Kevin McIntyre's Find of the Day
Kevin McIntyre

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      January 7, 2009   January 6, 2009
      The Buffaloes in use for search and rescue are over the hill and the plan was for Ottawa to buy Italian upgraded Spartans. Viking of Victoria can build updated versions of the Buffalo for a substantial saving plus work spin offs.   Expensive fuel cells that use natural gas to produce hydrogen which is then converted to enough electricity to power up a household and the heat by-product is used to provide the home with hot water. The fuel cel and hot water heater are leased.
               
January 5, 2009   December 31, 2008   December 30, 2008
For decades California has had standards of electrical consumption for major appliances now with home electronics using 1/4 of household power they are about to impose restrictions on Flat-screen TVs.   Things in the Afghanistan war are looking pretty bleak for Canada having lost the most troops in a single month and the Taliban able to rest and relax in Pakistan with total impunity. The US surge expected in the spring will bring an Iraq style war to the area.   Considered the most deadly epidemic of all time the flu of 1918 swept around the world killing 2.5% of those who got the illness. Researchers in Wisconsin have discovered the genes that made the flu so deadly causing pneumonia.
               
December 23, 2008   December 22, 2008   December 19, 2008
In keeping with the Queen's high tech approach to communications this year's Christmas Message includes video clips from the time Prince Charles was a baby as the Queen emphasises the importance of family in her annual message.   The last time a prime minister named this many senators in one day was in October 23, 1867. At least John A. MacDonald had the confidence of the house when he did that. Among the new senators are Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy and Nancy Greene Raine   Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is the most popularly used application to use the wealth of information on the world wide web. A flaw in the programme allows a hackeer to take your identity and anything else you have on you computer. Don't use it.
               
December 18, 2008   December 17, 2008   December 16, 2008
This CBC story tells us on MOnday night a man came into the Tisdale 7-11 and threw a live chicken at the fried chicken display then went up to Wicks and tossed in two live chickens in the back door of the convience store. Chickens were not harmed.   Chinese archeologists have shut down a dig in an ancient tomb that was believed to have been undisturbed yet to their amazement they have discovered a very small Swiss watch attached to a soil covered coffin. the watch is stopped at 10:06.   Ernest is a 15 year old cat and he is almost totally blind from an illness which involves the eye lids rolling leading to inflamation and hinders his sight. Ernest was injured in a car accident 13 years ago and lives on the Isle of Wight. Now he wears contacts.
               
December 15, 2008   December 12, 2008   December 11, 2008
Leland Freeborn a former Mormon who is now a prophet says that a radical group in Russia will take control of the military and launch a missilie attack on American at Christmas time this year killing 100 million Americans.   Often considered just a gimick for a city to make money on traffic tickets, this study from El Paso, Texas shows that the presence of the cameras has shown a dramatic 30% decrease in collisions. In 2007 El Paso issued more than 13,000 tickets.   It looks like advertising in North America has taken on a new trend to follow politicians and negative advertising. In Seattle the home of Starbucks Mcdonalds has billboards close to Starbucks stores advertising Macdonalds expresso.
               
December 10, 2008   December 9, 2008   December 8, 2008
As the recession deepens and lay-offs continue pushing up unemployment in the United States the barrel price of crude oil is expected to move below $40 and retail prices in the US could fall as low as less than $1.00 a gallon. Some predict $25 / barrel.   It looks like it is common practice for people who complain or protest to be put away in mental hospitals in China. The practice seems most prevailent in province cities and the mental hospitals really have no alternative but to take those brought to them.   The company that owns the Chicago Tribune, LA Times and KTLA TV plus several other newspapers is insolvent. Real estate investor Sam Zell bought the company and despite massive layoffs it is sinking in debt.
               
