Will Politicians or $200 Oil Save Planet?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMedia reports that on Friday crude oil hit $138 US a barrel, up $10.75. That's the biggest spike ever in a single day. Experts have stated "What do you think it will do...

Watch Out Brian Williams: YouTube's New Amateur Reporter Channel

Yesterday I met with Olivia Ma who is running Youtube's new CJ operation.  She gets it.  This should be interesting and in my opinion good for participatory news and NowPublic members (stay tuned)."Want...

Nepali king given 15 days to leave

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPeacocks always seem to have a problem with headspace on airlines.   And Honda, just doesn't make a car for the Portly!  What is one to do? "Nepali...

CDN Forces Struggling For Talent

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA sad state of affairs when "Serving ones Country" is eclipsed by the "Almighty Buck".The unemployed and especially those unemployed with a skill or trade who say they...

B.C. Politicians apologize - 94 years later

May 23, 2008by: tbphotos, NP contributorIt would seem that ninety-four years is a long time to wait for or receive an apology, but it happened today in an unanimous decision by B.C. politicians in the...

Malaysian Blogger detained

Prominent Malaysian blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin @ RPK aka Pete, the editor of Malaysia Today, was today detained in custody by the Malaysian authorities after he refused to post bail of RM5,000-00 that was...

Unfair Credit Cards Get Regulated by Fed

"(CBS/AP) The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad...

A possible way to stop corruption – Governments - Babel Fish declares war o...

I tend to think that my Filipino partner is not interested in politics that’s not a point to the fact that’s she is a woman or that her education being Filipino related has any lacking, but because she...

Fed up with Italian politics, man eats vote

I guess this is one way to take a stand on politics!"Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy's parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country's politicians. ...

Rowling demands action in Darfur

Two days ahead of the Global Day for Darfur, Harry Potter author JK Rowling and other children's writers have called for greater protection for the children of Darfur. "An open letter signed by 14 authors,...

Stephen King Steps Up for Video Games

This piece caught my eye since I've been posting quite a bit about the whole Manhunt 2 saga."Horror writer Stephen King has criticized plans by a U.S. state to ban violent video games, saying such a move would...

Joining The European Sky

Though I like everything that can make my travels smoother and faster I think there are 2 bigger problems. First is security control which in my experience takes a lot longer than simple passport control and the...

Vision's Three Would-Be Kings

Here is a great backgrounder on the 3 Vision party candidates shooting to become Vancouver's next mayor."Voters won't go to the polls until November, but the contest to become the mayoral candidate for Vancouver's...

Europe puts China under pressure on Tibet

"The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, has called on China to open talks with the Dali Lama on the human rights situation in Tibet.He also questioned whether European leaders should attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.Mr Poettering,...

Wilders film no big deal for Iranians

" Holland? Flowers! by Guy La Roche I am loathe to add to the Wilders-hype, created both by him and the Dutch government, but the following video by Thomas Erdbrink is simply too amazing to let slip by AFOE’s international radar. Thomas Erdbrink is a...

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