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Nano silver: extreme germ killer presents a growing threat to ...

The following comprehensive information on the impacts of NANO technology is a must read for anyone interested in trends in health and environment."Our new report released today details the growing threat to public health posed by extreme germ killer nano silver, and exposing...

TV chef Antonio Carluccio 'stabs himself in the chest with kitchen knife'

" Celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio, is now recovering after the incident Italian TV chef Antonio Carluccio was rushed to hospital after stabbing himself in the chest with a kitchen knife.Doctors feared the blade may have penetrated a lung and took him into intensive care on...

One can never be "Too old or Too Gay"!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHey, welcome to the Club, none of us want to get old, but you know, if appearances are all that matters, Gays certainly don't have a monopoly on shallowness. They say...

Japanese Invent Car That Runs on Water

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI am sort of leery about this, but posted it anyways, currently I am trying to find a video on this. If true, this would turn the Car makers on their ear."TOKYO --...

Howard Zinn Presents Progressive American History in "The People Speak" [VIDEO]

"Howard Zinn Presents Progressive American History in "The People Speak" [VIDEO] Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 12:14 PM on February 18, 2008. Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Josh Brolin and many more join Howard Zinn to celebrate some of America's frequently...

Gifting books for X-mas: a guide

My favourite local independent news source has put together an exhaustive list of bookish gift ideas for everyone on your list, even the weirdos."Books are the safest of Christmas gift-giving bets: everybody...

UK cops warn against gifts under the tree

They also warn that Christmas carol singers may in fact be bad people."POLICE have warned families not to put presents under the Christmas tree — in case they attract burglars. Cops say gifts should be kept...

Santa lives in Kyrgyzstan and suffers from the bends

The people who did this study were the same guys who went around, ruining children's tooth fairy dreams in elementary school. I'm not sure they're good people."STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Christmas is hectic for all but...

Ivy League Professor Admits Killing Wife “I lost it”

This is the same guy who as a pallbearer at his wife’s funeral held the casket in one hand and a drink in the other. A Perry Mason moment. He is a stupid Drew Peterson. "NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A former Ivy League...

Clash of the Titans

Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman will duke it out, in a conversation moderated by Phyllis Lambert, at the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal, on June 8. More info inside... From the official press release: The Canadian Center for Architecture presents Urgency, a...

Cruising On Corn E85 – Not A Smooth Ride :: MAXINE

"The average vehicle driving American would dearly love to be able to do their level best to reduce our dependence on oil and the geopolitical pressures its use presents our country. It would be nice that ALL cars...

Climate Change: "Many, Many Smoking Guns"

"When the UN-organized Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents its projections for global warming and future climate changes tomorrow, the report's hallmark will be a far greater level of certainty and precision than what was expressed in the last IPCC...

Bird flu: Your questions answered - Videos

As the headlines warn of a flu that could kill millions and hype and hysteria threaten to confuse and alarm the public, Panorama presents the results of a four-month, worldwide investigation into bird flu and asks whether it is likely to trigger a human pandemic. Plus lots of...

Spanish school cancels Christmas

"MADRID (Reuters) - A school in traditionally Catholic Spain has cancelled Christmas celebrations so as not to offend children who are not Christians, ABC newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Hilarion Gimeno school in Zaragoza said teachers had put forward various reasons for...

Thieves targeting holiday gifts in cars

"In a Greenwood Police evidence locker Chief Joe Pitcher says there is at least 2 thousand dollars in stolen goods. The stash includes everything from toys to clothes to electronics. All that stuff was taken in a three hour car break-in spree on one night around the Greenwood...

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