China tells citizens to behave for Olympics

As we get closer to the Olympics here in Vancouver, city leaders are cracking down on homelessness, security, and drug issues. It's not said outright, but it seems a lot like a last-minute attempt to clean up before...

Yahoo Wields New Tool to Battle Google

"Yahoo Inc. will introduce a tool for Web developers Thursday that is designed to expand the scale of its struggling search business and help create new competitors to Google Inc. The company said the free tool will allow developers to build customized search services based...

Army to woo British Muslims

The ART of WAR...   " Military bosses plan to send serving Muslims back into their communities to encourage others to join the fight in Afghanistan. General Sir David Richards, Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces, revealed the move in an interview with an internal...

Climate protest halts coal train

A group of protestors have stopped a coal train in its tracks in the UK, after attachign lines to the train's wheels to stop it from moving."About 30 climate campaigners have halted a train taking coal to one of Europe's biggest power stations in North Yorkshire. A giant...

Girlfriend Georgina Gray found out para boyfriend was killed on Facebook

" SHATTERED Georgina Gray told last night how she discovered on FACEBOOK her Para boyfriend was among the three killed. The tearful brunette, 18, had no idea until she opened an email on the social network website the next day. It was from the family of teenage private...

DNC Dean, No More Special Interest Lobbyist Money

DNC Dean,  No More Special Interest  Lobbyist Money By Albert N. Milliron, Politisite.com Democrtaic National Comittee Chairman, Howard Dean sent out this letter to supporters.  Presidential Nominee,...

World Environment Day 2008

Today is World Environment Day!   The world is encouraged to kick the habit of producing carbon dioxide.  World Environment Day started back in 1972 by the United Nations.   NowPublic member...

13,000 back new political perspective

Vancouver's mayoral race is already breaking the records.  It seems that Vancouverites are looking for change too.  In some ways the local race mirror's the US Presidential race with new entrants like...

Politico: DRUDGE for Obama - Yeah, Right

What, was this a slow news day or something? The Politico is reporting that they think Drudge is pro-Obama based on his coverage on the DRUDGE REPORT. Around last Halloween I covered a story by The New York Times...

Fungi Locks-Up Depleted Uranium

"Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, a...

Attack of the Killer Viral Marketing Campaigns!

Can anyone save us from this mnemonic plague?Everyone and their dog wants to get in on the buzzy world of the fleetingly buzz-worthy viral marketing campaign phenomenon, but one fact has been consistently overlooked:...

@ EconSM: Election '08 And The Rise Of Voter-Generated Content

Leonard Brody was in California this week talking about how news coverage is different during this election cycle. "News used to be something that was reported, now there's a feedback loop - it's reported, it's commented upon and then reported on again."

Workers protest closure of HSE office

"Hundreds of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) staff marched on London streets today to protest the closure of their office and fears workplace deaths and injuries will increase. Members of Public and Commercial Services (PCS) and Prospect unions fear more people will die and...

Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates

A study has shown that the upper Midwest United States has the worst drunk driving rate in teh country. Must be something about those Northern climates..."The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15...

Inconvienent Scams: For the Environmentally Naive

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Corporate Advertisement Scammers everywhere jumping on the environmental bandwagon to flog everything from Toilet Paper to Air fresheners, really begin to all...

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