" By Tim Hirsch BBC News, Sao Paulo Brazil's disappearing rainforests have long been of concern The Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015. It is one...
"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...
"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...
The British millionaire who killed his family and burned his house down appears to have planned the crime well beforehand. Rather than it being due to a snap rage, it appears he was planning it for a long while, even...
After holding crisis talks about the Russian invasion of Georgia in Brussels yesterday, EU leaders have decided to postpone talks that had been scheduled to take place later this month. The talks between the EU and Russia were to discuss a new partnership pact. This comes at...
Why the rules in Canada is so complicated?? No family expected to have their children disabled. Disabled doesn't mean not perfect! "Paul Chapman, his wife Barbara-Anne and their children Jack, 16, and Lucy, seven,...
David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, will tomorrow dare Prime Minister Gordon Brown to sack him, as he makes a naked bid for Labour leadership. " The Foreign Secretary fires the first salvo in a...
Rain rain, go away...but a few more drops won't hurt us folk in Toronto from getting a record amount of precipitation this week.Around 240 millimetres of rain has fallen since the beginning of last month, and only...
highlighted by Rob Walker | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 1697 views | 14 comments
There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them. "After deployment along the...
highlighted by Sanjay Jha | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago 209 views | 1 comment
" I always enjoy reading stories that stress about the importance of having an emergency fund. Here's one from Vanguard."With so much publicity about saving for long-term financial objectives—such as retirement, purchasing a home, or investing for a child's...
Opinion - if you don't want your feelings hurt, don't read it."Here’s what one commenter had to say almost a year ago about the first benchmark report: "Expecting the Iraqi government to live up to the invaders “benchmarks” is totally absurd and won’t ever happen. ...
I prefer face to face meetings, rather than internet meeting. But then that's me. What about you?" What's to love about LinkedIn? Melanie Lindner, Forbes Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 In the Internet age,...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's accused Islamic Terrorist was reported to have told al-Qaida that Canada has cheap land in which to set up a Terrorist Training Camp.To that I say, well I guess...
"Disaboom-sponsored Alejandro Albor, world champion handcyclist and double-leg amputee, secured his place on the United States Paralympic Hand Cycling team when, despite a shoulder injury, Albor clinched a first...
highlighted by ESKCSG | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 238 views | 0 comments