The Final Act in America's Fall From Power

Beneath the loud and distracting drama surrounding the US financial meltdown and the ensuing bailouts and nationalization of banks and household name financial giants resides an even more significant truth, "The...

The Rum Diaries

A great bar in Bondi Beach, Syndey, reall cool place to hang with friends and have a lazy sunday drink.. enjoy the rum"t's something pretty special when you walk into a bar, take a seat, and a couple of minutes later...

Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success

"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San...

Asian states feel rice pinch

The cost of rice has reached an all-time high, and Asian contries are struggling to keep up."The price of the staple crop has risen by as much as 70% during the last year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture...

RI still undecided about importing rice

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - The government has yet to decide whether or not to import rice this year as it is still trying to raise rice production to meet domestic demand for the staple, an official said."But if the scenario (to increase rice production) does not work out, it...

Warrant ruling shock for border guards

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn Summary, Well don't this beat all, a Cocaine Smuggler crosses the  US/Canada Border at Aldergrove, BC. Canadian  Customs Officers  Drug Sniffing Dogs...

Salt Of The "Oval" Silhouette :: Oblate Spheroid

"There is Sea Salt and then there is "See Salt". Many love to experiment with different types of salt this great Earth provides while others don't get much farther than ripping open the paper packets or breaking the...

NewsDib: Coming soon to U.S. pumps: terror-free gasoline

Like cruelty-free cosmetics...fairtrade coffee...and all the others..."terror-free gasoline may be soon coming to a pump near you.Editor's Note: Call dibs on this story. Take over ownership by clicking here; put story title into subject line."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An...

Cheaper Natural Gas from Coal

"n the second half of the 20th century, oil- and natural gas-burning furnaces drove coal out of the home-heating business across North America. But if Great Point Energy--a Boston-area startup with a low-cost process for converting coal into pipeline-grade natural gas--has...

Alleged sex slaver asks to run Thai tours

"An Australian hairdresser facing the nation's first charges of importing Thai sex slaves has begged the court to return his passport so he can take tourists to Thailand and Southeast Asia. Keith William Dobie, 46, was arrested and charged on Aug 2 with taking three Thai...

Accused Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Will Not Seek Bail In U.S.

The indictment accuses the Arellano-Felix organization of carrying out 20 murders in the United States and Mexico.

Programmers Guild News

"While protecting Citizens is among the most important roles of government, the U.S. Congress has knowingly violated the liberty and property interests that 500,000 Americans had in their chosen profession, by allowing them to be displaced by foreign workers."

Coke dries up in Zimbabwe

I'd like to teach the world to sing, I'd like to build the world a home, and furnish it with love. Grow apple trees and honey bees, and snow white turtle doves. I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect...

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