JMAR reveals significant purity differences among leading brands of bottled water Company to launch nationwide campaign to market BioSentry. Water Protection Technology. SAN DIEGO - JMAR Technologies, Inc., has announced the results of an independent study into the different purity levels of the leading brands of bottled water based on the Company's unique pathogen detection technology. The findings were surprising as they revealed that many of the higher priced brands contained heavier concentrations of bio-particle contamination than less expensive brands. The results of the study can be viewed at www.jmar.com/BioSentry_bottled_water.shtml These results indicate that, in addition to protecting water supplies against c... more

Hindus have admired the efforts of Church of Norway for building bridges with other religions and have urged other world religions and denominations to initiate interfaith dialogue. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that serious and honest interfaith dialogue was the need of the hour. Religion was the most powerful, complex and far-reaching force in our society, so we must take it seriously. And we all knew that religion comprised much more than our own particular tradition/experience. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that it was commendable on the part of Church of Norway to come up with a 40-page "A study guide on interreligious dialogue" and seven-p... more

Chula Vista - On January 3, 2009 at approximately 8:49 pm, officers from the Chula Vista Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Telegraph Canyon Road and Apache Drive in Chula Vista for a report of an injury collision involving two vehicles. The driver of one of the vehicles was a 66-year-old male Chula Vista resident who sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision. He was transported to Mercy Hospital's Trauma Center in San Diego for treatment. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital as a result of his injuries. His identity is being withheld pending the notification of his family. The driver of the other vehicle was a 26-year-old female Chula Vista resident. She was transported to UCSD Medical ... more

Sacramento ...Senator Jeff Denham (R-Merced) and Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) held a news conference today in front of San Quentin State Prison to announce a bi-partisan effort to cut funding for the expansion of San Quentin.s Condemned Inmate Complex (CIC) for death row inmates. "The death row expansion is a bottomless money pit that will drain hundreds of millions of dollars from the state.s massive and ever-increasing budget deficit," said Senator Denham. "State funding for the expansion must be cut." "These are hard times for California, and while Democrats and Republicans have not yet reached agreement on how to bridge a $40 billion deficit, Senator Denham and I are reaching across party lines to offer one piece of... more

SAVANNAH, GA - Don Zeman, known to millions of radio listeners and television viewers across the country as "America's Home Improvement Expert" died suddenly on December 31, 2008, while on vacation in Mississippi. He was 55 years old. Zeman was host of Homefront with Don Zeman, the nationally syndicated home improvement radio show heard each Saturday morning in more than 300 markets across the U.S. and Canada. A native of Missouri, Zeman was born May 26, 1953 in Springfield MO, the son of Donald H. Zeman Sr. and Ruth Chalupny. He attended schools in Florissant MO and at an early age, took up bowling. He learned to bowl before his sixth birthday and became a professional bowler before his 16th birthday. He traveled across... more

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Nevada clergy belonging to various religions and denominations is coming together to honor fellow Nevadan acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who was recently invited to European Parliament to promote interfaith dialogue. Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha'i, Native American, etc., religious leaders in northern Nevada will gather for an "interfaith clergy reception in honor of interfaith leader Rajan Zed's European Parliament visit" in Reno (Nevada) on January seven. Various political, government, community, and student leaders of the region are also participating. Announcement by Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr., President of Nevada Clergy Association a... more

Mandali Mendrilla, an internationally distinguished Croatian fashion designer based in USA, has dedicated a line of designer shirts from her latest atelier collection to acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. "This collection is a symbiosis of the traditional American T-shirt and the historical Indian kurta and combining them was an attempt to unite the spirits of two continents," Mandali pointed out in a statement from Los Angeles (USA) today. Mandali says that the sparkling for the clothing line "The Little Conch: a tribute to His Grace Rajan Zed" came from Zed's demonstrated courage and capacity for inspiring in others the urge of interfaith dialogue and Mandali's meeting with him in the recent past. "I felt very proud of ... more

