Inside The US's Largest Mental Institution

In the first part of this series here, we looked at mothers in Ohio prisons raising their babies in jail.In this second part, it looks at the largest mental institution in the US, which is actually a wing of a county jail. It's called Twin Towers because of the way it was...

Top Nepali parties fight for PM post

Many months after elections results in Nepal, Political crisis is still continuing and no solution seems to be visible in sight. Although Nepal has been able to elect its first President and Vice President...

Wal-Mart to invest $1bn in Brazil

Under developmentAttack of the big box store "You will be assimilated" It says something when during scary economic times in the world a company lays out a Billion Dollar expenditure. " ...

$910 for grapes? That's a bunch

In these tough times where we struggle to pay for $4 a gallon gas at the pump, It is tough to understand the lifestyles of the rich and famous."TOKYO — A new variety of premium grapes debuted in Japan today,...

Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch

This goes to show nothing is forever...... and don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Me and some hiking buddies have had to break Arizona/Utah/Canyon hike plans several times over the past few years...

Beijing puts on a show for the world

"China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise. China welcomed scores of world leaders to an opening...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

WaMu has $3.33B loss, may be cut to "junk"

Washington Mutual has had another miserable quarter. This isn't surprising since a significant portion of their revenues are from mortgage loans. What is surprising is that they haven't undertaken to refinance some of these loans rather than write them down. The most...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

Coca-Cola Profit Falls After Writedown at Bottler

Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest soft-drink maker, said second-quarter profit fell 23 percent after its largest bottler wrote down the value of North American assets because of a decline in soda and water sales....

Will Mega Food Parks work in India ?

"The food processing industry is one of the largest in the country and is ranked fifth. Facts and figures show that India is the third largest producer of food, largest milk producer and largest livestock holder in the world. India, the world’s second largest fruit and...

Biggest oil price drop in 17 years

Warning!!! GLOBAL INFLATION threatened ....   " Oil prices plummeted by the second-largest margin on record Tuesday as investors feared a further decline in U.S. demand after hearing comments from Federal...

Ontario premier pledges to preserve giant swath of northern boreal forest

Ontario takes the lead with the announcement of a forward thinking plan to protect a huge area twice the size of the British Isles from fragmentation by roads and development."TORONTO — A massive swath of...

Comcast Faces FCC Sanctions for Blocking Web Traffic

Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, violated federal guidelines when it blocked and degraded Web traffic, the head of the Federal Communications Commission will announce Friday." The sanctions would be the first time the commission has come down on an internet...

Greatest show on turf opens gates

Agriculture is the most prominent source available for making our world a green. This story all about a largest exhibition on Agriculture.Time to think about Nature and green.Ans also, this is will be the first time the Queen has attended the three-day event since 1977, her...

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