US exports increase to Mideast country [ The Nashua Telegraph ] Jul 9, 2008  N ... - By SHARON THEIMER The Associated Press Read More ...

How the malaria parasite hijacks human r [ EurekAlert! ] Jul 08, 2008  A new study—done on a scale an order of magnitude greater than anything previously attempted in the field of malaria—has uncovered an arsenal of proteins produced by the malaria parasite that allows it to hijack and remodel human red blood cells, leaving the oxygen-carrying cells stiff and sticky. Read More ...

Rug retailers rove Columbia [ The State ] Jul 04, 2008  Steven James might still be living under a bridge in Greenville if it weren't for a bunch of rugs. In a span of three years, the 48-year-old said he lost his job as a Florida chef, was served divorce papers by his wife and had trouble making rent. He started roving the country looking for work. 'I could do anything,' he said. 'But I just couldn't get a break.' Then — one day — there they were. ... Read More ...

Few Olympic athletes breathing easy abou [ Philly.com ] Jul 08, 2008  IT IS A MONTH before the Beijing Olympics, and already, the Chinese are about to begin scrubbing their air in earnest - or, at least sweeping the dirtiest parts under a rug. Read More ...

ARTS & CULTURE [ East Bay Express ] Jul 9, 2008  After her parents separated when she was two, Tehran-born Anita Amirrezvani moved with her mother to San Francisco. At thirteen, she started making solo visits to her father and his new family in Iran. Between high school and college, she decided to take a year off and spend it there. Read More ...

From bull semen to bras, Iran still buys [ AP via Yahoo! News ] Jul 08, 2008  Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more. Read More ...

US exports to Iran rose in Bush years [ AP via Yahoo! News ] Jul 08, 2008  U.S. exports to Iran grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran — at least $158 million worth under Bush — than any other products. Read More ...

Robot maker's fortune built on a simple [ MSNBC ] Jul 08, 2008  If you think robots are the stuff of science fiction, try telling that to the man who's made a fortune building them.  CNBC's Business Nation reports. Read More ...

Rug up for Climate Action [ Margaret River Mail ] Jul 9, 2008  THE Margaret River Climate Action Group invites you to put on your winter woollies and join them for their inaugural Annual General Meeting from 6pm on Tuesday, July 15 in the Soup Kitchen at the Margaret River Community Centre in Tunbridge Street. Read More ...

From Bras To Smokes, Iran Buys American [ CBS News ] Jul 08, 2008  Despite tough rhetoric, U.S. exports to Iran grew more than tenfold under the Bush administration. Among the items in top demand - cigarettes, bras and even bull semen. Read More ...

Recent Posts [ Interior Design ] Jun 29, 2008  Just as more people are looking for the Fair Trade icon on their coffee packaging, here's another certification to look out for . Read More ...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull seme [ CNN.com ] Jul 08, 2008  WASHINGTON -- U.S. exports to Iran grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused it of nuclear ambitions and sponsoring terrorists. Read More ...

Deflationists 'Win' The Week Ending June [ Kitco.com ] Jul 08, 2008  It was a brutal week if you were in anything other than silver, gold, and energy stocks. In fact as noted below, we made some great headway, vis-à-vis the S&P 500 this week. But virtually everything in our IDW lost value this week from the prior week. Read More ...

Will the Democrats Ever Learn? [ consortiumnews.com ] Jul 08, 2008  A popular Washington saying holds that 'politics is about the future, not the past.' Regrettably, that often translates into sweeping serious wrongdoing under the rug in the name of 'looking to the future' - a mistake the Democrats appear poised to make again in approving a new wiretapping law. Read More ...

Nvidia plays the meltdown blame game [ The Inquirer ] Jul 07, 2008  NVIDIA'S STOCK TOOK a long overdue beating the other day, more because Wall Street is collectively horrified that it has been lied to than any fundamentals that are public. Read More ...

Elections Warehouse Unsafe [ WCTV Tallahassee ] Jul 08, 2008  Floor sinking and separating from walls. Read More ...

US ships cigarettes, bras, more to Iran [ AP via Yahoo! News ] Jul 08, 2008  U.S. exports to Iran — including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons — grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran, at least $158 million worth under Bush, than any other products. Read More ...

Toy makers cast their gaze on the future [ The Japan Times ] Jun 30, 2008  Primopuel is a knee-high Japanese doll with soft, apple cheeks and big black button eyes. It comes in green and pink. When you cuddle it or talk to it, it talks back. It is for grandmothers. The doll, an award-winner at the Tokyo Toy Show last month, is generating new sales among the elderly for creator Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. as the birthrate drops. Japan is the first developed country to ... Read More ...