The latest on the 2008 presidential race exit polls

"The networks will follow strict rules Tuesday on projecting election results, examining not only the data from exit polls but actual vote tabulation and turnout data. NBC — which keeps its decision desk isolated from the calls made by competing networks — will call a...

Will the UAE suffer or prosper in the global economic slowdown? « Peter J. C...

" It is tempting therefore to conclude that the global economic slowdown is going to have no impact on the Emirates. Indeed, the oil boom should be seen largely as a beneficial phenomenon with any problems being those of success and not failure. But beneath the surface there...

Google: Age Bias Lawsuit From Former 50-ish Executive Can Continue

Old fuddy duddy? In his 50's?Google needs a good spanking."A state appeals court in San Jose ruled Thursday that a former Google executive in his 50s who was allegedly called "old fuddy-duddy" and told he was "slow" before being terminated in February 2004 has the right to...

BBC Must Break Free From Political Correctness

"BBC bosses must break free from a straitjacket of political correctness, a highly critical report of the public broadcaster’s impartiality will conclude. The 80-page inquiry will report today that the BBC’s drama, entertainment and factual output is dominated by a...

Shaping a Sustainable Future

"Shaping a Sustainable Future ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO + ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO Professor Ian Lowe, Spirituality and Sustainability Forum – 6 June, 2007 I begin by thanking His Holiness the Dalai Lama for being in Australia to share with us his...

SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE CLIMATE CHANGE "VERY LIKELY" CAUSED BY HUMANS

Thousands of leading scientists have agreed that climate change is "very likely" to be the result of human activity. The announcement was made at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Paris today.The report released by the IPCC estimates the global...

London 2012 turn to Team McAlpine

" The company that built Arsenal's new ground is set to land the contract to build the main 80,000-seater stadium for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said Team McAlpine was the only consortium it was talking to. "We are entering...