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It’s not just a TV show, it’s reality: psychics really do help the police solve crimes. Keep reading to find out how you can consult a psychic yourself.

In Newsmonster.com, Danny Penman writes: “The Daily Mail has learned that the police are increasingly turning to psychics and mediums for help in their battle against crime. Sources in the National Criminal Intelligence Service say that officers turn to mediums to help them solve the more difficult cases. There is even a database containing the names of ‘official’ psychics that officers can tap into 24 hours a day.”

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Years ago, New Scientist magazine did a study on “nominative determinism,” which is when a person’s name seems to dictate his or her profession (ie. someone with the last name of “Doctor” becomes a physician). They found out that professions actually DID seem to be determined by names. Now a group of psychologists say that we remember some people’s names more easily than others because people with certain names all seem to LOOK a certain way. Can this be scientific?
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Global warming can cause floods, but it can also lead to the opposite condition: drought, because as greenhouse gases make the air warmer, it can hold more moisture. This water vapor then moves out towards the poles, making dry areas dryer and wet areas wetter. Australia is experiencing a massive drought right now.

There are indications that the Australian government may have underestimated the effects of the current drought in the important Murray-Darling river basin. While there has been some rain recently, dam levels remain around six percent. Bill Heffernan of the Northern Australia task force, told the Australian Financial Review that previous estimates had been done incorrectly, and that water resources in the area are actually 40% lower than official estimates. read more

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Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) escalated in November 2006 and seems to have spread to 27 states and Brazil, Canada and many parts of Europe. Scientists and beekeepers are trying to figure out what is causing entire hives of honeybees to disappear before it’s too late, since nearly one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80% of that pollination.

Among the crops to be affected are apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, celery, squash, cucumbers, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe and other melons. The bee shortage will potentially affect the beef industry too because the growth of alfalfa is dependent on pollination from the bees.
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