December 5, 2008   December 4, 2008   December 3, 2008
The Museum housed in Washington D.C. has this remarkable online feature that involves the voluntary participation of hundreds of newspapers around the globe. Each morning the page is updated with the new pages.   This is a small book with four clever stories about wizrds and such plus some intersting stuff called Dumbledore's notes. The book is really intended for the die hard Harry Potter fan and all of the proceeds from the sale of the book go to charity.   Here is a remarkable story from today's Evening Post in Notingham UK about a young woman who married an American soldier. He survived the war and was awaiting her to join him when he learned of her illness.
               
December 2. 2008   December 1, 2008   November 28, 2008
This excellent report comes from the Lagos Nigerian Guardian and tells of an attack inside Pakistan on a NATO convoy to Afghanistan. There were also car bombings and armed attacks by militants.   Swedish researchers using genetically modified mice have discovered a link between the type of fat associated with fast food and a genetic inclination seems to be linked to the incurable common condition known as Alzheimer's   This Australian story reports on a study about reducing the amount of stress a mother experiences during the first trimester of a pregnancy and how this reduced stress translates into having a very contented baby.
               
November 27, 2008   November26, 2008   November 25, 2008
A study published in Lancet claims that by testing every male over 15 in countries with high levels of HIV infection then vigourously treating those who test positive the disease would simply vanish in a remarkable short time.   In the early morning hours in Mumbai India terrorists struck with automatic weapons and grenades the most popular hotels, restaurants and a train station. As many as 80 killed in the attacks and hundreds injured. Hostages taken.   Fighting between protestors and various government supports escalated from rock throwing to shots fired. Thailand is a relatively ordered society and depends so much on tourism. These political protests are considered bad for business.
               
November 24, 2008   November 21, 2008   November 20, 2008
As the economy continues to look grim the Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty prefers to call the situation a "technical recession". He says the government will not hand money to the auto industry unless there are signs the US will sort out the problems of the big three.   Though unable to establish actual proof this remarkable study shows how influencial food decisions affect children and by so doing directly impact on their health. A ban on commercials would reduce obesity by 18%.   The recent hijacking of a Saudi supertanker took place 450 miles off the ocast of Somali. Despite NATO and other warships patrolling the gulf of Aden the pirates seem to operate with few problems and in Somali call themselves 'coast guard.'
               
November 19, 2008   November 18, 2008   November 17, 2008
General Motors has fallen in value below that of toy maker Mattel. Two Chinese auto manufacturers SAIC and Dongfeng both partly government owned are considering buying up GM and Chrysler. This would allow these Chinese companies to sell globally.   The whole realm of climate change seems to be inhabited by extremists on both sides of the issue so that this story points out a glaring error by NASA's Goddard Institute which simply blew it on its pronouncements on October temperatures.   Saskatoon's Nutana Collegiate is considering dropping the whole concept of giving marks below 50%. The school is concerned that low failing marks can be a blight on the student limiting potential and they want to do what they can with the drop out rate.
               
November 14, 2008   November 13, 2008   November 12, 2008
Quebec is the only province to make winter tires manditory but by doing so the awareness across the country has made motorists want to get their vehicles equipped with safer tires for the winter season. Supplies are tight.   Though Californians have been aware of the hazards of air polution they have not known the cost. 2,521 people died in traffic accidents in 2006 in the San Joaquin Valley but 3,812 died from respiratory problems.This is an remarkable study.   Just when things werre looking bleak for Leno and Letterman it has been announced that President Elect Barak Obama is having his 71 year old mother-in-law move in with the family at the White House.
               
November 11, 2008   November 10, 2008   November 7, 2008
In some cave taken in battle in Pakistan battle plan maps and other documents show a much higher level of sophistication and preparedness then formerly thought of the combined Taleban and al-Qaeda forces.   The former Soviet leader says that for the past 8 years the US has been following misguided course of George W. Bush and needs badly to restructure itself to overcome financial crisis and restore balance in the world.   Mr. O'Neill who took off with a Cessna from Scotland suffered a stroke on his way to Colchester Essex and lost his sight. He issued a "may-day" and an RAF pilot flew up to him and guided him safely to a runway.
               