LOS ANGELES - Riki Ellison, Chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org points out in an Alert to the membership of his organization that the situation in the Middle East between Israel and the Hamas is a real life example of the need for missile defense deployment by Israel. Ellison was in Israel a few months ago and toured many of the cities under attack by Hamas. He has a good understanding of the need for a missile defense system for Israel, and shares this with the MDAA membership. His remarks are as follows: "A war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip continues to escalate as it now enters its 4th day and more than 350 people have died. Israel is poised to move into the Gaza Strip... more

Doubt is in the hunt for Oscar nominations, especially for its high-powered cast of Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. Doubt is written and directed by John Patrick Shanley (who won the 1988 Oscar for Moonstruck) and adapted the screenplay from his own play, Doubt: A Parable, which won the Pulitzer, Drama Desk and Tony awards in 2005. However, I have doubts about Doubt the movie. As a film director, Shanley is an excellent screenwriter. It is true that Streep is amazing in the lead role of Sister Aloysius that won Cherry Jones the 2005 Tony award while fellow Oscar winner Hoffman matches her in scene after scene as Father Flynn. Many people are touting the chances of Davis to be nominated for (and possibl... more

A week after United Nations authorized to conduct land and air attacks on Somali pirate bases, Beijing said it will be sending Navy Ships to combat against pirates. Chinese naval fleet set sail from the southern port of Sanya on Friday afternoon bound for Somalia, where it will join international anti-piracy operations, the government and state media said. The two destroyers and a supply ship will arrive in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in about 10 days to begin an initial three-month anti-piracy escort mission, the official Xinhua news agency said. The destroyers, Haikou and Wuhan, are said to be two of China's most sophisticated warships. Rear Admiral Du Jingcheng, the mission commander, told Xinhau: "We have made special prepa... more

Co-Hosts Make Donation to SAG Foundation for the 13th Consecutive Year. Los Angeles ... PEOPLE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) will co-host the official SAG Awards. Gala, held immediately following the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. on Sunday, Jan. 25 on the back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center. Tony Schubert of Los Angeles-based Event Eleven will design and produce the Gala for the first time this year, while famed chef Wolfgang Puck returns to create the Gala.s culinary delights for the second consecutive year. The SAG Awards Gala has been a cornerstone of the PEOPLE, EIF, SAG relationship for the past 13 years. On this special night, the three organizations come together to salute the charitable ... more

A leading press freedom organisation has called for the release from prison of a doctor sentenced to six months by a Kurdish judge for writing an medical article about sodomy. Adel Hussein was convicted of offending public decency with his article in newspaper Hawlati and sentenced on November 24th in the city of Arbil, the capital of Kurdish-controlled Iraq. Reporters Without Borders said: "Sexual practices are part of the individual freedoms that a democratic state is supposed to promote and protect. "Furthermore, Hussein did not defend homosexuality. He limited himself to describing a form of behaviour from a scientific viewpoint. "We are astonished to learn that a press case has been tried under the criminal code. "Wha... more

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, reprises its successful 2007-08 production of Samuel Beckett?s Waiting For Godot for 10 performances from Thursday, January 15 through Sunday, January 25, 2009. Described by the Los Angeles Times as a ?top-notch production,? the play is directed by Andrew Traister and features Mark Bramhall (Lucky), Robertson Dean (Estragon), Mitch Edmonds (Pozzo), Joel Swetow (Vladimir) and Alex Yeghiazarian (Boy). Beckett?s wickedly witty treatise on the nature of human existence is considered one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. Traister describes the production as ?a funny, passionate, heartfelt, straightforward reading of the play. It is simply about two men waiting, but ther... more

L.A. Theatre Works revives classic Negro Ensemble Company play for radio January 14 - 18. LOS ANGELES, CA - Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman (The Wire), Tony nominee Rocky Carroll (Navy NCIS) and John Cothran, Jr. (Black Snake Moan) are set to head the cast when L.A. Theatre Works presents Ceremonies in Dark Old Men by Academy Award nominee Lonne Elder, III. Five performances take place January 14-18 at the Skirball Cultural Center, where they will be recorded to air on LATW's nationally syndicated, weekly radio theater series, The Play's The Thing. First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, this classic masterpiece is the portrait of a Harlem family that dreams of a better life, but pursues it in tragic ways. Ceremonies... more

