A trip down south: in which our heroes visit Antarctica.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BARRY GOLDWATER traveled everywhere, and one time we found ourselves together in a remote place. I was less surprised to see the 1964 Republican candidate for president in Christchurch, New Zealand, eight years after his presidential campaign, than he was to see me. Barry Goldwater...

European Union identity; perceptions from Asia and Europe.
9783832930547 European Union identity; perceptions from Asia and Europe. Ed. by Jessica Bain and Martin Holland. Nomos 2007 203 pages $49.00 Paperback Transformation, development, and regionalization in greater Asia; 1 JZ1570...

Roberts third in 800 meters.
Byline: The Register-Guard CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - South Eugene High School graduate John Roberts took third place in the T52 classification of the 800 meters Thursday at the World Wheelchair Games. He finished in 2 minutes, 43.09 seconds. Peth Rungsri of Thailand won in 2:23.90....

Maternal cannabis use reduces birth weight, no effect on perinatal mortality. (2% - 3% Used Cannabis in Pregnancy).
Maternal cannabis use may significantly reduce birth weight but is not associated with perinatal mortality, said Dr. David M. Fergusson of Christchurch (New Zealand) Hospital, and his associates. Prior studies on the effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on a fetus or newborn are inconsistent, and several confounding...

Regional Guide to International Conflict and Management From 1945 to 2003.
D842 2004-021954 1-56802-825-3 Regional guide to international conflict and management from 1945 to 2003. Bercovitch, Jacob and Judith Fretter. CQ Press, [c]2004 369 p. $115.00 Updating and revising their 1997 International Conflict: A...

International law issues in the South Pacific.
0754644197 International law issues in the South Pacific. Ed. by Geoff Leane and Barbara Von Tigerstrom. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 284 pages $114.95 Hardcover KVC553 Members of the International Law Group...

RP plays Thailand in Asean softball.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Two Philippine teams step up their buildup for the Southeast Asian Games when they see action today at the start of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) tournament in Kuala Lumpur. The Blu Boys and the Blu Girls arrived in this bustling city...

Absent dads linked to early sex by daughters. (Where's Poppa?).
Teenage girls in the United States and New Zealand show a particularly strong tendency to engage in sexual activity and to get pregnant if they grew up in families without a father present, a new long-term study finds. "These findings may support social policies that encourage fathers...

Device Removal Not Needed Before Voiding.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - An experimental female continence control device that is placed inside the urethra can help control stress urinary incontinence without having to be removed before voiding, according to results of a pilot study presented at the annual meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society. ...

Fossil DNA analysis yields surprise.
Analyses of genetic material from the fossils of large flightless birds called moas suggest that three types of the extinct birds may not be separate species after all. Moas weren't merely flightless; they're the only known birds with no wings whatsoever. The creatures, whose weight ranged from...