Current — Nuclear Energy

Current — Nuclear Energy

• Sector Detector: Technology Might Lead a Reversal

  

  Courtesy of Scott Martindale, Senior Managing Director, Sabrient Utilities and Healthcare are trying to hold up the market this week as Financial, Industrial,... Read more

  The 09 june 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn, 2011)

  

  Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class shows his continual fragmentation as a filmmaker, seemingly incapable of sticking to any one idea and the continual... Read more

  The 06 june 2011 by   Jake Cole
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• Trivia Q&A;: June 5

  We had 26 teams in last Tuesday, and on Sunday night we had the opposite end of the spectrum: just 7 teams were in to play. That wasn't a great surprise, as... Read more

  The 06 june 2011 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Protect Your Body From Everyday Radiation

  

  with the SmartShawl, an anti-radiation protection shawl from SmartSense. The SmartShawl was developed to give women a peace of mind while surrounded by... Read more

  The 04 june 2011 by   Gerard
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• Summer Sun, Radiation and Chemo

  Radiation was a part of my first go round with breast cancer. On my last day of treatment, my radiation oncologist warned against my sitting out in the sun for... Read more

  The 03 june 2011 by   Jean Campbell
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• Trailer: X-Men: First Class (2011)

  Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young me... Read more

  The 03 june 2011 by   Entil2001
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• Extremophiles

  

  Forty years ago researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Professor Thomas D. Brok, in the hot springs of national park Yellowstone discovered... Read more

  The 02 june 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• WHO Reports Cell Phone Use May Cause Cancer

  

  In today’s press release on radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced... Read more

  The 01 june 2011 by   Healthytravelblog
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• Do Cell Phones Lead to Brain Tumors?

  

  If you’ve watched the news in the past day or so, or followed any health-related twitter feeds, no doubt you’ve seen the reports that the radiofrequency... Read more

  The 01 june 2011 by   Thecancergeek
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• Positive Outlook from LDK Chief Boosts Solar Stocks and Options

  Today’s tickers: LDK, BP, ASH & VIA LDK - LDK Solar Co. Ltd. – The prospects look brighter for solar panel maker according to its president who told... Read more

  The 31 may 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Manic Monday – Greece is the Word!

  

  Yeah, that’s right – I’m going to get on the bandwagon after commenting in Member Chat at 2am that I thought the "fix" was total BS – with Portugal, Ireland... Read more

  The 31 may 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Anna Netrebko Cancels Japan Jaunt

  

  Diva Withdraws from Met tour, citing Chernobyl concerns. She'll take her candle and go home. Anna Netrebko in a publicity photo for Anna Bolena. Photo © 2011... Read more

  The 31 may 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Anna Netrebko Cancels Japan Jaunt

  

  Diva withdraws from Met tour, citing Chernobyl concerns. She'll take her candle and go home. Anna Netrebko in a publicity photo for Anna Bolena. Photo © 2011 Th... Read more

  The 31 may 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Interesting Facts About the Solar System

  

  The Solar System consists of the Sun (a star of medium size within the Milky Way galaxy) and the bodies orbiting around it: 8 major planets, at least 171... Read more

  The 31 may 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Business Focus

  Two stories in today's New York Times discouraged me. First was the continuing and long standing complaint that the Nuclear Regulatory Commisision was a... Read more

  The 29 may 2011 by   Martingevans
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• Three Moons Over Milford

  

  Since the world didn’t end last weekend, a surprisingly fun, light-hearted show about impending doom seems fitting this week. Three Moons Over Milford aired... Read more

  The 28 may 2011 by   Meek_the_geek
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• Survivors Often Rate Post Lumpectomy/Radiation Breast Appearance Only “Fair”

  I came across the following article the other day and could identify with the feelings of those women who were disappointed with the results of their... Read more

  The 26 may 2011 by   Jean Campbell
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• Review #2535: Classic Doctor Who: “The Mind of Evil”

  

  Written by Don Houghton Directed by Timothy CombeBy the time I got to the end of this particular serial, I thought I had fallen into an alternate dimension wher... Read more

  The 25 may 2011 by   Entil2001
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• Radio Galaxies

  are galaxies that are extremely bright in the radio part of the spectrum. In the majority of detected radio galaxies a strong emission of radio waves was found... Read more

  The 25 may 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Japan’s Solar Shift

