Ironically, in the third world, in rural areas a lot of the “green” technology is actually either too expensive, too complicated or unavailable. But recently, the Electronic Jeepney AKA E-Jeepney, has been introduced into Makati, a suburb of Manila, with the help of GRIPP and Greenpeace: The campaign is part of GRIPP’s Climate Friendly Cities [...]

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Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect Unilateral water diversion, or withdrawal of water from international or common rivers, has been the long-standing policy of India. India bothered little about the concerns of a lower riparian country, such as Bangladesh, in diverting water from common rivers. In 1896, the “Harmon [...]

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  Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mounted a strong defense of a controversial nuclear energy deal with the United States on Monday, saying it was crucial for the country’s prosperity.The historic deal, seen as the cornerstone of a new friendship between New Delhi [...]

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Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly SuspectPresident Pratibha Patil will address the nation Tuesday on the eve of Independence Day. This will be Patil’s first address to the nation after assuming office last month. The address will be telecast over state broadcaster Doordarshan in Hindi and then in English from [...]

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Today’s Lunch is straight from the Heartland. Correspondent Greg Hauenstein reports from Ames, Iowa, on the GOP straw poll. Watch now!

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 Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect  Pakistanis are set to celebrate 60 years of independence today against a backdrop of Islamist bombings that have shaken General Pervez Musharraf’s government. Four civilians were killed by a roadside bomb yesterday in the volatile North West Frontier province, while security forces clashed [...]

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“It will make you look at your darkest desires and then turn away in shame.” No shock Sherlock what was your first clue? In this psychological thriller “Of the Law” by Susan Wingate (Sixteen Cat Tails Press) is a sort of twisted memoir/ murder mystery. The main character is Harvey Fleming, the chief of Police [...]

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 Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect  The coach of a six-year-old Indian boy who entered the record books last year when he ran 40 miles in seven hours was arrested yesterday and charged with torturing the child. Biranchi Das, a fitness fanatic who runs a judo school in the [...]

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My husband seems to think I have too much time on my hands since I watch soap operas everyday. I have been watching some of these soap operas for over 30 years. You know the old saying, Old habits are hard to break? Well this is a good example of that. So I decided to [...]

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Kevin McCullough and Mike Gallagher have been decrying the article by Steven Levitt discussing hypothetical ways a terrorist could attack America. Calling him a freak, a maniac and treasonous, the two columnists explain that Levitt has turned over a blueprint to anyone who would be interested in attacking America. The dilemma is this: are these [...]

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People on both sides of the aisle have been tripping over themselves to support Michelle Obama’s proclamation that the question, “Is Barack black enough?” doesn’t matter. In a certain sense they’re right. There’s no blackness test for president, and if there was, every single leader up to this point in time would have failed it. [...]

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In the latest edition of the Rasmussen Reports weekly Democratic poll update released today, Sen. Hillary Clinton lost four points of support from last week but she still leads Sen. Barack Obama by 15% and John Edwards by 27%.

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“I like Van Halen. Not Van Hagar!” – Joe Dirt Chin up, Joe, your dreams have come true, your prayers answered Van Halen, not Van Hagar will be on tour this Fall. In twenty-two years the likes of David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen have not performed on stage. An ill fated reunion happened [...]

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“The House of Eliott” is a lavish and lush treat for anyone who loves the beautifully detailed BBC costume dramas traditionally showcased on “Masterpiece Theater” or (of late) on the A&E channel. I’ve never been able to figure out why the Brits do this sort of thing so consistently well, but American producers attempting the [...]

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With the global rise in food prices finally catching up to Germany and the rest of continental Europe, and clearly at a loss as to what to do about it, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to have lost her nerve and has been repeatedly caught hoarding groceries at Berlin supermarkets near the Regierungsviertel (Berlin’s government [...]

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— OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. — We will explore all possibilities. It does not mean we will compromise on basic principles According to the PTI, despite their firm [...]

