Citizen Paul Currier has filed two initiatives which would allow the people of California to re-write the State Constitution. There are no special interests behind the filings and the formula could change many laws that have all but bankrupted our state. California Constitutional Convention Articles 36 and 37 are the best of three plans that I reviewed. The timing is perfect.

Bahrain cannot be a member state of the Arab League, and Arabic cannot be the official language of the insular state. The indigenous majority speaks Farsi, adhere to Shia Islam, and cannot accept the Pan-Arabist tyranny that English colonial gangsters worked hard and for long to install via their stooges, namely the besotted, ignorant, barbaric and alien elements who migrated from the peninsula in order to be properly used by their anti-Islamic masters.

Last week, in the midst of President Obama's efforts to push unprecedented expansions of federal regulatory authority through Congress, North Korea's bellicose threats of nuclear annihilation, and the Iranian regime's brutal campaign to suppress political dissent, the American public's attention was focused elsewhere. On June 25th, 2009, the nation plunged into mourning upon learning of the tragic deaths of Michael Jackson—inimitable King of Pop—and Hollywood's original "angel" Farah Fawcett. In the time it took for a commercial break, the coverage of the Iranian protests, the debates about cap and trade and healthcare reform, and the diplomatic efforts to recover two American journalists being detained in a North Korean prison all but disappeared.

Throwing inflated dollars at a "problem" won't alleviate the problem and will cause even more dependence on Big Government. Infrastructure can be built without those billions funnelled out by bureaucrats.

Michael Jackson's memorial service will take place on Tuesday 7th July at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In a moving gesture to his fans the Jackson family have stated that 11,000 thousand tickets will be freely distributed to the public. It is expected that this historic event will surpass the public interest that was seen for even Elvis's and Princess Diana's funeral put together.

Despite the undeniable legality of the actions of Honduras in the ouster of Zelaya, our own administration is demanding that he be returned to the presidency at once, and "news" organizations continue to misrepresent the situation. One such outlet goes a step further.

The watch is an exceptional luxury timepiece for globetrotters, active global professionals, and anyone who are travelling frequently, be it for pleasure or business. With its superb finish, impressive dimensions, and highly technical, yet organized appearance; the Travel tec GMT timepiece is currently one of the hottest models offered by the brand.

The multi-faceted designer, who describes her work to be synonymous to art, is a product of NIFT, Hyderabad. The winner of the ´Most Creative Design Collection´ award during the graduating show at NIFT is an artist, a fashion designer and a painter.

This article questions the death of Michael Jackson. An opinionated short feature addressing the loss of a superstar in a commemorative effort to celebrate his music.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has arrived in Myanmar to have talks with their military leaders. Secretary General is expected to lobby Myanmar´s Junta to release their democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

America's best days are now behind her. The spirit of "can do" and the incentive and opportunities have been and are being methodically squashed under the thumbs of self destructive pirates posing as representatives of the American people.

With the exposure of corruption of several advisors in the interim government as well as Prime Minister´s ´interesting´ instructions to her party-men, law and order situation in Bangladesh is in its ever worst state. On Friday [June 26, 2009] three businessmen were killed in broad day light by the members of professional extortionist group at Dhaka´s Kawranbazar commercial area.

Pakistani intelligence agency ISI [Inter Service Intelligence] continues to patronize and support anti-Indian notions by funding any group extending support for Kashmiri separatists while Iran continues massive propaganda against Israel through its own missions in a number of nations. In Bangladesh, Iranians are spending huge amount of money in promoting anti-Israel and anti-US sentiments. Most of the street demonstrations burning Israeli and American flags are secretly funded by Iran to give instigations to people in adopting anti Semitic and anti US notions.

Obama continues many of the Bush policies, from opposing equal marriage rights to keeping White House visitor's logs from the American people. He throws billions of your tax dollars at failed multi-national corporations, pushes "clean coal" and more bail outs for nuclear power, and the Republicans don't even whimper. It's time for a real opposition party...the Green Party!

4 North Carolina Soldiers K.I.A in withdraw

All around the world people are talking about and grieving about Michael Jackson's untimely death. He made huge contributions to the music and dance world. Yet he seemed to lead a somewhat curious, larger-than life life, one full of drama, illness, questions...lingering even now...why so much plastic surgery, how much debt did he leave, how much money did he leave, who are the real parents of his kids? His beat goes on...

