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World Attention Focuses on UK Political Prisoners: Musa Family and Aviation Adventurer Maurice Kirk

Activists demand freedom for Musa children and one of their outspoken advocates.

(SALEM / LONDON) - We have been receiving a flurry of information about the family of Gloria Musa in the UK, who has suffered by many accounts, a terrible injustice from the British government.

I hope many people involve themselves and reach out to public officials to help this unfortunate family, originally from Nigeria, who seems to be running into dead-ends everywhere they turn.

Open Letter to Amnesty International - Please Help!

Urgent appeal begs justice for Musa family and Maurice Kirk.

(LONDON) - John "butlincat" Graham, clarifies what is taking place with the Musa family, whose children were taken by government agents over allegations now disproven.

It also reaches out to include the story of activist Maurice Kirk, who has been on hunger strike in Cardiff prison for about 3 weeks now, which the prison denies. He had lost 14 kg as of a couple of days after entry to the prison - he has been beaten...

Garrett McNamara Sets New World Record for Largest Wave Ever Surfed

Recognized as one of the top elite big wave paddle surfers and towsurfers in the world today, G-Mac is known for many things in surfing.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Garrett McNamara has set a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed.

36 Million Deaths in the World Due to Noncommunicable Diseases

A life full of exercise, a balanced nutrition, and social familiar gatherings, is the perfect cure for noncommunicable diseases.

(MADRID) - "Noncommunicable diseases are the number one cause of death in the world", declared Dr. Douglas Bettcher, Director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, during the presentation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Moratlity Report in 2008.

The Drop Zone - Sky Diving at Perth

Reasons why you should drop out of a plane!

(PERTH, Aust.) - My ears popped, the plane door opened, and I was free falling. These 60 seconds feel like a long time, time suspended. I am hooked.

The day began early. Sun shining, no breeze: ideal conditions for skydiving. The aerodrome is an hour out of Perth. I'd be tethered to a man I’d never met for five minutes and 60 seconds. I had read of stories where the main shoot had been tangled up and the instructor had to jettison it before pulling the backup auxiliary shoot.

Mandatory Boat Inspections Begin in Oregon

(Salem, Oregon) - Motorists hauling boats in Oregon are now required to stop at boat inspection stations to have their watercraft inspected for aquatic invasive species under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Kitzhaber on Aug. 2, 2011. Failure to stop at an inspection station could result in a $142 fine.

Marine Board Meeting to Include Executive Session

(Salem, Oregon) - The Oregon State Marine Board will enter Executive Session prior to the conclusion of the regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 21. The meeting, which includes the agenda items listed below, will be held at the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial Street NE, in Salem.

Volunteers Needed for 10th Annual Breitenbush Wildlife Habitat Restoration Project

(Springfield, Oregon) - The US Forest Service and various partners are seeking volunteers to participate in a project aimed at improving habitat for wildlife. Organizers hope to attract up to 75 volunteers to assist with various tasks including the removal of noxious weeds, fertilization, pruning, and litter collection.

Spring Chinook Season on Lower Columbia Extended

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Last week’s high flows and poor water conditions continued to hamper spring chinook fishing success on the lower Columbia River, prompting fishery managers to extend the current season four more days.

Spring Chinook Fishery Opens on Snake River

(ENTERPRISE, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for spring chinook fishing on Saturday, April 23. The river will be open to sport fishing seven days a week from Dug Bar Boat Ramp to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam.