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Last year Montana passed a law saying it would not comply, citing privacy, states' rights and fiscal issues. 

Schweitzer makes clear he's not going to ask for an extension.

"Today, I am asking you to join with me in resisting the DHS coercion to comply with the provisions of REAL ID, " Schweitzer wrote. "If we stand together either DHS will blink or Congress will have to act to avoid havoc at our nation's airports and federal courthouses."

DHS has no intention of blinking.

every Georgian who flies out through the nation's busiest airport -- Atlanta-Hartsfield International -- would have to be patted down by Homeland Security agents and have his carry-on bag hand-screened, likely resulting in massive delays.

Congress to step up and pass alternative legislation that would stop Real ID and re-instate a commission that was working on driver's license rules before the REAL ID Act was slipped into must-pass defense legislation

Wood told Newsday Thursday that the new work provides a proof of principle that human clones can be developed in the laboratory and ultimately used as a source of embryonic stem cells.

"We have a very simple goal, to create the most therapeutically useful [stem cell] lines that are possible,"

"We consider this a major milestone in our attempt to reach that goal."

Wood and Andrew French, Stemagen's chief scientific officer, authored a paper in the journal, Stem Cells, describing how they created the clones.

Cloning human embryos is not new.

British scientists claim to have cloned a human embryo two years ago, proving that humans can be replicated in the laboratory just as scientists have been able to clone a host of animals.

"McDonald's has a long-standing and rich heritage of supporting education and academic excellence,"

"McDonald's does not advertise in schools. However, we continue to support education initiatives in the communities we serve."

Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, it does accept import rules handed down by Brussels.

BSE fears have led to curbs on the purchase of the intestines.

160 million of the sausages are eaten in Switzerland every year.

They are made of beef, bacon and pork rind and then wrapped in intestine, and can be boiled, grilled or eaten raw.

A joint "Task Force Cervelat" composed of scientists, bureaucrats and industry representatives has been formed to tackle the sausage crisis.

Though the Swiss are looking at alternative suppliers including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and South Africa, they "would much rather stick with Brazil", he added.

The fine hand control required to play these games acts as a warm up and hones scalpel skills the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Centre team claim

Now they are designing Wii software that will accurately simulate surgical procedures, New Scientist reports.

They asked eight trainee surgeons to spend an hour playing the games on a console before performing "virtual reality" surgery on a computer system.

Game players scored nearly 50% higher on tool control and overall performance than other trainees.

Marble Mania, in which a ball is guided through a 3D obstacle course - was particularly effective in the study.

The fine control needed to move a virtual marble around a 3D maze is similar to the skills needed to perform keyhole surgery, for example.

This was the kid who was the first to jump off the high dive--if there was an audience to watch him.

#4. The Weightlifting Douchebag

Muscle Dysmorphia or what is commonly referred to as "Bigorexia". This mental illness is seen as a male inverse of anorexia, except this disease lands you in a sideshow for freaks instead of the fashion runway

#3. The Drunken Douchebag

This guy displays signs of what is known as the Mallenby effect. Basically, this causes a person to overestimate the effects of alcohol during the first few drinks (called the "absorption phase" by people who study drunkenness) and will underestimate them later in the night (during the "elimination phase").

#2. The Raging Douchebag

This is a classic case of Intermittent Explosive Disorder or IED. This guy is a time bomb, and nobody can see the timer but him--he can go off at any moment.

Although his aggression normally isn't life threatening, it's really fucking irritating.

#1. The Aging Douchebag

This man is suffering from what is known as andropause or "male menopause." It's a frustrated state accompanied by anxiety and anger resulting from a lack of testosterone, the production of which diminishes in midlife.

The Goth teenager whose fiance walks her around on a dog lead

Given that she describes herself as a human pet – and is happy to walk around on a lead – Tasha Maltby is used to odd looks and even odder remarks. But nothing had prepared her for the reaction of the bus driver who allegedly told the self-styled Goth and her boyfriend: "We don't let freaks and dogs like you on." Miss Maltby and her fiance Dani Graves were so angered they have complained to the bus company of being "victimised".

