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New Diet Book Chapter: How to Defeat Your Craving for Sweets
October 24, 2005Dieters: Here's the chapter of Anne's diet book that you've been waiting for! Chapter 4 tells how to defeat your sweet tooth, using proven scientific methods. Pass this one on! NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site,... continued
Will Vermont Secede from the Union?
October 24, 2005Vermonters will decide at their Convention on Independence, which will be held in the House Chamber of the State House in Montpelier on Friday, October 28th, 2005. This will be the first statewide convention on secession in the US since... continued
Dead Pet Brings Bird Flu to Britain
October 24, 2005While scientists still disagree over whether or not bird flu will become a dangerous epidemic of the kind that killed millions in 1918, bird flu has quietly entered the UK, in the form of a dead parrot that has tested... continued
Whitley’s Journal: A Provocative Look at Both Sides
October 24, 2005In Whitley's new journal he writes, "A few weeks ago, I wrote a journal entitled the Smashed Pillars of Conservatism. This got me branded as a liberal, as if that was some sort of dirty word. Now I'm going to... continued
Accuweather Says ‘Superstorm’ Possible
October 24, 2005Accuweather is predicting that the remains of HurricaneWilma and Tropical Storm Alpha could meet in the Atlanticsouth of the US midatlantic states on Tuesday and createsevere weather conditions in the area. Under the headline"Super Storm 2005 to Hit Northeast," Accuweather... continued
How to Use Your Brain Better
October 21, 2005Why do we make bad choices, when we "know better?" We see rain clouds in the sky but we don't take an umbrella to work. More seriously, we marry someone who's an alcoholic or drug addict, even though we know... continued
Oil Prices High This Winter: Plan Ahead
October 21, 2005Consumers beware: oil and gas prices may double our even triple this winter, according to Matthew Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency (a... continued
Terracotta Army Guards a Buried Treasure
October 21, 2005In 1974, farmers digging wells in China discovered a vast army of over 8,000 life-sized terracotta figures, mostly soldiers, buried with the body of the first Emporer around 200 BC. Now it's been discovered that they were guarding more than... continued
Anne’s Diary: My Adventures With the Green Man
October 20, 2005In her new diary Anne writes: "It's been just a little over a year since October 16, 2004, when an aneurysm suddenly burst inside my head and I was rushed to the hospital. Whitley and my son Andrew, who were... continued
Bird Flu: Low Risk to Humans?
October 20, 2005Newswise - In the midst of widespread fears about a bird flu pandemic, some health experts are advising that if you cook poultry and eggs thoroughly, you have little chance of contracting avian flu. In the US, we have already... continued