  

  One thing that you can say about disasters is that they are rare opportunities to redo everything. A tabula rasa opportunity when it comes to rebuilding affecte... Read more

  The 24 may 2011 by   Urbanneighbourhood
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• Easy Cheezy Raw Kale Chips Recipe

  

  Ingredients: 1 bunch of kale (approximately 1 lb) 1 oz. brazil nuts and cashews 10 grams dulse (or kelp), soaked in water for 15 minutes 1 red bell pepper... Read more

  The 22 may 2011 by   Jamie Koonce
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• Apocalyptic Body Types

  

  A 20th century phenomenon more curious than the absolute certainty of the Rapture before year 2000 has been the curious uniform squeezing of body types into... Read more

  The 21 may 2011 by   Pomozone
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• The Gift of Food Art - Honyaki Restaurant

  

  Natural Disasters tend to have a ring-on effect. A tsunami brings with it waves that continue to beat the country even months and years after the waters recede. Read more

  The 20 may 2011 by   Thehedonista
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• Tim Osman Just Won't Lie Down and Die

  

  According to this report from Russia Today, “Bin Laden died of disease in 2006” – former CIA agent.Osama Bin Laden cheated the gallows and died five years befor... Read more

  The 19 may 2011 by   Freeplanet
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• Weekend Reading – The Good, the Bad and Fukushima

  

  Hey, remember Fukushima? Arnie Gundersen is freaking me out! Gundersen is no tin-foil hat guy, he’s the chief engineer of energy consulting company Fairewinds... Read more

  The 15 may 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• In the Blood

  

  I went to a conference on refugees and migration at the Tahrir Square Campus of American University on Friday, May 13, 2011. I was chatting with some of the... Read more

  The 15 may 2011 by   Warigia
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• Olbers Paradox

  

  Why is the sky black at night? If the Sun was on two times farther away than it is, then we would receive a quarter of the quantity of photons that we now... Read more

  The 14 may 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• #12 Why ?

  Why are we now receiving so little information in the news on the ongoing deadly radiation coming from the Fukushima reactors ? Why was Osama bin Laden's body... Read more

  The 13 may 2011 by   Grasshopper
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• Hawking Radiation

  is a process in which a black hole emits photons, and other, mostly light, particles. In this process the black hole loses its energy ie mass, and so can in... Read more

  The 11 may 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• The Japanese Say Thank You

  

  As Japan rebuilds and moves forward from the triple catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident many questions are being asked about how the countr... Read more

  The 11 may 2011 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Chandrasekhar Limit

  is the limit mass of degenerate star that will confine itself to its further evolution. Chandrasekhar limit is 1.4 solar masses. Read more

  The 10 may 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Flowers Are Blooming at Lyndale Park

  

  Lyndale Park near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis is showing signs of spring, with water burbling and bulbs in colorful array. The bursting blooms seem to be happil... Read more

  The 08 may 2011 by   Homesmsp
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• Can We Alter Our DNA? Yes We Can!

  

  Yesterday I was watching one of my favorite shows from Nova. In the few hours of free time that I have, I still try to watch something insightful and... Read more

  The 08 may 2011 by   Tatiannalovingfit
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• The World After Osama Bin Laden

  The most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden was killed in the attack by US Navy SEALSs in Abbottabad Pakistan on May 2. This is a landmark in the War on Terror,... Read more

  The 08 may 2011 by   Shahalexander
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• When We Tested Nuclear Bombs

  

  Since the time of Trinity - the first nuclear explosion in 1945 - nearly 2,000 nuclear tests have been performed, with the majority taking place during the 1960... Read more

  The 07 may 2011 by   Gerard
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• How Much For That Dollar in the Window?

  

  Of course I have been saying for some time that the Dollar is worth more than its basket index price of 73, a level we were clearly heading to test since we... Read more

  The 07 may 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Houston BBB Recognizes Oasis Advanced Wellness – Winner of Distinction 2011

  

  As CEO and Founder of Oasis Advanced Wellness, I am very honored, humbled and, yes, proud to annouce that for the third year in a row, Oasis Advanced Wellness... Read more

  The 06 may 2011 by   Oasisadvancedwellness
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• REALITY CHECK: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden.