Last year, Chinese players spent almost US$500m on online games

government has been encouraging the growth of online gaming.

hosting a two-day games conference in September in Beijing in the hope of attracting more foreign investment.

phenomenal popularity of online games has fuelled concerns that some people may be losing themselves in the virtual worlds

a player killed a fellow player who had stolen his virtual sword. The gamer received a suspended death sentence in June.

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The cause of the latest break has not been confirmed but a repair ship has been deployed, said owner Flag Telecom.

The earlier break disrupted service in Egypt, the Middle East and India.

Wednesday's incident caused disruption to 70% of the nationwide internet network in Egypt on Wednesday, while India suffered up to 60% disruption.

The first cable - the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) - was cut at 0800 on 30 January, the firm said.

FLAG is a 28,000km (17,400 mile) long submarine communications cable that links Australia and Japan with Europe via India and the Middle East.

SEA-ME-WE 4 is a submarine cable linking South East Asia to Europe via the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.

The two cable cuts meant that the only cable in service connecting Europe to the Middle East via Egypt was the older Sea-M-We 3 system, according to research firm TeleGeography.

The firm said the cuts reduced the amount of available capacity on the stretch of network between India and Europe by 75% percent.

The key is not to introduce a foreign gene but to silence one using a phenomenon called RNA interference. By stopping sulphur compounds from being converted to the tearing agent and redirecting them into compounds responsible for flavour and health, the process could even improve the onion.

"We anticipate that the health and flavour profiles will actually be enhanced,"

"This is an exciting project because it's consumer orientated and everyone sees this as a good biotechnology story,"

Although conventional growing has identified some sweet, mild onions, this discovery will eventually give farmers new varieties and consumers more choice."

The tearing agent is a chemical defence. Break into onion cells, and you release amino acid sulphoxides, along with the enzyme (that is turned off in the new onion). The enzyme changes the sulphoxides into a vapour that is the lacrimatory factor that acts on tear glands

Test results reported this week by the CDC showed formaldehyde levels in hundreds of FEMA trailers and mobile homes were, on average, about five times higher than what people are exposed to in most modern homes. Formaldehyde, a preservative commonly used in construction materials, can cause breathing problems and also is believed to cause cancer.

While the Federal Emergency Management Agency rushes to move thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims out of government-issued trailers, scientists are tearing the units apart to learn why many have exposed occupants to dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.

The study was limited to materials in unoccupied government trailers.

"We in the RV industry are committed to following the science and making sure our products are safe,"

Critics claim FEMA should have reacted sooner to concerns that formaldehyde is to blame for a host of ailments reported by trailer occupants.

FEMA administrator R. David Paulison said Thursday the agency hoped to move all of the roughly 35,000 families out of trailers by summer, when hot weather increases formaldehyde emissions.

Internal Environmental Protection Agency documents and e-mails, obtained by the advocacy group Environmental Defense, show attempts over the past two years to blunt state efforts to make their plants drastically reduce mercury pollution instead of trading for credits that would let them continue it.

An EPA official said the agency's job "is not to pressure states."

The federal plan capped overall mercury releases from power plants nationwide. But it allowed plants to avoid reductions by purchasing emission credits. Critics have said that creates "hot spots" of mercury releases harmful to communities.

A neurotoxin linked to learning disabilities, mercury is most dangerous to fetuses, infants and small children, usually when pregnant women or children eat mercury contaminated fish.

"There was an extraordinary degree of aggressiveness by EPA in pressing states to abandon a more protective mercury program. EPA devoted enormous effort to preventing states from doing more," said Vickie Patton, a lawyer for Environmental Defense.