"THE SIX DEGREES OF HELTER SKELTER" DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES OVER 40 LOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NOTORIOUS MANSON FAMILY MURDERS ... DVD AVAILABLE DEC. 18. Hosted by Hollywood Death Historian Scott Michaels (Findadeath.com, Dearly Departed Tours, "Dearly Departed, Vol. 1"). Hollywood, CA ... Tenacity Entertainment will release "The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter," hosted by noted Hollywood death historian Scott Michaels, on December 18. The feature-length DVD documentary offers an entertaining and hauntingly unique retelling of the notorious Manson Family Murders by taking viewers on an insightful exploration of over 40 key locations associated with the spree that rocked Los Angeles and shocked the world in August 1969. The 104-minute... more

Seeking 'the brightest minds from all industries," electric vehicle builder hires pair of execs with experience ranging from Ford and Formula One racing to Callaway Golf. VISTA, Calif. - As the first all-electric vehicle from Aptera Motors nears final production, the Southern California start-up continues to broaden its management team. Following his edict to hire the brightest minds from all industries, Aptera President and CEO Paul Wilbur announced that Tom Reichenbach, with nearly three decades of engineering experience at Ford and in motorsports, and David Oakley, with manufacturing experience accrued at Callaway Golf, are the newest additions to the management team for the Vista, Calif.-based vehicle manufacturer. Reichenbac... more

15th Annual SAG Awards. Ceremonies to be Simulcast Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 on TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET/PT, 7 pm CT, 6 pm MT. Los Angeles ... "ER" star Angela Bassett, whose political thriller "Nothing But the Truth" premieres December 19, and Eric McCormack, an Actor. recipient for "Will & Grace" and star of the new TNT series "Trust Me," which premieres January 26, will join Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg to announce the nominees for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards., Executive Producer Jeff Margolis announced today. The SAG Awards. nominations in five film and eight television categories will be revealed at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in the SilverScreen Theater at the Pacific Design C... more

Diverse religious leaders of the world have applauded European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pottering for inviting acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed for a dialogue. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, will meet President Pottering in his Brussels (Belgium) office on December ten to discuss Hindu issues and interfaith dialogue. This might be the first major formal visit of a Hindu leader to EP during the current European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID). Various other world religious le aders who visited EP as part of EYID include Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, Grand Mufti of Syria and Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Applauding Pottering for the Zed invitation, Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr., Head Bishop of I... more

Hindus have praised Vatican and Pope Benedict for stepping up its fight against global warming by installing huge solar energy system, thus cutting its carbon monoxide emissions considerably. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, applauded His Holiness Pope Benedictus XVI Joseph A. Ratzinger and Vatican for this environment friendly move and frequent calls to save the planet and curb environmental degradation. Faiths coming out in support of the environment was a remarkable signal, Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said and urged all world religious leaders, religions and denominations to openly bless the environmental causes. Ancient Hindu scriptures, especially Ath... more

International Community of Christ (ICC) has applauded European Parliament (EP) President Hans-Gert Pottering for inviting acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed for a dialogue. In a statement in USA today, ICC Head Bishop Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr. said that this move well suited the goals of European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID), which included to "promote knowledge, respect for and openness towards other beliefs" and "promotion of cultural diversity". Hindus had made a positive contribution to the multi-cultural society of Europe. They believed in peaceful coexistence, and respect for all religions, traditions, beliefs, and cultures. Europe should give due respect to its Hindu brothers and sisters which they well... more

Prairie View, Texas - Prairie View A&M University is pleased to announce the launch of the Royce West Lecture Series, in honor of Texas State Senator Royce West of Dallas. The lecture series was announced during an official inaugural event held last month during PVAMU's 2008 Homecoming celebration. The Royce West Lecture Series was created to serve as a forum for prominent public figures to dialogue with PVAMU students about political and social issues. Held in the auditorium of the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology Building, the launch event drew a crowd of more than 300, which included distinguished guests, alumni, students, faculty and staff. For the kick-off event, the university invited panelists to discuss the social... more

