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McCartney Lights Candle for Peace in West Bank (w/ Video)

Posted by geri   
Thursday, 25 September 2008
mccartney-candle-peace.jpgBeatles star, Sir Sir Paul McCartney makes a surprise visit to the West Bank and lights a candle for peace "for all the people in the world, but especially for Israel and Palestine." McCartney will play his first ever concert in Israel today, on the occasion of the Jewish state's 60th birthday.

(Below the video, read the story about preparations for the concert)

Thanks to Bill F. for the news tip!

 

Colombia Making Citizens Safer, Reintegrating Former Terrorists

Posted by geri   
Thursday, 25 September 2008
colombia-president.jpgColombia’s citizens have shed their fear and have more confidence in the State, thanks to the consolidation of democracy and security following years of fear imposed by terrorists, the South American nation’s President said yesterday at the UN General Assembly.

Over two-thirds of the 60,000 terrorists who had “ravaged the country at the start of the new administration” have turned their back on criminal activity and are taking part in a reintegration program, said Colombia's president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
 

Solar Stocks Set to Shine After Senate Measure

Posted by geri   
Thursday, 25 September 2008
sliver-panel.jpgThe U.S. Senate's passed a bill that would extend $18 billion in tax credits for renewable energy for eight years. The measure, which is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives and President Bush, gives businesses a 30 percent tax credit to offset the development costs of solar and other clean energy projects. (Environmental News Network)
 

Georgia Superintendent Proves She is Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Donates $1M Prize to Schools

Posted by Abie Baafi   
Thursday, 25 September 2008
superintendent-cox.jpgGeorgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox  proved she is smarter than a 5th grader by winning $1 million for her school system on the third season debut of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” on Fox Friday night. The good news is the decided to donate her winnings to three schools for blind and deaf students. (Read the blog and story at Atlanta Journal Constitution)
 

Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations

Posted by jmatz   
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
soccer_ball_kid.jpgThe Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the UN in New York City, having together achieved great progress this summer in bringing peace, stability, fun, and health to millions of the least fortunate people around the world.

Take a look at this impressive handful of beneficial programs launched and conducted this year by the UN to help women create jobs, aid hurricane victims, fight malaria, preserve ancient Egyptian history, broker peace deals and spread laughter, as well as school lessons), to child refugees (thanks to Clowns Without Borders).
 

US Supreme Court Stays Execution of Georgia Death Row Inmate

Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
troy-davis.jpgVigils around the state of Georgia were cancelled and replaced by celebrations as the US Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution to Troy Davis, an inmate on death row in Georgia who was due to be put to death tonight. Seven out of nine witnesses who gave evidence at Davis' original murder trial had recanted or changed their testimony -- the backbone of the prosecution's case. which could produce no murder weapon, fingerprints or DNA. (More at Yahoo News)
 

Giant Mirrors Tap Sun, Subsidies in Europe's Clean Power Bid

Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
solar-mirrors-seville.jpgSolar power, properly harnessed, could solve the world's energy problems. In the race to produce energy from the sun's rays, Europe's first commercial solar-thermal-electricity plant is at the forefront of a growing movement for green power. In Seville, in the south of Spain, 624 moving mirrors reflect sunbeams onto a 115-meter-high white tower that uses the concentrated heat to boil water, making steam that spins an electric turbine 97 times a second. (A Bloomberg Exclusive)

Thanks to Sun Star for the tip!
 

Cheap Cervical Cancer Test is Boost for Poor Countries

Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
A simple and affordable test for cervical cancer, designed for countries that don't have the money for expensive labs, could strike a massive blow against the disease called the "silent killer" of women, doctors said on Sunday. In rural China the test was 90% effective.
 

Tyler Perry Donates Food for More Than 1,000 Families

Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Tyler Perry, the writer-director-actor of popular films aimed at black audiences, volunteered at a homeless shelter and food pantry, unloading and packaging food he donated to feed more than 1,000 Atlanta area families. (Read the full story at USA Today)
 

Boy Helps Family Friend To Safety After Yellow Jacket Attack (Video)

Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
hiking-accident.jpgA boy is being called a hero for saving a family friend who was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets while the two were hiking high in the hills. The 14 year-old hiked two miles back to the truck only to find the cell phones not working.

 
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