Reforming the bigoted culture of the military may be challenging, and might take awhile, but there´s no other choice — not just for a gay American like Dan Choi, who loves the Army and wants nothing more than to continue his exemplary career, but for all of us.

More breed-specific stupidity, this time out of Ireland (Boy, does this ever change what we thought about Ireland, up to now!)

There are some great island vacation options available for hard-working professionals who'd like nothing better than kick back and relax in style. Whether you'd like to attend evening parties in formal wear or stroll at the beach just in faded jeans, organic cotton t-shirts and sandals, here are seven excellent choices...

Israeli analyst M.J. Rosenberg wrote on June 19: Acceptance of Israel as a "Jewish state" is a non-starter at this point. And Netanyahu knows it. If that is a precondition for negotiations, there will be no negotiations.

Role models for blind children are scarce in mainstream American life. For blind girls, they are almost impossible to find without doing some serious digging. Here are three examples – two of them women -- of blind adults who were raised in military families and are all highly educated, talented and successful. Best of all, they are all giving back to their communities. Though their paths never crossed before, they are now helping to provide scholarships for blind students majoring in the performing arts.

photo: Saleh (Gadi)Johar In the following analysis, "More Red Tears", Saleh Gadi criticizes Dawit Wolde Giorgis´s recent essay, "The Way Forward for Ethiopia and Eritrea" as an attempt to rewrite the history of relations of the two countries. Saleh sees as short sighted Dawit´s call on fellow Ethiopians to side with Eritrea´s President Isayas Afewerki in order to get rid of the government in Addis Ababa.

Bush´s former Ambassador; John Bolton, makes John McCain look like a pacifist.

"JOHN Stossel is telling his own network 'Give me a break!' after it pulled his health-case insurance segment off the air to give more time to the death of Michael Jackson. 'I am sick of the Michael Jackson coverage,' the '20/20' co-host wrote on his blog page at abc.com.

The United Arab Emirates are not united, are not Arab, and are not emirates. The lewd local rulers have nothing to do with Islamic Ages´ noblesse.

Now this is matter of do or die for Pakistan. Either Pakistan will win this war on terrorim at all cost or it will lose the credibility.

Men´s catwalk exploded the runway with fireworks emanating from designer collections at Paris Fashion Week. The week just got over on 29th of June lightening the sartorial load on the ramp with ultra light fabrics.

The Fourth of July is a national holiday but sometimes we forget to some extent the true meaning of why we celebrate it. We get wrapped up in the fireworks and the entertainment but we must not forget the sacrifices that were made to have the freedoms we enjoy. Let us celebrate our freedoms everyday not just on the fourth. Let us also recognize everyday the sacrifices other have made in the past and those who continue to do in the present by serving our county in all capacities.

Sotomayer and liberals need to drop racist and Marxist thought for culturist thought.

Nobel winner and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman bluntly concluded many House members "were not interested in the truth." For their no votes against the Clean Energy bill, Krugman accused them of treason. His column also puts forth evidence for a second count.

Lonnie Randolph, state president of South Carolina's NAACP chapters, is just flat wrong when he touted that paying tribute to Confederate soldiers is the same as honoring Hitler. The comparison made great fodder for headlines, and the South's oldest daily, Charleston's Post and Courier, stripped it across the top of page one.

Every family should have an emergency plan in the event of a nationwide catastrohe brought on by our enemies. At least know where you all will try to meet when communications are gone.

Many print newspapers are struggling and some have gone bankrupt. Revenue from ads is way down in many the classifieds sections of many newspapers has shrunk tremendously. Think of what became available over time as means of communication.

Interview with Jason Kays, author of the new technology crime novel, Virtual Vice.

Interview with Valerie Kent, author of Gracious Living on Social Security.

Obama´s silence over the issue in last 48 hours has severely undermined his efforts to win hearts and minds across the globe.

Photo: W.Ammar, EPP Chairman Q: The Eritrean regime is said to be militarily and financially backing Al-Quada linked insurgents in Somalia. The Obama Administration has responded by sending weapons to the interim Somali administration.

