Colonize other planets: Hawking November 30, 2006
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Humans must colonize other planets: Hawking
Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:45 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using “Star Trek”-style propulsion or face extinction, renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking said on Thursday.
Referring to complex theories and the speed of light, Hawking, the wheel-chair bound Cambridge University physicist, told [...]
Israel’s land-rights problem November 29, 2006
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By James Carroll November 27, 2006
THE WORSENING conflict between Israelis and Palestinians reached a rare point of clarification last week, but an ominous one. It involved leaked Israeli government documents apparently showing that significant parts of Israeli settlements in the West Bank are on land unjustly appropriated from Palestinians.
“One Third of Jewish Area Is on [...]
War, religion, and gay rights November 15, 2006
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By James Carroll | November 13, 2006
In Jerusalem, Muslims and Jews have found common cause: attacking gay people.
A gay pride parade was scheduled for Friday. In Palestinian areas, Muslim leaders vigorously condemned homosexuality as criminal, and in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, Jewish demonstrators staged raucous protests. As a result, organizers canceled the parade. One of them said, [...]
Low-Carb Diet Doesn’t Up Heart Risk November 10, 2006
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Researchers Say It’s Best to Avoid Extreme Diets, Whether Low-Fat or Low-Carbohydrate
By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Nov. 8, 2006 — Critics of low-carbohydrate diets claim that they promote heart disease, but one of the first studies to examine the long-term effects of low-carb eating suggests otherwise.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public [...]
Caught between Iraq and a hard place…. November 6, 2006
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What it will take to end war
By James Carroll | November 6, 2006
THE WAR in Iraq has emerged as a key issue in tomorrow’s election, but in what way can its course be influenced by voting results?
On the one hand, President Bush has just renewed allegiance to Donald Rumsfeld, the contractor of disaster, and to [...]
