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AARP to Endorse House Dems’ health reform bill

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

WASHINGTON – AARP — the senior citizens' lobby — will endorse the health care overhaul bill that House Democrats are preparing to take to the floor, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. An announcement on the $1.2 trillion measure is expected Thursday

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Climate change could kill 250,000 children next year

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Climate change could kill 250,000 children next year, and the figure could rise to more than 400,000 by 2030, according to Save the Children. The charity warns that over 900 million children in the next generation will be affected by water shortages and 160 million more children will be at risk of catching malaria – one of the biggest killers of children under five – as it spreads to new parts of the world

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San Francisco votes to ban cat declawing

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/03/san-francisco-votes-to-ban-cat-declawing/ By a 9-2 vote, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed a measure Tuesday making it a crime for pet owners to declaw their cats. Violators face a potential jail sentence of six months and fine of up to $1,000. The Los Angeles City Council plans to vote on a similar resolution Friday

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80% say climate change at least as important as defense

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

http://www.10waystosavetheworld.net/climate-as-important-as-defence Tackling climate change is either as important or more important than strengthening national defences – that’s the view of nearly 80% of the world’s consumers according to a survey from HSBC. The HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor 2009 questioned people from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the UK and the USA to gauge their attitudes and behaviour regarding climate change. The results show that overall, 37 per cent believe that strengthening national defences should be a lower priority than dealing with climate change, while 41 per cent think they are equally important and only 22% believe national defences should take precedence over climate change measures.

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80% say climate change at least as important as defence

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

http://www.10waystosavetheworld.net/climate-as-important-as-defence Tackling climate change is either as important or more important than strengthening national defences – that’s the view of nearly 80% of the world’s consumers according to a survey from HSBC. The HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor 2009 questioned people from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the UK and the USA to gauge their attitudes and behaviour regarding climate change.

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Commission: ‘We still don’t know’ how many contractors US employs in Iraq, Afghanistan

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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A fresh way to take the salt out of seawater

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“THERE is a lot of water on Earth, but more than 97% of it is salty and over half of the remainder is frozen at the poles or in glaciers. Meanwhile, around a fifth of the world’s population suffers from a shortage of drinking water and that fraction is expected to grow. One answer is desalination—but it is an expensive answer because it requires a lot of energy

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Suicide toll fuels worry that army is strained

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Sixteen American soldiers killed themselves in October in the U.S. and on duty overseas, an unusually high monthly toll that is fueling concerns about the mental health of the nation's military personnel after more than eight years of continuous warfare

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Enormous Jellyfish sinks Japanese fishing boat

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The boat was capsized off Chiba in Japan, as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura’s jellyfish. Four years after they last reared their slimy heads, and for reasons that remain mysterious, an armada of the gelatinous giants has gathered in the Yellow Sea off China and the Korean peninsula

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Space hotel on schedule to open in 2012

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project. The Barcelona-based architects of The Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost $4.4 million for a three-night stay at the hotel, with this price including an eight-week training course on a tropical island. During their stay, guests would see the sun rise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes…

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