By doing what satellites do well – tracking the changes in landscape such as rainfall, vegetation cover, water, height, dust and temperature – to identify the climatic conditions that help epidemic hosts such as Ebola haemorrhagic fever and meningitis to spread. The Epidemio project, funded by the European Space Agency and started in January 2004,…
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Determined trooper chases beaver
Okay…It’s a campy story…but who can resist a headline about a Trooper Chasing Beaver??? cd The Seattle Times: Local News: Determined Oregon trooper chases wandering beaver Determined Oregon trooper chases wandering beaver By The Associated Press PORT ORFORD, Ore. – When Oregon State Police Trooper Robert Gorman approached a wandering beaver that appeared to be…
Hugo Chavez regarding Bush
You gotta love Chavez who has balls enough to openly insult the President of the United States and seems to be doing a great job governing his own country at the same time without US support….Nice work Hugo…. Some of my favorite Chavez remarks below… cd Chavez is one of Bush’s fiercest critics and has…
Something Really Offensive
Here’s something to make Andrew Dice Clay seem puritanical….Watch the movie Lord of War… Get Angry…. cd WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 16 (OneWorld) – International arms makers and traders have violated every UN arms embargo of the past decade with almost total impunity, watchdogs said Thursday in a dossier submitted to the Security Council. The world…
Against 'Plastic Paddy' selling his very soul – Irish Independent
Here’s a St. Paddy’s Day rant for you from the Irish Independent. I NEVER thought I’d say this but, beneath all the plastic paddywhackery, St Patrick’s Day does offer a true insight into what it means to be Irish. Take the whole festival idea. What better way to symbolise our combination of self-glorification and incipient…
Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile
She did it! Liberia finally requested formally that Charles Taylor be extradited for trial. Liberia has formally asked Nigeria to extradite former Liberian President Charles Taylor. A spokeswoman for Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said he would put the request to other African leaders. A UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone wants to put Mr…
Donated clothing big business in Africa
This article talks about clothes from Britain, but American cast-offs definitely also get sold in bulk. I’m not sharing this to discourage donation of clothing, but don’t be naive enough to think that your trash is going to be lovingly hand-delivered to someone in need. Some charities may be able to do more good in…
White House open again for Adams
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has had a far warmer reception in Washington than he did on his last St Patrick’s Day visit, when the doors of the White House were slammed in his face amid mounting criticism of the IRA. A year ago, America’s growing doubts about armed republicanism were crystallised by the response…
Chuck Norris Facts
Thanks to Tim for sending me this flash to my past. I had somehow forgotten that Chuck Norris is the baddest motherfucker on the planet…If the U.S. were smart, we would send him to solve our problems…Be sure to go to the link below where you can design your own Chuck Norris T-Shirt!!! cd Chuck…
Dambulla monkeys die mysteriously
First the Buddha Boy disappears and now the Dambulla Monkeys are dying…The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!!! cd Sri Lanka, 3 – 16 – 2006: Dambulla monkeys die mysteriously Mar 16, Colombo: Around 100 of the famous monkeys that live around the ancient rock temple of Dambulla have died…