Senate Likely to Approve Nuclear Waste Site in Nevada Desert: "The Senate pushed toward approval of a plan to bury thousands of tons of radioactive waste inside Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert on Tuesday, overriding the state's fervent protests and ending a decades-long congressional debate over hazardous waste disposal. Several senators worried that shipments might become terrorist targets, but the Bush administration and other supporters of the Nevada waste dump said leaving the radioactive garbage at power plants and defense sites in 39 states would pose an even greater risk."

Vegans scorn honey from 'oppressed' bees: "Radical vegans - who avoid any product that comes from animals - are now buzzing about the evils of honey. They claim its production uses the labor of oppressed worker bees, according to a Time magazine report on the growing numbers of American vegetarians."

Desalting plant may be on tap for water: "From San Diego County to Los Angeles, an old method for producing drinking water from the ocean is getting renewed attention thanks to technological advances and the lure of financial incentives from the Metropolitan Water District."

Army Corps water plan angers environmentalists: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed off this week on the final set of permits for a new pair of reservoirs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and response was swift from environmentalists Thursday. The two islands will ultimately store 220,000 acre-feet of water -- four times the size of the San Pablo Reservoir in the East Bay hills -- and release three-quarters of it annually, or enough to support a million people. An acre-foot covers an acre of land to the depth of one foot."

Karl Martino found first divorce directly related to 9/11.

Water Towers of the World: Decorated, historic and strange looking towers from around the world.

Earth will expire by 2050: "Our planet is running out of room and resources. Modern man has plundered so much, a damning report claims this week, that outer space will have to be colonised."

Eccentric people more extreme as they age: "Odd and eccentric behaviour increases with age - but flamboyant behaviour becomes less pronounced, according to a new UK study."

I haven't checked my email in four days. There are 1142 messages. Oops. If you emailed me, if will take me a couple of days to get back to you.

I was painting a house.