During the war, it was revealed that Syria was not only serving as a transit point for Iranian weapons going to Hizballah, but was also providing Hizballah with its own top of the line cutting edge weapons—such as the Kornet anti-tank missile and 220 mm anti-personnel rockets—to the Lebanese terrorist organization. Many reports refer to this activity as “smuggling,” but Syria, a tightly controlled dictatorship, is not a place where this type of freelance political activity routinely occurs.

They note that the decline in births is equivalent to 135,000 fewer white males in the U.S. and 127,000 fewer males in Japan over the past three decades and suggest that environmental factors are one explanation for these trends.

Fick av Malin Sandström, Sveriges bästa vetenskapsbloggare, frågan "Varför bloggar du?". Fem skäl ska anges.

1. För att ha ett ställe att samla mina infall och kommentarer på. Tidigare, när jag debatterat mycket på t ex Nubbs, eller för den delen Flashback, så får man acceptera att ens kommentarer hamnar utspridda i olika mappar och sedan i Nubbs fall, raderas. I en blogg har man allt kvar och samlat. En blogg  tillåter mig också att skriva om precis vad jag vill, när jag vill, vilket nog gör min blogg lite svår att kategorisera för de stackars besökarna. Nu har jag dock börjat blogga i en annan blogg också, Bloggregeringen, där bloggen har ett specifikt syfte.
   
   Jag trodde jag skulle blogga bara om politik på min blogg, men det har blivit lika mycket vetenskap och teknik. Det mest förvånande är väl paleoantropolgi. Tackar John Hawks blogg för det.
2. Som ett anteckningsblock där man kan söka upp saker: "Jag läste nåt om det.. Jo visst, jag gjorde ju en liten anteckning på min blogg." De bloggposter om börjar med"Länk" på min blogg är snabba bokmärken, som jag gör med hjälp av ett javascript.
   
   
3. Social: Mina kompisar får nu mindre mail från mig, och istället kan de följa bloggen (Hej!) :-) . Dessutom kan man nätverka med andra bloggare.
   
   
4. Det främsta skälet för mig var nog från början att själv använda publiceringssystemet Plone på daglig basis, och inte bara utveckla åt andra. Jag undervisar i Plone och även i informationsarkitektur och det känns skönt att ha ett ställe där man potentiellt kan prova lite nya idéer.
   
   
5. För att sprida memer i den svenska politiska debatten. Som bloggare tror jag man har förmåga att påverka genom att sprida tankesätt och idéer som senare poppar upp i den allmänna debatten. Om man prickar ett begrepp som är nytt, fruktbart och inte alltför långt ifrån den föreställningsvärld människor redan har i huvudet, vill säga.
   
   

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We propose to generate H2 from a carbon-free primary energy source such as solar, nuclear, wind, etc. and then use it to supply the hydrogen atoms needed for the chemical transformation. While not necessary, a portion of this H2 could also be used to provide the energy needed for the transformation and, thus, further improve the carbon efficiency. A schematic of the proposed process is depicted in Fig. 1.

Eritrea is fuelling the insurgency in Somalia in order to wage a proxy war against its arch-foe Ethiopia, says the top US official for Africa.

"Despite resolution 1747 which imposed a travel ban on some members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, including me, I traveled to Russia and no restriction was applied," the Web site quoted Zolqadr as saying. Officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.

How much money does it take to keep a Singapore government minister happy? The government says a million dollars is not enough, and on Monday it announced a 60 percent boost in ministers' salaries, to an average of 1.9 million Singapore dollars, or $1.26 million, by next year.

Terrorist involvement in criminal activity has two strategically significant aspects. First, it allows terrorists to gain financially while at the same time damaging the societies they target. Terrorists, always on the lookout for new ways to fund their violent activities, find important sources of revenue in criminal enterprises. Close scrutiny of jihadist terrorism since 9/11 demonstrates that these groups are often funded through the drug trade, money laundering schemes, and a variety of financial scams that range from the simple to the highly complex. Terrorists also use other illegal activities, such as document fraud and sham marriages, to facilitate their operational objectives.

All the citizens of Abu Gamal’s Ezba, regardless of their sects and levels, voted for the future. Millions of them turned up for a national referendum on amendments to the constitution in response to a call made by Al Haj Mohammed Hosni Abu Gamal. They participated positively in the referendum and the crowds refused the restrictions imposed by a disenchanted sector of society. They supported the constitutional amendments for a better future for our farm. Foreign Press also praised the support provided by media officials, led by Balba’a Al Raghay, to enable them to cover the event objectively and in a transparent and democratic manner.

