Are we Destined for Water Wars?
The headline seems outrageous and alarming at the same time; the first answer that many might give is a laugh. When one considers the value of water and the source of many historic conflicts, however, the question is anything but funny.

New AIDS drugs aim to combat resistant HIV strains
More than 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, many drugs are used to treat HIV, but an alarming number of patients are becoming resistant to therapy. Magic Johnson breathes sigh of relief.

Debunking Global Warming
A Skeptic's Guide To Debunking Global Warming Alarmism

Amazing Slick New Table That Uses EL To Display Time (Cool Pics)
The entire top surface of the Time Table is a digital clock. The glowing digit segments are made of electro-luminescent film, which accounts for the thinness of the structure (6cm). The electronics include an alarm, and a timer to switch the light off at night. Additionally, the light can be turned on, or off anytime without affecting the time.

Group takes on religion, state ties
WALTER CRONKITE, CHURCH LEADERS ATTEND S.J. EVENTAlarmed by what they see as religious groups' growing influence on government policy, a consortium has launched a public awareness campaign to defend the First Amendment.

9 tips to make your home secure
The story about how to make secure home. Always lock your doors and windows when you are away. Always switch alarm system on when you leave home. Leave a key and ask your neighbors to keep an eye on your house, let them take your newspapers and other deliverables when you are away. Use peephole to see who is knocking the door.

Whats the point of buying a car alarm these days, nobody will listen to it
Sadly in many cases the above is all too true, but what would YOU do if you knew that someone was tampering with your car right now?

Greenpeace co-founder changes mind on nuclear power
Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, pens an op-ed in the New York Post endorsing the use of nuclear power, an enemy that the greenies fought tooth and nail for decades..... how about a little humility on the other alarm bells the greenies are so fond of ringing? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice....

Earth Life Threats - Alarming Disappearance of Honey Bees
"This is certainly the worst die-off that 've seen in my experience workingwith honey bees. It may be the worst die-off that has ever occurred with honey beessince they've been introduced into the United States since the 1620s." - Maryann Frazier, Honey Bee Specialist, Penn State

Geeky Alarm Clocks You Don't See Everyday (Pictures)
Not all alarm clocks are annoying/boring, as these geeky devices will prove. Highlights include the Timesphere andWake Up light

The 10 Dumbest Products In My Mom's Hammacher Schlemmer Catalog
An alarm clock that shoots a propeller into the air (and probably WILL wake you up by hitting you in the face one morning), the $500 "self-sustaining ecosphere" algae n' dirt in a glass bubble thing, and the best definitely was the "secure outdoor cat run", this mesh-roll cage thing you're supposed to stuff your cat into so it can 'play' outside...

Nearly half of Indian women have not heard of AIDS
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - More than 40 percent of women in India have not heard ofAIDS, according to a government survey that has alarmed activists.

Stony Brook Midterm Fire Drills
Many first midterms of the semester were held this week at Stony Brook. I heard that people pulled the fire alarms that canceled tests twice, once yesterday and one this morning. I'm sure the university is taking this matter seriously and is investigating.

Ikea Slabang Alarm Clock Can Take a Beating
Ikea knows that most people get their daily jollies out of smashing their products. Just kidding, Ikea, your desks are the bee's knees. The clock is wrapped in a rubber skin to protect it during all of the domestic abuse. It also includes the unique feature of an integrated mic for recording your own wake-up songs. Yes, just what I needed...

UC Irvine: Jewish Group to Investigate Alleged Anti-Semitic Incidents
"an alarming increase in anti-Semitism" at UC Irvine, a campus with a history of tension between Muslim and Jewish students.

Alfonso's bad joke of the day 02/23/07
A very sick man is in the hospital, and on many drugs which give him bowel problems. After many false alarms, he accidentally craps himself. Very embarrassed, he balls up the sheets and throws them out the window, where a drunk is staggering on the way home. The drunk starts flailing at the sheets, throwing his arms around wildly. A security office

NJ Governor overrules state climatologist
Governor Ruth Ann Minner (no credentials) is upset that scientist David R. Legates (professor, university of Delaware, and until now, state climatologist for the state of Delaware) has said that global warming is "climate alarmism." She has now forbidden him to use the "state climatologist" title because his views disagree with her administration.

Nearly half of Indian women have not heard of AIDS
More than 40 percent of women in India have not heard of AIDS, according to a government survey that has alarmed activists. India has 5.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS, according to the United Nations, which is the world's highest caseload. But the prevalence rate, in the country of 1.1 billion people, is much lower than in most of Afric...

Four Rapes Five Victims: America Sexual Violence Problem
Four first grade boys were raped while in school. Little is known about the 12 year old victimizer, but studies show he must have been victimized prior to his attacks. An alarming number of sexual assaults are committed by young children. This problem is the result of social developments supporting such behavior.

Forget Iran; There's Trouble Brewing in the Jungle
Researchers studying chimpanzees in Senegal have discovered alarming evolutionary activity.

Bilerico.com Quotes Purdue Exponent Article on Proposed Indiana Bill
"It's alarming that some of Indiana's legislators do not understand that the constitution is above the law and is not a political plaything." -- Thomas Nolan in the Purdue Exponent article "Proposed change does not belong in the bill of rights"

KidSmart Talking Smoke Alarm
Your kids may like to tune you out, but the KidSmart smoke alarm makes them listen when it really counts.

Border Violence Against Law Enforcement and U.S. Citizens
The violence on the Southwest border encountered by U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement is increasing at an alarming rate.