November 6, 2008 Crisp's school plan programming for students on dangers of technology   November 5, 2008   November 3, 2008
The Barrie Ontario high school were the 15 year old Brandon Crisp was a student is planning a program to help students who are becoming overly dependent upon video and computer games. Crisp's body was found yesterday by hunters.   Barak Obama's grandmother and family live in Kogelo Kenya. This is the report of the celebrations from a Nairobi newspaper, The Standard. As a consequence of Obama's victory the village is getting electrical power and police.   With October behind us and no snow on the ground perhaps its a good time to check out the Farmer's Almanac crystal ball. Kevin passes on the forcast that makes things look mild for us and miserable for the folks down east.
               
October 30, 2008   October 29, 2008   October 28, 2008
A Romanian man has advertised his 25 year old wife for sale in the used cars area of for sale web site.Though there is some suggestion that this a put on it still seems pretty unsettling. You can see the ad at this web site.   This report is from a Karachi Pakistan business news paper that tells about the large number of people killed in the seven villages destroyed by a modest quake last night. Because the houses are mud most of the victims were women and children.   University of Saskatchewan researchers have discovered a link between the production of hydrogen sulfide in the gas mice pass as being involved in the regulation of bood pressure. This will prove helpful with humans.
               
October 27, 2008   October 24, 2008   Octoberr 23, 2008
I was confused about this whole issue particularly because of American TV ads but this site Kevin found clears the whole matter up. The end of regular TV broadcast is August 31 2011. Check out the site for details   This is how one of London's notorious tabloids covered a recent sighting of strange objects that were filmed over Istambul Turkey from May to September of this year. High interest in UFOs in England with official reports lately revealed.   The American government appears to be keeping its word in not allowing huge payments of bonus and compensation to the executives of the failed AIG company. This story outline the amazing amounts doled out to the CEO and other top execs.
               
October 22, 2008   October 21, 2008   October 20, 2008
An altercation on the Campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green led to the campus being locked down after their were reports of gunfire. As it turned out there had been no shots fired or weapons involved but it was a tense time in Kentucky.   This story appeared in Kampala Unganda's Daily Monitor today and discusses the abduction of thousands of children in Northern Uganda and condemns the LRA leader Kony who is reported to have 60 wives of selling the children.   Though applying CPR to cardiac arrest patients increases their survival rate by three times the problem is that most people have trouble doing the procedure correctly. So here is the cue do it to the beat of the Bee Gee's song "Stayin Alive" and it will work.
               
October 17, 2008   October 16, 2008   October 14, 2008
This story appeared in a Sydney Australia newspaper today as the paper noted that the price of fuel and the price of oil per barrel just no longer makes sense. In this story you will notice that the Australian dollar has taken a greater licking then our own.   Three men have been charged with credit card theft and fraud after they attempted to recover a laptop comupter after Wal-Mart gave them an empty box. Thinking they were pulling a scam Wal-Mart people ccalled the police.   The television news and sports shows did not report this part of the story. They showed Vice President hopeful Sarah Palin dropping the ceremonial puck at a Ranger Phillie game but this did not carry the sound track of the crowd booing.
               
October 10, 2008   October 9, 2008   October 8, 2008
A Chicago Sheriff is refusing to carry out eviction notices to apartment and other renters. Many have been keeping up their payments and their landlords are being foreclosed evicting the tenant through no fault of their own.   This story from the English Beijing paper China Daily describes the events of today from the Chinese perspective adding historical explanations to the Dow's tumble day after day and the failure of all measures to stem the fall.   A realatively simple thing to include in modern computerised cars, Ford has introiduced in its 2010 line up a Key that will curtail the car's speed, activate warning for no seat belt and deal with traction. "you can have the car but. . ."
               