In another case of history repeating itself, the rapidly rising cost of gasoline, misleadingly attributed by some to supply and demand issues, is actually more of the same from last summer when speculators -- led by Goldman Sachs who has an 80-year history of manipulation and speculation -- fraudulently ran up gas prices to more than $4 a gallon, and Goldman Sachs' long-term greed is once again rearing it's ugly head while America's economy lies in ruins due to their previous fraudulent actions.

Some 1400 years ago, across the arid Arabian Peninsula roamed disparate primitive tribes in a constant state of war with one another. Acts of violence, pillage and slave trading were their way of life.

Mind Wars: Dangling a TIGER by a tale. If you pull hard on enough UFO tales, you may find one of them is attached to a TIGER. This particular tale quickly becomes particularly disturbing at the core.

Posters on the walls of our heart are taken away one by one, fold them carefully, never forgetting as time moves on.

"I met Maya, who was also searching an apartment for her. Maya and I decided to share apartment because we both had to compromise"

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's idea about American public versus private business is beyond bizarre

Here we are, with another installment of ´One Man´s Opinion´. And I want to start off by apologizing to the American Chronicle as well as my readers for not writing for so long.

Bahrain is set to introduce sweeping education reforms to bring its standards on a par with the international norms. This follows the submission earlier this week of recommendation by the government-appointed Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training. Come to think fo it, how many countries in the world, much less the Third World, would go for an all-out assessment of the true worth of its education system? In many countries, a giant like India included, education hardly figures near the top of the government´s agenda of governance.

After several years of impressive economic growth and encouraging political change, Ukraine has recently entered troubled waters. The democracies west of Ukraine are institutionally consolidated and internationally embedded enough to circumscribe the political repercussions of their so far relatively mild economic contractions.

If you are bothered you too much spam in your inbox -- here is one of the big enabling factors and hopeful news that someone is finally doing something about it!

San Diego – Californians are one step closer to ending the "Anchor Baby" births by illegals throughout the state. In an effort to close ever-expanding social service programs the California Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010, Initiative 09-0010 has begun the signature process. The Attorney General of California released the last bit of paperwork required to get the "birth tourism" legislation moving forward.

Qatar is not a state, is not a people, and is not a nation. It is a detached territory that the English colonials through hatred, conspiracy, and evildoing managed to shape according to their interests.

Kuwait is not an independent country; it is a colonial territory that has no history, no identity, no culture, and no education. Never ever had this territory with the odd name (rather a diminutive designating in Arabic a small castle nearby the coast) been the center of an independent state or even an important part of it.

Barack Obama´s reaction to the mass protests and violence in Iran shows he is following through on his pledge to be more like George H.W. Bush rather than his son, George W.

The Iranian post-presidential election turmoil has been rocking the ruling clergy government in Iran, and posing the most threatening challenge to their authority since its inception in 1979. This turmoil is a confrontation between theocracy and democracy, fundamentalist Islamic ruling class vs.

Recent Smoking Ban Law in Croatia and its Effects on Coffee Shop Businesses.

As it vowed, Israel has not allowed the latest Free Gaza expedition that sailed from Cyprus to reach the Gaza Strip. The "Spirit of Humanity" ship with 21 persons on board was intercepted around 2:00 am Wednesday morning, but it refused orders from Israeli naval ships to stop and turn around. About twelve hour later, when it was just a few miles away from Gaza's maritime space, the Free Gaza ship was boarded, and then forcibly towed to the Isreli southern seaport of Ashdod. The cargo was impounded, but Israeli officials say it will be transferred by them to Gaza after it passes inspection. The passengers and crew are reportedly still being held by Israeli immigration authorities, and may soon be deported.

What is the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan war so far and what are the California tradeoffs? As of June 30, 2009, in Iraq 4,321 Americans have died as have from 92,435 to 100,911 civilians and another 2 million civilians have been displaced. In Afghanistan, 709 Americans have died and, although accurate counts are hard to come by, as many as 9,000 Afghan civilians have been killed and another 3.7 million refugees are living in neighboring countries.

"How can we hope to give back our social model every chance of success if we can't make difficult decisions?", Nicolas Sarkozy (Versailles, June 22, 2009) When Nicolas Sarkozy was elected to the Presidency of France, he was carrying the profile of a tough, neo-conservative politician; mainly as a result of his hardcore stance during the 2005 Paris riots. More than two years after his triumphal victory, his political choices - as well as his rhetoric - prove that, in fact, he is far more progressive than he was expected to be. During his keynote speech in front of France's Parliament in Versailles, President Sarkozy made a quite interesting reference which, however, was overshadowed by the "Burka fuss".

