Rainwater tanks, greywater and recycling

'' An interesting article citing the new Australian labour party policy to encourage the use of and fund recycling of water initiatives as well as focussing on promoting the use of water tanks especially in the eastern states of Australia''"Rivers and WaterRainwater tanks,...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

Northern Ireland's Average House Cost Over £215,000

The Touch Of Blair has transformed the housing market in Northern Ireland. Soon to be the New London for the most expensive property in the world. Tony Blair's magic at transforming real estate property values could be worth Billions to undervalued property spots. "Northern...

Nigeria Votes: Polls Remain Open Despite Violence

The barriers to voting have stacked up, but Nigeria has not given up. Once the dust settles, citizens of Africa's most populous nation are hoping that their efforts have not been in vain.An update from South Africa's Mail & Guardian:"An attempt to blow up the electoral...

US Jews toughest foes of Iraq war.

"The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition US Jews toughest foes of Iraq war Haviv Rettig, THE JERUSALEM POST Feb. 26, 2007 Jews are more strongly opposed to the Iraq War - and have been since before it began - than any other American religious group, according to an analysis of...

Iraqi Journalists who read NowPublic: what is this?

A bit of a mystery that needs to be cleared up.This headline showed up in my RSS news reader: "More U.S. Military Assaults on Media".Strangely, the link to the article goes nowhere; as if it had been purposely removed.  Was there an attack by US forces on the Baghdad...

The Real World Survivor Fiji – Cultural Icons Suffer :: MAXINE

"Island nation cultural history and methods on how societies operate and evolve is an extremely important component to island life. Anyone who has traveled the Pacific knows that the undercurrent of how things operate is colored in island tribal tradition and that this is...

Obama to Howard: Chickenhawk!

"Barack Hussein Obama fired back at Autralian PM John Howard today, invoking the familiar “nutroots” chickenhawk meme at a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa Responding to Howard’s criticism of Obama’s Iraq surrender-by-May plan, Obama lashed out at Howard by minimizing the...

Bold move by Afghan assembly: Immunity to all Afghans

It's either that, or a fool's errand.  I have seen nothing from the taliban that would make me think that an offer of peace and reconciliation is even desirable to them.  If anything, it reminds me of the early days of the war, and the fall of Konduz.  The...

Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank

"Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank The territory west of the Shaksgam river in northern Pakistan—the Sarpo Laggo and Shimshal valleys, the Baltoro, Biafo, Hispar, and Braldu glaciers, and the Aghil range—is Shipton country, severely contoured, and with the highest...

Security Council backs speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia

Security Council backs speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council backed the speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia and strongly supported a dialogue among all political players and humanitarian aid for the...