October 7, 2008   October 6, 2008   October 3, 2008
Professor Luc Montagnier discovered the AIDS virus 25 years ago and has been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. He predicts a therapeutic vaccine for victims of the illness will be developed in four years.   The international financial crisis stemming from the American system has moved the world's economic situation into possible free fall. Prime Minister of France Francois Fillion points to the the irresponsible system created by the Americans.   Though the Russian stock market has been severely punished forced to stop trading three times the Russian leadership feels that the world financial crisis heralds the end of America's domination of the world's economy.
               
Ocotber 2, 2008   October 1, 2008   September 30, 2008
The forced take over of the Wachovia bank by Citibank was caused by depositors worrying about its strength and they began withdrawing money. So much so the bank's failure was imminent. This is the background story as to how the failure unfolded.   AIDS was identified in 1981 and it was believed to have transmitted from other mammals only a decade or so earlier now a study has revealed that that transmission took place as early as 1884. Small population in the Congo prevented spread.   The National Do Not Call List (DNCL) is designed to reduce the number of unwanted telemarketing calls and faxes Canadians receive.You can register on the list at this site.
               
September 29, 2008   September 26, 2008   Sepember 25, 2008
Former Tisdale man has built a large 2,900 square foot house in Buena Vista with rreclaimed lumber from 35 wood grain elevators including some material from torn down Tisdale elevator. The impressive house is now up for sale and listed at more than $1,000,000.   Every device connected to the internet is assigned a distinctive number. The original 4.2 trillion numbers have all but 14% been assigned and the originator of the Internet, Vint Cerf has proposed the adoption of a bigger address system moving from 32 binary digits to 128.   Not all honey but some tested by the University of Ottawa appears in tests to be far more powerful than any known antibiotic. In their lab test they discovered that specific types of honey could defeat strains of bacteria that resist all other antibiotics.
               
September 24, 2008   September 19, 2008   September 18, 2008
Last Thursday the New York Stock exchange was as close as 500 trades from complete meltdown. It was triggered by half a trillion dollars in sell orders before trading and was only prevented by the US Federal Reserve providing $105 Billion in liquidity.   This website provides very thorough coverage of the airline industry. With over 13 sections of commercial and other aviation it is a wealth of information as well as picture galaries and loads of video. So if you are interested in flight of any kind you will find something on this site that is of interest.   NASA celebrates its first 50 year with a superior multimedia web site with music and pictures that tells the story of the American space agency. The tour of the site is conducted by a friendly robot and music from all eras of the past five decades. Need high speed access to enjoy site.
               
September 16, 2008   September 15, 2008   September 12, 2008
This amazing collection of famous and ordinary Canadians has more than four million images. Many of them extremely rare like this one of Pierre Elliott Trudeau by Yousuf Karsh. You can look around or search specifically for an individual but all in all it is a great part of our heritage.   A British town has decided to print its own money to encourage its people to shop at home. Promotions like this have been carried out in most Saskatchewan communities at one time or another but rarely does such a project get such wide attention as this one in East Sussex UK   Author Robert Gonzales did an indepth study of how people react in extreme disasters and discoverred that there was much more than luck involved in what was responsible for some surviving and dying. This article identifies some of the surviving things and spots the reason for failure.
               
September 11, 2008 Old Farmers Almanac: Global cooling may be underway   September 9, 2008   September 8, 2008
With reduced sunspot activity the predictions are for things on earth to get a lot cooler. The Old Farmers Almanac says without human activity things would be even cooler. A colder than normal winter for the United States but a mild winter for the northern prairies.   This web site has an interesting list of the scandals engineered by the Harper Conservative government. Some serious and some down right illegal. Yet this was the government determined "it said" to provide accountable and clean government.   According to Japanese Korean expert, Professor Toshimitsu Shigemura the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il actually died of complications from diabetes in 2003 and since then has been seen in public and negotiations represented by one of as many as four impersonators.
               
