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America Rejoins UNESCO in Surprise Announcement Owen Bowcott Friday September 13, 2002 The Guardian (UK) Eighteen years after withdrawing from Unesco in protest at its alleged mismanagement, America is to rejoin the United Nations' educational, scientific and cultural organisation, President Bush announced in New York yesterday. The decision, greeted with applause by delegates at the UN general assembly, surprised critics of the Bush ad ministration which has been accused of flouting international cooperation on the environment and arms control. "As a symbol of our commitment to human dignity, the United States will return to Unesco," Mr Bush declared during his...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Illegal immigrants crossing into the United States in southern Arizona are suspected of causing eight major wildfires this year, which have cost taxpayers $5.1 million to fight. In an already busy fire season, the fires charred 68,413 acres -- about 108 square miles, according to an Arizona Daily Star review of public records and interviews with land managers published Monday.

The following were some comments made in the year 1957: (1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.00." (2) "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long when $5000 will only buy a used one." (3) "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous." (4) "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?" (5) "If they raise the...

Title: Another American Park Ranger (Agent) Murdered by Mexican Invasionists??? Source: AZCorruption.com URL Source: http://www.azcorruption.com/s Published: Aug 14, 2002 Author: John Malone "An (American) National Park Service Ranger "died" assisting a Border Patrol Agent with his job." Don't think for one moment that this and all the other needless deaths of decent, law-abiding Americans citizens and Border Patrol Agents has escaped us. We will recall and remember who it was that allowed and excepted this invasion of the United States of America for their own selfish reasons, ...there was no reason or excuse. "Heads will roll and many American Polititians...

31 July 2002 AGU Release No. 02-27 Volcanic Hazard at Proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Potentially Greater than Previously Thought, Researchers Say WASHINGTON - A volcanic eruption might cause greater damage than previously thought to the proposed high-level nuclear waste storage facility beneath Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This, according to research presented by Andrew Woods of the BP Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and colleagues this month in the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, published by the American Geophysical Union. Yucca Mountain is located within a long-lived volcanic field. Risk assessments have suggested that the probability of volcanic activity occurring...

Six Killed in Van Crash; 33 Illegal Immigrants Were on Board Tuesday, June 25, 2002 SAN DIEGO — A van carrying 27 illegal immigrants smashed head-on into two other vehicles as it went the wrong way on an interstate with its headlights off, apparently in an attempt by the driver to avoid an immigration checkpoint. Six people were killed and 31 injured. Loaded with immigrants from Mexico and Brazil, the Dodge van sideswiped two cars and then collided with a Ford Explorer about 15 miles north of the Mexican border Monday night, the California Highway patrol said. The Explorer flew...

A small earthquake Friday that shook an area 12 miles southeast of the planned Yucca Mountain Repository stirred a big reaction from Nevada leaders who claimed again, the place is not safe for storing nuclear waste. Authorities reported no damage or injuries from the magnitude 4.4 earthquake that the Nevada Seismological Laboratory recorede on its statewide network at 5:40 am. It struck about seven miles beneath Little Skull Mountain at the Nevada Test Site, slightly west of where a moderate, magnitude 5.6 temblor rumbled through the sparsely populated area 10 years ago this month. That quake damaged a field operations...

Older than dirt....... We were cleaning out my mother's house and found an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought she had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old. ********************************************************** Many Do You Remember?? lights dimmer switches on the floor Ignition switches on...

NEW YORK OFFICIAL BRISTLES AT PLAN TO TRUCK NUCLEAR WASTE The top executive of New York's Westchester county reacted angrily Friday to the federal government's nuclear waste transportation plan, saying he had not been consulted. If the government approves of burying the nation's nuclear waste inside Yucca Mountain, 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, some radioactive material from Indian Point would be trucked on Westchester streets and highways and over the Tappan Zee Bridge, according to an Energy Department plan. The Journal News said it obtained the unpublished transportation plan from Nevada officials, who were allowed to see it as...

Once there lived in Ireland a terrible chief known as Crom Dubh. He lived beside the sea, in a place known as Downpatrick, and in the spot where Crom Dubh's house once stood is a huge deep hole known as Broken Fort. It gained its name because of St. Patrick, and this is the tale. Crom Dubh was a cruel man, but he was chief, and so he had his own way with the people. He had two sons, Teideach and Connach, and they were worse than their father. The men owned two vicious and terrible hounds. Anyone who dared...

"Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over," or so goes the quote widely attributed to 19th Century author Mark Twain. Nevada officials would agree. They expect the DOE to file a lawsuit when the state tries to shut off the wells that would allow the construction of the proposed Yecca Mtn. repository. But the Energy Department officials might prefer another bit of wisdom from the satirist: "Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody." In the coming days and weeks, the two sides are expected to wrangle over rights to millions of gallons of water that the DOE ...

TOKYO (February 8, 2002 11:11 p.m. EST) - Three North Koreans who fled oppression and famine in their country said Friday that international food aid is not reaching the starving and the government is resorting to elaborate schemes to fool U.N. monitors. The defectors, who are in Tokyo to give testimony at an international conference on human rights in North Korea, said millions of dollars worth of food aid is being stockpiled in mountain military complexes and used to feed soldiers and the ruling elite. "Aid hasn't gotten to people in need and it's being redirected to the North Korean ...

The World Economic Forum closed up shop in New York's posh Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, as delegates and diplomats sipped Cristal and nibbled on Sevruga caviar, fretted over the plight of the poor, and bashed their American hosts. The United States was repeatedly under attack for its support of "globalization", a code word for the defense of the free markets, private property and individual rights that have made America the undisputed leader of the world. Even though the meeting was moved from Switzerland to New York, presumably as a show of solidarity in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 ...

>Our Senators/Congressmen do not pay into Social > >Security, and, therefore they do not collect from it. > >Social Security benefits were not suitable for them. > >They felt they should have a special plan. > >Many years ago they voted in their benefit plan. In > >more recent years, no congress person has felt > >the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan. > >For all practical purposes, their plan works > >like this. When they retire no matter how long they > >have been in office, they continue to draw their same > >pay ...

Tijuana, Mexico could soon be rolling in green thanks to a pedestrian bridge that will take tourists straight to the city's notorious red light district. The bridge is currently being built by both San Diego and Tijuana for more than $20,000,000 in hopes it will increase tourist traffic on both sides of the border. however, the bridge has drawn criticism, mostly because it leads directly into the "La Coahuila" area, famous for prostitution and considered so dangerous that Marines are forbidden to visit it. Many residents in San Diego and Tijuana are shocked by the so-called "Brothel Bridge," but not ...

Activist threatens MGM boycott The Rev. Al Sharpton blew through town this week long enough to toss a few hand grenades before heading on to Los Angeles. Seems the reverend is peeved that MGM Mirage officials have refused to meet with him to discuss a discrimination lawsuit filed against the company's Detroit casino. With the cameras clicking and rolling, the Rev. Sharpton threatened to call for a national boycott against the MGM Mirage if they didn't "Come to the table." And if that fails, the reverend blustered, he's ready to occupy the company's gaming tables. "As you know, I'm not ...

Low jobless benefits a jolt to laid-off tech workers Until Pink Slip Day, Sara Arlin had no trouble paying her $5,000 monthly expenses. She even had cash to spare. Then, in late August she lost her job and started collecting unemployment. It's been a wake-up call. Her jobless benefits cover only her car payment and one credit-card bill a month. She's spent about $15,000 in savings -- and has borrowed $21,000 just to tide her over. So it is for thousands of Silicon Valley's laid-off workers who have discovered the austerity of California's unemployment system. Laid-off workers once making $1,900 ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT INTELLIGENCE BRIEF U.S. building up forces near Iraq 2,000 soldiers sent to Kuwait, more coming -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The United States is quietly building up its forces in Kuwait amid reports that it is considering expanding military operations in the war against terrorism. About 2,000 soldiers from the Army's 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, were sent to Kuwait in late November. Additional troops from the 4th Infantry Division, also from Fort Hood, are said by U.S. officials to be next in line. The heavy armored Fort Hood troops will marry up with tanks and armored ...

Politics Trumps Charity "One of the largest relief funds set up to help the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks has awarded grants totaling more than $1 million to a variety of left-wing political groups devoted to causes like hate-crime legislation, expanded welfare, gun control and nationalized health care," Marc Morano reports at CNSNews.com. "According to United Way CEO Brian Gallagher, the September 11th Fund has received donor pledges totaling $334 million, with $250 million already collected and $47 million distributed. The fund is a project of the United Way and the New York Community Trust," the reporter said. "But ...

Violent meteor storm heads for Earth >br> A violent meteor storm is edging closer to Earth. Space Shuttle flights are being cancelled and astronauts in the International Space Station are bracing themselves. It's set to be the most powerful meteor storm to hit in decades. Some of the 600 communications satellites orbiting Earth are also at risk. The meteor is travelling at 160,000mph and will pass close to Earth later this week. Nasa has already taken steps to protect the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. And the three astronauts in the space station are set to make their final space ...