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Murders fall by 8.6% in South Africa
PRETORIA (AFP) – Violent crime declined last year in South Africa, the police minister said Thursday, with murders down 8.6 percent to under 17,000, in one of the world's most violent countries."The murder figure fell below the 17,000 mark, compared to 26,877 in the 1995-1996 fiscal year," police minister Nathi Mthethwa told a news conference."We…
Montana's Stillwater buying Toronto metals company
BILLINGS, Mont. – Stillwater Mining Co. is buying Marathon PGM Corp. for $118 million to gain control of the Canadian company's Ontario precious metals reserve and other properties, the companies announced Tuesday.The deal reflects the resurgence of precious metals market after a price collapse two years ago sent the industry into retreat and forced Stillwater…
Michigan studies show poor childhood diets could lead to chronic ill health, breast cancer
By Vince Lamb, Examiner.comTwo studies from local universitiesthat poor dietary choicesduring one's school years could result in severe health problems duringadulthood.One paper, authored by a team of researchers from the University ofMichigan, Michigan State University, and Food & Nutrition DatabaseResearch, Inc., of Okemos, described how school children who consumefoods purchased in vending machines, school stores,…
Chemicals in Rugs, Cookware May Be Linked to Raised Cholesterol in Teens
MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Common chemicals found in everything from non-stick cookware to grease-resistant food packaging appear to be associated with increases in cholesterol levels in adolescents, a new study suggests.People are exposed to these chemicals -- known as perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) -- in dust, drinking water, non-stain carpets, waterproof fabrics, microwave popcorn…
OpinionThe Weekly StandardShouting the Blues
Washington (The Weekly Standard) Vol. 015, Issue 47 - 08/30/2010 – šRed Familiesv. Blue FamiliesLegal Polarization and the Creation of Cultureby Naomi Cahnand June Carbone Oxford, 304 pp., $29.95In 1998, Fugees frontwoman and single mother Lauryn Hill scored a hit with her hip-hop ode to her son Zion, in which she described how the people…
Duck house, symbol of UK expenses scandal, sold
LONDON (Reuters Life!) – A floating duck house, which came to symbolize a parliamentary expenses scandal that rocked British politics last year, has been sold and the money given to a cancer charity, the organization said on Monday.Former Conservative member of parliament (MP) Peter Viggers claimed 1,645 pounds ($2,500) of public money in expenses to…
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