September 5, 2008   September 4, 2008 Shopping centre bans youth hoods and hats   September 3, 2008
Its been over a hundred years since there was a month with no sunspots but it happened in April and scientists are predicting they will become extinct in five years. The sunspots are associated with solar flares and when they do not occur the sun is running a little cool and could have affects on earth.   The Tweed City shopping centre in northeastern Australia has banned young people wearing hats and/or hoodies. Their seccurity people and the security cameras in the shopping centre can not be used to identify someone who is essential disguised so they are banning such attire.   Late night talk show host David Letterman expressed his concern over NBC ending Jay Leno's role on the Tonight Show this coming May. Letterman, in a Rolling Stone interview said he wants to keep on going beyond 2010 and reflected on some of his interviews.
               
September 2, 2008   August 29, 2008   August 28, 2008
Massive amounts of land in Russia is simply being left fallow as the collective farms have crumbled and owner operated family farms are not developing. This has prompted entrepeneurs to buy large amounts of Russia land to develop factory corporate farms.   Kevin found this revealing web site that casts some strong light on some of those informercials that seem to be a steady diet of modern cable television. Not only are the scams identified but there are real complaints from those who have had bad experiences with them.   After 19 years this famous group put on a London concert this past December. Now three members of the band are working on a new album as they are plowing through new material in a London studio but without their lead singer Robert Plant.
               
August 27, 2008   August 26, 2008   August 25, 2008
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of Sherlock Holmes and this fabulous web site tells all there is to know about the famous author but also has the full text to all of the Sherlock Holmes books, novels and short stories. Essentially this is a complete library online.   Check out this tutorial video that explains the free instruction media available from Apple's iTunes store. From University to elementary course ware its there and can easily be accessed on your computer, downloaded into your iPod or iPhone. MIT and and other institutions are putting their courses online.   This Orlando TV station story from last week tells of the massive rainfall that Tropical Storm Fay has dumped on the area with subsequent winds and tornados it would seem this is a serious storm situation. On Sunday the White House declared Florida a disaster area.
               
August 22, 2008   August 18, 2008   August 15, 2008
A highly suspicious fire broke out early Wednesday morning in Nipawin's Post office resulting in disruption of mail service and an eleborate police investigation. This Nipawin Journal report suggest that other acts of vandalism may have been related.   With some qualifications teachers in the small independent Texas school District of Harold will be able to carry consealed guns during their working day. The school is about a 30 minute drive from the local sheriff's office and the school board thinks it appropriate for the teachers to protect themselves.   If you are not confused about the Russian attack on Georgia you haven't been paying attention. The problem is historical and messy and from this Russian report it looks less than positive as the way it will play out with Russia basically ignoring the sovreignty of Georgia
               
August 13, 2008   August 6, 2008   August 5, 2008
A flash presentation of NASA images of earth that express the overwhelming beauty of our little planet. Kevin suggest you turn up the volume and put on a head set to enjoy the music that goes with the accompanying images.   Statistics Canada has put together some interesting charts that describe the population of Canada. The charts are based on regional divisions but you can get some interesting information from this 2006 set of facts and figures about the people of this country.   Claiming to protect their country from terrorism US officials can without cause or suspicion seize a Laptop, iPod, cell phone or an electronic or paper device for examination for an undefined period of time. This does not just include foreign visitors but American travelers themselves.
               
July 28, 2008   July 24, 2008   July 23, 2008
During its last refit the Qantas 747 / 400 that developed a major hole while cruising over Indonesia and was forced to descend and land had been shown to have major amounts of corrosion throughout the airframe. This story speculates that the level of corrosion contributed to the development of the hole.   Dr. Ronald B. Herbman director of the Univerisity of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute urges his staff to act out reasonable caution and not wait for studies to definitively determine the safety of cell phone use. He is particularly concerned about children using the device.   GM hasn't turned a profit since 2004 and though Ford is not quite as bad off it too is in serious cash flow situation. The measures GM has taken to develop more capital to stay afloat appears not to be working and the folks on Wall St. are giving both companies a 46% chance of going broke in five years.
               