Exciting times doesn't last long among a large group of mostly old white men. The US Congress passed Pres. Obama's energy legislation, now we have to sit around and wait for after the Senate's summer recess (OLD men and kindergarteners have more in common than either group would like to admit)for them to take up the issuse. Healthcare seems to leave out the "who" you care about with Private Insurance, doesn't it? Innovative technology backed by DOW "milks" algae while still live, for "no kill" harvesting, but all to make plastics. Men from the future are after me on Twitter. (no, I am NOT being paranoid, honest, I am NOT!!)

Thousands of Somali Americans in Twin cities are expected to protest Suicide radical Islam, suicide bombing, terror attacks In Somalia

Do you believe you own yourself? If so, you may come to believe differently by the time you´re done reading this article. If not, do you believe you ought to own yourself? These are fundamental questions that many have pondered over the millennia.

Taken from NY Health Insurer

"The S.C. General Assembly should take a page out of Jenny Sanford's playbook. If Gov.

Nepal´s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said Maoist combatants will also be merged in new security organs and only some percentage of Maoists combatants will be integrated in the Nepal Army. In an exclusive interview with American Chronicle's Rajneesh Bhandari, PM Nepal talked about the possibilities of using the Maoist Combatants as the border security forces and industrial security forces. PM Nepal said, ´Regarding the integration, certain percentage of combatants will be integrated into security organs whether it be the Nepali army, or police, or in the new structure that may be the border security force or the economic security force.´ Maoists are demanding that their cadres should be integrated as soon as possible in the Nepal Army.

THE President of Somalia, H.E. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, called a press conference in State House on June 27, 2009. During the press briefing, he stated that Somalia has fallen into the sphere of influence of the al-Qaeda after the Muslim party and the Al-Shabaab group had become stooges of the al-Qaeda. They (Al-Shabaab and Muslim group), the president charged, was working in cahoots, or had brought foreigners who were engaged in creating chaos and confusion in Somalia and the whole world. President Sharif attacked Sheikh Dahir Awes- leader of the Muslim party for allegedly being a destructive element that has no conscience of humanity or feelings over the plight of the Somalis. In his press statement, Sharif congratulated the people of the Djibouti and their president on the occasion of their Independence day. President Shariff left on June 30th this year to participate in the meeting of African Heads of State in Libya. The Somali agenda for the meeting is to demand the deployment of peace- enforcing forces under the umbrella of the African Union (AU), and mandated by the UN Security council. At the same time, the Al-Shabaab group predicted that the arms given to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) by the American administration, would be a gift to them (Al-Shabaab group) adding that it is a "blessing that came from infidels who are enemies of Islam". The Al-Shabaab´s statement was issued by spokesperson Sheikh Yakub Hassan in Kismayu.

Taken from: NY Health Insurer

It makes me sick at my stomach whenever I´m in line in a store behind someone who uses food stamps and/or WIC checks and also purchases lottery tickets. People who are on public assistance of that sort, along with those who live in publicly subsidized housing, should not be allowed to buy lottery tickets.

As I watch the video of U.S. congressional hearings convened in Washington DC in June 25, 2009 about the current turmoil in Somalia, a hostile voice echoes in the conference room: "If they [Somaliland people] want to be isolated, they can be assured that I will do all I can to isolate them…" an infuriated man states. Then applauses ensue.

It is amazing how some Ethiopian intellectuals or those in the Diaspora in general seem to love living as "Hostages of history" to use President Isaias Afwerki´s phrase, on the recent interview he gave to Ethiopian Review/Ethiopian Peoples Patriotic Front websites. When I read the article titled "The way forward for Ethiopia and Eritrea", by Shaleka Dawit Weldegiorgis, I thought it was the reincarnation of TPLF's Sebhat Nega recent interview by sounding more caring for Eritrean people than the EPLF/ELF freedom fighters ever were! What in the hell is this guy talking about? The only thing that made sense to me was his unconvincing appeal for Ethiopians to work with Eritrea. I am saying "Unconvincing", for he purposely and willfully butchered up the proud history of the Eritrean people.

