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Global Spa Economy Estimated at $255 Billion Annually By : Mariet Smart According to a major report unveiled at the 2008 Global Spa Summit in New York, the global spa economy is estimated to be over $250 billion Prepared by SRI International on behalf of The Global Spa Summit, the first-ever Global Spa Economy Report represents the most comprehensive effort yet to quantify the rapidly expanding global spa industry Burj Al Arab Acknowledged As the Best in the World By : Mariet Smart Designed to resemble a billowing sail, the Burj Al Arab Hotel soars to a more than a 1,000 feet, dominating the Dubai coastline At night, it offers an unforgettable sight, surrounded by choreographed color sculptures of water and fire The Perfect Plan for Peace on Earth By : Stan Coleman What a wonderful idea to have a commitment to PEACE Seeking freedom from the world husbandry of man's endless mis-management, stupidity and over heated testosterone activated ego-centric actions It's a great idea to have a commitment to PEACE I would suggest we take a positive step towards this Why Just Go Green? By : Michael DeVries It’s in vogue for advertisers to tout their green initiatives from how much paper they’ve saved through online billing and paying systems to recycling, reusing, and replenishing valuable resources And, certainly I-ShopTheWorld does not question the integrity of this need to preserve the environment What We’ve Learned From 9/11: The Making of a Terrorist By : Carole Whang Schutter 7 years after the atrocity of 9/11, Americans may know more details about what happened that tragic early autumn day, but we still have trouble fathoming how religious extremists could commit such a calculated, monstrous attack on thousands of innocent, unsuspecting people Terrorism isn’t anything new and excessive religiosity isn’t a modern ailment – even in America My Armageddon - Part I By : RibOne Prologue My latest adventure, or should I say mis-adventure, involved rib patrol boats and gunboats mixed in a heady concoction of deceit, death, corruption and desolation It's a story that's still going around and around in my head, and hopefully by setting out my thoughts it will help me come to terms with what must be my experience of a lifetime My Armageddon - Part II By : RibOne I hope you managed to catch part I But don't worry if you missed it, the rest of the story is the most stirring The Stogie Diaspora: How Revolution and Embargo Created Todays Cigar Industry By : Garson Smart Among cigar smokers, it is always just "the embargo" After all, though governments declare trade and other kinds of embargoes for various reasons all the time, no other such order has so affected the lives of those who smoke cigars as has the United States' trade embargo against Cuba, created by executive order by John F What is Sustainable Development By : Marcilio David Sustainable development is a broad concept that refers to meeting the needs of people without hurting the environment The concept covers meeting economic, environmental and social needs of everyone without hurting anyone or anything in the process The Effect of Brain Drain in Developing Countries By : Brent McNutt The global opportunities have provided many doors for skilled workers and professionals all over the world The compensation presented by the developed countries is very inviting Metropolitan Life Insurance Companys Affect on Death Rates By : Sarah Martin It is no wonder that the plethora of services Metropolitan Life Insurance Company provided favorably affected the life and health of the insured Almost from the very beginning the mortality of industrial policyholders reflected the effectiveness of the welfare campaign Talks Begin in Cyprus By : Matt Gammie Yesterday saw a historic day for the divided island of Cyprus During the last 34 years the island has been split into what effectively count as two separate nations: Cyprus, and the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Positive Attitudes Set Cyprian Reunification Talks in Good Stead By : Hannah Walker After thirty years of failed peace talks, intensive discussions began again yesterday (3rd September ’08), between the Greek and Turkish, Cyprian leaders over the reunification of Cyprus to make it once again a united state Both parties agree on the notion of two-party federation; however it is the details of the governing body which still need to be worked upon The Sahara Forest By : Hannah Walker ‘The Sahara Forest’ project is an ambitious proposal to turn areas of the dry arid desert into real-life oases A team of architects and engineers are aiming to combine huge seawater greenhouses with solar power plants in the desert to provide food, fresh water and clean energy Italy Soars – Solar Style By : Hannah Walker Solar energy has really taken off in recent years, as global governments have become more aware of the