July 22, 2008   July 21, 2008   July 18, 2008
This article by economist Christopher Laird posted on the Market Oracle takes the 'what if' scenario of a massive devaluation of the US dollar and explains what effects that will have on the US and world wide. He is talking about a ten to 20 year depression.   Talk show host and stand up comedian Jay Leno retires from NBC at the end of the 2009 season. What then for a vigourous and busy man. Well each day Jay spends time at his garage which is really about three aircraft hangars full of remarakable cars. This story tells about the collection.   With little warning that it was a dramatisation CBS broadcast Orson Wells doing the story of earth being invaded by Mars October 30th 1938. The broadcast caused panic as millions of listeners thought it was the real thing. Check out the broadcast at Soundboard or download it.
               
July 17, 2008 Parents learn the ABC's again   July 16, 2008 Banks hit by fallout from the crisis at IndyMac   July 9, 2008
This story is from the northeast coast of Australia where the department of education has decided to provide assistance to parents with literacy problems to upgrade as the research shows that parents with higher literacy levels have children who do better in school than those with low levels.   This story filed yesterday explains how thousands are trying to get their money from a failed bank. Those with deposit insurance can get their money if they have less that $100,000 over that amount they are just getting a portion. Their problem then is where to find a safe place to deposit their cash.   Well, not exactly, unless you live in East London South Africa. Here is the listing from the East London Newspaper, the Dispatch which lists several of the available channels and what is on. It is surprising to note the huge amount of North American TV on these listings.
               
July 8, 2008 Kabul bombing a vicious warning, says leading daily   July 7, 2008 Sliced bread 'a world first'   July 4, 2008
At least 40 dead and more than a hundred injured by a car bomb outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul Afghanistan. The Afghan government accused Pakitstan's Intelligence agency of organising the attack. This story from Delhi India shows restraint but a degree of alarm at the escallation of violence in Afghanistan.   It may have hit the US market on July 6, 1928 but it was decades later that we first saw sliced bread on the store shelves in small town Saskatchewan. Funny how this remarkable invention is taken for granted today and unsliced bread is now a novelty or something quaint.   Chinese medicinal remedies are based on at least four or more thousand years of practical trial and error treatments but little is known about the actual ingredients and many of them are banned substances for competing Olympic atheletes. China itself is very strict about banned substances.
               
July 3, 2008 Merrill says GM bankruptcy possible   June 30, 2008 Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy'   June 27, 2008
With loses mounting General Motors is in a tight spot with the need to borrow $15B to have the cash flow need to stay afloat. They have been closing plants, laying off workers and taking other cost cutting measures but their shares continue to go down dramatically. Bankruptcy is now a real threat.   This story from Wired magazine shows just how desparate the recording industry has become as it now is engaging in a conflict with radio broadcasting the very instrument which has been the vehicle for record sales for decades.   The apparent folk song Waltzing Matilda is Australia's unofficial national anthem. The lyrics were written by poet Banjo Paterson and the music by Christina Macpherson based on a Celtic traditional tune. The story in the song was based on an authentic time in Australian history and a story of the 1890s.
               
June 26, 2008   June 25, 2008   June 24, 2008
A 47 year old Australian grandmother and mother of five has just given birth to three identical sons. The birth took place a week ago in Brisbane. Janelle Perry has four adult children from her first marriage and two grandchildren and a four year old from her marriage to crane operator Robert Perry.   Scottish Parent Teacher council is blaming inaccuracies in Wikipedia and other online sources from which students borrow their material for higher than usual failure rates. They point out that Internet plagiarism is a major problem and the consequences are causing students problems.   Comedian and writer Jerry Seinfeld discusses the importance of the work of the late comic George Carlin. He explains that Carlin honed each joke with enormous skill and when a comedian came up with what he thought was a great idea he would discover that Carlin had already done it.
               