  

  All this cheering for an execution -- even one so well deserved as that of Osama bin Laden, the mass murderer behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on our... Read more

  The 05 may 2011 by   Kena
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• Tropical Forests Cooking Their Biodiversity

  

  Another ‘hot’ essay by Bill Laurance recently published online by Yale Environment 360 (a publication of the Yale University School of Forestry &... Read more

  The 05 may 2011 by   Bradshaw
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• Energy Autonomy- Freeing Ourselves From the Threats of Oil, Coal, and Nuclear...

  

  Our energy future is a topic of constant discussion and the recent issues with the nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan have further heightened the debate. The... Read more

  The 04 may 2011 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Review #2496: The Event 1.19: “Us Or Them”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by David Goodman Directed by Milan Cheylov There are no words to describe how much I actually hated this episode. I mean, I... Read more

  The 04 may 2011 by   Entil2001
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• Ring Galaxies

  Ring galaxy is a galaxy, which in form resembles the ring. Ring galaxies are composed of massive, relatively young blue stars that are extremely bright. The... Read more

  The 03 may 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Stability in Iraq and Dark Influences of Iran

  While the global public is preoccupied with recent unrests in Libya, Syria, and Yemen, a reminder article on Iraq was released by Frederick Kagan, Resident... Read more

  The 30 april 2011 by   Shahalexander
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• The Dubin Breast Center…a Survivor’s Perspective

  

  Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to tour the new Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.Having had breast cancer twice and each time... Read more

  The 26 april 2011 by   Jean Campbell
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• 25 Years Ago: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

  

  Today it is 25 years ago that at 1:23am on April 26th, 1986, a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear station went wrong, resulting in an explosion in... Read more

  The 26 april 2011 by   Gerard
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• The Hegemony of Nonrenewable Energy Sources

  

  One of the unique aspects about being in school again is the exposure to concepts, ideas, writers, and philosophers that I would not necessarily come across in... Read more

  The 24 april 2011 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• FDA Approves the First 3-D Imaging Mammography Device

  This past February,the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Selenia Dimensions System, the first mammography device that provides three-dimensional... Read more

  The 22 april 2011 by   Jean Campbell
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• Review #2471: Stargate Universe 2.17: “Common Descent’

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright It’s really disheartening to think that these last few episodes of “SGU” could possibly be the last we’ll ever see of “Stargate”. The... Read more

  The 21 april 2011 by   Entil2001
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• Review #2469: Chuck 4.21: “Chuck Vs. the Wedding Planner”

  

  Contributor: Henry T. Written by Rafe Judkins and Lauren LeFranc Directed by Anton Cropper Following a great episode that focused on the Volkoff arc that’s... Read more

  The 21 april 2011 by   Entil2001
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• Thirteen Days

  

  In the fall of 1962, a spy plane took pictures of Russian missiles being assembled in Cuba. This led to a nearly two week conflict in which the United States an... Read more

  The 20 april 2011 by   Kaiser31083
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• Reminder: Win Gear From yourLUME and The Adventure Blog

  

  Just a quick reminder that I'm giving away a couple of great gear items this week to help celebrate Earth Day, which is this Friday. Read more

  The 20 april 2011 by   Kungfujedi
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• Making Changes on Days of Celebration

  

  With Tax Day over, this week is a time for family celebrations - Passover for some, Easter for others, and Earth Day for everyone. Read more

  The 20 april 2011 by   Sandwichedboomers
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• Who’s Your Carbon Daddy?

  

  The other day, Bill Laurance asked Barry Brook and me to comment on an opinion editorial he was doing up, so I feel fully justified in reproducing it here (and... Read more

  The 20 april 2011 by   Bradshaw
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• Empathy

  

  Empathy is the hallmark of every nurse’s practice. It’s the concious act of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes in order to validate the patient’s... Read more

  The 19 april 2011 by   Torontoemerg
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• Review #2465: Classic Doctor Who: “The Ambassadors of Death”

  

  Written by David Whitaker, Trevor Ray, and Malcolm Hulke Directed by Michael Ferguson Technically speaking, this serial isn’t easily available. Read more

  The 19 april 2011 by   Entil2001
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• Elgin Park - American Town Frozen in Time

  

  image credit Imagine a town as a time capsule, where nothing has changed since the 1960s. Certainly, there are examples the world over but for the most part... Read more

  The 18 april 2011 by   Gerard
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• Creating, Defining, & Manifesting Our Own Reality