need to protect the environment by minimizing the use of dwindling fossil fuels The use of renewable energy, such as solar power, has previously been encouraged by government subsidies Arctic Ice May Melt Completely Within Ten Years. By : Hannah Walker There are worrying reports that the Arctic sea ice is melting at a faster rate than last year, despite the colder weather Information from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that the year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007 Rainforest is Back on the Hit List By : Hannah Walker After the increase in global awareness about the dwindling Brazilian rainforest in recent years, it seems worrying that there is once again concern over its destruction after official government data emerged recently stating that deforestation has risen by 64 percent in the last twelve months This sudden increase in deforestation can be attributed to loggers and soy farmers pushing ever further into the Amazon jungle and the recent high commodity prices Global Studies on Climate Change By : David H. Urmann Climate change is an issue that is currently alarming scientists The factors affecting global changes are carefully studied by famous scientists around the globe International Wool Trade Shifts to Organic By : Matt Gammie Uruguay, which has a wool industry worth some $360 million and keeps around 60,000 people employed, is shifting the way it produces sheep hair in the attempts to counteract falling production levels, with a new focus on organic production methods Tough the government ministry has said that this year's shear, which begins this week, should bring in around 42 million kilos of wool, there have been warnings from both farmers and those inside the textile industry that rising costs, poor exchange rates, primarily against the weakened dollar, and exacting tax rebate system were all at risk of lowering production levels Kyoto Protocol and What It Means By : Dilip Dahanukar The UN member countries in a convention held on climate change in Japan, in 1997, agreed to a treaty for controlling the emissions It was named the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ from the name of the place where it was signed Global Warming Can Not Melt the Polar Ice Caps From Below By : Dilip Dahanukar The Earth is being heated by the Sun every day Almost 174,000 Terawatts of energy hits the Earth Turkey to Northern Cyprus Water Pipeline by 2012 By : Linda Cartwright A Multi-million-dollar undersea pipeline designed to bring water to North Cyprus from Turkey could be up and running by 2012 As there has been a period of water shortage, President Demetris Christofias, the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot leader, is presently trying to supply the southern part of the divided island through tankers bringing water from Greece How the E.U Plans to Combat Global Warming By : Chris Woolfrey Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each other, from environmental groups, and from individuals - to implement genuine and successful 'green' policy The Solar Decathlon - Giving Solar Power a Makeover By : Chris Woolfrey In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, DC Theres Nothing Like Good Neighbours By : Johnny Summerton And if the case of the recent discovery of the body of a 70-year-old man in his apartment in the town of Aix-les-Bains in southeastern France is anything to go by, he had anything but "good neighbours" While there's nothing too unusual perhaps in the report of an elderly person's death going unnoticed, especially when he or she lives alone, there must be more than a little cause for concern in cases such as this one How Could Parents Forget? By : Johnny Summerton It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer Edgar Mitchell’s Roswell Revelations and Pentagon Briefing By : Bill Knell When former Astronaut Edgar Mitchell recently told the world that he had been briefed on Aliens and UFOs by the US French Power EDF Ready to Take Over British Energy By : Ryan Whatley After the nuclear power company British Energy announced that it was thinking about takeover approaches earlier this year, and then subsequently held talks and meetings with EDF of France, EON and RWE of Germany, and Iberdrola of Spain The Needles UFO Crash: What Really Happened? By : Bill Knell On May 14, 2008, an oval object with a turquoise glow fell out of the sky around three o’clock in the morning and crashed west of the Colorado River near Needles, California The crash was almost immediately followed by the appearance of unmarked vehicles with government license plates manned by non-uniformed personnel, a small fleet of transport aircrafts and helicopters including a sky crane which later removed the object Universal Solar Power - Solar Tres and Commercial Solar Thermal Energy By : Chris Woolfrey After the success of Solar One - the world's first large-scale thermal solar