WASHINGTON ...... Taxpayers who make qualifying cash contributions for disaster relief efforts in the Midwest could benefit from a recently passed law that suspends the percentage-of-income limits that would normally apply when taxpayers deduct the contributions on their 2008 federal tax returns. Under the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act, an individual taxpayer who itemizes deductions may choose to deduct qualifying cash contributions up to 100 percent of his or her adjusted gross income, reduced by deductions for other charitable contributions. Similarly, an electing corporation may deduct qualifying cash contributions up to 100 percent of its taxable income, reduced by deductions for other charitable contributions. Cash contrib... more

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. - Roxanne Petteway, president and founder of The Coalition to Improve Education (www.literacyandvirtues.org), recently received a $49,000 grant from The Verizon Foundation at a meeting of the Lake Elsinore Unified School District governing board. "The Verizon Foundation puts a very high priority on education and is proud to be able to support quality programs such as this," commented Doug McAllister, Verizon's Director of Government and External Affairs. "We have been providing reading instruction intervention and remediation programs to the students in Lake Elsinore since 2003," Petteway said. "Our Leadership & Literacy Program has helped hundreds of students in the Lake Elsinore area and we look forward to e... more

"In the four years we.ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving," said Jim Fent, M.S., MFTI, P.T., A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center.s executive vice president. MURRIETA, Calif. ... Counselors at A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center don.t need a calendar to know when Thanksgiving has arrived. They can tell by looking at their caseload of new clients seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. "November, December and January is when we have the most new clients coming in," said Jim Fent, A Better Tomorrow.s executive vice president, adding that the surge in new patients usually starts right at Thanksgiving. "In the four years we.ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving," Fent said. A Better Tomorrow, i... more

Upgrade Calls for a Nominal Service Charge to Begin December 1, 2008. Kralendijk, Bonaire ... As passenger numbers in airports increase and security requirements grow, air travel becomes more stressful and time consuming for passengers. Travelers are seeking an easier and more efficient passage through airports, and Bonaire International Airport is upgrading its departure facilities in order that it can be more efficient and process departure check-ins in a speedier manner. The airport is deploying the new Airport Connect CUTE system (CUTE stands for Common Use Terminal Equipment). This is a common use system whereby all airlines may use each of the 12 available check-in counters at Bonaire's Flamingo Airport. With this system in p... more

Regional elections held in Venezuela on November 23rd have been portrayed in the U.S. media as a defeat for to the government of President Hugo Ch.vez, when in fact the results strongly favor his party, the PSUV. The vast majority of state governorships and mayoralties, including those in many strategic parts of the country such as the Orinoco Oil Belt, remain under pro-government leadership. The majority of Venezuelan citizens voted for candidates aligned with the Ch.vez government. Due to this broad popular support, the PSUV and its allies won 77 percent of governorships and 80 percent of mayoralties. Even in Caracas, where the overarching metropolitan mayoralty went to the opposition, residents of the city's most populous district of ... more

Effort will begin on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and culminate on International Human Rights Day. Washington, DC ... November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women marks the beginning of an international effort to organize 16 days of activism against gender violence around the world. The Enough Project is calling on the public to sign its petition asking the U.S. government to act immediately to end the violence against women and children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 1996, rape has been used as a weapon of war in the region; more than 200,000 women and children have been raped and brutalized in a decade-old conflict. The Enough Project is ask... more

ARCHBOLD, OHIO ... To achieve the ambitious moulding restoration project of the exterior of a set of 1897 buildings in historic New Haven, Connecticut, the team at Kenneth Boroson Architects turned to Fypon products. Assembled from nine different urethane decorative moldings and flat trim profiles, the six-foot tall cornice moulding creation sits at the top of two three-story brick buildings. Five additional pieces of fascia, cornice and crown mouldings were combined to create the column piece moulding accents for the buildings. "Originally we turned to Fypon and asked them to create a custom mold so that we could replicate the decaying tin moulding on the structure," says Ken Boroson, AI... more

