Study Committee

Oil is not called "black gold" without reason. All world economies exist on oil. Without oil, business and industries come to a stop, prices of basic commodities escalate, and life as we know it changes drastically. However, oil is a finite resource and the time has come to reap the results of decades of exploitation and lack of forethought. Green house emissions from the combustion of gas have raised pollution levels, depleted the ozone layer, and led to global warming - a hard truth that is making itself felt as countries across the planet bear the brunt of unseasonal rains, record breaking temperatures, droughts, fires, and floods. Medical problems due to rising pollution levels have also reached...

North Korea is planning a nuclear test again and Japan has said it will provide further sanctions for trade. Unfortunately, they already did that before and therefore North Korea has nothing to lose. In fact, North Korea owes money to Japan for previous trade deals. They also owe money to China and South Korea. If those nations have sanctions against North Korea then North Korea has nothing to lose or fear by threats of sanctioning due to their nuclear weapons tests. Previously you may recall that North Korea had launched five missiles. Two were long-range missiles and both fell into the ocean, as they were unable to light the extra stages on the three stage rocket systems. But as we know every...

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed El Baradei, warned recently that more than 30 countries could soon have the technological know-how to produce nuclear weapons. As North Korea and Iran push forward with their atomic programs, it seems that going nuclear is becoming fashionable on the international stage. There are currently five declared nuclear powers (the United States, France, Great Britain, Russia, and China) and two other states known to have nuclear weapons (India and Pakistan). Add in a couple of more countries suspected of having nukes (Israel and North Korea) and the total number of nations known or suspected to have nuclear weapons grows to nine. The world...

p>Across the board, U.S. foreign policy is achieving highly consistent outcomes--consistently bad ones. Those outcomes are either damaging critical U.S. interests or making it more difficult for the United States to safeguard or promote such interests. In Iraq, the government is tilting increasingly to Iran while American armed forces are constant attack in struggle of attrition, Iran is defiantly pushing ahead with its nuclear ambitions, North Korea is threatening to test a nuclear device, the Taliban is making a comeback in Afghanistan, and Somalia has fallen into the hands of radical Islamists who have Al Qaeda ties. These unsatisfactory outcomes are the direct result of a triumph of increasingly...

All of our muscles need a continuous supply of oxygen carried by the blood and the heart is no exception. However, due to diet, age, and other factors such as high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and smoking, our coronary arteries may become smaller or clogged. When the blood flow to the heart is restricted, it results in coronary heart disease, sometimes known as CHD. Angina occurs when not enough blood carrying oxygen can get through to the heart. This often causes a pain in the left arm or chest. When the blood flow is cut off completely, a heart attack occurs. Any part of the heart that is not receiving the oxygen it needs begins to die and permanent damage to the muscle can be done...

Antarctica is the coldest and most desolate region of Earth. It was agreed that Antarctica could quite easily be shared. With the levels of the planet's natural resources running low, more countries are now looking for additional resources. People's attention has been drawn away from the ice, penguins and whales towards the oil, iron and coal that are present. There is the worry that the region will see a move away from the peaceful international cooperation of scientific study towards international conflict over the natural resources. Many of the people who work in scientific research in the Antarctic have often spoke of the atmosphere as one of peaceful cooperation and the sharing between...

The Korean War took place between the time period of June 25, 1950 and July 17, 1953. The two Korean regimes fighting against each were the Republic of Korean supported by the United Nations and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and its allies. Korea was an independent nation since the 7th century. However, certain parts of the country came under the Japanese jurisdiction as a consequence of the war that took place between China and Japan during the years 1894 to 1895. Korea was engulfed completely by the Japanese forces in August 1910. With the culmination of the Second World War, Korea was taken over by United States and Soviet Union in unison. The US authorities sought help from the...

Think about it. Our bodies are made up of 75-85% water. Water is the universal solvent. Water is what cleans our system, facilitates the brain waves that helps us think clearly and our bodies to function properly. Water is the way we maintain a healthy weight, flush out toxins, maintain proper body temperature and live in general. Without water we would die. It does take several days however for our bodies to deplete its water supply to the point of death. But, have you considered these well published facts? - 75% Of Americans are chronically dehydrated. - 37% Of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. - Even mild dehydration can slow down metabolism by 3...

Short message service (SMS) is a wildly popular feature available on most digital mobile phones. SMS allows users to send short messages to other cell phones. These short messages are called text messages. SMS was invented by a Finnish civil servant named Matti Makkonen. Many people understand what SMS is, but few understand how it actually works. In SMS, messages are sent with a "store-and-forward" mechanism. The messages are sent to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), and then relayed to the intended recipient. If the messages do not reach the recipient upon the first attempt, then the SMSC will try again. It is important to understand that SMS delivery is not guaranteed. Many messages cannot...

If you try to look for Mauritius on your world map, in most of the cases you may only see a tiny dot. But do not get fooled. Mauritius is one amongst the most well know islands in the world. When you talk about vacations in the sunshine accompanied by turquoise sea, or heavenly hotels with unmatchable service and extraordinary foods, Mauritius is one of the first islands that spring to mind. If you ask those who have visited Mauritius about their experience, you might be surprised about the amount of positive responses you can get. This proves the fact that Mauritius lives up to its credentials for being a tourism based country. Although small in size, Mauritius has all the facilities to...

One of the scientists working on the Manhattan Project of the U.S. was Italian physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), who used radium and beryllium powder to construct a neutron source for making new radioactive materials. Fermi and his associates succeeded in producing radioisotopes of sodium, iron, copper, gold, and numerous other elements. As a result of Fermi's work, for which he won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics, scientists have been able to develop radioactive versions of virtually all elements. Interestingly, the ideas of radioactivity, fission reactions, and fusion reactions collectively represent the realization of a goal sought by the medieval alchemists: the transformation of one element...