I have watched a lot of the news coverage out of Haiti and the level of destruction and number of deaths is staggering. If you possibly can donate to a good organization to help with Haiti, please do. My donation went to the Clinton Foundation to the Haiti fund.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A strongly felt aftershock [...]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President René Préval issued an urgent appeal for his earthquake-shattered nation Wednesday, saying he had been stepping over dead bodies and hearing the cries of those trapped under the rubble of the national Parliament.
Préval, in his first interview since the earthquake, said the country was destroyed and he believed there [...]
Wow…this is very cool.
An octopus and its coconut-carrying antics have surprised scientists.
Underwater footage reveals that the creatures scoop up halved coconut shells before scampering away with them so they can later use them as shelters.
Writing in the journal Current Biology, the team says it is the first example of tool use in octopuses.
One of the [...]
This isn’t too surprising. It’s just a shame that people don’t make more if they are worth more to society.
The research, carried out by think tank the New Economics Foundation, says hospital cleaners create £10 of value for every £1 they are paid.
It claims bankers are a drain on the country because of the damage [...]
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Why aren’t these child abusers in jail in addition to the financial compensation? Where’s the justice in allowing them to buy their way out of their abuse? And I don’t think their regret will help those damaged by their abuse. According to the article they are guilty of permitting and covering up endemic rape, molestation, [...]
Rioting continues in the streets of Iran and violence seems to be more and more prevalent. Below is some video out of Iran.
The situation is changing so rapidly it’s almost impossible to keep track of. Here is a link to Twitter that will help you with the updates: TWITTER
WARNING – GRAPHIC VIDEO
This is THE study much of America has been waiting for. The article continues to say that overweight people tend to have higher medical bills which might, in my opinion, explain why the live longer….it may be that life threatening problems are discovered earlier because they see the doctor more often for the medical [...]
There is a lot of talk today on our news programs about the election results in Iran and how they are suspect. Supporters of the challenger to Ahmadinejad, Mousavi, are taking to the streets. “I personally strongly protest the many obvious violations and I’m warning I will not surrender to this dangerous [...]
I’ve been gone all day so I will post this without an opinion as I haven’t read or heard the speech. I’ll get back to you with an opinion.
Read the full transcript of the speech here, full video below…
CAIRO – Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama called for a “new beginning between [...]
The richest church in the world is claiming poverty when it comes to compensating the victims of abuse which are mostly poor children in Ireland. A nine-year investigation showed abuse of thousands of children in Catholic Church-run schools. Why are governments allowing this abuse to continue instead of prosecuting and jailing the child abusers? It’s [...]