George Washington University Hospital sees centralization of communication with staff, visitors and patients pays off. New York ... In Washington, DC, The George Washington University Hospital's (GWUH) internal survey shows employee satisfaction with hospital communication increased by 33 percent. The increase is a result of communication with hospital staff, visitors and patients via a mixture of interactive PC screensavers and Digital Signage presentations. The solution also includes an Emergency Alert functionality to alert all in critical emergencies. The new communication method, based on Netpresenter communication software, allows GWUH to inform and motivate staff, update visitors and patients and warn all with one single syst... more

Few incoming presidents have been left by their predecessors with as many challenges as Barack Obama. In fact, with the daunting terrain facing the incoming president, one wonders why Obama and John McCain even wanted the office. Other presidents facing an uphill task when taking office were: — George Washington, who had to hold the 13 new states together long enough to get the republic firmly established. — Martin Van Buren, who had to deal with the economic panic of 1837, which originated from the inflationary and excessive monetary and credit expansion by his predecessor Andrew Jackson. — Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant, who faced a massive civil war and its aftermath caused, in part, ... more

By William F. Shughart II Those wearing green eyeshades in Sacramento seem to think that by taxing and spending more they can "create" jobs and reverse the current economic downturn. Yet California has been in the doldrums and state revenues have been flat or shrinking over the past few years not because its government is too small, but because it is too big. The latest budget crunch, along with Gov. Schwarzenegger's package of ad hoc responses to it, should be proof positive, if further proof were needed, that prosperity will return to the state only when government gets out of the way. With $11.2 billion in red ink just six weeks after the budget for this fiscal year was signed into law, things aren't quite so dire as they were when... more

ARCHBOLD, OHIO ... Where others saw ruin, contractor Steve Roth saw potential. That's why he bought the dilapidated 1900s era two-story home during a foreclosure sale in Archbold, Ohio. When Roth purchased the traditional farmhouse style two-story building it had rotting wood siding and original single pane glass windows. Now, with vision and low-maintenance building materials, Roth has transformed the structure into a duplex home and plans to use it as a rental property. "This house desperately needed a facelift," says Roth. "I started by replacing the old windows with energy efficient Simonton replacement windows plus a few Hy-Lite acrylic block privacy windows. The vinyl frames on all these window... more

Hindus have applauded Catholics for reviewing and rating films and other entertainment and have stressed that all the world religions should evaluate the entertainment media from a moral perspective before it reaches their respective devotees. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that cinema was a powerful medium and it could leave lasting impressions upon the unsuspecting audiences about their value system, especially younger audiences, who are passing through highly impressionable period of their lives. As religious organizations/leaders, it was our duty to guide the faithful from moral perspective and suitability of our respective religions. Our congregations thus can make informed enter... more

The Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) has expressed interest in working with acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed on interfaith issues. Dilip V. Shah, JAINA President, replying to a communiqu. of Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism (USH), wrote, "...I welcome your thoughts on need to work together. I am with you on the need to work together...". Initiated in 1981, JAINA is the umbrella organization of 62 Jain organizations in USA and Canada representing over 100,000 Jains, whose purpose is to preserve, practice and promote Jain Dharma. Jainism is an ancient sramanic religion whose aim is to liberate the soul by following a course of purification and discipline demonstrated by the tirthankar... more

Los Angeles ... This Friday at 11:30 am, New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) in Los Angeles will celebrate the opening of the NTDTV Information booth inside Paseo Colorado, a shopping mall in the heart of Pasadena's downtown. Chris Lee, the manager of NTDTV, will announce that, "During this holiday season, children will have a chance not only to meet Santa Claus, but also Chinese Emperors and Empresses!" That is right! To celebrate the holiday season, volunteers from NTDTV will come to the mall dressed in the garb of ancient "emperors and empresses." For your children to take pictures with them, or for more information, please call 800-817-7116. The booth is a reminder that the world-renowned Divine Performing Arts compan... more

