Monday, February 27, 2006

End of the Line - Foreign Policy Magazine

End of the Line

Where do ships go to die? Thirty years ago, Europe's shipyards took apart most of the world's supertankers. But rising costs eventually sent much of the ship-breaking industry to Bangladesh. In just two months, teams of workers will reduce a 240,000-ton tanker to scrap metal using crowbars, hammers, and their bare hands.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE - Outdoors Gear, Survival Equipment Review & Survival Information

EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE - Outdoors Gear, Survival Equipment Review & Survival Information: "Equipped To Survive® is the most comprehensive online resource for independent reviews of survival equipment and outdoors gear, as well as survival and Search and Rescue information. Equipped To Survive® will help you determine the best choices to prepare for anything from a hike in the park to a life threatening emergency or disaster. Please note that this is not a 'survivalist' site. "

One if my favorite survival sites because its focus is one survival in emergency situations, not TEOTWAWKI (Which I think about sometimes as well)

Buteyko: A to Z

Buteyko: A to Z: "Buteyko method opposes traditional medical approach which mechanically tries to eliminate symptoms of an illness using drugs. It does not touch the origin of illness. Doctor Buteyko claims that his method targets the origin of a disease - incorrect breathing pattern."

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Tuesday, February 21, 2006