  

  We create our own realityThere has perhaps been no other time when this phrase has been so important now and for the coming months and years. Read more

  The 18 april 2011 by   Soulthriller
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• The Third (and Final?) Environmental Movement

  

  I recently read the following quotation, “the problem with history is that it repeats itself.” Although I cannot recall who said it, the point is that we need t... Read more

  The 18 april 2011 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Think Again Our Relations with China

  Despite political rivalries with free nations, business societies regard China as an indispensible partner for growth opportunities. Moreover, some... Read more

  The 17 april 2011 by   Shahalexander
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• Fermi Paradox

  If this galaxy is full of aliens, one of these mighty civilizations would already be old enough to be spread throughout the galaxy. They are all around us. How... Read more

  The 16 april 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Japan's Earthquake: One Month Later

  

  Japan is just in the beginning of the long term recovery effort from the earthquake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11. The crisis alert level from... Read more

  The 15 april 2011 by   Gerard
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• Extrasolar Planets

  

  The "Extrasolar planets" are all the planets orbiting outside our solar system around another star. The number of discovered extrasolar planets is increasing... Read more

  The 14 april 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• The Galapagos Islands to Achieve Energy Independence by 2015

  

  Several years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands. At the time I was teaching middle school science and had graduated five years... Read more

  The 14 april 2011 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Shut Down Nuclear Plants? Wait!: Peaceful Use and Non-proliferation

  After the Fukushima shock, an increasing number of people insist that nuclear power plants be shut down immediately to avoid radioactive pollution to the... Read more

  The 10 april 2011 by   Shahalexander
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• The "Road Warrior" Ring

  

  The Rhinemaidens and their gold...and those awesome lasers. I'm in Wagner mode again tonight. Instead of writing a long, stuffy review of another Ring on DVD (o... Read more

  The 09 april 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Not Oil, but Not Green Either - Part 4: E85

  

  The rolling corn fields of Ohio To conclude this series on poor alternatives to fossil fuels is one of the biggest culprits, albeit one that has flown under... Read more

  The 09 april 2011 by   ---
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• #2 - Ant Analogies

  How can we be so arrogant to think that we are the only ones in the universe ? I have used the "ant analogy" in my discussions with friends on the subject of... Read more

  The 09 april 2011 by   Grasshopper
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• A Map of Nuclear Explosions Since 1945

  I came across a very impressive video created by the Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto, which has gained a special importance through the reactor accident in... Read more

  The 08 april 2011 by   Luphil
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• “Hello, Ms. President.” (Is That So Hard To Believe?)

  

  A future Ms. President? I think I’ve said this before, but the Yahoo! Homepage is literally one of the first things I see when I get up in the morning, and... Read more

  The 07 april 2011 by   Juliez
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• It’s Not About the Hair…

  

  Our guest post is about Debra Jarvis, an oncology chaplain and breast cancer survivor. The post is in Debra’s own words, taken from the Introduction in her book... Read more

  The 06 april 2011 by   Jean Campbell
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• White Holes

  are time-inverted black holes. A black hole is the ultimate state of a process in which matter collapses under gravity in all the denser and denser state,... Read more

  The 02 april 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Inner Planets

  

  By its position planets can be divided into inner and outer, and boundary is the main asteroid belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter. Read more

  The 30 march 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Five Movies Featuring the Ride of the Valkyries

  

  The helicopter attack from Apocalypse Now. © 1979 American Zoetrope Studio/Lions Gate Pictures In the 20th century, the surging strings and triumphant horn call... Read more

  The 29 march 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Coldest Star

  

  Astronomers have found the coolest star. Its surface temperature is 97 degrees Celsius, and is 75 light years away from the Earth. Such cold stars are called... Read more

  The 29 march 2011 by   Gabe12logan
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• Not Oil, But Not Green Either - Part 3: Nuclear Power

  

  Effects of Radiation: A Mutated Dog from the region near Chernobyl First of all, my apologies for the protracted lull in posting - it's been a hectic couple of... Read more

  The 29 march 2011 by   ---
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• Big Trouble in Tokyo

  

  “Unfortunately, it seems there is no question that water, which could have been inside the reactor, is leaking,” Yukio Edano, the chief cabinet secretary said.... Read more

  The 27 march 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Coping with the Changes That Breast Cancer Brings

  

