Posts Tagged ‘ nuclear ’

One-of-a-Kind Condo Ship

One-of-a-Kind Condo Ship

Forget Florida, there is a new retirement game in time. Residential Cruise Line offers partial and full ownership in “The Magellan”. Prices for full tine living starting at $2.82 million to $8 million for penthouses and from $300,000 for fractional ownership residences.  There are options for 1 month starting at $235,000 and 2 weeks starting at  $160,00 for 1 Bedroom. The Magellan offers full and fractional ownership of luxuriously appointed residences and penthouses as well as such unprecedented amenities as a full-service retractable marina, on-call private helicopters, a satellite broadcast capable theater, 500 staff and 24-hour on-call concierge service...

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New Study :: Red Bull = Drug Use

New Study :: Red Bull = Drug Use

Johns Hopkins scientists who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the market should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health risks for consumers. “The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola, yet the caffeine amounts are often unlabeled and few include warnings about the potential health risks of caffeine intoxication,” says Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., one of the authors of the article that appears in the journal Drug and Alcohol...

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$85 Billion Put to Better Use

$85 Billion Put to Better Use

Now that the Bush Administration haned over $85 Billion dollars to AIG, instead of allowing it to bankrupt, which is being paid by our taxes.  What else could the United States spent our taxes . . . Universal Health Care The cost of universal health care would be at least $34-$69 billion, plus whatever costs are associated with covering out-of-pocket expenses and uncompensated care for the non US Citizens. The potential savings on paperwork would be more than $350 billion per year. Free Education The cost of paying for all students in a State Institution would be at around...

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Bush Prepares to Sell Nuclear Weapons

Bush Prepares to Sell Nuclear Weapons

It took the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) nearly three (3) days of protracted negotiations in Vienna to reach the agreement which approved a US proposal to lift restrictions on selling nuclear technology to India. The NSG is a group of nuclear supplier countries which seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of Guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear related exports. The NSG Guidelines are implemented by each Participating Government in accordance with its national laws and practices. Decisions on export applications are taken at the national level in accordance with national export licensing...

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