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Gulf Buoys Recording Massive Waves
September 22, 2005National Data Buoy Center recording buoys are transmittingwave heights in excess of 30 feet beneath Hurricane Rita.This suggests a possible storm surge in excess of 22-24 feetif the storm does not weaken dramatically in the next fewhours. As Rita moves... continued
Tough Winter Coming: Your Brain Will Shrink
September 22, 2005Climatologists say that recent sea surface temperatures are a close match to conditions prior to the winter of 1995-6 which had incredibly harsh weather. Scientists now know that our brains actually shrink in the winter. Since this will be a... continued
Coffee is GOOD For You
September 22, 2005We just put up a story telling about the miraculous properties of green tea: it helps prevent both cancer and Alzheimer's. Coffee also provides more than just a morning jolt; it is the number one source of antioxidants in the... continued
Rita Category 5, Gigantic Catastrophe Looms
September 21, 2005Hurricane Rita has become a Category 5 storm while stillwell out to sea. At present the storm carries 165 MPH winds.Unless it deflects over the Yucatan peninsula, it is likelyto slam into the US Gulf Coast as one of the... continued
ADHD Kids Just Need Sleep
September 21, 2005Newswise - We recently asked the question, how can millions of US kids all have the same disease? Over four million children in this country are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the past, children's short attention... continued
High Gas Prices? Blame the Customer
September 21, 2005Gas prices are rising so quickly, in response to the situation in the Middle East and do disasters like Katrina, that university professors are researching how to save gas. However, gas prices tend to fall much more slowly, and experts... continued
Why Asians Get So Old & Wise
September 21, 2005They drink green tea! Researcher have discovered that a major ingredient in green tea prevents cancer and Alzheimer's disease. China and other Asian countries, where the most green tea is consumed, are well known for paying attention to the wisdom... continued
Nuke Plant in Rita’s Path to Shut Down
September 21, 2005An enormous nuclear power plant, the South Texas Project, isin the path of Hurricane Rita. The plant is located inMatagorda County, between Bay City and Palacios. STP's tworeactors produce 2,500 megawatts of electricity, enough formore than one million homes and... continued
Cussing Nothing New
September 20, 2005Despite the recent crackdown on bad language on television and radio shows, swearing is nothing new. In fact, many of the same words that are considered "clean" today were considered "dirty" in the past. In the Tuesday, September 20 edition... continued
How New Orleans is Like Iraq
September 20, 2005We recently wrote about how our government has made the same mistakes in both Iraq and New Orleans. Research analyst Steve Hammons agrees and gives disturbing details. Click on this extraordinary Insight to learn more. NOTE: This news story, previously... continued