficult in practice, because while you are free to interpret...

Singapore scientists find tea is good for brain

I am English by birth so I know the value of a good cup of tea. My parents drink tea like it is going out of style. I'm always amazed how on a really hot day that my parents will come in and make a boiling hot cup...

The Far-Right Just Cannot Live Without Che Guevara

"I have no idea what it is about this Death-Cult that has been built around the Cuban Revolution that rightly freed itself from American imperial domination. While we hear much of the zealousness in Cuba under Dr....

Military buildup seen hitting China`s inroads

Washington (ANTARA) - China may be making huge strides in projecting "soft power" in Southeast Asia amid US preoccupation in Iraq, but the region remains wary of the Asian giant's military ambitions,...

Iran: The war has already begun

"Iran: The war has already begun By: John Pilger As opposition grows in America to the failed Iraq adventure, the Bush administration is preparing public opinion for an attack on Iran, its latest target, by the...

The Two-Faced Pig

"It's a two-faced, four-eyed pig Thursday, January 18, 2007  Two-faced pig  The recent barrage of two-faced (or otherwise unusually shaped) animals just won't stop coming.  Hot on the heels of the two-faced cow and the six-legged cow comes a new entrant in the...

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