Intelligence agencies are warning that the next major al-Qaeda attack will come by sea, rather than by air or on land. Earlier this year, a chemical tanker, the Dewi Madrim, was hijacked by pirates in speedboats off the coast of Sumatra. And we recently reported that al-Qaeda has amassed a fleet of 15 ships. Terrorists are also taking deep sea diving lessons.G2Bulletin.com says there has been a 37% increase in piracy during the last 6 months. According to Aegis Defense Services, hijackers are stealing ships in order to learn how to run them.
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As you know, our sale books are going fast. Most of them will be discontinued, to make room for new stock. However, we’ve ordered MORE of one hardcover that sold out, because Whitley thinks it’s such an important book:Our Final Hour by British Astronomer Royal Martin Rees. It was originally on sale for $17.50, marked down from $25?now we’re selling it for only $12.50, because Whitley thinks everyone should read it.
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Whitley Strieber has always kept the meaning of his visitor experiences an open question?until now. In his latest Journal he tells how and why a huge question about the Communion experience has finally been answered for him. Follow him on this journey into the unknown.

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It’s been predicted that the world will experience a severe oil shortage, starting ten years from now. One way to handle this would be to develop alternate fuels. What’s more likely to happen is that countries will burn coal instead, because there’s plenty of that left. However, scientists say that high pollution levels, of the kind caused by burning coal, make people more likely to have a stroke.

Scientists in Taiwan found there are higher hospital admission rates when pollution is high, especially in host weather. Particulates and nitrogen dioxide seem to be the main causes. Previous research shows a link between air pollution and death rates from respiratory and heart disease.
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