power plant - and its update, Solar Two, Europe has now entered into the race for sustained solar power Solar Tres, located West of Ejica in the Andalusia district of Spain, has been modeled on the Solar One and Two projects, which were developed and updated in the Marstow Desert, California, in 1981 and 1995 Apollo Astronaut Mitchell Says Aliens Exist and the Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About Them By : Bill Knell Edgar Mitchell was one of the twelve Americans to walk on the surface of the moon During a recent radio interview on the UK-based Kerrang Indiana UFO Invasion By : Bill Knell UFOs being chased by military jets has become a common theme in the USA other the past year In all of these cases the jets almost immediately dropped flairs to cover up what was, obviously, a far more interesting mission Alleviating Poverty Through Incentive Based Aid Programs By : John Schlismann Poverty is an issue affecting countries in approximately two thirds of the world we live in, and with increased globalization it is a problem that has ramifications never felt before in the Western world The question of how to alleviate poverty and suffering in our world is one that has plagued the minds of people for years; the simple answer provided by many is simply to increase money, however does this increase really help alleviate poverty or does it have the potential to make the problem even worse The Flushing Meadows Park Zoo Animal Mutilations and UFO Mystery By : Bill Knell Flushing Meadows Park has a long and unusual history It is located ten miles east of Manhattan on Long Island in the Borough of Queens, New York City, between the towns of Flushing and Corona Sarkozy Set For a Constitutional Showdown By : Johnny Summerton Hardly the sexiest headline by any stretch of the imagination But there again when it comes to institutional reform and changes to the constitution, the subject matter is hardly guaranteed to instill much enthusiasm How to Beat the World Wide Recession By : Robert Waugh The recession is really taking its toll in the US and over here in the UK, every day more and more people are getting further and further in debt The US and the UK housing markets are spiraling ever downward with house prices dropping on a daily level Florida Power and Light Company Given Go Ahead For Solar Power Facilities By : Mark Smalls On the 15 July, the Florida Public Services Commission granted FPL permission to begin work on three major Solar Power plants across the state The first of these projects is 'The Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center', scheduled for construction at the company's already existent 'Martin Plant' site Green Olympics - London and the Environment in 2012 By : Mark Smalls With talk of China's high rates of pollution dominating headlines in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it is important to remember that sport and the environment can go hand in hand In the last year, the Chinese capital has been the subject of much media scrutiny surrounding its environmental and emissions policy Parks Protect Amazon in Perul By : L.S. Sya Scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology studying satellite date have found that only 1 to 2 percent of forest disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon occured in protected areas, which means that land-use and conservation policies have been successful Protected areas are 18 times more effective at reducing deforestatio than unprotected areas Cuba to Plant 135 Million Trees By : L.S. Sya The UN Environment Program (UNEP) international tree planting campaign, "Plant for the Planet:Billion Tree Campaign", aimed at recovering forests globally has begun garnering support One nation that has embraced the concept is Cuba, which will plant 135 million trees this year to recover forests in the Caribbean country Brazil Cerrado Being Destroyed By : L.S. Sya The cerrado, a wooded grassland that once spanned 204 million hectares, half the size of Europe, is quickly being changed into croplands to meet rising demand for soybeans, sugarcane, and cattle According to a Brazilian expert on the savannah ecosystem, the cerrado is now disappearing at a breakneck rate, twice that of the Amazon rainforest Five Good Reasons To Love A Recession, Home Depot Coupons Not Withstanding By : Becky Caulkin What do you think of when you hear the word recession Ruin Adieu PPDA By : Johnny Summerton There was an end of a television era here yesterday as Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, affectionately known in this country as PPDA, made his final broadcast as anchorman on TF1's prime time news slot Think of a news anchor in your own country, someone who has been around for donkeys years and at a certain time of the day when the small screen is flickering becomes almost part of the sitting room furniture Sarkozy to Blame For Royals Break-in? By : Johnny