Sometinmes you just can't this stuff up."NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A judge who jailed 46 people who were in his courtroom when a cellphone call interrupted proceedings was removed from the bench Tuesday by a state...
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1137 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
Fuel Cell technology has come a long way recently and should be a major player in the "green" vehicle market within the next few years. Although ethanol is promising, there are issues with it such as creating...
created by ifindtrends | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 2247 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
"Officially, Wal-Mart Stores
released a “comprehensive report of its sustainability efforts”
yesterday. But the much-anticipated document could more accurately be
described as a citizenship report.Wal-Mart did offer many nuggets that would hearten environmentalists. It...
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"IT rumble in the jungle
Fancy having city kids go into the village to learn? Usually it’s the other way around. But the Horizon Lanka IT village at Mahavilachchiya in Anuradhapura plays host to students from the cities and towns keen on learning IT and this small hamlet...
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Many great strides have been made but the best cure right now is prevention. "WASHINGTON — Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal...
created by mpress | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 364 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Whitney Keyes reports on Merrill Brown's appearance at a forum hosted by the Washington News Council in Seattle this week:"The forum was well moderated by Merrill Brown, former editor in chief and senior VP of MSNBC and chairman of www.nowpublic.com. The panelists were Cory...
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Columbian President Alvara Uribe today thanked the UN for the help it has given the country with its drug trafficking problem and internally displaced people.Speaking at the General Assembly in New York, Uribe...
created by MexicoReporter | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 585 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Latin America's success is vital to the global future. Decisions that are made now will hold great impact for the next generations. Education and fair wages are the backbone of progressive success, however, infrastructure in the region is still antiquated outside of any...
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"The assault on the environment cannot be effectively controlled, but must be prevented. Although some laudable progress has been made, it has mainly been cosmetic, addressing symptoms rather than causes. In view of this, NYC is using Farm Aid's 22nd anniversary concert to...
NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actual experience. Plauged with historically low Neilsen...
created by phrolen | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 514 views | 6 recommendations | 9 comments
After just listening to President Bush’s speech I am struck
by his total conviction to his mission and am confident that he will not give
up the fight until his term in office is over.
The speech’s aim was to improve the morale of our troops and
to give a boost to...
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"The Pentagon has said it will deploy troops to Basra if necessary to fill the vacuum left by a British withdrawal.
Brig Gen Richard Sherlock, deputy director for operational planning at the Pentagon, was adamant...
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"David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said the build-up of American forces in Baghdad since late January had produced positive outcomes. These included the killing or capture of al-Qa'ida fighters,...
created by merrie | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 529 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
If Bush does indeed ask for, and get the funds, U.S. spending in Iraq would then total more than three billion dollars per week. "US President George W Bush plans to ask Congress for an extra 50 bln usd for Iraq following a highly anticipated report on progress in the...
"MOSCOW — Ten people were arrested and will be charged soon in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian chief prosecutor said Monday.
"We have made serious progress...
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