The Global economy is lossing more money from deforestation than the current banking crisis.The study puts the annual cost of forest loss at between $2- $5 trillion, including the value of services such as...
"A new global poll conducted across 17 countries has found that less than half of those surveyed believe Al-Qaeda was behind the 9/11 attacks, with a full 15 per cent believing that the terrorist outrage was directly perpetrated by the U.S. government. On the eve of the 7th...
"The neat thing about listening to Barack Obama speak when he is off-prompter (where a speech is written out for him to read directly from an image projected on to a reflective glass surface), is that it is really...
"A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts. Philadelphia's Monell Center sampled the air directly above basal cell carcinomas and found it was different to similar samples from healthy skin. They told a...
"The Region: Israel’s grand strategy August 17th, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in blogs Edit By BARRY RUBIN I’ll bet you didn’t know that Israel has a strategy. After all, given politicians’ maneuvering, the difference between what is...
After serving only eight years of his 33 prison term, Joni Marquez a Timorese militia leader was pardoned by East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta last may. Marquez, "led the slaughter of nine members of a...
Who knew...I always thought the Russians were in the dark!!!"A shadow swept across Russia on Friday, delighting skywatchers who flocked to Siberia from around the world to see a rare total eclipse of the sun. The...
The Republican party is at it again in the run-up to the November elections in the USA. Analysis of the last two Presidential elections make it clear that manipulation of voting laws and processes by the GOP caused...
The media is now reporting every other day on this issue. August 2nd in Tofino is the first demonstration planned. I still cannot believe we are in 2008 and still dealing with these issues. Sad...
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The first thing I said when I heard Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was being indicted was,”Good, about time”. The second thing I said was, “When will western war criminals, such as President Bush, be indicted?” It is highly unlikely that the International Criminal...
I think its high time people start talking with one another, online talking, not committing anything. I think this is the right step forward. "Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran 6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP)...
Amazon is offering streaming television and movies starting Thursday, after the early success of their music download service. A huge slew of offerings are on the table as Amazon seeks to compete with iTunes and Netflix. Amazon will have full streaming capabilities via the...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe have all heard of Product Placement in Movies, where a Company pays the movie industry to have an actor hold of stand near a product featured in Big Budget Movies.Barack...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...
"NEWDELHI: Wish you had a say on how your email works, the features, looks and etal? You actually have if you are a Gmail user. The search giant Google hasintroduced Gmail Labs that takes experimentation right to the users. The Lab has launched 13 settings for users to...