Over 30 states have repudiated in some form EPA's rules by outlawing trading, accelerated compliance or adopted much more stringent emission levels

reduce mercury emissions by 90%

The case is linked to another dispute already at the high court in which detainees are asking the justices to rule that they can use the U.S. civilian courts to challenge their indefinite imprisonment.

Another option for the court is to take no action on the new case until it decides on the extent of the detainees' legal rights.

n the new case, the administration is asking the court to undo a federal appeals court ruling that broadens its authority to look at evidence about whether detainees have been properly characterized as enemy combatants.

The ruling held that, when Guantanamo Bay detainees challenge their status as "enemy combatants," judges must review all the evidence, not just the evidence the military chooses.

The administration said the decision jeopardizes national security.

At the Guantanamo hearings, detainees are not allowed to have lawyers present and the Pentagon decides what evidence to present. And unlike in criminal trials, the government is not obligated to turn over evidence that the defendant might be innocent.

free trade, immigration and security are three main issues he will seek to work out with Washington, a fundamental need for preferential energy prices have brought him to Chavez's doorstep.

his administration had lowered that number to just over 15 murders a day

In the past five years, some 25,700 Guatemalans have been murdered,

17 murders a day before Colom came into office

since the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) entered into force in 2006, Guatemalan exports to the US have grown 20 percent annually.

one policeman for every 2,400 civilians, and one for approximately every 21.77 square kilometers

sent back to the country from the US every year, over US$4 billion in 2007.

Colom's focus is on improving the situation inside the country so his countrymen are not forced to find a better life elsewhere.

has received multiple offers from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to join Venezuela's PetroCaribe initiative.

he would consider joining PetroCaribe, likely the best source of cheap gas for Guatemala, but was careful to add that he would consult with his country's business elite first

Colom has spent many years managing textile factories.

Sussex Police say they first stopped Delaney at the airport in 2004 and have recorded more than 30 encounters with him since.

The research, conducted across the country, is shedding light on how our candidate of choice might not be entirely our own choosing.

When you step into the voting booth in November, you will have only a partial say in your decision.

Since then, scientists — both political and biological — have fought quietly over the origin of our political views: whether they're entirely a product of the people around us, or whether we've already chosen our candidates without even realizing it.

study that analyzed how self-proclaimed liberals and conservatives use a portion of the brain that activates when a person is confronted with information or ideas contrary to his established beliefs.

Liberals' use of that portion of the brain was higher than that of conservatives in the study, suggesting that liberals are more responsive to different ideas, the report said.

"More liberal people tend to be able to deal with pros and cons of decisions, and as they get more conservative, people like to focus on one side of the story,"

The cloak of secrecy that long concealed the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program and its legal underpinnings has gradually broken down.

The C.I.A. director, Gen. Michael V. Hayden, publicly admitted for the first time two weeks ago that the agency used waterboarding in 2002 and 2003 in the interrogation of three Qaeda suspects but said that the technique was no longer used, and its legality under current law is uncertain. The technique, which has been used since the Spanish Inquisition and has been found illegal in the past by American courts, involves water poured into the nose and mouth to create a feeling of drowning.

Mr. Jarrett’s disclosure came as prosecutors and F.B.I. agents conduct a criminal investigation of the C.I.A.’s destruction in 2005 of videotapes of harsh interrogations and a week after Congress passed a ban on coercive interrogations, which President Bush has said he will veto.

Initially 100 million seeds from more than 100 countries have been sent for safekeeping at the $10 million facility which holds 268,000 seed samples, each from a different farm or field.

"Biological diversity is under threat from the forces of nature ... and from the actions of man," Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said at the opening ceremony.

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threats such as war, natural disasters or climate change, he said.

Dubbed a doomsday vault, the cavern in the Svalbard archipelago off the northern tip of Norway is a backup storage for seeds from gene banks around the globe.

The deposits range from major African and Asian staples such as rice, maize, wheat, cowpea and sorghum to European and South American varieties of eggplant, lettuce, barley and potato. Genetically modified varieties will not be included.