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CUPE members would rather be talking turkey.  But yesterday they were cooking turkey. CUPE members are on strike in Vancouver.  Yesterday was Day 24 of the strike in which inside and outside City government workers, from librarians to garbage collectors, are off the job. But workers at Carnegie Center’s low cost cafeteria on the Downtown Eastside, Canada’s poorest neighbourhood, [...]

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, published today, President Bush’s political strategist Karl Rove announced that he will be leaving the White House on August 31.

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  Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect Every time a famous person passes away, I hear the familiar phrase “An era has come to an end”. May be yes, when such things happen, an era does come to an end. Celebrities who live long and illustrious lives often represent [...]

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  Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect Recently I read an article about the arrest of a Pentecostal Christian preacher in Coimbatore. The preacher in question had not committed any theft, murder or any of the crimes that one might imagine. Rather he was found praying.  Praying with his [...]

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 Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect  It looks like that the UPA government is developing dementia. It can’t remember any more if it supports a free market economy or a socialist one. The so called mixed economy on which many of us grew up was some thing we all [...]

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Photo courtesy of Leff at Flickr New scams are invented daily. Here is one, where self-service stamp machines (the kind that accept payment cards) are being targeted at Post Offices. David Bowermaster at the Seattle Times is reporting: In mid-July, three men left their homes near Los Angeles and traveled to Seattle to buy postage [...]

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From The Gathering Storm Blog Britain just can’t get enough of pleasing terrorists. First it was the special health care that was given to the terrorist who drove a flaming Jeep in to the Glasgow airport terminal. Now, terrorist who have been arrested need special considerations to protect their skins and to shield them from [...]

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The big news in London this week is their iconic clock, Big Ben, will cease to ring for the next four to six weeks as it undergoes maintenance to replace its bearings for the first time in its 150 year history. The sound of the giant rings the bell makes each hours is distinctive to [...]

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Brett Ratner is a director who has proved himself to be an A-list director yet still receives the criticism of an up and coming filmmaking. He has proved himself marketable once again though with a successful opening of “Rush Hour 3,” which took in $19 million on Friday night and beat out the reigning film [...]

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Among the number of summer camps that children will attend this summer, one of the more unique camps is called “Operation Purple.” Located in Santa Barbara, this camp is exclusively for children who have parents deployed by the military. Here, they meet other children who have gone through similar experiences and have relatable worries and [...]

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The only good thing that saw the light in South Africa this week was the Mail & Guardian Cartoon by Zapiro: Headlines in most of the newspapers were dominated by the sacking of The Deputy Minister for Health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. Government officials tendered various reasons for this move and all the attacks have the distinct [...]

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By John Donovan of RoyalDutchShellPlc.com: 13 August 2007 PREFACE: The article below was supplied to the high command of the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell plc this morning including its Chief Executive, Jeroen van der Veer, its Chairman, Jorma Ollila and the Chief Executive of Shell Exploration & Production, Malcolm Brinded. The invitation with the [...]

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PANORAMA with ‘Bulfaaleh’-Ghanaians were killed by Gambia Gov Agents-Final Verdict Released 53 versus 44 ‘Bulfaaleh’ Investigates!(PART TWO) NIA agents failed to abduct Sanna agent Kausu Jarju comes back another time with recording devices-the cassette that helped kill the Ghanaians. The NIA under the stewardship of late Daba Marenah sent Kausu Jarju the agent at GAMSTAR [...]

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PANORAMA with ‘Bulfaaleh’-Ghanaians were killed by Gambia Gov Agents-Final Verdict Released 53 versus 44 ‘Bulfaaleh’ Investigates!(PART ONE) PANORAMA with ‘Bulfaaleh’-Ghanaians were killed by Gambia Gov Agents-Final Verdict Released 53 versus 44 ‘Bulfaaleh’ Investigates!(PART ONE) Introductory remarks-The Ghanaians were killed by state house CHIAKAS,CID FAAL and others… Before starting the marathon revelations on this special feature [...]

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Any number of examples can be found these days to illustrate the poor or destructive education received by our children in the United States today. All across the country our children are being slighted by Teacher’s Unions and organizations who don’t wish to teach but wish to indoctrinate our children with their brand of political [...]

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