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Food technology driving Indian farmers towards suicide
Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are... Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now
"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'
"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep... Australian school bans cartwheels
Finally! Something that explains the Australian Gymnastic Olympic Medal count !!!"A school in northern Australia will review a ban on cartwheels, handstands and other gymnastic tumbles in the playground after a... Irani Trophy 2008-09: Preview
"The new season begins in earnest in Baroda when the star studded Rest of India team takes on the Ranji champions Delhi. With the series against Australia looming large, and the selectors more or less making their intentions clear, this match has suddenly gained epic...Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains
"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...How To Make Friends…
Seems the American media has found this fine piece of writing from Heather Mallick at the CBC… and it’s starting to really get coverage. Fox did a piece on it today (sorry we can’t watch Fox in Vancouver), and the story is starting to travel. The whole story is rated... Blackberry picking is a dying art
One of the problems for environmentalists is getting kids at an early age to engage with nature. Many city children know very little about nature or plants as was revealed earlier in the year when a survey of British... The early vote begins, What will influence early voters most?
"Even though bags of candy corn and other Halloween treats have barely hit drugstore shelves, Virginia voters will start casting their ballots on Friday at early-voting sites around the commonwealth. Another... Campaign Lies, Media Double Standards
Regardless of your political leanings, if you are interested in politics and have some time I suggest popping over to the National Journal and giving the full piece a thorough read." I no longer trust the major... Canadian National Election Campaign - 'Stephen Harper Has Failed' Says Layton
The listeriosis outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of 18 people has continued to push its way into the Canadian national polical scene. The reverberations from agriculture minister Gerry Ritz's 'jokes' about... Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'
"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...ACLU wants prisons to become polling places
"There are few radical left-wing organizations more obnoxious than the American Civil Liberties Union. That’s because the ACLU doesn’t just pack a tie-dyed Volkswagen full of leftover San Fransisco hippies and drive to your area to protest, they pack a private jet full... Palin White Trash according to CBC, Yeah Have a Beer aye
"I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to the... Why the Financial Meltdown Reflects the Fundamental Failure of the Bush-McCai...
"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...
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