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  1. EnglishLady

    Breaking News: 'New charges' for 9/11 suspects held at Guantanamo

    BBC News US military prosecutors have filed new charges against self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators held at Guantanamo Bay, reports say. The charges are expected to be formally unveiled later on Tuesday. All five defendants had...
  2. EnglishLady

    Huge New Oil field in TX found...

    But not on this scale - even the drilling Companies don't know what is going to happen to the "reservoir" of contaminated water that they will be unable to get out.
  3. EnglishLady

    Huge New Oil field in TX found...

    LOL ok maybe this will help ...... it is also happening in the UK .. Results of controversial 'fracking' for shale gas in UK will be kept secret | Business | The Guardian
  4. EnglishLady

    Huge New Oil field in TX found...

    a quote from the link above ..... "But there are also environmental concerns about whether fracking pushes methane contamination into drinking-water wells. New York has put a six-month moratorium on drilling and parts of Texas also have imposed temporary bans. There are also questions about...
  5. EnglishLady

    Huge New Oil field in TX found...

    NC also reported huge finds recently - the concerns seem to be the environmetal impact and the method of fracturing. FayObserver.com - Editorial: To Drill - Shale gas deposits offer N.C. energy potential
  6. EnglishLady

    Women breaking barriers in Navy, not SEALs yet

    Only on this one occasion Scott, to get that one point home - honest :p:D
  7. EnglishLady

    Women breaking barriers in Navy, not SEALs yet

    As far as I can see the only part of the Special Forces that take women is the SRR (2 SRR members were "captured and released" recently by the Libyan rebels) Special Reconnaissance Regiment - Selection and Training Following a grueling selection process, SRR operatives are trained in the...
  8. EnglishLady

    Women breaking barriers in Navy, not SEALs yet

    and I totally agree with you ..... what I meant by that without going into details is that women have SPECIAL needs that men don't have to go through :rolleyes: I do not doubt that there are women who will prove themselves mentally and physically strong enough for these roles and only those...
  9. EnglishLady

    Women breaking barriers in Navy, not SEALs yet

    There are SO many points to be taken into consideration ..... yes, women MUST train exactly as the men do - no quarter given. yes, the post about if they were captured would be horrific. yes, women have different needs to men. I honestly think the time will come when we will see...
  10. EnglishLady

    Titanic launch centenary to be marked in Belfast

    BBC News A religious service will take place in Belfast on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of the ill-fated Titanic. The ship entered Belfast Lough on 31 May 1911 from Harland & Wolff, then the largest shipyard in the world. During the service, a flare will be set...
  11. EnglishLady

    Wildlife 'crash' in the Mara region of Kenya, Africa

    BBC News Populations of wildlife species in the world-renowned Masai Mara reserve in Kenya have crashed in the past three decades, according to research published in the Journal of Zoology. Numbers of impala, warthog, giraffe, topi and Coke's hartebeest have declined by over 70%, say...
  12. EnglishLady

    Women breaking barriers in Navy, not SEALs yet

    AP Elite Navy SEALs storm a walled compound in Pakistan and take out the world's most wanted terrorist. Footnote: They were all men. While America's last 10 years of war have propelled women into new and far more risky roles across the military, there are still some doors that are...
  13. EnglishLady

    Germany: Nuclear power plants to close by 2022

    BBC News Germany's coalition government has announced a reversal of policy that will see all the country's nuclear power plants phased out by 2022. The decision makes Germany the biggest industrial power to announce plans to give up nuclear energy. Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen...
  14. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    wow. you brought up many points here but the one at hand is still, IMO, yes a serious one (as are all that you mentioned too btw) Yes the children are going to go through h*ll and back, but why would a parent want that for their children is beyond me. I wouldn't condemn the way a child...
  15. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    Nature has already made the choice for them yes - but without the nuturing and morals etc of each determined sex these poor children are going to grow up oblivious to what their sex really means to them. I am presuming here - but I would think if the parents have gone this far then they have...
  16. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    Scott stated earlier that no laws had been broken - so the only meddling will be from the dogooders. But ..... this is not a case of, do you tap a child on the botty or the leg, or, children should be out of diapers by 2 years old ..... this is far more serious and I do believe that...
  17. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    I really don't know Scott, I would hate to have to make that decision for real. I think the parents need to be educated as to the possible damage they are causing to their children, and to the growing up issues that will be ahead of the children if the parents continue this course
  18. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    Are they teaching that with parent permission? :confused:
  19. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    I have to agree with Paullud. I think these children are going to have some real issues as they grow up :(
  20. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    BBC News A Toronto couple are defending their decision to keep their infant's sex a secret in order to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity. Kathy Witterick and David Stocker have been widely criticised for imposing their ideology on four-month-old Storm. The family...
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