Expanded vision of holiday to take place on streets of San Francisco, LA and San Diego. California — Next February will find volunteers and students in California performing a public demonstration for Peace through The Valentine Peace Project, a community-based organization and campaign, whose goal is to expand the basis of celebration of the commercial global Love holiday that is Valentine's Day. Participants will distribute poems and other written expressions with carnations in neighborhoods and schools. Classrooms and other programs are encouraged to create workshops and creative projects around peace. Links to Peace Education are available for teachers through the website valentinepeaceproject.org. Founder Federico Hews... more

Carmel, IN ... Ellyn S. Traub is a featured contributor in the current release of Roadmap to Success: America's Top Intellectual Minds Map Out Successful Business Strategies. Traub, an executive coach, author, instructor and business speaker, joins fourteen other national experts, including international business gurus and authors Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard. Roadmap to Success: America's Top Intellectual Minds Map Out Successful Business Strategies is the latest in Insight Publishing's highly successful series of motivational business books. Each contributor offers their secrets for success, including insights on setting and achieving goals. More than ever before, given our fast-paced world and the current economy, businesses need ... more

While the Fourth Amendment guarantees "the right of the people to be secure in their persons ... and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures," the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) made it clear earlier this week that the Constitution does not apply in D.C. According to Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Taborn, "Inspections could take place at any Metrorail station or Metrobus stop. They will be random, unannounced and focused on explosive detection." While the justification supplied for ignoring the Constitution was one of deterring terrorists, the unfortunate reality is that this gross violation of rights is likely to be completely ineffective. Comprising 86 Metrorail stations (many with more than one e... more

Grassform score a winner with West Ham United. Extensive renovation When West Ham United purchased its Little Heath Academy training ground in 2001 it was obvious to Head Groundsman Doug Robertson that an extensive pitch renovation programme was required. His wish has now come true thanks to Essex based sportsfield contractors Grassform Ltd., who have completed a wide-ranging project consisting of pitch surface levelling, land drainage, re-seeding and other tasks. The site, now complete, hosts youth football for the West Ham United academy youngsters ranging in age from seven to eighteen, over an average of four games per week. Complete drainage system Grassform's team consulted with Doug Robertson to design a football pitch reno... more

The Gandhi Monument Council made up of interfaith clergy has approached mayors of 185 of world's important cities spread in 39 countries to name one of the major streets of their respective cities after peace icon Mahatma Gandhi. Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr. and Rajan Zed, Council coordinators, in a communiqu. to these cities, requested that they would prefer the name of this proposed street to be "Mahatma Gandhi Marg" (marg means path). While Savoy is Head Bishop of International Community of Christ, Zed is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism. The cities contacted included from highly populated like Seoul (over ten million), Tokyo, New York, London, etc., to thinly populated like Eschen (in Liechtenstein, with a... more

Every Veterans Day we pay tribute to our fellow Americans who have served in the military. With speeches and ceremonies, we recognize their courage and valor. But justice demands that we also recognize that we should have far more living veterans than we do. All too many of our soldiers have died unnecessarily--because they were sent to fight for a purpose other than America's freedom. The proper purpose of a government is to protect its citizens' lives and freedom against the initiation of force by criminals at home and aggressors abroad. The American government has a sacred responsibility to recognize the individual value of every one of its citizens' lives, and thus to do everything possible to protect the rights of each to life, libe... more

Antwerp - More than 80 activists placed thousands of windmills with the message to "Quit Coal" at the site of E.ON's proposed coal fired power-plant in Antwerp Harbour. The action illustrates the choice facing Flemish authorities: authorise the construction of a huge coal power plant, or invest in wind power and greater energy independence. This afternoon, a Greenpeace delegation will meet with the Cabinet of Flemish Minister President, Kris Peeters, to debate how Flanders and Belgium can move to a future free of coal and nuclear power. "It's a question of good governance. The current environment impact report process [1] is meaningless. Flanders should not allow the construction of any new coal power plant," said Fawaz Al Bitar, Gr... more

