Supermarket drives away trouble with classical music!

The soothing tones of classical music have a rather different effect on the hooded younger generation. I must admit I am a classical music fan, but there is just one composer that leaves me cold...Richard Wagner"A...

'Golden Girls' Estelle Getty Passes Away at age 84

Estelle Getty, the feisty mother hen to the famous Golden Girls series that ran throughout the 80's (and continues in reruns today) died today at the age of 84. Getty was long a supporter of gay rights and had a...

To Starbucks, a Closing; To Newark, a Trauma

After Seattle and now Newark...is starbucks going bankrupt?!..WATCH OUT, STARBUCKS SHARE IS GOING DOWN IN WALL STREET... "The green aprons, the blond wood, the safari-themed coffee art and the chalkboards. From...

Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown

"Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:35 PM on 22nd July 2008 During these turbulent economic times, Gordon Brown is keen for the country to stick by him. However, this probably wasn't quite what he had in mind. ...

Look, up in the sky: N.B. reports record number of UFOs

The subject of UFOs always scares me a little. If something is really "out there," we should definitely start worrying! Haven't any of you seen Independence Day starring Will Smith? We wouldn't be worrying about...

Beijing Turns Away Ethnic Minorities

Prejudice and racism exists in China, but it seems to be emplifying during the Olympics. Many ethnic minorities in China are finding it harder and harder to stay in the country, and many are making their final...

Plan to send Mideast refugees to Sudan draws protest

Is Sudan the only place to save those refugee?! Is that the right choice?! Do UNCHR fully aware about the safety for those refugee?!"Palestinian refugees along the Iraq-Syria border are so desperate, they may accept...

Burgers to blame for global warming

"WASHINGTON: A report by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stated that 18 per cent of greenhouse gases are coming from animal agriculture - meat and dairy, used in making burgers. According to Environmental News Network , the 408-page...

Storm clouds gather over South African land reform

Benin's summary:Chido analyzes an article that appeared in the BBC talking about how land, farming, politics, and race collide in South Africa.  He reminds us that land is a rather touchy subject not just in Zimbabwe, but for the most part across Sub Saharan...

Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers

A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's...

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, 61, 'runs away with 18-year-old Russian cocktail w...

A Rolling Stone gathers no moss but a lot of baggae along the way. It seems that the resurgence of public interest in the Stones since the Scorsese film about the band has seen Ronnie Wood return to his wild and...

HIV children turned away from schools

There is absolutely no reason for children with HIV to treated any differently to those without HIV in our schools. All health and safety procedures for all children should be blood borne disease aware for their are several blood borne diseaeses of which HIV is just one. In...

Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh

" 36 views Jul 9, 2008 Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh Microsoft and Apple have been fighting each other for the public perception in the Innovation Space, Apple has been in the front, putting together ideas and services faster...

Robbery attempt ends when victim offers iced tea

"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A mother and her 6-month old girl escaped unhurt after she calmed down a knife-wielding robber with a glass of iced tea and a chat, Tokyo police said Wednesday. The 30-year-old housewife was in the hallway of her apartment building Monday when a man...

Water Found in Moon Rocks

It was a mission that began over 30 years ago, and still continues in a very real way today - Apollo 15's moon landing mission. In 1971, two astronauts spent three days on the surface of the moon, collecting data and most importantly - lunar surface material. 37 years later,...

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