Barbie dolls celebrates 50th anniversary and toy world dominance

When Toy company Mattel's launched Barbie Dolls half century ago, they would have never thought that this product will become a legend. Barbie Dolls, continues to be played with and collected by many children and...

Big solar power plant planned for northwest China

Two companies in China announced yesterday that they plan to build a huge solar power plant in the northwest, that could be the world's largest photovoltaic project. China Technology Development Group Corp will...

Maritime blizzard halts travel in Atlantic Canada

A New Year's winter blizzard has swept through the Maritimes in Atlantic Canada, and is causing some New Year's chaos for travelers. About 35 centimetres of snow has already been dumped in Halifax, so the airport...

Thousands left without power in Maritimes after New Year Blizzard

After the blizzard that hit the Maritimes on New Years Day, many residents were digging themselves out and waiting for their power to be restored after the snow and high winds knocked it out. Thousands of...

Barak not heading for Gaza exit yet

No country would sit idly bywhile a neighboring countryfires rockets across the borderand kills civilians. Hamas is toblame for what the Gaza people are now suffering,." Day One of Operation Cast Lead was marked...

Surviving Winter Storms...No Power, No Heat, No Problem!

Being a resident of Michigan my entire life, there is one thing that i have grown accustomed to, and that is crazy weather! I have literally experienced single digit temps with snow one day, 57°F temps the next...

Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout

This is one of the side effects ofmodern city living.  A smallfailure in a line or in a transformer can affectthousands of people. " Crews gradually restored electrical service across parts of Oahu on...

Iraq Unsettled by Political Power Plays

When change occurs there are problems.  In Iraq there have been big changes in the past year and more changes areoccurring.With luck Iraq will survive."There is talk of a coup to oust the prime minister. The...

Goodbye, Dinosaurs: Energy planning in the 21st Century

This week, we're looking at old energy:  coal-fired power plants, nuclear power and a centralized distribution system. Mark and Krystyn examine some new concepts being developed in Canada, and talk with Long...

Power from garbage?

India is facing serious power crisis. The futuristic plans announced to augment its power generation capacity, will only suffice the needs for a short while . What we need is projects that are innovative and make the best use of the resources we have . The move implemented by...

Solar Power Helping Light the Streets of Iraq

WASHINGTON (Dec. 16, 2008) -- Mostly desert and a lot of sun, it makes sense there's a place for solar power in Iraq. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Iraqi government are using solar energy to light the...

Bush Prepares Crisis Briefings to Aid Obama

     This is good for Obama and good for the country.President Obama will need to know as much aspossible about world affairs before he takes over in one month. "The contingency planning goes...

State of Emergency in U S Northeast: Many Still Without Power

President Bush declared a state of emergency and authorized the use of federal funds to help New Hampshire and Massachusetts residents, the areas worst affected by the ice storm that ravaged the Northeastern US...

Afghanistan a Lost Cause??

Afghanistan is bad and getting worse.  By the next election it will likely be a bigger problem for president Obama than Iraq. "We and our friends in Kandahar are thunderstruck at recent suggestions that the...

Calls mount for disgraced Illinois governor to quit

" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced pressure to resign on Wednesday after his arrest on charges he tried to sell U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, swap favors for money and strong-arm a newspaper...

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