Today's world of science, technology and research can rightly be called a knowledge-crazed one. Every nation, irrespective of her size, state of development or level of wealth, is striving hard to advance in education, science & technology, and via these crucial factors, to realize her dream of development and prosperity. While some nations have progressed fairly encouragingly in their pursuit of educational excellence, others are lagging behind despite their long awareness of the importance of knowledge. Their inability to achieve excellence in education and research can partly be attributed to factors such as poverty and natural catastrophes. However, factors other than these are usually responsible for the misfortune of nations. One of most instrumental factors of backwardness and poverty is, no doubt, the absence of a wise and sincere leadership. Qatar, being one of the most blessed portions of the earth, is gifted with enormous natural wealth. It rests on probably the world's largest mass of natural gas, and possesses substantial oil reserves. Fortunately for the people of Qatar, the country has also been gifted with an intelligent and forward-thinking leadership. Among the many marvels that the Qatari leadership has accomplished over the past one and a half decades is the redevelopment of education in the country. The government has not only succeeded in overhauling and upgrading the pre-existent educational infrastructure and systems but has also hit her strides in introducing a range of new means and possibilities of advancement in the field. Among these achievements is firstly the creation of the supreme Education Council and its brainchildren – the government-funded 'Independent Schools' and the implementation of 'Annual Assessments' student learning and school performance – in the country. The creation of the SEC can be considered an historic landmark of Qatar and is expected to play a consequential role in the revampment of primary, intermediate and secondary phases of education. Under the Independent Schools system, the government has taken a hands-off approach as regards the policies, system of instruction, aims and objects, curricula etc. of the schools. Functioning under the four principles of autonomy, accountability, variety and choice, the schools to formulate their own regulations, devise their own strategies and set their own targets. Secondly, the standardisation of Qatar University – the prime national institution of education – is an important milestone. The university has been brought on par with international universities in infrastructure, facilities, academic programs and systems of instruction. The role of this development for the realisation of higher education and research standards is indispensable. Thirdly, the establishment of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and its flagship project – the Education City – is of epoch-setting significance. The Education City in particular bears the greatest amount of hopes. The staggering number of select American universities and other technical and research institutions in the City is bound to open new pathways for the redemption of the 'education dream.' Lastly, the opening of numerous foreign universities, colleges and training institutes scattered elsewhere in the country is no less momentous as regards the educational uplift of the masses. They are playing their individual roles and are expected to play an increasingly larger part in outshining Qatar as a centre of education, scientific and technological research as well as an epicentre of arts and culture. These developments have made the national education system and infrastructure truly reflective of the national educational aspirations and requirements by achieving evenness with international standards. Furthermore, the opening of such an overwhelming number of world class institutions with world class facilities and systems has brought Qatar at the forefront of the education race not only among the GCC States but also in the Middle East, North Africa and South and Central Asia. The emergence of education in Qatar has brightened the opportunities of education tourism for the Peninsula. It has given birth to a potential prospect for Qatar to stand on the same footing as any other educationally advanced country in attracting aspirant students from around the world. It is, however, notable that to promote Qatar as a sure centre for education tourism for the entire Gulf region and beyond, certain initiatives will be highly desirable. They include efforts to control the spiralling cost of living in Qatar and bringing the current cost of living drastically down. It will make it possible for students from poorer countries to choose the Education City or some other institute instead of opting for a destination elsewhere. Another important step that will entice students from these regions can include generous aid and education loan packages. As a greater proportion of Qatar's workforce comes from the Middle East and South Asia, prospective students from those regions can be provided with loans on the same terms of serving for a specified period in Qatar as the ones provided to the expatriate population of Qatar. This can be done especially for medical, engineering and other technical spheres of studies whose scope is expected to either rise or remain steady for the next couple of decades. It will be one of the best long term investments and will ensure steady provision of skilled manpower to the monetarily stout nation.

