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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: Numbers: More guns, less crime Anyone needing proof that the fanaticism for gun control hasn’t waned on Capitol Hill, that anti-gunners are as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) put it last year, only waiting to “pick the time,” should watch the video of Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s speech to Congress last week, versions of which have been posted on youtube.com. An investigation into early telescopes makes for interesting reading. In 1722, John Hadley, an English mathematician, completed a form of reflector for the telescope in the style of Newton in which the mirror evidently was suitably figured. This instrument attracted considerable...

Phuket 'bypass-bypass' construction stalled PHUKET: Budget problems are holding up work to complete a road linking the bypass road to a section of Ekwahnit Road near the back entrance to Surakul Stadium. Work on the project, known jokingly as t... There are entirely too many nations wielding their nuclear weapons around and threatening their neighbors. A modern day psychologists might say this is highly toxic behavior, but if any of them ever carry out such a threat, it's going to be more toxic than you can imagine and for a lot longer than you think. It isn't only the initial blast - it is decades of poisoned land, birth defects, and horrific memories. At least that's what history...

Concert Roundup: Lady Gaga, Flaming Lips, Ringo Starr, and others Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerLady Gaga, performing at Radio City Music Hall in January. Lady Gaga's January concerts at Radio City Music Hall were dazzling visual spectacles. Her current arena tour represents, among other things, an opportunity to top herself, and she's... There are still quite a few rare comic books on the market that anyone, with enough money can own. Most that are under $50 are from the 1960's and 1970's era. A good example is the "World's Finest" #185 featuring the Galactic Gamblers, along with Superman and Batman. This is a DC comic printed in 1969 and can be purchased for $30. Or the "Adventure...

India Cuts Fuel Subsidies Ahead of G20 Meeting The government reduced popular fuel subsidies on Friday, a long-delayed move that will help policy makers rein in a big budget deficit but which will also push up already high inflation. Getting a good deal on a hotel room can be a tricky proposition, there often seems to be a magic formula for determining room rates. It's kind of like when you fly on an air plane and discover the guy in the seat next to you paid half what you did for your ticket. Hotels are the same you will often find that the guy in the room next to you paid significantly less for his room than you did for yours. This mysterious pricing makes hotel price comparisons...

Padres shoot for rare AL sweep in Tampa Bay Padres shoot for rare AL sweep in Tampa Bay Rare Earth industry is the industry that focuses on making the best use of the natural endowment in the physical environment as close as possible to the benefit of the human race. This industry falls into the category of the extraction and possibly the manufacturing industry in as much as they have a conceived idea which prompted them to venture into the tapping of these raw materials. Hence there is all possibility as well to embark on the strategic method of the transformations of this tapped minerals or elements into finished goods or service. The rare earth industry derives its name from the...