An untapped talent and the art of photography

The-Latest is delighted to introduce to you the work of Mike Farrier, as part of its feature on inspirational photographers who have agreed to share their images with us for your enjoyment. Mike, who is 31 and says he was born in a basement flat on Priory Road in Kilburn,...

Failed strategy in Afghanistan

Obama said a surgewould not be successfulin Iraq so now he istrying a surge inAfghanistan"When will the Obama administration stop transplanting the Bush administration's failed methods from Iraq to Afghanistan...

Former Bush Adviser says Bush Admin Destroyed Torture Memos

" A onetime senior adviser to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that the Bush Administration collected and destroyed memos by top officials arguing that torture methods used on detainees were wrong. ...

New imaging technology best for detecting vulnerable plaques

"New imaging technique optical coherence tomography (OCT) is better at detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques than current methods, say researchers."

Food technology driving Indian farmers towards suicide

Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths  that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are...

Should marijuana be a medical option ? Pro/Con

"PRO Medical MarijuanaCON Medical Marijuana1. Physician Perspectives on Marijuana's Medical Use"The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms...

Dogs bust inmates using cell phones to carry out crimes

"HAGERSTOWN, Maryland (CNN) -- Chante Wright was set to testify against a career criminal when she was gunned down on the streets of Philadelphia in January. Investigators believe it was a hit ordered from prison, by an inmate using a cell phone. ...

How organic agriculture is creating new export opportunities for African farmers

"The staunchest supporters of each of the two sides in what I call Africa's 'agro-ideological debate' are unlikely to see eye to eye any time soon, so deep is their suspicion of each others' motives. To advocates of intensive 'green revolution' revolution methods, Africa's...

Star Search Casting Exposes The Latest Entertainment Frauds & Scams

"Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) July 8, 2008 -- As the number of scams targeting aspiring actors, singers, dancers and models escalate, and scammers become more sophisticated in their methods, it can be tricky to identify the difference between a scam and a legitimate opportunity. In...

Historical Amnesia: The Guantanamo "Training Chart"

Interrogation methods used by the United States on prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have increasingly become the center of world attention and criticism. In several documents disclosed at a Senate...

MIT goes AbuDhabi Masdar green city

" Abu Dhabi's green ambitions don't end with the city. It has persuaded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a graduate school and research institute...

U.S. students learn of Islam at UIN

" Students from nine universities in the United States visited Jakarta on Thursday to learn about Islamic teachings and culture from Muslim communities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN). The students came from Chatham University, Cascadian Community...

Probe: Pentagon sought abusive interrogations after 9/11

" The Pentagon in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks pursued abusive interrogation techniques once used by North Korea and Vietnam on American POWs despite stern warnings by several military lawyers that the...

VIAGRA

" New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, who was recently outed by a New York tabloid for using Viagra to increase his performance on the field, is among many professional athletes who make unorthodox use of pharmaceutical drugs. (ABCNews Photo Illustration) Experts believe...

Why a cow needs a flat-screen TV

"DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all -- a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds....

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