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File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. It says fighting on the border... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food   Photos   South Sudan   War   Wikipedia: South Sudan
Honda car Honda's electric car like a bicycle on a vacuum
HONDA unveiled its latest electric vehicle, but it is unlike any of the cars and motorcycles the company is best known for. Rather, the UNI-CUB single-seat, unicycle-like... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Business   Economy   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Honda
A tomato plant in the farm - agriculture - vegetable garden Minimal space, maximum tomato
There's no better argument for growing your own food than a sun-ripened, juicy tomato. But not everybody has garden space to grow towering tomato plants. There's a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Chicago Tribune
Food   Garden   Photos   Vegetable   Wikipedia: Tomato
full moon in the sky at night Failure to keep track of moon rock samples keeps investigator busy
Rafael Navarro, a former Colombian toy manufacturer, contends this rock in his possession came from the moon. His efforts to sell dust scraped from the rock on eBay for... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Denver Post
Moon   Nasa   Photos   Space   Wikipedia: Moon rock
NASA to put man on asteroid by 2020s NASA to put man on asteroid by 2020s
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet Astronauts Being Trained For Mission To Look For Minerals, Get Info On How To Destroy It WASHINGTON: Nasa is reportedly training a team of... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Times of India
Asteroid   Astronauts   Nasa   Photos   Wikipedia: Asteroid
 cellphone - wireless - talking on the phone inside an airplane plane airline - cellular - fone - mobile (rt1) This is your captain: Turn off that cell phone!
Airline travel has always been a balance between safety and convenience. At a time when some airlines have become more serious about enforcing rules against operating... (photo: WN) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Airline   Photos   Technology   Transport
Front of Sainsburys in Northallerton Sainsbury's slower expansion signals end of supermarket space race
UK's third largest supermarket reports profits increased 7.1% to £712m last year – but slows rate of store expansion Sainsbury opened 73 Local convenience stores last... (photo: Creative Commons / Chrisloader) The Guardian
Photos   Price   Profits   Supermarket   Wikipedia: Sainsbury's
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, March, 21, 2012. Obama heads to Nevada and New Mexico on the first of a planned, two-day excursion to kick off his three-state swing to promote his energy policies. I-90, local roads to close during Obama's NY visit
Quick ReadStretch of I-90, local roads near college campus to close during president's visit to Albany (AP) -- Getting around parts of the Albany area will be difficult... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Newsday
Campaign   Obama   Photos   Republican   Wikipedia: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
Tesla Grand Opening in Menlo Park - Tesla Chairman, Elon Musk. ‘You can't simulate the ISS on the ground’
Washington - Elon Musk, the Internet entrepreneur and owner of SpaceX, which aims to be the first private firm to send a cargo craft to the International Space Station,... (photo: Creative Commons / Brian Solis) Independent online (SA)
Internet   Photos   Space   Technology   Wikipedia: Elon Musk
I-80 in the Sierra Nevada near the Yuba Gap exit. Crossing the Sierra Nevada, I-80 regularly gets snow at higher elevations from fall to spring Sierra Nevada growing ever so slowly
RENO - The Sierra Nevada range continues to grow about a half-inch in elevation every 10 years, and scientists say new technology that allows them to detect from space... (photo: Creative Commons / Moabdave) Review Journal
Environment   Photos   Science   Technology   Wikipedia: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
File - Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) meets with members of the Oregon National Guard, the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, and family support groups at Portland State University in Portland, Ore., June 29, 2009. Senator: Fukushima Fuel Pool Is a National Security Issue for AMERICA
Share Washingtonsblog After visiting Fukushima, Senator Ron Wyden warned that the situation was worse than reported … and urged Japan to accept international help to... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy) Pakalert Press
Business   Nuclear   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Ron Wyden
Ron Paul / wam2 Ron Paul Could Still Win Enough Delegates To Deny Mitt Romney The Republican Nomination
Share Despite what you may have heard from the mainstream media, Mitt Romney does not have the Republican nomination locked up. In fact, he is rapidly losing delegates... (photo: GFDL / Bbsrock) Pakalert Press
Election   Photos   Politics   Voting   Wikipedia: Ron Paul
The Mars rover, named Opportunity, is shown in this artist conception released by NASA. A Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch Opportunity on Saturday June 28, 2003 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. carrying the vehic Ancient life may have thrived beneath Martian rocks
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Underneath their rough exterior, some rocks on Mars may have sheltered life in the ancient past, according to a new study. An examination of data... (photo: AP / NASA/HO) Newstrack India
Photos   Science   Space   Technology   Wikipedia: Mars
Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff?
Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the... (photo: ABr / Abr) Al Jazeera
Brazil   Diplomatic   Photos   Relationship   Washington   Wikipedia: Dilma Rousseff
File - A group of Sudanese women rest aboard a boat enroute from Kosti to Juba, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. They join thousands of southern Sudanese who have left northern Sudan in order to register and vote in southern Sudan's independence referendum scheduled to take place on January 9, 2011. South Sudanese refugees to be airlifted out of Sudan
Thousands of South Sudanese stranded for months in a camp in Sudan are to be airlifted home, an aid group says. At least 12,000 refugees were stuck in the river town of... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) BBC News
Africa   Photos   Refugee   Sudan   Wikipedia: South Sudan–Sudan relations
Carrots - vegetable What are Antioxidants and Why Should the Prepper Care?
Share Gaye Levy backdoorsurvival Now it seems to me that if the world were to drastically change in a TEOTWAWKI situation, having a strong and clear mind would be... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Pakalert Press
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Lightning signature may tell tale of solar system's origins Lightning signature may tell tale of solar system's origins
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Lightning flashes nearly 50 times on Earth every second. Together these discharges coalesce and get stronger, creating electromagnetic waves... (photo: Creative Commons / 350z33) Newstrack India
Earth   Lightning   Photos   Solar   Wikipedia: Lightning
vegetable waste for organic vegetable gardening 7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden almost anywhere
Share Aurora Geib NaturalNews There is nothing like enjoying the fruits of your labor, literally! The seeds you just planted turn out as little shoots and flowers until... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Pakalert Press
Fruits   Garden   Photos   Vegetable   Wikipedia: Kitchen garden
 United Airlines-flight-aviation-airlines (sl1) United Airlines seeking to reduce leased space at DIA
A proposal to reduce the amount of space that United Airlines leases at Denver International Airport will be considered next week by a Denver City Council committee.... (photo: Public domain photo) Denver Post
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: United Airlines
Republican Presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the West Virginia Republican Presidential Convention, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in Charleston, W.Va. Osama bin Laden comes back to haunt Romney
Mitt Romney has made several statements that his opponents interpret as dismissing the importance of capturing Osama bin Laden. Those statements have come back to haunt... (photo: AP Photo / Jeff Gentner) The Examiner
Campaign   Osama   Photos   Romney   Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012
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