Summerton This is a political piece that by its very definition can only be filed under "Strange" on any website It concerns last year's defeated candidate in the French presidential elections, Ségolène Royal, and her claims that she is paying the price for comments she made recently about the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy Sarkozys "Astonishing" Olympic Announcement By : Johnny Summerton So it's official The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will be attending the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing, After a "productive" 30-minute meeting with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, Sarkozy's office officially released the news on Wednesday that it had already leaked to the French media last Friday Coal And Forest Preservation By : L.S. Sya The recent conference on global deforestation held in Sydney co hosted by the Australian Ministers for Environment and Foreign Affairs drew a crowd of ministers, officials from all over the world and international development agencies Preservation of natural forests was proven to be of particular interest, especially when it is largely believed that deforestation contributes about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions Sarkozys G8 Ennui By : Johnny Summerton He was bored, the poor man You could see it in his eyes and his body language Betancourts Unsung Hero By : Johnny Summerton Since the dramatic rescue last week of 15 hostages held by Colombia's leftist rebel movement the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, much of this country's attention - if not the world's - has been focused on Ingrid Betancourt Finally though one of France's leading national daily newspapers, Le Figaro, has caught up with reports that have appeared elsewhere around the globe Sarkozys Union-Bashing Barb By : Johnny Summerton Sometimes a politician can believe his or her own spin just a little too much that it leaves many onlookers gasping in disbelief and checking their ears to make sure they've heard correctly Such has been the case here in France since Saturday when the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, came up with what surely has to be the most unlikely interpretation of recent events in this country UK UFO Encounters Blamed on Chinese Lanterns, But is That the TRUTH? By : Bill Knell A clerk at the Tern Hill Hall Hotel told UK newspapers that the launch of Chinese lanterns for a wedding reception was behind the mass sighting of UFOs by soldiers and civilians on June 7, 2008 However, some experts disagree How Much is That Alien in the Window? By : Bill Knell UFO activist Jeff Peckman teamed up with UFO Experiencer Stan Romanek during a recent press conference to call for a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver Peckman believes that the commission will help to prepare the city for extraterrestrial visitations The Haunting Story of Alexandra Holzer By : Bill Knell Alexandra Holzer had anything but a normal childhood One of two sisters, she is the youngest born to Ghost Hunter Hans Holzer and Countess Catherine Buxhoeveden Did Howard Hughes View a Captured UFO and Its Occupants? By : Bill Knell Did Howard Hughes ever get a chance to view a captured or crashed UFO and its occupants I have long pondered this question and there may now be an answer to it Vietnam UFO Crash Metal May Be the Smoking Gun By : Bill Knell According to Officials at the state run Vietnam News Agency, “An unidentified flying object exploded at about 10am on May 27 over the northern part of Phu Quoc Island" Colonel Nguyen Van Qui, a military commander on the island was the source of the report and no civilian, commercial or military aircraft are said to be missing in that area of southern Vietnam or nearby Cambodia Twice an Orphan - Barmy Bureaucracy or Welfare of the Child? You Judge. By : Johnny Summerton Last weekend here in France an 11-year-old boy, Joris, found himself effectively orphaned for the second time He was taken into care after his father, 34-year-old Aboubakar Coulibaly, was deported back to his native Côte d'Ivoire The Effects of Global Warming By : Christophe Catesson When you hear about the effects of global warming it is important to understand that the effects we are experiencing today are moderate compared to what the future will see if we do not take preventative action Over the next century researchers and environmental professionals are stating that the effects of global warming will continue on a constant inclined curve Public Prosecutor Recommends Dropping (Jean) Sarkozy Charges By : Johnny Summerton The mysterious if somewhat exhausting case of the hit-and-run scooter and the role of the French president's son, Jean Sarkozy, could be nearing its conclusion A Paris prosecutor has recommended dropping charges against him, but a final decision won't be handed down until September Ad’ Campaign to Promote Sarkozy’s