INDEPENDENT-MINDED Mr Fredrick Rono is now leading a quite and peaceful life as a farmer at his land in Trans-Nzoia district, Western Kenya, having led an increasingly turbulent and problematic life, years back during the Daniel arap Moi's administration. Daniel arap Moi was President of Kenya for 24 years in a protracted characterized by serious allegations of Kleptocracy, nepotism, tribalism, political assassinations and heavy crushing of dissenting opinions by ruthless state agents. It was during Moi's reign which came to an end in the year 2003, that frightening amounts of money amounting to billions of shillings, were reportedly stashed away in foreign accounts by Moi's henchmen, in a greedy and inhuman move that propelled these sycophants to prodigious wealth,with negative repercussions on the economy that was left pathetically dilapidated. Ex-civic leader Fredrick Rono who had been a champion of the interests of the Nandi community-which Moi detested, was a marked man during the past regime, and often found himself on the wrong side of the law owing to his outspokenness on issues affecting the community that had been marginalized by the previous powers. He had also endered himself to great Nandi heroes, among them the late Anglican bishop Alexander Kipsang Muge and the former minister for Agriculture Kipruto arap Kirwa, who had been identified as critics of the Moi Government. Rono served as councilor for the Kibomet ward in the Kitale municipality from 1992 to 2002. He had also endeared himself to the firebrand lady politician Philomena Chelagat Mutai, who was a former Member of parliament for Eldoret North for nearly a decade, after having been elected to parliament at the tender age of 24. Rono, who was noted as a courageous and firm politician during his heydays, had also been in the forefront of a crusade to declare Nandi heroes believed to have perished in mysterious circumstances, as martyrs. These leaders included Bishop Muge who died in a bizarre road accident in 1990 on the Eldoret/Turbo road as he was returning to his base in Eldoret town, after a controversial but triumphant visit to Busia. Others were the late fiery member of parliament for Tindiret constituency Jean – Marie Seroney, the Late Mosop legislator Robert Tanui and Nandi Catholic priests Tom K. Leley and Michael K.

Rulers of Pakistan have put the very integrity of state at stake as now questions have been raised about its existence. Is Pakistan really a failed state as stated by a think tank of the United States.

For the time being, it´s endless circus, endless speculation. So I´m waiting for the publication of that official and final toxicology report and some honest answers from people who knew him who aren´t interested in making a buck.

Editorial By Robert Smith, Former Investigator and Skip Tracer Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) is now being debated in California, where legislation is pending that will force every private investigator seeking to renew their bi-annual P.I. licenses to attend 12 classroom hours on a variety of subjects including privacy law and ethics.

Afghan Adabi Baheer, or the Writers' Association of Afghanistan, has been a platform for Afghan poets, writers, and intellectuals to read their poems, short stories and research papers, express their views on national and international issues, and discuss contemporary literary trends since it was established in Peshawar, Pakistan, some 15 years back.

This artilce discusses the meaning and origin of the name "Macedonia."

There are millions of disabled people who have been dropped from their long term disability policies by insurance companies because under the federal law "ERISA" Insurance companies can decide that a person is not disabled without supporting their claim with ALL the medical facts, just the ones that prove their point, while ignoring the main points that prove the person REALLY IS DISABLED. This is about the pitfalls of long term disability insurance and how hard it is to actually collect for the full life of the policy.

Michael Jackson will be worth more dead than alive. Artists always are valued more throughout history after their death. Michael was an Artist. Michael Joe Jackson, born Aug. 29, 1958 - passed away June 25, 2009, and the sudden death shocked the world. Not since Princess Diana, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, or President John F. Kennedy has such an announcement rocked our world. Michael Jackson leaves behind 3 children, parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, friends, fans, admirers, and human beings all over the world who have been touched by his 50 years present on the earth. As the world mourns their loss there are tributes and celebrations of his creativity and memories being held in homage all over the world. Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson's father said, "I wish Michael was here to see this. "

June 25, 2009, was what looked like a beautiful day when I woke up in the morning for another thank Lord, I made it day, feeling summer all around me. And the coastal weather did look nice through the afternoon.

New York Times Journalist David Rohde and his team was held captive by Taliban forces for seven months with little awareness by the public-at-large. This was due to a concerted effort by various agencies in order to undermine their worth as hostages and hopefully secure their release. The question has been raised (and battle lines drawn)- is human life worthy of a media "blackout"?

Have you noticed that many college sports conference names have now been rendered virtually meaningless?

What sort of nation licks the arsh of this kind of guy to the tune that they do and has no problem with tent cities and the state of the poor and the fortunes of the ones who have a car wreck or aneurysm completely change their lives?

The Dark Side of investing beckons like a Siren's song, luring the majority of professional advisors away from the safety and simplicity of The QDI. Institutional propaganda, projections, predictions, and hype have the same affect on unsuspecting boatloads of speculators who most often become shipwrecked on the derivative rocks.

