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Sri Lanka gives Tamil Tigers 48 hours to allow civilians leave

Beleaguered Tamil Rebels have been given 48 hours  window to allow 250,000 Tamil civilians to leave the small patch of northeastern jungle where the army has pinned the rebels down. " Sri Lanka's president...

Wall Street Gets Rescue, But What About Stocks?

" Stocks may get a short-term boost from today's approval of a $700 billion financial rescue package, but the longer-term outlook is far less certain. CNBC.com Bailout Decision With continued weakness in the economy and still-tight credit, market...

Arctic sea ice at second lowest extent ever recorded

More alarming news on the global warming front as Arctic sea ice reaches the second lowest extent ever recorded. This comes at a time when some high profile politicians such as Republican vice-presidential...

Global Warming - Northeast and Northwest Passages Both Free of Ice

This is a companion piece to the previously posted - 7 Years left to avoid Global Climate Catastrophe"Northeast and Northwest Passages Both Free of Ice By Christoph Seidler For the first time ever, both the...

Quebec Girl 12, Wins Court Case over Dad's Grounding

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Pub lic ContributorSociety has certainly opened a can of worms when a 12 year old how doesn't like the house rules sues her Dad over not being allowed on a school trip.  Why? Well...

Jumping Season Opens With Fatality

" For thrill-seekers, it's a 65-foot free-fall rite of passage. For law enforcement, it's the root of an endless cat-and-mouse game that too often ends in a 911 call. "

Coca-Cola and Stevia -Soon!

UPDATE: Can't wait for a Stevia soft drink? Zevia beats Coca-Cola to the market! With four flavors: cola, root beer, orange and twist. Check out the website to see if it's available in your area yet.It hasn't been...

Oprah in Cleanse Mode: Going Vegan Temporarily

With some of the most famous dieting ups and downs in the history of entertainment, Oprah is going at it again.  This time, the idea is to achieve "Quantum Wellness" through a spiritual and physiological...

Update: Gunmen hold students hostage in Pakistan

CBC have announce an Update on the Student Hostage Crisis. Militants have released all Hostages (Unhurt), no word on the Militants demands if any had been met. It has been reported that one gunman has been...

Trouble In The Strait

"Trouble In The Strait Of Hormuz Terrell E. Arnold 1-15-8 The Strait of Hormuz has been an important waterway since the earliest development of maritime trade. That means if you scan the pages of histories, or the countless clay tablets that speak of great historic empires...

U.S. hopes Turkey will not act after genocide vote

This is good news. Lets hope it will pass the next stages. It is important that we see history in a clear and honest light. "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Wednesday urged Turkey not to take any...

Democrats lose again

Another attempt by Democrats to micro manage the war has failed. The Democrats who have been claiming the war is lost and trying to legislate a withdraw from Iraq find themselves defeated by the Commander  of...

VIDEO: Dramatic Time Lapse Footage of the Catastrophic Greenland Meltdown

"Greenland's vast ice sheet is becoming the poster child for global warming."NBC Video

Ice Loss in Arctic opens "Northwest Passage"

The US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is claiming that the Arctic ice pack has shrunk dramatically -- to 20% less than the all-time low in Sept. 2005. And satellite photos are showing a new ice-free...

maltaStar.com: Student’s program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal

Thank the Gods for hackers!!  One smart lad developed a software programme to pingback the data altered on Wikipedia to the source of the IP that made the changes.  So far, the list is very long and very...

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