Rainy Weather Causes Voting Havoc for Virginia

The US Election Day 2008 is only a few hours old, but another voting issue has arisen in the state of Virginia - the rain.Two incidents in Virginia have already been reported, but voting issues are going on in New...

More Than 80,000 Dead or Missing in China Earthquake

Over 80,000 people are missing or dead in China, and the final toll might be far worse as disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could still affect millions. At least 3.3 million tents were requested by the...

6 million Ethiopian children at risk of starving

With the world's attention on Burma and China, many fear the dire situation in Ethiopa may not be adequately addressed. The magnitude of these numbers show just how unfair the wealth disparity in the world really...

Pixar and Disney Reveal their Slate of Animated Offerings

From gourmandizing rats and superheroing families, Pixar's next step will be into the robo-world of Wall-E. Disney and Pixar showed off the first half-hour of the film (link to Latino Review's review, spoiler...

Mental disorders half of hospital stays among homeless

Being homeless is the worst thing next to death. The worry of where to sleep, where to eat and shelter from the cold. No wonder they have mental health problems, who wouldn't?"More than half of hospital stays by homeless Canadians are a direct result of mental disorders,...

Cane Pilot CBS

Cane is about sugar cane and the battle that a dynasty of Cuban Americans face while working in the US. This show was produced by ABC Studios and CBS. It will premiere on CBS on the 25th of September 2007.

chi-comms are nucking futs

"In an eminent domain move that would make even David Souter blush, the Chinese government is relocating some 250,000 Tibetans from their remote Himalayan villages to new “socialist villages.” "The project, which got under way last year, is formally titled the...

A Poet Crusades for the Right to Die His Way

"ROME, Dec. 19 — Many patients on respirators are not conscious and so cannot say whether they want to live or die. But Piergiorgio Welby is still full of words, hard and touching ones, that may be changing the way Italy thinks about euthanasia and other choices for the...

Madrid: this city is brighter at night

Here's a photographic report on Madrid at night, a city that doesn't sleep."Christmas season, night has come, and neither rain nor heavy traffic can stop the masses of people to enjoy taking a walk on a city that...

A Melriches Morning

We have a tradition of eating a super greasy brunch each day on the weekend. Usually we hit up Denny's because we are clearly uncreative and like love handles, but one of my favourite places to go is Melriches in Yaletown.Anything with the word 'Yaletown' in it sort of...

I Love Jesus, Religion and racism

An essay exploring the issues of religion and racism.

From Rags to Riches

This article is part of the meta-post 4169 Words Mostly Mine or How George Allen Is A Racist Biggot. This article covers Sandi Thom and how she went from a webcam to a record deal. It’s the new media.

Sorted Reviewed on BBC

This article is part of the meta-post Another 3000 words or how copyrights are creating a controversy on Chartreuse. This article gives a update on the new drama on postal service workers Sorted on BBC.

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