Constitution Day Celebrated On September 17

The United States' Constitution turns 222 on September 17th. This holiday was established in 2004, with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill. Before 2004, Constitution Day was known as Citizenship Day. The Constitution was signed in...

May Day being observed today in Pakistan

Today is World Labour Day and it is a public holiday in Pakistan. However, oblivious of May Day, there are labourers who will be working today from morning to dusk, including little children who have to earn their...

AE911Truth Making History in San Francisco (AIA Convention)

" 24,000 Architects at SF AIA Convention Come Face to Face With 9/11 Truth AE911Truth’s unprecedented debut at the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition is coming right up. Obtaining a booth at this year’s...

Environmentalists disappointed by World Water Forum

This from an edie.net story:"NGOs have lashed out at what they see as a lack of progress at the World Water Forum in Instanbul last week, saying not enough countries are signing up to an international treaty that could secure water supplies in many parts of the world. ...

Chengdu eyes exhibition economy

Nearly 10 months after the Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake, Chengdu, the provincial capital city that functions as the headquarters of the massive reconstruction operations, which was also affected by the earthquake,...

India ready for ban on nuclear weapons: with lots of Ifs and But

Well said and no hope of doing any thing concrete.This is the normal outcome of such international conferences.In latest such announcement national security adviser of India said in Munich that , India is ready...

Go Green Expo: Get Your Green On

This weekend sees the 'Go Green' expo coming to Los Angeles at the LA Convention Centre - it's essentially a trade show for businesses and consumers wanting to be more green in their day to day lives. The...

International Modeling and Talent Association Convention - IMTA

The week-long International Modeling and Talent Associationʼs Convention in Los Angeles, California, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel concluded as another success in the 22 years of leading the way in finding fresh...

Bush says Torture is Still Necessary

With days left in office and an abysmal approval rating, President Bush is still defending the use of torture. In an interview on Fox News, Bush told Brit Hume that he approved enhanced interrogation tactics for...

Cherokee Nation Expands Casino

The Cherokees need the help, financially,  thatcasinos can provide.  Indians in Oklahoma are stillamong the poorest segment of the population.But casinos are helping raise living standards. "Cherokee...

Liberal Leadership Race: Revised Odds, 1 Woman, 3 Gents and A Public Intellec...

With the Liberal Leadership Convention firmly slated for the weekend starting April 30th 2009 in lovely Vancouver, British Columbia now seems like as good a time as any to review the potential Leadership...

Tokidoki "Sometimes" a BIG Deal

"Tokidoki "Sometimes" a BIG Deal 11 12 2007 Tokidoki. In Japanese it means sometimes. But for one Simone Legno, Tokidoki would take on a whole new meaning. One to be shared around the globe. A believer in the Tokidoki...

Forecasting the future at CAB

"A $3 billion online ad market in Canada in 5 years? PVRs with built-in Internet video streaming? Ubiquitous fibre-to-the-curb in Canada? Predicting future technology is a mug's game - or is it? Listen to the...

The future of local news

I am sitting in this session now:" From Afghanistan to Abitibi, the media "global village" is making more information available, more quickly, about more issues. But the breaking...

Pakistani Schoolchildren make History for the Rights of the Disabled

After a year-long campaign spearheaded by the Children's Museum for Peace and Human Rights run in schools to not only put pressure on the government to become a signatory of the United Nation's Convention for the...

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