“Clause Two: Al Haj Abu Gamal is in charge of everything
Clause four: Umm Gamal is the First Lady
Clause five: Gamal will inherit everyone
Clause 15: This constitution is a gift from Al Haj Abu Gamal for everyone in this country so that they feel that they are a developed and civilised nation, competing with other developed estates living in the new millennium.”

It is the common language in almost every endeavor, from science to air traffic control to the global jihad, where it is apparently the means of communication between speakers of Arabic and other languages.

Uttrycket kommer från den brittiske sociologen Steven Lukes som 1974 introducerade teorin om maktens tre dimensioner – makten över beslutet, dagordningen och tanken. För att som samhällsvetare kunna tala om makt hade man tidigare varit tvungen att kunna presentera falsifierbara hypoteser rörande faktiskt utövad makt. Statsvetare som t.ex. Robert Dahl menade att man endast kunde tala om politisk maktutövning i form av faktiska politiska beslut. Eller, mer schematiskt uttryckt, makt är när A – genom exempelvis politiska beslut – lyckas få B att göra något som B annars inte skulle ha gjort. Detta kallar Lukes för maktens första dimension. I den andra dimensionen finns makt som utövas utan faktiska politiska beslut. Istället handlar det om makt att fatta icke-beslut, att utesluta vissa potentiella beslut från dagordningen. I både den första och andra maktdimensionen förutsätts att maktutövningen är medveten och att makt är något konkret som förutsätter en faktisk konflikt mellan motsatta intressen. Lukes tredje maktdimension, makten över tanken, handlar om makt att hindra latenta konflikter från att bli faktiska.

Medical research has revealed enough about the causes and prevention of heart attacks that they could be nearly eliminated. Yet nearly 16 million Americans are living with coronary heart disease, and nearly half a million die from it each year.

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IBM plans to crank up the speed on its Power6 server chip to 5 GHz, far higher than competing processors from Intel Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. Despite its high frequency, the chip will avoid overheating through its small, 65-nanometer-process geometry, high-bandwidth buses running as fast as 75GB per second and voltage thresholds as low as 0.8 volts, IBM said.

Pakistans regering har fått ultimatum: inom en månad ska bordeller, spelhålor och spritbutiker vara stängda. Om myndigheterna inte agerar, tar studenter från religiösa seminarier lagen i egna händer.

Eritrea has banned female circumcision, a life-threatening tradition that aid groups say is inflicted upon about 90 percent of the country's women. A government statement issued on Thursday said anyone who requested, took part in or promoted the practice now faces a fine of several hundred dollars or up to 10 years in jail. "Female circumcision is a procedure that seriously endangers the health of women, causes them considerable pain and suffering besides threatening their lives," the statement said. "Whosoever requests, incites or promotes female circumcision ... shall be [punished] with a fine and imprisonment." The ban took effect on March 31, it said.

The consequence of that release is stress-free mice. Dr Lowry was able to measure their stress by dropping them into a tiny swimming pool. Previous research has shown that unstressed mice enjoy swimming, while stressed ones do not. His mice swam around enthusiastically. This result is intriguing for two reasons. First, it offers the possibility of treating clinical depression with what is, in effect, a vaccination. Indeed, M. vaccae is considered a bit of a wonder-bug in this context. Besides cancer, and now depression, it is being looked at as a way of treating Crohn's disease (an inflammation of the gut) and rheumatoid arthritis.

Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Ltd, Paul Philpott said; "Our design teams in Germany and California have been led by our satellite office in Sweden. It's an important step which will bring positive results for the brand in the UK and Europe. And this is particularly good for the environment - any parts left over after building the Concept i can be returned to the local dealer which will make sure they are plumbed back into the supply chain. The target price is under £4,000 which we think offers excellent value."

Imagine you could treat cancer by taking a pill, then directing a laser light toward the location of the tumor. The growth would dissolve with no chemotherapy, and no harm to healthy tissue. It might sound futuristic, but a select number of cancer patients already benefit from the method, called photodynamic therapy. An upgrade for the procedure could save thousands more cancer patients from the horrors of chemotherapy.

France's high-speed TGV train broke the record for speed on a rail Tuesday in a much publicized test. The train reached a maximum of 574.8 kilometers an hour, or 357 miles an hour