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Gulf's 'dead zone' much smaller than predicted

The Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" — where there is too little oxygen in the water for anything to live — is less than half the size predicted earlier this year but also unusually severe, a scientist said Friday.

Equatorial region known for massive storms

Air France Flight 447 vanished in a zone of ferocious weather over the Atlantic Ocean known as the birthplace of some of the world's strongest storms — just as the plane was encountering a 400-mile-long maze of lightning, hail, driving rain and fierce 100-mph updrafts.

Analysis: Horn of Africa beset by troubles

The pirate standoff with the U.S. Navy has burned Somalia into the West's consciousness as a base for lawlessness and terror, but the hostage crisis illuminates a potentially dangerous picture confronting a far greater area.

Ex-State Dept. lawyer decries torture after 9/11

A former State Department lawyer responsible for Guantanamo-related cases said Friday that the Bush administration overreacted after 9/11 and set up a system in which torture occurred.

Dayton, Ohio, job fair expected to draw a crowd

About 150 people carrying folders stuffed with resumes streamed into a job fair as it opened Tuesday to meet with about 30 potential employers in a basketball arena.

Inside buffer zone, Georgians await EU monitors

Patrols by European Union monitors may help bring a sense of returning normalcy to the Russian-occupied swaths of Georgia, but they're coming too late for Zviad Artvadze's peace of mind.

Hurricane Dolly may have shrunk Gulf 'dead zone'

The oxygen-starved "dead zone" that forms every summer in the Gulf of Mexico is a bit smaller than predicted this year because Hurricane Dolly stirred up the water, a scientist reported Monday.

Hungary battles illegal migration

The border along Hungary these days is lined with police sporting night-vision goggles, heat sensors and all-terrain vehicles.

Floodwaters to widen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico

Floodwaters loaded with farm runoff are heading down the Mississippi River, and scientists fear the deluge will dramatically increase this summer's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, covering an area the size of Maryland.

Spielberg movie angers Russia's Communist Party

Members of Russia's Communist Party are calling for a nationwide boycott of the new Indiana Jones movie, saying it aims to undermine communist ideology and distort history.

US-backed plan sees shiny future for Green Zone in Iraq

Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad.

Baghdad's Beggars Hit the Streets Again

A woman wrapped in a dirty abaya sits beneath a tree in the Green Zone, her palms turned upward awaiting the kindness of strangers.

Green Zone Hit for Fourth Day This Week

Shiite militants are hammering the U.S.-protected Green Zone with rockets and mortars for the fourth day this week.

Army to Turn Trash Into Power in Iraq

The water bottles, plastic foam plates and other trash discarded by American troops in Iraq's mess halls may soon be serving double-duty — as an unlikely power source to illuminate barracks and power up laptops.

No Swearing in South Pasadena This Week

What the @$%#? This community on the edge of Los Angeles has become a cuss-free zone.

EU Sheds Border Check in Eastern Europe

European leaders celebrated the end of border controls along a line stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic on Friday as many of the European Union's newest members joined the EU's passport-free zone.

U.S. Corn Boom Has Downside for Gulf

Because of rising demand for ethanol, American farmers are growing more corn than at any time since World War II. And sea life in the Gulf of Mexico is paying the price.

Post-Flood 'Dead Zone' Found Off Texas

Fresh water pouring into the Gulf of Mexico after weeks of flooding in Texas has created an oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that threatens sea life, a researcher said Tuesday.

4 Killed in Green Zone Rocket Attack

Four Filipino contractors working for the U.S. government were killed in a rocket attack on the heavily fortified Green Zone, the American Embassy said Thursday.

Mortar Rounds Slam Baghdad's Green Zone

Mortar rounds slammed into the U.S.-controlled Green Zone on Tuesday, with one striking within 100 yards of the Iraqi prime minister's offices, a government official said. No casualties were reported.

Scientists: Warming Triggers 'Dead Zone'

Bottom fish and crabs washing up dead on Oregon beaches are being killed by a recurring "dead zone" of low-oxygen water that is larger than in previous years and may be triggered by global warming, scientists said.

Fox News, Decaf Help Keep Cheney Happy

It doesn't take much to make Dick Cheney at home on the road: Diet Sprite, a pot of coffee — both sans caffeine — and a TV tuned to Fox News Channel.

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"Go Natural" Lubricants for The Love Zone
Source: The Huffington Post

You sip antioxidant drinks, practice yoga, and make sure your body and skin care products are paraben-free. But your love zone is asking, "what about me?!" HuffPost Living is here to help! Here are 10 products to answer your body's call naturally.

Israeli "Auto-Kill Zones" Locked & Loaded
Source: Wired News

The Sentry Tech towers are basically remote weapons stations, stuck on stop of silos. "As suspected hostile targets are detected and within range of Sentry-Tech positions, the weapons are slewing toward the designated target," David Eshel describes over at Ares.

Lifetime Eating Plan
Source: Real Simple

The Food Pyramid has become as recognizable as, well, the pyramids at Giza. And for many years after 1991, when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its dietary recommendations, it seemed just as solid.

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Artist with Magic Hats Sells 4 Paintings in 7 Days
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Since Clare started using Magic Hats she has been quickly pulling her disorganized life together. Her paintings are great, (Mr Magic Hats himself has two of her original oils hanging in his home).

Feedback - The Breakfast of Champions
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When I first read Tony Robbins’s slogan - “Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions” it rang all sorts of bells in my head.

Why a Good Self Image is So Important

The way we see ourselves tells us instinctively whether we fit in with any group of people. It dictates what role we play in the group and how we behave in that group.

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