27.1.06
Telegraph | News | Smokers who stop 'on a whim' more likely to succeed
Telegraph | News | Smokers who stop 'on a whim' more likely to succeed: "Those who stopped suddenly were twice as likely not to be smoking after six months and in the following five years."
26.1.06
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel 'has to withdraw further'
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel 'has to withdraw further': "Israel will have to withdraw from further parts of the West Bank, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said.
In his first policy speech as interim leader, he said the main challenge ahead was to shape Israel's borders for good to ensure a Jewish majority.
It could not continue to control parts with a Palestinian majority, but would keep its main settlements, he said.
Mr Olmert is also acting as chair of Kadima, a party formed by PM Ariel Sharon before he suffered a stroke.
The party intends to run in Israeli general elections on 28 March on a platform of withdrawal from occupied territory."
In his first policy speech as interim leader, he said the main challenge ahead was to shape Israel's borders for good to ensure a Jewish majority.
It could not continue to control parts with a Palestinian majority, but would keep its main settlements, he said.
Mr Olmert is also acting as chair of Kadima, a party formed by PM Ariel Sharon before he suffered a stroke.
The party intends to run in Israeli general elections on 28 March on a platform of withdrawal from occupied territory."
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Palestinian PM to quit after poll
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Palestinian PM to quit after poll: "It comes as the militant Islamic group appeared to be heading for a shock win.
With counting still under way, officials from the ruling Fatah party said Hamas had won a majority. Official results are due at 1900 (1700 GMT).
Israel, the US and the EU consider Hamas a terrorist group and have said they do not want to deal with it."
With counting still under way, officials from the ruling Fatah party said Hamas had won a majority. Official results are due at 1900 (1700 GMT).
Israel, the US and the EU consider Hamas a terrorist group and have said they do not want to deal with it."
SilverStockReport.com: Silver Users Fear Silver Shortage: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
SilverStockReport.com: Silver Users Fear Silver Shortage: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "SilverStockReport.com: Silver Users Fear Silver Shortage
Thursday October 27, 3:49 pm ET
GRASS VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silver Users Association (SUA), a group devoted to the conflicting goals of keeping silver prices low and keeping silver available for users, stunned the silver investing community last month by repeating the claims made by silver investors and analysts, including SilverStockReport.com (http://www.silverstockreport.com), that the silver market is very tight and that any significant investor demand will create a shortage of silver.
The SUA made the bullish case for silver when asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deny Barclays' petition for a Silver Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The Silver ETF will require Barclays Global Investors to buy up to 130 million ounces of silver prior to the approval of a silver ETF, in anticipation of investor demand for the silver ETF. But the COMEX division of NYMEX only has 117 million oz. of silver in all warehouse stock categories combined. Furthermore, COMEX market participants, through approximately 140,000 silver futures contracts at 5000 ounces each, already have claims of up to 700 million ounces of silver -- silver that may not exist."
Thursday October 27, 3:49 pm ET
GRASS VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silver Users Association (SUA), a group devoted to the conflicting goals of keeping silver prices low and keeping silver available for users, stunned the silver investing community last month by repeating the claims made by silver investors and analysts, including SilverStockReport.com (http://www.silverstockreport.com), that the silver market is very tight and that any significant investor demand will create a shortage of silver.
The SUA made the bullish case for silver when asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deny Barclays' petition for a Silver Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The Silver ETF will require Barclays Global Investors to buy up to 130 million ounces of silver prior to the approval of a silver ETF, in anticipation of investor demand for the silver ETF. But the COMEX division of NYMEX only has 117 million oz. of silver in all warehouse stock categories combined. Furthermore, COMEX market participants, through approximately 140,000 silver futures contracts at 5000 ounces each, already have claims of up to 700 million ounces of silver -- silver that may not exist."
25.1.06
Australian IT - Google yields to China (Eric Auchard in San Francisco, JANUARY 25, 2006)
Australian IT - Google yields to China (Eric Auchard in San Francisco, JANUARY 25, 2006): "AS it fights US Government demands to turn over data, Google is introducing a new service for China that restricts access to services such as email, chat rooms and blogs.
The new Chinese service at www.google.cn will offer a censored version of Google's popular search system that could restrict access to thousands of terms and web sites.
Terms may include issues like independence for Taiwan or Tibet or outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong."
The new Chinese service at www.google.cn will offer a censored version of Google's popular search system that could restrict access to thousands of terms and web sites.
Terms may include issues like independence for Taiwan or Tibet or outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong."
Doctors claim suspended animation success - Health And Fitness - smh.com.au
Doctors claim suspended animation success - Health And Fitness - smh.com.au: "Doctors claim suspended animation success
London: Researchers are testing potentially life-saving techniques for keeping humans in a state of suspended animation while surgeons repair their wounds.
US doctors have developed a method of inducing hypothermia to shut down the body's functions for up to three hours.
In tests, they reduced the body temperature of injured pigs from 37C to 10C before operating on them and then reviving them.
Now they are applying for permission to test the procedure on casualty patients without a pulse who have lost large amounts of blood, New Scientist magazine reported.
It is thought this method and others could one day be used on car crash and gunshot victims, as well as in the battlefield to treat wounded soldiers.
A surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Hasan Alam, has tested the technique about 200 times on pigs, with a 90 per cent success rate."
London: Researchers are testing potentially life-saving techniques for keeping humans in a state of suspended animation while surgeons repair their wounds.
US doctors have developed a method of inducing hypothermia to shut down the body's functions for up to three hours.
In tests, they reduced the body temperature of injured pigs from 37C to 10C before operating on them and then reviving them.
Now they are applying for permission to test the procedure on casualty patients without a pulse who have lost large amounts of blood, New Scientist magazine reported.
It is thought this method and others could one day be used on car crash and gunshot victims, as well as in the battlefield to treat wounded soldiers.
A surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Hasan Alam, has tested the technique about 200 times on pigs, with a 90 per cent success rate."
24.1.06
Cyberpresse | Le Soleil
Cyberpresse | Le Soleil: "� la veille de l’�lection du prochain gouvernement f�d�ral, plusieurs s’interrogent sur les intentions de Stephen Harper quant au Protocole de Kyoto. Il faut dire que durant l’ann�e 2005, M. Harper est rest�pratiquement muet sur cet enjeu. Pourtant, en 2002, M. Harper �tait on ne peut plus explicite : � En ce qui concerne l’accord de Kyoto, nous serons le seul parti �la Chambre qui non seulement s’opposera �sa ratification, mais exhortera les provinces et tous les autres qui sont en mesure de l’appliquer �le rejeter, et nous nous engageons pour notre part �abroger cet accord �la premi�re occasion. �"
Whale spew find may net $1m for family. 24/01/2006. ABC News Online
Whale spew find may net $1m for family. 24/01/2006. ABC News Online: "A family on South Australia's west coast has discovered a rare specimen of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth over $1 million.
The specimen, known scientifically as ambergris, is sought after by perfume companies and worth about $US20 per gram."
The specimen, known scientifically as ambergris, is sought after by perfume companies and worth about $US20 per gram."
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