TruemorsEvery 20th Pakistani an eye patient
" Every 20th person in Pakistan is suffering from eye diseases and there is a pressing need to rescue people from this menace, says Lt Gen (retired) Jahandad Khan, founder and president of Al Shifa Trust, an eye hospital. He says there were 1.7 million blind in Pakistan...
Syria Is Posed To Invade N. Lebanon
"Syrian masses 10,000 commandos on border to invade N. Lebanon DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 23 Sept.: Damascus is pressing forward with its plan to occupy Greater Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city and port. To this end, 10,000 Syrian commando troops have massed at...
Another drunken Brit faces up to two years in Dubai jail after telling stewar...
Dude...pick a right place to get drunk or to get high. Oops...I did it again...."A drunken British air passenger who claimed he was going to detonate a bomb aboard a flight to Dubai is facing two years in jail in the Gulf state.A court heard yesterday that Mark Winterbottom,...
Russia seizes Georgia base, opens second front
"Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia on Monday, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a military base and police stations in the country's west, officials said.The new...
Bush lifts executive ban on offshore oil drilling
" President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling on Monday and urged Congress to follow suit. ...
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Gulf currency revaluation ought to top the agenda in Doha today « Peter J. C...
" Are the Central Banks spending too much time looking at the details of monetary union and even using it as a reason not to tackle more pressing issues at hand, such as the wholly inappropriate monetary policy now thrust upon the region courtesy of the dollar peg?"
PoV: Salling Clicker v3.5 and Nokia E61
“Salling Clicker is ouraward-winning remote control software. It lets you control popularapplications from a mobile phone or handheld computer through a userinterface similar to a portable media player”- quoted from Salling Clicker website I would say that it’s a pretty...
Paterson to Become 55th NY Governor
Paterson gets sworn in as the nation's first blind governor today, we are looking for photos and videos of the event."Lt. Gov. David Paterson prepared to take over Monday for Gov. Eliot Spitzer, whose vow as he took office of "Day One, Everything Changes," was unraveled a... 
Keillor Endorses Obama
I'm happy to report that Lake Wobegon has thrown its friendly hat into the ring for Obama. Rhubarb pie, anyone?Viva, Obama!"Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, Obama's campaign announced...
Students fight ban on gay blood donors
Men who have had sex with another man at least once since 1977 are not allowed by Canadian Blood Services to donate blood, but many student groups are trying to change that.It would appear gay cooties are still an...
Town tries out Cybercar concept
"A driverless car which is controlled by computer and uses lasers to avoid obstacles is being demonstrated in a Northamptonshire town.
Daventry is investigating ways to increase the use of public transport and... 
CFMEU and ACF unite for action on climate change
"Date: 11-Sep-2007 In a rare convergence of interests, the mining union and environmentalists have collaborated to call for urgent Government action on climate change. With climate change set to be a critical federal election campaign issue, the CFMEU Mining and Energy...
'Chicago Sun-Times' Looks to Redefine Itself as 'Liberal, Working-Class' Paper
The Chicago Sun Times is moving left.It's gotta be a business decision, not a moral or political one. I say this with due deference to publisher John Cruickshank, who in a past lifetime was a fellow journalist at...
Udall Legacy Bus Tour Blog
"On June 12th, thirteen crazy Udallers are hoppin' on a ride so pimped out -- it would make Arnold Schwarzenegger jealous. We're taking our motor coach coast-to-coast highlighting people -- especially young people -- who are finding solutions to pressing environmental and...
A Himalayan Trek Takes Power and Pills
by Erica Gehrke for thevancouverobserver.com Morning and night I peeled my socks off and with them came pieces of skin, scabs, and a malodorous waft.Surviving another day, I hobbled along, walking stick in hand,...
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