Flag Etiquette: Flags Fly Half-Staff for September 11th Tributes

Flags across the United States will fly at half mast today in tribute to the September 11th 2001 attacks, but why do people do this and what is the proper etiquette for flying a flag at half staff? Flags began to be...

Coast Guard - Searching the Caribbean for Missing Aircraft

CNN iNternational is Reporting That departed from the Dominican Republican has been lost enroute to Turks and Caicos Islands" Rescue crews scoured the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday for a plane that took off from the...

Indian Navy Intervenes to save Indian Merchant Ship from Pirates

The proactive or reactive (as the case maybe) action taken by the Indian government to send naval warships to protect the maritime interests got its first success when Indian Navy warship  INS Tabar repulsed an attach from pirates to hijack an Indian merchant vessel....

Sex Difficulty in women not distressing to most

It really very intresting finding, against the popular belief of disatisfaction and related depression. " Sex is painful, uninteresting or unsatisfying for four of every 10 U.S. women, yet just 12 percent say...

sexual woes don't upset women...

The research has to say something about uncovered fact..."New Delhi, Nov 01: The majority of women who experience low libido, poor arousal or face difficulties in orgasming, don't seem upset by these problems....

Medicinal Marijuana Effective for Neuropathic Pain in HIV

"Medicinal Marijuana Effective for Neuropathic Pain in HIV August 6, 2008 By Debra Kain In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV,...

Plants make aspirin when they're distressed

It seems that humans are not so different from plants. We may reach for some aspirin when we are under the weather and it turns out that plants need the same thing when they're in distress. "according to new research, sending a form of the compound airborne to signal a health...

Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

DNCC Tickets wraps Obama in upside-down flag

Anyone with a basic knowledge of flag etiquette is aware that displaying a flag upside-down is never appropriate. The one exception to this rule is if one is in dire circumstances and must summons help an...

In Which We Explore the Federal Laws that Apply to Cyberstalking

"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...

For the Death Penalty? Vote Obama

Obama wants you to pay for Abortions.  The Obamanation of State Funded Abortions.Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, and his views on abortion have been confounding some observers these days. "And perhaps...

Child safety laws mean adults 'scared to approach children'

"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...

At least 21 dolphins have died after becoming stranded in a river in Cornwall.

"   Dead dolphins on the river bankA rescue operation was launched after a pod of around 15 striped dolphins swam up the Percuil River near Falmouth, Cornwall, before they were beached in Porth Creek.More...

Air rage charge for Naomi

"British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged with a string of offences after allegedly assaulting a police officer at London's Heathrow airport, her lawyer said on Thursday. Campbell (37) was taken off...

No let up in India farm suicides

Despite Indian government's special package to millions of debt ridden farmer, Incidence of suicide among Indian farmers has continued to rise. " The rate of farmer suicides in India's Maharashtra...

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