Monday, May 11, 2009 at 02:13PM While the world may fawn over celebrities like Hannah Montana and Angelina Jolie, someone truly deserving of great fanfare seems to go completely unnoticed.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 01:13PM Soon after North Korea launched its latest rocket, President Barack Obama had strong words for the rogue nation. Obama said: “Rules must be binding, violations must be punished, words must mean something. The world must stand together to prevent the spread of these weapons. Now is the time for a strong international response.”
Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 07:56PM The problem of man-made debris in outer space has made headline news over the last several months. After a collision of two satellites last month, it is estimated that there are now 300,000 sizable objects orbiting the Earth, including roughly 12,000 satellites, of which only 6% are still functioning.
ISS, debris, nasa, science, space, united nations, waste in Science-Environment Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 07:22AM In the opening remarks at her confirmation hearing on Jan. 13, President, Barack Obama’s Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations committee she would use the office to shape foreign policy to fight global warming.
Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 07:31PM Israel withdrew from Gaza in August 2005 in a land-for-peace swap. At the time, authorities evacuated more than 8,000 people in 21 Jewish settlements. In addition, nearly 40 synagogues were dismantled, and even the deceased were not left behind.
gaza, hamas, israel, land for peace, palestine, politics, united nations in International Articles Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 06:10PM Several weeks ago, President George Bush addressed the troops at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. He said: "It was here in Afghanistan that the terrorists planned the attacks of September the 11th, 2001.
NATO, afghanistan, al queda, barack obama, george bush, politics, vietnam, war in Intl Politics Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 07:14PM After twenty five years of United Nations involvement, Somalia is still a country in total chaos. According to the UN, Somalia is poor and literally starving. Acute malnutrition rates are high and forty five percent of the population currently lives on less than $1 a day.
pirates, politics, somalia, starvation, toxic waste, united nations, war in Intl Politics Monday, November 3, 2008 at 04:27PM Cold weather headlines are everywhere in October 2008. Global newspapers report the earliest snowfall in London since 1922. In Switzerland, the Swiss lowlands received the most snow for any October since records began in 1931. New Zealand has experienced cold not seen in years and the Arctic had record cold and snow.
Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 05:42PM Fear and emotion are the rule every day in the global financial markets. We have seen shock and awe financial bailout plans, the overnight consolidation of many troubled financial services giants, and a liquidity crisis that impacts markets across the globe.
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 08:17PM If we don't sign a personal check, it has no value and it cannot be cashed. In fact, the lack of our signature on any written legal contract means that there has not been a binding agreement reached on the terms stated in the document.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 07:54PM Updated on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 04:24PM by
Jim Smith
There can be no dispute that the ice over the Arctic is melting pretty fast. Satellite pictures clearly show the extent of the decrease in Arctic ice during the last several years. In fact, observations from instruments on the ground, balloons, and satellites indicate that the Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of the planet
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:47PM Updated on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 01:44PM by
Jim Smith
A trip to the beach during the summer requires the use of proper suntan lotion to prevent a very bad sunburn. In fact, a hot summer day makes us often retreat from the sun into the cover of nearby shade. However, a cold winter day will often make us long for the warmth of the sun's direct rays.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 07:51PM The United Nations is proving once again how irrelevant it is in preventing wars and resolving conflicts. Three rounds of impotent United Nations Security Council sanctions have not acted as a deterrent in stopping Iran from its path of uranium enrichment.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 07:11PM The honey bee continues to disappear at a dramatic rate worldwide. Many beekeepers estimate that, at the current rate of bee loss, there now may be only a ten year window to find a cause and a cure for this malady. In fact, the British Beekeepers Association has warned that honeybees could disappear entirely from Great Britain by 2018.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 09:17PM Updated on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 04:14PM by
Jim Smith
There is a new psychiatric malady reported in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Joshua Wolf and Dr. Robert Sato of the Royal Children's Hospital have documented a case of a "previously unreported phenomenon" which they are calling Climate Change Psychosis. Indeed, it is a name which describes a very serious mental malady.
Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:25AM It was all so well planned over the last seven years. Beijing 2008 was to be China's coming out party to the world. Spending billions of dollars on Beijing's Olympic venues was to be a statement of China's growing international power during these 2008 Olympic Games.
Friday, June 27, 2008 at 09:44AM Research continues on the agricultural and environmental mystery known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). However, finding a cause and a subsequent cure for the problem is fast becoming a race against time for scientists. The number of disappearing honey bees in recent years is indeed staggering.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 08:06PM Updated on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 10:16AM by
Administrator
For many years, the United States taxpayer has helped sustain the corrupt, bureaucratic organization known as the United Nations. In fact, the United States continues to fund more than $5 billion of the United Nation‘s $20 billion dollar annual budget.
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 07:55PM Albert Einstein was quoted as saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Unfortunately, Einstein's definition of insanity fits the United Nations handling of the sad situation in Myanmar (Burma) for the last seventeen years.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 07:53PM If humans had already colonized Jupiter and Mars, it would certainly be all our fault. In fact, the United Nations Planetary Climate Change Council would be receiving the Nobel Peace Prize right about now. Their scientific statement would refer to Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, and Pluto as being in danger of man-made, irreversible, global climate change due to green house gas emissions.