Election Promise By : Johnny Summerton The French government has launched a media blitz in an attempt to convince people that it really is winning the battle to increase purchasing power In the coming weeks the French will be treated to over 1,600 TV commercials as well as Internet advertising and full page spreads in the national and regional daily newspapers A True-Life Story of David Versus Goliath By : Yuan-tsung Chen My book, RETURN TO THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China, is non-fiction, but in order to bring the history alive, I had to bring the characters and places alive I've given some idea of how I wrote three-dimensional characters previously, and now I want to say how important it is to know the places the protagonists had been to Sarkozy Starts Visit to Israel By : Johnny Summerton The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, begins a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday in what the press back home is reporting as further proof of an improvement in relations between the two countries It'll be only the third time a French president has visited Israel, and Sarkozy is likely to have a far more conciliatory tone than his predecessors Algae Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future By : Ray Subs There is no question that alternative fuel sources must be found if we are going to reduce our dependence on oil, lower transportation costs, and stop damaging the environment Algae biodiesel is a fuel alternative that has many people hopeful for these changes as it creates fuel efficiently without displacing food crops, damaging the environment, and it reduces our dependence on oil The Nicaragua Canal: Will It Ever Be Built? By : Attila Jancsina The Nicaragua Canal: Will It Ever be Built Everyone knows about the Panama Canal, and how it connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans France Faces Fine Over Lack of Hamster Love By : Johnny Summerton Weird but true, France is being threatened with a €17 million penalty if it doesn’t clean up its act and come up with a strategy to save the European hamster, one of the continent’s most threatened species Last week the European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-member European Union, gave France a two-month deadline or else it would have to cough up the whopping fine for failing to comply with the Habitats Directive (yes we’re in Eurobabbleland here) to prevent the rodent’s extinction Choose Your Plastic Products With Care By : Kadence Buchanan People of a certain generation remember when a neighbor whispered a hot tip into the Graduate's ear, "Plastics" That was a reflection of the 1960's excitement over the material that promised to revolutionize manufacturing, industry and household living Ferrari to Return As PPDA is Given the Boot By : Johnny Summerton One of France’s top news anchors, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, will bid farewell to viewers this summer and be replaced by the darling of the French media, Laurence Ferrari PPDA as he is more affectionately known has been a familiar face on prime time news for more than three decades Black Powder Guns 101 By : Dave Text Gun powder also called black powder, is made of pyrotechnic composition which is an explosive combination of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur that flames quickly and can produce a number of hot solids and gases that can be used as a propellant in fireworks as well as fire arms Black powder guns are guns that are loaded with black powder Towards 2025 – When There Are Fewer Glaciers and Less Arctic Ice By : Mia Den Haan Many of the ice structures like glaciers, ice in mountain areas, and the Arctic icecap are melting Most of these structures will no longer be in existence by 2025 Martine Aubry – The Lady In Waiting. By : Johnny Summerton She might have been absent from national politics for the past eight years, but now a one-time leading light of the Socialist party, Martine Aubry, appears to be back in favour Aubry is being touted – not least by herself – as a figure behind which activists could unite in the tussle for the leadership of the party due in November Frances "Virgin Obsessed" Serial Killer Gets Life By : Johnny Summerton After a high profile trial lasting two months, a court in northeastern France on Wednesday found Michel Fourniret, the country’s most notorious serial killer in decades, guilty on seven counts of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment His wife, Monique Olivier, was also sentenced to 28 years behind bars for complicity A Nouvel Skyscraper For Paris By : Johnny Summerton The French capital is to get just what it needs to set it apart from the rest of the globe’s major cities - a new 300-metre skyscraper set to challenge the world-famous Eiffel tower’s domination of the city’s skyline France’s very own Jean Nouvel fought off competition from four