Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care

As a Texan.. and one who is very familiar with institutions in Texas.. I can vouch for the validity of this story..  Texas is a state that is truly "backwards" in such areas, and uses such things to generate...

Kraft turns cheese waste into energy

Kraft is the latest company to jump on the green bandwagon, and turn part of its waste into a bigger return.Two cheese plants located in New York will turn their used whey into energy that will help to supplant a...

IAEA denied access to Yongbyon while US ponders on terror list removal

While the US pondered on the removal of North Korea from its sate terror list, IAEA has been denied access to the country's nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon plant. This is a response to US delays in...

Australian Open to increase prize money

Australian open managing council today decided to increase the prize money to A$22 million from A$20.6million. " Prize money for both the men's and women's singles champions at next year's Australian Open has been...

American Express Card Holder ? We need your vote for a charity Project

" Are you an American Express Card Holder ?All we need is a vote from you for this very important project, that will build 100 pediatric eye centers in India. We need 5000 votes by Monday night (Sept 29th, 2008).To vote please click on...

Did Russia Quell Israeli Strike On Iran?

It appears that Russian intelligence had strategic reasons beyond liberating South Ossetia and Abkhazia in their invasion of Georgia.  In protecting Russian investments in Iran and providing the Iranian government with the...

Sarah Palin has a penchant for sun tans

Republican vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been under intense media scrutiny after being nominated. Sarah Palin has moved from a small town mayor, in a short span of two years to governor's office. She...

Friday meeting to clarify North Korean nuclear position

A meeting has been scheduled for Friday between United States and North Korean officials to clarify exactly what is going on with the Yongbyon nuclear facility.  The United States is looking for an explanation about reports out earlier in the week claiming the Yongbyon...

Brothers admit stealing parts from 244 corpses

"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Two brothers who ran a funeral home and crematorium admitted Tuesday that they sold corpses to a company that trafficked stolen body parts, a macabre scheme that left families aghast and unclear about the fate of their loved ones. Louis and...

Angry North Korea threatens nuclear U-turn

North Korea is going through a denuclearizition and have halted the proccess becuase they refuse to be treated like they're on probabtion from the states,and have yet to submit to random inspections of their nuclear facilities."The communist nation said it halted the...

N Korea 'stops nuclear disabling'

"North Korea says it has stopped disabling its nuclear facilities, accusing the US of reneging on a six-party disarmament deal. Work was suspended on 14 August, a foreign ministry spokesman is quoted as telling the state news agency KCNA. North Korea says it took the step...

FBI: Couple wants car, offers sex with 5-year-old

"SANA ANTIONIO, Texas (AP) -- A San Antonio couple is accused of trying to trying to trade sex with the woman's 5-year-old daughter for an apartment, a used car and child care for her 10-month old daughter. Jennifer Richards, 25, and her married boyfriend, Sean Michael Block,...

Looting...it's what binds Canadians!

OPINION Looting...it's what binds Canadians!  Is it looting season in Central and eastern Canada?  I guess some of the citizenry of the fine city of Toronto are just looking for an excuse (opportunity) to...

Should detox clinics have to be smoke-free?

Canadian drug treatment centres and mental health facilities have typically held the view that patients trying to wean themselves off hard drugs shouldn't try to quit smoking at the same time. The cultural shift...

McCain Calls Barack, NObama on Energy

Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it." “We all know that a comprehensive solution is...

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