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IDF on `Hunt` for Draft Dodgers, Deserters

Israel's vengeance toward its own who resist violence, keeps growing.

(TEL AVIV) - According to Israeli military records, there are 2,700 deserters and 1,780 draft dodgers in Israel.

In the last week alone, the IDF has arrested 474 of them as part of its largest-ever operation to apprehend them.

SOUTH KOREA: Condemn Samsung for Killing Workers

Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes contacts Korean and Samsung officials after 55th worker dies from brain cancer.

(HONG KONG) - Most would agree that it is awfully hard to put a price on a human life. If you are a Korean working for Samsung, sadly, the price is not high enough.

Korean officials and the Samsung company are acting in complicity, coordinating their efforts to silence and ignore the growing evidence of a cancer cluster among electronics manufacturing workers at Samsung.

Mullivaikaal - The Time For Mourning Is Over

What happened three years back at this place called Mullivaikaal?

(LONDON Countercurrents) - Some called it a climax of a long story. It is a turning point. Some called it a full-stop. It is a comma. Many call it a tragedy. Of Epic proportions in the history of the Tamils.

Tragedies are often best expressed in verse. I found the best description of what happened in Mullivaikaal in the verses of Pablo Neruda.

Device is a Lifesaver for Alzheimer`s Patients

After seeing the tragic death of a wanderer with Alzheimer's on the news, two Spanish telecomunication engineers did something about it.

(SEVILLE, Spain / LABEGE, France) - More than 60 percent of people who have Alzheimer's wander at some point from their homes or care centers, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

This puts the wanderer in a very precarious situation and causes great stress to the family due to its infringement of the person´s safety.

Video Games Break Family Unity

Until recently, it was unthinkable to see TV commercials promoting videogames.

(MADRID, Spain) - Today, the videogame industry is the strongest out of the entertainment enterprise, probably because other industries have to reduce costs due to the financial crisis.

The videogame business continues to grow at a good pace, and it must be made known through different public ad campaigns.

APN Condemns Israeli Government Policy of `Legalizing` Illegal Outposts

Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins Israel’s Peace Now movement in strongly condemning the Israeli government’s position and actions on West Bank illegal outposts.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Israeli government today announced its determination to once again flout Israeli law in order to protect another illegal settler outpost in the West Bank.

The outpost is called “Givat Ha’Ulpana” and is located deep inside the West Bank, near Ramallah, and far to the east of Israel’s “separation barrier.”

Blasting Through Pages of News:
What Side of the Mailbox Do I Work Tonight?

It isn't a privilege to spend a lifetime revealing tragedy, or is it?

(SALEM) - The day in the life of a seven day a week electronic journalist is an ever-repetitive act to witness. The news each day may be brand new but the motions we go through to publish that news seldom changes.

I wanted to blast out this thought about how it feels sometimes to be confronted with pages of email and to try to decide, where to begin, the latest, or the oldest?

Ultrasound Halts Sperm Production

Zapping testicles with ultrasound appears to reduce sperm counts to low levels in rats.

(PUNJAB, India ) - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are working on a project they hope will provide a simpler method for male contraception.

By exposing rat testicles to two 15-minute doses of ultrasound, they found that sperm counts dropped to levels that are usually associated with infertility in humans.

Over Complicating Our Electronic Universe

Electricity is generated simply by forcing the magnetic field current of the rotor through the magnetic field of the stator.

(SAN DIEGO) - You know Rube Goldberg became famous for constructing clever but ridiculous mechanisms using balls, mouse traps, strings, mallets and other items to perform a simple task that could be done directly in just a few seconds.

Similarly, the scientists seem to be having a contest to see who can concoct the most preposterous, complex and convoluted theory to explain the many mysteries of the universe.

Researchers Discover Protein Critical for Tissue Regeneration

UC Merced researchers show that a protein found in humans stops regeneration when disabled in planaria, providing a potential strategy for preventing the growth of cancer cells.

(MERCED, CA) - A flatworm known for its ability to regenerate cells is shedding more light on how cancer could be treated and how regenerative medicine could better target diseases, according to researchers at the University of California, Merced.

Research published online found in humans and most other mammals — is crucial for planaria’s unique tissue regeneration.