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Exxon CEO Profits Huge As America's Largest Natural Gas Producer-But Frack In His Own Backyard And He Sues! - Forbes A key and critical function of Mr. Tillerson’s day job is to do all he can to protect and nurture the process of hydraulic fracturing—aka ‘fracking’—so that his company can...

Women protest Russian underwear ban: ‘Freedom to panties!’ MOSCOW — A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbours with their knickers in a twist. The ban will outlaw any underwear containing less than 6 per cent cotton from being imported, made, or sold in Russia...

The surpluses from 1997-2008 totaled $105 billion, and the deficits since 2008 have totaled $160 billion. So according to Finance, we should be back to surpluses next year. With that back drop, when we finally get back to surpluses, what should be done? Infrastructure development? Health...

Denmark is now the sixth European nation to ban ritual slaughter. Muslims and Jews seem most upset that they weren't in discussion with the government before this ban was announced. Denmark Just Banned All Kosher And Halal Meats, Leaving Jews And Muslims Outraged | Elite Daily

What unbelievable stupidity, a very weird twist on Godwin's law. The former venture capitalist of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a famous tech investment firm in the Silicone Valley, has really stepped in it. The firm was quick to distance itself from Perkins comments, that equated the...

The EPA assessment report notes that even under routine operation, the mine would destroy up to 94 miles of salmon stream, and over 5000 acres of wetland, lakes, and ponds. 8O Bristol Bay being the most productive salmon fishery in the world, employing 14,000 and with an annual value of nearly...

So, not all long chain fatty acids confer health benefits. Flax seed for example is a healthy food choice, but the Omega 3 fatty acid you find in flax seed is alpha linoleic acid, which isn't as heart healthy as other types. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA) are the long...

It's actually a bit old news now, with the Washington Post article appearing online Sep. 24, 2013, but thought I would share it here. I know I've heard people on this forum say things before about taste differences and fillet quality. Well, in this article, a Chef from one of Wolfgang Puck's...

All it took was a few seconds, and it's caught on video. A man hunt is on now. (CBS) HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Officials in Garland County, Ark. say they are searching for a man who was caught on video escaping jail by jumping a counter and sliding out a window, CBS affiliate KTHV reports. Officials...

"Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate, took the exam in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equivalent of an IQ of 125. But New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after...

Bad timing for folks in the energy business. The substance is the inky black colour of oil, and the treetops are brown. Across a broad expanse of northern Alberta muskeg, the landscape is dead. It has been poisoned by a huge spill of 9.5 million litres of toxic waste from an oil and gas...

I'd agree with someone quoted in the article. If true, this is pretty abhorrent stuff. Multiple agencies, including the Los Angeles city attorney's office, are investigating whether Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada's primary public mental health facility, has been...

Clear Channel Media Holdings, a company privatized by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in 2008, and the parent media group to which Rush Limbaugh is a part of, has reported a first quarter $60 million loss over last years reported first quarter losses. In the first quarter of 2012...

Or something like that. Nearly 30 percent of Americans advocate for an armed rebellion ? RT USA Crazies!

A new antibiotic has been developed that will aid in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Epimerox is the name given to the new compound that inhibits an enzyme used by gram-positive bacteria to synthesize cell walls. The compound was discovered by using bacteriophages-viruses that attack...

Blech. Although most of my girlfriends have been on the petite side, at least they had something besides a thin layer of skin to grab onto. 'Repugnant' talent scouts target anorexic girls at Swedish eating disorder clinics | Mail Online Modelling agencies have been trying to recruit new talent...

Background: A teacher was fired for allegedly trying to turn her students gay. West Virginia newspaper publishes story. Same West Virginia paper publishes transcribed reader comments from a voicemail: White and right We were really glad to hear that School Board is getting rid of them queers...

CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - CDC Reports About 90 Percent of Children Who Died From Flu This Season Not Vaccinated I wonder what the moronic anti-vaccine spin will be this year. Preventable deaths, such a waste.

For those that don't know what happened, two high school football players who raped a drunk and unconscious 16 year old and posted pictures and video of the crime on the internet were convicted. The CNN reporters Candy Crowley and Poppy Harlow reported unusually with sympathy for the convicted...

Some inconvenient financial facts relating to the cost of criminal justice in Canada, have been released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. report: http://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/files/files/Crime_Cost_EN.pdf .pdf presentation...