  The biggest change a diagnosis of breast cancer brings is the loss of feeling in control of your life, your body, your future. All of a sudden we are casting... Read more

  The 25 march 2011 by   Jean Campbell
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• Building Resiliency After the Disasters in Japan

  

  The Japanese concept of gaman - strength, patience, discipline - is evident in the reactions of the people there to the cascade of disasters that have hit... Read more

  The 23 march 2011 by   Sandwichedboomers
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• INES Rates The Worst Nuclear Accidents

  

  image credit Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, joins a listing of 9 major nuclear accidents... Read more

  The 22 march 2011 by   Gerard
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• Learning How to Cope from the Japanese

  

  For the past 10 days, we've seen heartbreaking pictures of epic devastation in Japan, resulting from the massive earthquake and ravaging tsunami there. Read more

  The 21 march 2011 by   Sandwichedboomers
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• Will Fukushima Be as Serious as Chernobyl Or Three Mile Island? A Look at the...

  

  The world is currently focused on the Fukushima No 1 Nuclear Power Plant on the ravaged east coast of Japan. There has already been one explosion (probably due... Read more

  The 18 march 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• Fighting Radiation Exposure – Naturally

  

  With the recent nuclear catastrophe happening in Japan as well as the probability that nuclear events will continue to be a part of our world, it’s prudent to... Read more

  The 14 march 2011 by   Oasisadvancedwellness
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• Japan Tsunami Disaster – A Wave of Destruction Triggered by Uranus

  

  The largest Japanese earthquake ever at 8.9 on the Richter scale struck at 14.46 hrs in the sea off the east coast of the country. Read more

  The 13 march 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• Not Oil, but Not Green Either - Part 2: Natural Gas

  

  Like clean coal, natural gas has been hyped as a major player in America's energy future. Also like clean coal, it has some significant flaws that inhibit... Read more

  The 10 march 2011 by   ---
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• Not Oil, but Not Green Either - Part 1: Clean Coal

  

  As the US has continued to pursue non-oil remedies to our energy consumption issues, our focus has drifted. Right now, it's more about the source not being... Read more

  The 03 march 2011 by   ---
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• Army Politics

  

  As a one time regular golfer, not regular in the sense I would take my daily dose of Metamucil then go & hit some balls around a golf course, but a once a... Read more

  The 01 march 2011 by   Tmd05
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• The Next Presidential One-termer: Jimmy Carter.

  

  Jimmy Carter answering questions as president. [Clirk here for (a) part I of this series, the first eight one-term presidents: John Adams to William Howard... Read more

  The 26 february 2011 by   Kena
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• Middle East Wholly Engulfed by Protests

  

  Protesters in Morocco on Sunday What began as a man immolating himself in Tunisia has now tentatively deposed two despots in the Middle East, and the wildfire o... Read more

  The 21 february 2011 by   ---
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• The US-Japanese Symposium on Nuclear Nonproliferation and East Asian Security

  The US embassy in Japan hosted a policy forum, entitled “The Future of the US-Japanese Alliance: Security in East Asia and Nuclear Policy”, on November 29 at th... Read more

  The 08 december 2010 by   Shahalexander
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• Hurdles for a Nuclear Free World

  Has global security started to move toward a nuclear free world this year? Based on the Prague speech, President Barack Obama hosted the 1st Nuclear Security... Read more

  The 31 august 2010 by   Shahalexander
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• Simply a Walk

  I come out of my flat and step on the potholed road, thinking, when the municipality would start putting the taxes to something good. Read more

  The 05 july 2010 by   Pradyumnaray
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• World War II History for December 2

  Today in WWII History World War II History for December 2 12.2.1941 – The Japanese embassy in Washington was ordered to destroy all but its most secret coding... Read more

  The 02 december 2009 by   Sfalcont
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• Macroevolution: What Were the Evolutionary Ancestors of Whales?

  

  ID supporters often assert that, although there is abundant empirical evidence for microevolution, there is no such evidence for macroevolution. Read more

  The 10 november 2009 by   Allen_macneill
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• Mr.C.G.P.A: How He Decoded the “Intelligence Matrix”

  

  50+ subjects, infinite assessments, more than a thousand hours of lecture; It’s only human or Indian (as in their “spirit”) to expect a guy (the fairer sex is... Read more

  The 20 august 2009 by   Aravindan Ingersol
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