New data offers first demographic picture of same-sex couples

The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law analyzed newly released data by the U.S Census Bureau that offers the first demographic picture of same-sex couples. Advancing...

One Year Later: 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama

Today, I offer a flashback to a post I published one year ago today which offered 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama president of the United States. Was I right? "1. Obama said he wants to establish a civilian...

Distracted Drivers Kill Thousands Each Year

Drivers who were distracted by electronic devices killed around 5,800 people in the United States during 2008, says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The numbers were presented at a two-day Transportation...

Virginia Voters Reject Bill Clinton In Virginia Governor's Race

Click on Photo for a Piece of Family History * Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland's Diary.Since I learned yesterday that Terry McCauliffe was trounced in his Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia, by a large margin, I've been thinking that the biggest...

Is this the End of Capitalism in Germany?

By, Uwe Paschen. Could this be the beginning of the end for Capitalism?  On Saturday another demonstration took place with an  estimated 100,000 Workers marching through Berlin in protest and anger. Stating on...

Safed Sun Blessing Festival

Normal 0 Sun Blessing Festival will take place in Safed, Israel on Passover Eve, April 8th, 2009. Sun Blessing happens, according to Jewish tradition, once in 28 years, at the time when the sun returns to its...

U.N. Envoy Robert Fowler is alive.

U.N. Envoy Robert Fowler is alive.  According to outgoing U.N. Council president Jean-Maurice Ripert of France, Fowler would be alive. This adding yet another strange twist in the disappearance of Robert Fowler...

2008 Second-Worst Year for Natural Disasters This Decade

According to the United Nations, the slew of natural disasters around the world made 2008 the second-worst year this decade. Roughly 235,816 people were killed in 321 different disasters with Burma and China...

'Miss India' defends gay sex

One of India's top celebrities and Miss India 2001, Celinia Jaitley gave a big boost to the gay movement in India by launching a Facebook group page to have India's sodomy law repealed. " Organizations - Volunteer...

Disasters 2008: Over 211 million people affected & 325 000 killed

The year 2008 was a dramatic year for many. According to the Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), a Belgium based organisation, 321 disasters killed 235 816 people, affected 211 million others,...

The best selling phones in 2008

Having Apple’s iPhone as the overall number one selling device for 2008 is symptomatic for the past year, says Ulf Sandberg Managing director at Krusell. It is a device whose users are caring about their precious...

2008: Chicago Murders Total Tops U.S. Soldier Deaths in Iraq

Few Americans realize the number of people murdered in Chicago during 2008 was larger than the number of U.S. soldier deaths in Iraq during the same period.In a Sept. 4 post, I noted an effort by Chicago’s CBS...

A Roundup of New Year’s Eve Dinners Around the World

In honor of New Year’s Eve and the start of 2009, here's a roundup of some of the best food bloggers reminiscing about the meals and the memories they shared on New Year’s Eve 2008. You can enjoy this...

A Glimpse Of News From Pakistani Newspapers (Sunday, 4 Jan, 2009)

A Glimpse Of News From Pakistani Newspapers From Sunday, 4th January 2009 Issue.Daily Dawn ( English ) And Jang ( Urdu ) Are The Widely Circulated And Well Known Newspapers Of Pakistan. Today, I Thought Just To Share With The World A Glimpse Of News Published In Today’s...

Detroit police say homicides dropped in 2008

"DETROIT — Detroit is on pace to have its lowest number of homicides in more than 40 years. As of Monday, the Detroit Police Department unofficially recorded 340 homicides, about 14% less then last year's total of 396. The number is the lowest homicide total since 1967,...

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