Where the mould grows - Clayoquot Sound First Nations poor housing conditions

This is what the First Nations of Clayoquot Sound are facing, high unemployment, poor housing conditions and little hope.  With logging and mining about to begin, resource extraction is looked to as the ways...

New Bird Species Discovered

"The announcement of the discovery of a new bird comes with a twist: It’s a white-eye, but its eye isn’t white. Still, what this new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that...

Zara withdraws swastika handbag

"MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish fashion chain Zara has withdrawn a handbag from its stores after a customer in Britain complained swastikas were embroidered on it. Zara, owned by the world's second largest fashion...

Novice computer hacking kits found for sale on eBay

I have included current adverts for hacking tools for sale on Ebay as of today's date 21 September 2007. The Metropolitan Police's Fraud Alert page (met.police.uk/fraudalert) has a reporting form for online fraud...

Jamal leads the way to giving young a chance

"A PIONEERING initiative aimed at getting troubled youngsters off the streets and into employment or education has seen its first success. Jamal Haynes has graduated from the Off Da Streets project and is set to start a mechanics course at college in September. The...

President Kennedy's wartime rescuer honoured by US Navy

Isn't it odd how they wait till someone's life is nearly over before they are given recognition for something.  - The Angryindian------------------------------------"An elderly villager in the Solomon...

Canada's last igloo to be flattened amid Arctic boom

Sadly, the last vestiges of wilderness in Canada's Arctic as well as a distinct way of life, culture and beauty are soon to disappear in the race to claim sovereignty of the Arctic's natural resources. Granted...

US Border Fence Could Be Eco-Disaster

"US border fence could be eco-disaster Wednesday, 25 July 2007 17:02 While the US Congress failed to pass a sweeping immigration reform bill that would have benefited thousands of illegal Irish ex-pats, the US is...

Think you can spot a fake smile?

The BBC has put together a very interesting social experiment on their Science & Nature site: the fake smile test. Take a look--how good are you at spotting fake smiles? I thought I was a champ, because I am...

Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes

"Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes By Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News January 25, 2007 State health regulators have discovered unsafe mercury levels in fish in five more Colorado water bodies, including popular Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort...

Surbiton Raceway at Tolworth, Surrey

Our Venue, just to the South West of London, Surbiton Raceway in Tolworth, Surrey offers a supremely fast, exciting outdoor karting experience. The large open corners allow for high speed overtaking whilst the long straights show you just what the powerful go karts can do! If...

Hollywood Finds a New Set In Vast Desert of Namibia

"NAMIB DESERT, Namibia -- The blonde in the cowboy hat stepped forward with slow, swaggering menace, her boots crunching audibly on the sand below. As the camera zoomed tight on her green zombie eyes, the desert...

Thousands of Hezbollah supporters protest

"Thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian opposition allies descended on downtown Beirut Friday to force the resignation of Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops. The Shiite...

None-graphic rounded corners

"On many web sites you will see blocks of information surrounded by rounded corners - a most pleasing effect. Whilst this is fairly easy to implement using graphics, there are other ways. Recently I have been investigating a system called Nifty Corners See HERE for a very...

Think You Were Fired Unfairly?

"Your stomach knots and anger flares as you read that little pink slip of paper that just yanked away your professional security. How can you be fired? You race through a mental checklist, grasping for what might have done you in – but you were a loyal employee, you didn't...

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