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The real battlefield is your mind . How did the land of the free and the home of the brave arrive at a place where citizens could be manipulated with such efficiency and on such a massive scale? Continue
Global food risk from China-Russia pincer: World food supplies are caught in a pincer as China becomes a net importer of corn for the first time in modern history and Russia's drought inflicts even more damage than expected, raising the risk of a global grain shock in 2011.
Rising Energy Demand Hits Water Scarcity 'Choke Point': "We are about to see water wars in the future," said U.S. General Anthony Zinni. "We have seen fuel wars; we're about to see water wars."
The UK Opens the World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm: In the United Kingdom today, excitement was afoot as the world's largest wind power installation went online. The 300 MW farm was constructed by Swedish alternative energy firm Vattenfall AB. It is located on the North Sea, on the east face of the island, approximately 2 hours east of the capital city of London.
France set for strike against pension reforms: Up to a million people are expected to take strike action in France today against the government’s pension reforms
BofA's unfunny foreclosure tricks: The no holds barred winner in the irresponsible bank tricks department is BofA (BAC). The bank recently foreclosed on a Florida property that doesn't even have a mortgage, the Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale reported.
USA is fattest of 33 countries: The United States is the fattest nation among 33 countries with advanced economies, according to a report out today from an international think tank. Two-thirds of people in this country are overweight or obese; about a third of adults — more than 72 million — are obese, which is roughly 30 pounds over a healthy weight
Debt, changing media habits topple Blockbuster: Blockbuster Inc., once the dominant movie rental company in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, reeling from mounting losses, rising debt and competitors that have better catered to Americans' changed media habits.
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