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Planning for your future involves more than saving in a 401(k). Consider insurance to provide for your health care needs.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It's no surprise that healthcare costs are soaring. The cost of a nursing home today is about $71,000 annually, or about $200 a day. The cost for assisted living is about $32,000 a year or $88 dollars a day.And home care price tags are up about 13

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Have you ever seen (or set up) an extensive domino arrangement? It can take hours, sometimes even days to set them all up in one design. But if someone accidentally touches one, especially at a strategic location, slowly but surely they will all tumble down.As I read, check, and listen to reports about insurance companies, this sort of "tumbling" event seems an inevitability in the coming months

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Australians could face fines if they don't protect their properties against the predicted increased threat of bushfires, says an expert in light of the latest UN climate change report.Professor Amanda Lynch, of Monash University's climate program, says fines for people who don't reduce their land's fuel load by clearing or burning could be one way of managing the increased risk of bushfires as

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It appears unlikely that an Arab hijacker crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon — evidence witheld from the public is needed to determine what really happened. by Enver MasudIt appears unlikely that it was Hani Hanjour who crashed American Airlines Flight 77 - a Boeing 757 - into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Evidence held by the U.S. government could refute this conclusion

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HOUSTON - The Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments and increased the bandwidth on the International Space Station's computer network.Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams spent time working with experiments that may hold the key to several aspects of long-duration space flight as NASA looks forward to missions back to the moon and on to

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Although world population continues to grow, in the last couple decades the rate at which it has grown has begun to steadily slow. The U.S. Census Bureau gives the following estimates for world population growth over the last 50 years (1):As this table makes clear, the rate of population growth peaked sometime in the early 1970s and has been declining ever since. Another way of looking at this

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Aimee CunninghamUsing objects that might clutter the basement of any optics-loving physicist, Mary Masterman built a home-made Raman spectra system. This achievement won the 17-year-old from Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City the top prize at the Intel Science Talent Search on March 13.Scientists use the Raman method to measure the vibrational energy of molecules. Masterman put together a

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If you have looked into solar energy as a method for heating your home, panels are usually the first things that come up. There are, however, other unique methods.The Solar Heating Aspect You Have Never Heard of BeforeThe power of the sun is immense. The energy in one day of sunlight is more than the world needs. The problem, of course, is how does one harness this power. Solar panels represent

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It's been almost 10 years since James Cameron really stepped behind the camera to direct a motion picture. That's a long time... especially when you consider that the last time he did so, he ended up making the single biggest boxoffice smash of all time (Titanic). I've often wondered why, after Titanic, the man just stepped back. But whatever his true reasons were... the man is back.Yes, the man

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Ferry Corsten"Create your own path, be yourself, and strive to make a difference" is Ferry Corsten's philosophy and so far it has always proved the born and bred Rotterdammer right. Having worked in the music industry for over 17 years, Dutch Ferry Corsten has earned the respect from fellow Dance Music Producers, DJs and fans all over the world for his commitment to bringing quality music through

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ConcertEasy Listening Eddy forever... The former Chaussette Noire member Eddy Mitchell has lost none of his rock'n'roll vibe. The celebrated performer of classic French songs such as Vieille Canaille, which he performed with his friend Serge Gainsbourg, is still going strong. The years go by, and he is still there, a reassuring presence whose good taste cannot be faulted.Prix et HoraireOn Friday

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GENEVA, Switzerland(Reuters) -- China and Russia joined with Arab and Muslim states on Friday in urging the U.N.'s human rights watchdog to ignore a report from a mission to Darfur that blamed Sudan for continuing war crimes against civilians there.The two permanent Security Council members argued the mission, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, last month failed to gain access to

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HARARE, Zimbabwe(Reuters) -- Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai left hospital on Friday, saying he was still in pain from an "orgy" of police beatings but would keep battling President Robert Mugabe's authoritarian government.Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had been treated for what his party said was a suspected skull fracture since Tuesday, two

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani riot police on Friday used rubber bullets and tear gas to subdue a crowd, arrested opposition politicians and raided a TV station as protests were staged ahead of a controversial court hearing of the country's dismissed top judge.The crackdown came as Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, accused by President Pervez Musharraf of

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