Maldives presidential candidate Ibra To “Throw Away The Curriculum”

"Presidential candidate Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) on Sunday attacked the current administration over what he said was a series of education “failures”. Noting a 5 per cent pass rate in GCSE O-level English in 2005,...

UK: Fattest children to be taken away from their parents

The British government has already instigated the weighing and measuring of childfren at infant and junior school and now is sending out the message via local government that obese children could be taken away from...

New Tech Converts Heat into Electricity, Saves You Gas

Turning your car into a closed system."New Tech Converts Heat into Electricity, Saves You Gas Furukawa, a Tokyo-based tech company, has developed a thermoelectric conversion material that's said to be...

Self-assembling polymer arrays improve data storage potential

""In the past 20 to 30 years, researchers have been able to shrink the size of devices and the size of the patterns that you need to make those devices, following the use of the same types of lithographic materials,...

Stress shown to Shrink your Brain

"Stress shown to Shrink your Brain Feeling stressed? Well here is another good reason not to be so.  It has now been discovered by scientists that if you experience long term...

Physical rehab helps keep pets moving Therapy can ease pain, improve mobility...

" Mikey was hit by a car, fracturing his upper front leg. Mocha had severe degenerative joint disease that affected his elbows, hips, knees and back. Doc had a painful ruptured disk, causing him to be unable to use...

Anti-Bush Graffiti: 25 Countries, Six Continents

This site displays a fabulous photographic selection of anti-Bush graffiti from all over the globe.  "Barack Obama recently made headlines with his eight-day tour of Europe and the Middle East. Many analysts...

Sarkozy's Club Med Experiment Is Sure to Fail: Opinion North Africa

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade on July 17 said that Europe wants Algerian and Libyan oil-and-gas reserves and accused the EU of deliberately choosing to isolate Africa through the new union. Libyan strongman Muammar al-Qaddafi denounced the project as leader of the AU...

More Liquidity Leads to Falling Dollar and Rising Oil Prices

What's wrong with our economy? Well, in historical terms, not really all that much. But we do have some problems. The most pressing concern right now is that the dollar's value is falling in comparison to other countries' currencies. Why? All I know is that it doesn't help...

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Obama, 2 other senators in Afghanistan

"Sen. Barack Obama is expected to visit several world leaders over the next few weeks. Obama’s trip, which includes visits to Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, is intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials before U.S. voters. “This is...

New Zealand begins worldwide search for national coach

    New Zealand is regularly ranked in the top four teams in limited-overs cricket but has never made the final of the World Cup, the showpiece event in the 50-over format, despite making the semifinals in five of the nine editions. " New Zealand has begun...

Chavez says US relations unlikely to improve under an Obama presidency

Some analysts have wondered whether Venezuela-US bilateral relations would improve under a Barak Obama presidency. A recent article by Christian Science Monitor expressed such dull conclusion. However, Chavez himself has rejected any change in his critical stand against...

One-armed golfers hit it big

As part of the lead up to this year's Ryder Cup Competition in Louisville an inspirational international golf event for one-armed golfers will take place. Louisville is the hometown of the legendary U.S. one-armed...

China-Taiwan direct flights resumed after six decades

The first regular direct flights from China to Taiwan for nearly six decades have begun.   "Five major Chinese cities will have direct air links with Taiwan, as ties between the two improve following the...

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