other world class architects to be awarded the commission to construct the new Signal tower A Taxing Day As Sarkozy Goes Walkabout Among The Fruit And Veg By : Johnny Summerton What a start to the day for the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy He was up and about before dawned cracked rubbing shoulders and pressing flesh with the hoi polloi at Rungis, France’s largest wholesale food and flower market just south of Paris Spray Foam Insulation By : Paula Barton The average family in the United States spends around $1,300 a year on bills to provide energy to the home, most of that energy is wasted by the home Millions of $’s are wasted every year through appliances being unnecessarily left on and conditioned or heated air is just rushing out of buildings The First Lady Sings By : Johnny Summerton For some it will be a date to note in their diaries and one on which they will undoubtedly rush out in anticipation to the record stores For others it will quite possibly be time to clap their hands over their ears in an attempt to protect their hearing The Knives Are Out By : Johnny Summerton The big guns within the Socialist party here in France are warming up for battle ahead of an election to choose a new leader even though that’s still over six months away Segolene Royal officially announced her intention to stand last Friday The Enemy Of The Night By : Anthony Arrigo What is more inspiring than a dark night filled with sparkling stars There’s just something magical about looking into the dark sky and seeing a sky packed with dazzeling stars, it is certainly breath taking Violence Erupts In Zimbabwe By : Warren Cornelius Human Rights Watch and other rights groups recently accused Zimbabwe’s army and President Robert Mugabe of unleashing “terror and violence” on dissenters of his 28-year regime According to the Associated Press, Zimbabwe’s opposition party and its presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai have linked the recent surge in violence after last months presidential election to the security forces and “war veterans” that are loyal to Robert Mugabe The Holiday That Was, Then Wasn’t And Now Is By : Johnny Summerton This is the rather muddled tale of the public holiday that disappeared from the French calendar four years ago when it became a quasi-working day But lo and behold, and hallelujah, everything’s back to normal at last and lundi Pentecôte, or Whit Monday, is once again a day off Sarkozy Sees Sense On Blair Presidency By : Johnny Summerton It has not been made official yet but it’s already doing the rounds of the media both here in France and across the channel in Britain The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is apparently not going to back former British prime minister, Tony Blair, as a candidate to become the first president of the European Union Five Futures For Pakistan By : Sohail Inayatullah In this essay, I outline Five futures for Pakistan: (1) the Pendulum continues forever, (2) Collapse, (3) Joining Chindia, (4) the Great Game, and (5) a South Asian Confederation The most familiar and likely are based on the pendulum of rule by the military and rule by landlord/politicians The Real Causes Of Global Warming - Find Out How Our Daily Habits Have Disastrous Effects For The Planet By : Christophe Catesson The two major greenhouse gases are the carbon dioxide that contributes to the greenhouse effect to a height of 60% and methane While methane has only a weak life span in the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide there remains for more than a century Hillary Rodham Clinton wins over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania By : Uma Gupta How Hillary Clinton's 10-point victory over the Democratic rival ignites a race. Article by John Whitesides What Are The Pros And Cons To Solar Energy By : Gavin Dye Using the power of the sun to power our lifestyles, on paper looks like a natural fit As with all things in life there are two sides to any argument and Solar Power is no different, so hopefully in this article I will answer what are the pro’s and con’s to using solar energy in today’s world The Pro's to using Solar Energy 1 Global Warming - 5 Simple Ways To Go Green And Save The Environment By : Donald Mckenzie Jr In today’s world global warming is an area of great concern If everyone makes small changes to become economically friendly, things would get better UK Asbestos Regulations By : John Hill Asbestos has been one of the most discussed health topics of the last few decades This is due to the fact that asbestos emits invisible fibres that can have harmful effects on anyone who comes into contact with them for prolonged periods Kobe Earthquake - Interview With A Survivor By : Diane Diekman The earthquake that struck Kobe (ko-bay), Japan, in 1995 registered 72 on the Richter scale and lasted twenty seconds

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