Transport Minister apologizes for cussing at Toronto

Transport Minister John Baird apologized to Toronto Major David Miller for cussing at Toronto. ""I was speaking out of frustration, and I certainly expressed that," John Baird said in the House of Commons on...

Dalat travel guide, dalat city guide

One of Vietnam's youngest cities, Dalat was founded by French doctor Alexadre Yersin in 1893. Today it is the main city of Lam Dong province. Some 300km from Ho Chi Minh City, it is a romantic location known...

Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Moody's Downgrades Municipal Bonds - Are You Scared Crapless Yet?

Regardless of your amount of education, your current job status or your political leanings, THIS MATTER IS OF DIRE IMPORTANCE TO YOU. Let us begin with some quick excepts from two different news articles...

Deadly Car Bombs Hit Baghdad

Six car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 100 others. " A blast at a popular market in the Shi'ite Muslim slum of Sadr City in east Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 65. Another car bomb blew up...

Fargo's rising flood waters puts Manitoba Military on alert

Fargo's rising Red River broke a record today by rising to a level not seen in 112 years, and the Canadian Military in Manitoba has been put on alert to help prevent the flooding in that region. The Mayor of Fargo...

Sacremento homeless camp grows, thanks to foreclosures

[Source - MSNBC.COMLink - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29528182/displaymode/1107/s/2/framenumber/1/] This is a series of 13 photographs from a tent city, occupied by the homeless just outside of Sacramento, California. It is presented by MSNBC at the above link. I am sceptical...

Road Rage outside Gonzales City Hall in Texas: Two people shot

KSAT-TV are now describing the incident as an apparent car collision that resulted in one person brandishing a gun and shooting two people. " A car collision in front of City Hall sparked a fight, which led to one person brandishing a gun and shooting two people. Two others...

TORONTO - Let's Get This Party Started

The City of Toronto is celebrating a major milestone today, its 175th birthday.  The day's festivities open and close with traditional First Nation ceremonies. HERITAGE   -   UNITY  ...

The Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in Canada - Survey

TORONTO - There is now more evidence today that the suburbs is the place to raise a family.  According to a survey by Maclean's magazine  of the most dangerous cities in Canada, Caledon, York and Halton...

Treating a bullet or knife wound

From my Blog Hypo GlobalIt does not take a Rocket Scientist to work out that as the global recession that infects our planet starts to deepen, in parallel and as a consequence the crime rate will likely rise....

NYC can expect big storms more frequently now

New York City can expect to be hit by bigger storms on a much more frequent basis according to a new study by the New York City Panel on Climate Change. The city's average temperature could rise by about 7.5 degree...

Northern City's Coal Mine

I would like to remind you about several stories on flood at my city, Samarinda.. I mentioned that the floods caused by open coal mining near town.. And several days ago, i took some pictures on it..

Plastic bags and the Holiday's, a no, no for the Eco system.

By, Uwe Paschen.  It is that time of the Year once again, where many of us go shopping for the Holiday’s festivities, may we be Christian, Jewish, Atheist, Hindu or even Muslim, we all have great celebrations...

Bill Clinton praises LA for changing to LED lights

Former President Bill Clinton yesterday praised the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for what called the largest effort by a US city to reduce street light pollution by converting to LEDs or...

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