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Trans-fats banned in California
Trans fat is created by the partial hydrogenation of plant oils and unlike other dietary fats, trans fats are not essential. The largest amount of trans fat is consumer in the processed food industry and used...Iraq barred from Olympic competition
raq today proved that you don't need to fail a drug test to be banned from the Olympic Games - all you need is a meddling, uncooperative and relatively powerless government. The associated press today announced that the IOC - citing 'interference' from Iraq's chief Olympic...Iraq banned from Summer Olympics
"A few months ago, it seemed liked nothing could stop Iraqi sprinter Dana Hussain from representing her country in the upcoming Summer Olympics. Then, the International Olympic Committee banned Iraq from competing...Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins
"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory closures came into effect in a last ditch attempt to turn the often...
River use banned after French uranium leak, update Jul18 08, second case grou...
Update july 18 2008Second case of nuclear contaminated ground waterOpinion nuclear industry, rough translation F/E/ Ten days after the radioactive leak at Tricastin ( Vaucluse France), in a factory belonging to... Tibetan Flags Banned at Olympics
This is not surprising at all especially when the games is taking place in China. I am not sure how many of you know this, but Taiwan won couple gold medals in the 04' Olympics. As the tradition goes, the gold... Mandela celebrates 90th birthday
"Nelson Mandela, who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa and rose from prisoner to president, is celebrating his 90th birthday. After a series of public appearances around the world over the past few... Return of the ivory trade
Will this spell the end of the elephant? They are doing well now after the ban on the ivory trade was introduced - so lets re-introduce killing for their tusks - smart idea - if you're not outraged yet don't wait to... Army cordons seal off rebel monasteries in Tibet
" More than 1,000 Buddhist monks are still locked up under armed guard in monasteries around Lhasa, four months after anti-Chinese riots, while the authorities implement their harshest crackdown on religion in decades. Eyewitnesses confirm that People’s Liberation Army... Olympic Competition: Ambush Marketers vs Sponsors
An Olympic match is already taking place before the Beijing Games actually start.This time, it's between ambush marketers and actual Olympic sponsors. Hooligans, the dreaded villains at sporting events, are quickly... Exposing the Madness and Hidden Agenda of Public Education
One part of the bill mandates that boys may now use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa. This must be strange and weird! There must be more pressing issues and concerns that need to be addressed, but certainly not this kind. Are the people's taxes...Wax Adolf Hitler to be repaired by Madame Tussauds
Head of a waxwork of Adolf Hitler's has been restored and it will be reinstalled at the Germany's Madame Tussauds . "A waxwork of Adolf Hitler will return to Berlin's new Madame Tussauds as soon as experts have restored the head ripped off by a demonstrator on its...Bride's fury after two-year-old son is banned from wedding by vicar
A priest in the UK allegedly expelled a baby from a wedding service because it was talking over the weekend. The bride is quite angry over this, specifically because the child in question was her baby!"A bride says... Banned! The statues they won't let you see
Well someone has to choose otherwise we'd have statues and other pieces of placed all over the place and who's to say what the quality would be. I'm sure that some of these rejected pieces are really good - maybe... Nintendo: A Tool for Japan's Schools
Japan is truly taking interactive learning to a whole new level. English teachers in Tokyo Joshi Gakuen school in Japan are starting to use DS consoles as the latest tool andtechnology in their English curriculum....
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