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From the page: "WASHINGTON - The planned U.S. nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada will cost billions more than previously estimated due to a hike in the amount of waste it will have to dispose of and inflation, the Energy Department said on Tuesday.0806 03 1

The Yucca Mountain program, which began in 1983 and is expected to close in 2133, is expected to cost $96.2 billion in 2007 dollars over its 150-year life cycle, up 67 percent from a 2001 estimate of $57.5 billion.

Excluding inflation, the new estimate increased 38 percent to $79.3 billion.

The Energy Department said the increased costs are due to more than $16 billion in inflation and a 30 percent increase in the amount of nuclear waste that will need to be disposed of at the site.

In addition, the department it is going to cost more than previously expected to dispose of the fuel based on an updated design of the facility.

Despite the rise in costs, the department is not proposing a change in the fees paid by nuclear utilities for waste disposal.

Ward Sproat, director of the office of civilian radioactive waste management, said the Yucca Mountain program is expensive but it is worth it.

�oeIt�s a lot of money, but I would argue pretty strenuously the cost of doing nothing is a lot higher,” Sproat told reporters.

The long delayed nuclear waste dump is expected to be opened in 2020 at the earliest, the department said in June.

Located about 90 miles from Las Vegas, the site is designed to hold millions of pounds of radioactive waste from U.S. nuclear power reactors underground and tons of leftovers from the country�s nuclear weapons program.

Nuclear waste is currently stored at 121 temporary locations in 39 states across the country.

Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by Marguerita Choy"

From the page: "
Author Zhana, of 'What They Don't Want Us To Know' and 'Success Strategies For Black People' shared the following link for something called NVC (Nonviolent Communication):
blacksuccess1.com/improvingcommunication.htm [blacksuccess1.com/improvingcommunication.htm]

In this day and age, I can't think of a better focus for the needs of our community. It is time we retrain ourselves out of the sabotage cycle imposed upon our ancestors and unconsciously taught to us through the generations, so that we can finally heal from Post Traumatic Stress/Slave Syndrome."

From the page: "Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities Wednesday, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to promote his effort urging China to help make peace in the war-torn Darfur section of Sudan."

From the page: "AS USUAL, Presidential Candidates will claim (especially in an election year) to care about their constituents and the issues affecting their communities. And this year, the Latino Vote is a spicy chile they are all grabbing after with much bullhorned sincerity. In service of this vote, they saunter into a taco joint and talk guacamole, they throw around Spanish worker�s slogans, they parade icons of the Latino community onto stage at highly visible events, they make pleasant sounds about immigration reform at exactly the right moments�"but how do all these gestures translate into action? How seriously should this year�s highly-sought-after Latina and Latino voters take these politicians?

There are probably a few ways to gauge that answer, but the editorial board at The Sanctuary came up with one way. We created a detailed survey on issues we felt were crucial to the current immigration issue and sent it out to various Presidential campaigns. You probably remember some of the media�s interest.

Of the two major campaigns, only one has responded by the deadline we established. Only one, so far, has given us answers to our questions. And only one has continually stalled before finally meeting our repeated phone calls by hanging up on us and disconnecting the line without so much as a �oeOne moment.”"

From the page: "Dazjae Zoem a.k.a. Purple Zoe, of The UltraViolet Underground and Co-Collaborator on the 2008 Black Weblog Awards nominee Roots of Humanity: giving a voice to our Darfurian and Tibetan families, has created a modern day myth. In the realm of the mystic, moral values are expressed through an enlightened lens in Maji.

This is a book for all ages. I am reading Maji aloud, by chapter to my seven year old son who gives it a rave review. There are so many moral lessons taught that it is also a great starter for conversations on topics like responsibility, and intent.

Teens and adults can easily become found within the realm of Maji. This would be an excellent gift for youths in periods of transition and turmoil.

For those of us, who hold belief systems that encompass metaphysics, there is a plethora of information on topics such as the chakras, homeopathy, astrology, numerology well integrated into the book.

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