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One Thousand Hear Change of Note in World's Longest Concert
At least it wouldn't be hard to learn to play this composition--unlike the boogie woogie and classical that I love to play!" More than 1,000 music-lovers showed up on Saturday, July 5, in a German town to hear a change of note in the longest-running and slowest piece of music...Child safety laws mean adults 'scared to approach children'
"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...Adults 'scared to go near kids'
An interesting report that says that adults are becoming wary of spending too much time with children because they are afraid their intentions will be suspect."Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. ...
Heady excitement damped by doubt
Benin's intro: This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy. The report was very fairly balanced and... Honest Filipino cabbie inspires, even after death
When asked what I would do if I were to be placed in this situation, I would still weigh the pros and cons and not naturally side with what's morally right. That's why individuals like these I admire so much. And that's why people like Nestor...Painting, sculpture exhibition on women’s beauty
Liberality and harmony, the ultimate unity of Yin and Yang are what the audience can feel from paintings and statues by the couple Le Cong Thanh and Nguyen Kim Thai."The exhibition displays 30 paintings and...Blacks Split on Obama's Reverend
The American Black community has a decided split opinion of Barak Obama and his pastor Reverend Wright. Young Black Americans favor an empowerment philosophy like that espoused by DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Older Blacks, "Those from the civil... Australia Apologizes to Aborigines
The Australian Government has offered a formal apology for past mistreatment of Aborigines. Note: Also see our member sremmah3's earlier story on the speech. The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to... Historic Aboriginal Ceremony Opens Australian Parliament
Even if it has taken far too long to happen, it is a landmark and historic moment for Australia's government to finally offer a public apology to aboriginal victims of the 'Stolen Generations'."Australia's parliament...Susan Eisenhower: Backing Obama
" Forty-seven years ago, my grandfather Dwight D. Eisenhower bid farewell to a nation he had served for more than five decades. In his televised address, Ike famously coined the term "military-industrial complex,"... Nintendo Announce Wii And Nintendo DS Sales Figures
"Throughout 2007 the Nintendo DS and Wii have both seen strong hardware and software sales, as people of all ages across Europe embraced the pick up and play nature of the consoles and titles released.
The phenomenal... Couple celebrates 76 years of marriage
Seventy-six years together is impressive to say the least.As someone who's been in a serious relationship for less than two years now, I feel underqualified to comment what makes for a lasting relationship. I suspect... Two held arrested over Christmas Eve family killings
Police have arrested the family's daughter and her boyfriend for a gruesome Chistmas eve murder that took six members of the family."Detectives painstakingly picked their way Thursday through the rural property where six people were killed Christmas Eve, and prosecutors...Wild Salmon Face Extinction Due To Fish Farms
Another reason to eat organic wild salmon. "Parasitic sea lice found in salmon farms are driving nearby populations of wild salmon toward local extinction, according to a scientific paper published...Canada: Again, Clash of Cultures Proves Deadly
Update :OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada once again has another tragedy on it's hand over Culture, in what seems to be a long standing clash of cultures in which dozens of women in recent memory are...
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