Smith had long pondered how to draw media attention and the President to the UFO "phenomenology problem" -- a flying saucer or two landing on the White House lawn on prime time TV would probably do the trick -- although crashing the White House gate has become more than a metaphor in the post 9/11 world. All joking aside, Smith had been so concerned that his friend Pandolfi may have known something about 9/11 in advance that he made a statement to a female Special Agent at the Baltimore Office of the FBI days later. Perhaps he should have sought out the Secret Service instead.

RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE MORE RELIGION AT DC VISITOR CENTER WASTES TAX MONEY, DISTORTS HISTORY, INSULTS AMERICA'S NONBELIEVERS. An Atheist public policy group today urged Congress to reject a House Resolution that would use more tax money to display religious mottos in the new Capitol Visitors Center (CVC) in Washington, DC. Introduced by Rep.

The mammoth 1,500 page cap-and-trade bill passed quietly in Congress on Friday amidst the talk of health care and the death of a pseudo-pop star. Most members of the 111th Congress never read the bill which includes the largest tax increase in American history. Once the Senate takes up the bill after the summer break, staffers are expected to unearth regulations that could place a stranglehold on all U.S. businesses causing massive new taxes. Speaker on the House, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

We've heard of John Yoo and Alberto Gonzales, and maybe even Jay Bybee. Some of us recall John Ashcroft, Michael Mukasey, and even David Addington. William Haynes, Stephen Bradbury, and Douglas Feith occasionally make the news. If I had any say about it all 40 of these facilitators of torture would be universally known -- plus the eight more that readers of this article will call to my attention and angrily accuse me of trying to cover for by only being aware of 40. I would also make universally known the fact that two of the worst now work for President Barack Obama.

Birds start mocking when researchers come knocking

South Carolina's governor runs wild in Argentina

The recent Greek postal service interference with the minority party Vinozito is symptomatic of the Greek government attitude towards minorities. Given that this type of attitude is unlike the majority of western countries, maybe we should again question whether Greece deserves to be considered 'Western'?

We wake up in the morning to hear and watch the newest tragedy that has swept the world´s media attention. One morning it is the tragic crash of an airplane, the next some contested elections that turn violent as people revel.

As alleged by villagers and a report of that effect published in various media platforms a few months ago, Rajnagar BDO, of Madhubani district refused to act and help a desperately poor and ill person of Koilakh village who ultimately died due to hunger.Who says hunger-death doesn´t occur in this rapidly increasing economy?

The images are very powerful. Iranian women, young and old, stand up to the fundamentalist, misogynist dictators of Tehran.

This is a tale about a tale, filled with spies, lies, and polygraph tape. The core of this story involves high level government intelligence persons and SERPO, a "soap opera" about US government contacts with an extraterrestrial alien intelligence. For some, SERPO may be an entertaining work of fiction, virally amplified to mythic status by the Internet. For others, including a high level official the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, former CIA analyst Ron Pandolfi, and Kit Green, another former senior CIA division head who consults on national security issues of rapidly advancing technologies for the DIA TIGER Committee, more may be at stake.

Crystal Arnold and Lynn Shaw of The University of Western Ontario, and Gerald Landry of the Canadian Injured Workers´ Alliance, performed research to explore the transitions and life experiences in everyday living of an injured worker suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS).

Because general practitioners are not well schooled on management of this group of patients, they feel they have little to offer. Nearly 85% have requested more knowledge, such as clinical guidelines, diagnostic tools, and more research into the pathophysiology.

Researchers have discovered certain risk factors associated with the development of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS).

Most people look upon renovating, cleaning, and scenting our living space as a positive. However, scientists say that these simple activities are increasingly linked to poor indoor air quality and health impairment.

Bjorkum, Wang, and Waterloo are Norwegian researchers who examined close to one thousand patients diagnosed with CFS. The results were dumbfounding! The most commonly prescribed treatments didn´t work.

Can my multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) be reasonably accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

What can I do to ensure the fruits and vegetables I´m feeding my family are really organic?

Japanese officials at the Medical Information System Development Center have announced that chemical sensitivity syndrome will added to the list of illnesses used in electronic medical charts and claim forms as of October 1, 2009.