They drink green tea! Researcher have discovered that a major ingredient in green tea prevents cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. China and other Asian countries, where the most green tea is consumed, are well known for paying attention to the wisdom of their elders.

Researchers at the University of South Florida have found that green tea may protect the brain against the ravages of Alzheimer?s disease. In an article published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the researchers report that a component of green tea prevented Alzheimer’s-like damage in the brains of mice genetically programmed to develop the disease. This component has also been widely studied for its reported protection against certain cancers.
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An enormous nuclear power plant, the South Texas Project, isin the path of Hurricane Rita. The plant is located inMatagorda County, between Bay City and Palacios. STP’s tworeactors produce 2,500 megawatts of electricity, enough formore than one million homes and businesses. Plantspokesperson Sheila Ormand says that the plant is equippedto handle winds up to 300 MPH, and so does not anticipateany damage from the storm. Nevertheless, officials areshutting down the plant. “We have a specific plan in placeon what to do with a hurricane approaching,” spokesman AlanMikus said. “Our plan calls for the complete shutdown of theplant in advance of the storm’s arrival.”
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Hurricane Rita has become a Category 5 storm while stillwell out to sea. At present the storm carries 165 MPH winds.Unless it deflects over the Yucatan peninsula, it is likelyto slam into the US Gulf Coast as one of the most powerfulhurricanes ever recorded.

A diminishing possiblity is that the storm will becomestationary or extremely slow, and that its energy willdissipate somewhat before it strikes land. It is much morelikely, however, that it will continue to gain strength,becoming both larger and more powerful as it approaches theTexas coast.
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The connections between the disaster in the Gulf Coast and the disaster in Iraq seem to be growing. They are thought provoking and disturbing. In Iraq, civilian officials in the Pentagon went in with inadequate personnel, inadequate supplies and inadequate equipment. This occurred despite warnings from experienced four-star generals, other military experts, the State Department and others about the need for adequate resources to prevent disaster. As a result, mayhem and anarchy spread in Baghdad and large parts of the Iraq war zone. It has become very costly, in money and blood, to try to get the situation there under control. In the Gulf Coast hurricane zone, the federal authorities have gone in with inadequate personnel, inadequate supplies and inadequate equipment.read more