June 23, 2008 World has enough oil supplies for 'many decades': Nuaimi   June 20, 2008 When Builders Go Broke   June 19, 2008
Though world oil consumption is rising the global oil supply is rising faster. The Saudi Oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi said on Sunday that the existing known oil supplies will last at the prresent rate for decades. He said the Saudi production levels will rise to 12,5 million barrels a day.   The collapse of the US housing industry was not only something that affected mortgage lenders and home owners but the developers and construction companies have been also run into the ground leaving many home owners in partly developed sites or worse.   Not a simple problem, knights preferred left side of road so that their sword arm was meeting a possible adversary. French wagon drivers perferred the right side to avoid collisions. The traditions go back to the middle ages in Japan but here is the whole story.
               
June 18, 2008 Yes, we will have no bananas   June 17, 2008 Doctors per capita up, nurses down   June 16, 2008
With gas the price it is how come bananas are 66¢ a pound at Extra Foods here in Tisdale. Well, here is the explanation and a warning that the Cavendish variety we are used to eating is in real trouble with an advancing fungus in Central America. This is a comprehensive New York Times article.   In Australia the number of GPs and medical specialists has almost doubled in the past decade while at the same time the numbers of nurses has been slightly lower or just holding their own. Remember that most Australians live in very large cities and in the rural areas the doctors are scarce.   As living conditions and rising prices make life in the UK less and less attractive there is a strong movement of people immigrating to the Gold Coast area of Australia. With the sale of their house in the UK they have lots of capital to buy a new house and start businesses.
               
June 12, 2008 Obama on the Nile   June 11, 2008 Smoking linkedd to mid-life memory loss: study   June 10, 2008
This New York Times editorial discusses the positive things about American Democrats having selected in the Primaries Barrack Obama as their presidential candidate. The writer feels that it shows that Americans are able to look beyond the horizon and peacefully choose a better course of action.   A European study has found strong links between smoking and cognitive and memory problems later in life. They found that quitting helped as ex-smokers were less likely to have cognitive deficits in memory, vocabulary and verbal fluency. The study pointed to continued smoking increased the progress toward dementia.   Due to low investment in the past two decades refinery and distribution infrastructure in the petroleum industry has pushed things to capacity despite demand changes and large amounts of available supply. The things combine with loose capital going into speculation.
               
June 9, 2008 Water-Starved California Slows Development   June 6, 2008 Celebrity foreclosure: Jose Caseca loses Encino home   June 5, 2008
There is legislation in California that prevents land development without water for the property for the next twenty years. As a result many new developments are stalled or in some cases cancelled because the water just is not and will not be available to make the property successful.   The lose of homes in foreclosures in not confined in the United States to the poor but is spreading out with prominent celebrities like Ed McMahon and now baseball great Jose Canseco losing his house in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino. Canseco owed his bank $2.5 million on the 7,300 square foot mansion.   A massive study of children and the age of their fathers has produced some startling results. Almost twice as many children die before adulthood if their father is over 45 years old. Congenital defects are more common but they also suffer from a higher rate of accidental death.
               
June 2, 2008 Shocked! How the oil crisis has hit the world   May 30, 2008 Canceled! A scorecard of canceled TV series and shows in danger   May 29, 2008
Around the world the dramatic rise in oil prices has had catastrophic effects as the wheels of business are twisting out of shape with the price of transportation becoming an uncontrolled monster. Protests, strikes and deprivation are only the beginning.   Like it or not the major US networks decide what they will present to the public and this year with the writers strike mixing things up it is a verable slaughter as so many promising and popular shows have bit the dust. Here is a list.   Constantine Michigan 19 year old achieved perfect attendance and in keeping with a promise made by her father , Tim Baker, bought his daughter Andria, a new Pontiac G-6 with the license plate "0 DAYS"
               
May 28, 2008 Mindfulness meditation: Lotus therapy   May 27, 2008 Perry Cross miracle: I can breathe again   May 26, 2008