Venezuela, Russia, and other countries that nationalize natural resources are violating private property rights. For years, the Canadian operator of a huge Venezuelan gold project known as Las Cristinas has been seeking an environmental permit to start digging. Well, Crystallex International Corporation can stop waiting--the mine is being nationalized as part of dictator Hugo Chavez's long-running program of socialist takeovers. "This mine will be seized and managed by a state administration" with help from the Russians, said Mining Minister Rodolfo Sanz. It's not surprising that a brute like Chavez would want to grab the 16.9 million ounces of gold estimated to lie buried in the Las Cristinas reserve. But what's more puzzling is why... more

Chula Vista Police are investigating at least 7 burglaries, 2 of which involved threats or assaults on women. The incidents have occurred since September 9th at the Sunrose and Harvest Ridge Apartments, located at 1325 Santa Rita in Chula Vista. The cases are listed below. The description of the suspect involved in at least one case is: Hispanic male, medium complexion in his mid to late 20's. He is approximately 5'7-5'9 weighing approximately 180lbs. He is further described as having a rounded jaw line. The suspect spoke in Spanish to the victim in this case. He is described as wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray pants. If you have any information related to these cases please contact Detective John English of the Chula Vist... more

Washington, DC ... The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has launched a multi-year effort ... the CHEA Initiative ... to assure public confidence and refocus government involvement in higher education accreditation. Information on the CHEA Initiative now is available on the association's Website at http://www.chea.org/About/CI/index.asp. "The CHEA Initiative was developed in response to issues and concerns raised by the academic and accreditation communities," said CHEA President Judith Eaton. "It is intended to provide a foundation for the next generation of accreditation and offer a revitalized vision of self-regulation. This will enrich accreditation's service to the public interest." The Initiative has two goals... more

Remonstration against the actress, supermodel, and producer Heidi Klum for posing as Goddess Kali at a Halloween party in a club at New York appears to be widening. Supporting the perturbed Hindu leaders, some of who called it denigrating and asked Klum to tender public apology for this portrayal, various Hindu and non-Hindu leaders have come out expressing concern. Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed who initiated the protest, has said that Goddess Kali was highly revered in Hinduism and she was meant to be worshipped in temples and not to be used in clubs for publicity stunts or thrown around loosely for dramatic effects. Reverend Larry Edward Schneider, Minister of Unity Church of Today in Nevada, s... more

First Daily Non-Stop Flight from Miami Lands in St. Kitts on November 3. St. Kitts Honors the Airline as 'Tourism Partner of the Year.' Basseterre, St. Kitts ... Marking a significant step forward for St. Kitts. growing tourism industry, the island has just welcomed the first of American Airlines. daily flights to St. Kitts from Miami yesterday, November 3, 2008. News of this service increase was announced earlier this year on the heels of various domestic and international route cuts made by US-based airlines. These newly launched daily flights continue a series of recent service increases to St. Kitts by American Airlines. American Airlines first started a Miami service to St. Kitts in December 2004 with three flights weekly, w... more

Hindus have welcomed the groundbreaking three-day dialogue between Christianity and Islam, starting today at Vatican City, whose theme is ""Love of God, Love of Neighbor". Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was wonderful to watch the world's two major religions coming together and opening a new chapter of understanding, trust, cooperation, mutual respect, and love, and highlighting the common ground. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that Pope Benedict should invite world Hindu leaders for a similar dialogue sometime next year, as Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion followers. Rajan... more

Tokyo - Ending the political prosecution of two Greenpeace activists in Japan will become the central focus of a global mass mobilisation campaign against the Japanese Government's whale hunt in the Southern Ocean Whaling Sanctuary, Greenpeace announced today. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, known as the Tokyo Two, have been denied their liberty for 138 days, since exposing corruption within the annual so-called scientific research whaling programme last May. They will be put on trial early next year, and face up to 10 years in jail for intercepting whale meat stolen by crew from the whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru. (1) As a consequence Greenpeace will not be sending a ship to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary this year. Instead it w... more

Jakarta, Indonesia ... Greenpeace this morning launched its Forests for Climate initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people. Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace's landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions from tropical deforestation in participating countries in order to meet commitments for the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol (post 2012). Taking the first step to match donor countries to real projects in developing forested countries, Greenpeace invited embassies of key donor countries, donor agencies, government officials and governors of seve... more