Bitch about Headline News on Health, Environment, Internet, Politics and other Issues
The Washington Post reports here: "As Execution Date Nears, Gang Founder Stirs Debate." Savetookie.org writes on its website you can find here: Arnold – do the right thing for the children! Tookie Williams has been nominated four times for the Nobel Literature Prize for his children’s books that warn young people about the pitfalls of joining a gang and exposes them to alternatives.
Interesting Interview found here from Spiegel Online: The recent riots across France have raised new questions about the integration of immigrants into European society. Muslims have faced particular scrutiny following terrorist attacks in Spain and Britain. SPIEGEL ONLINE interviewed Jytte Klausen, the author of a new book looking at the challenges from the perspective of European Muslim leaders.
The Washington Post reports here: "HARBIN, China, a 50-mile-long slick of toxic river water moved slowly through this industrial city in China’s frigid northeast on Friday, as government officials fended off questions about their slow and secretive response to a chemical spill and millions struggled with the third day of an emergency shutoff of the municipal water supply." And Forbes reports here: "Russia takes emergency steps against China toxic spill."
"The media magnate Rupert Murdoch predicted a gloomy future for newspapers, which he said are failing to adapt to the realities of the Internet." See the rest of the story here at Yahoo News. My guess is also that papers will have a hard time in the future, advertising money is shifting more and more to the web, however there will be room and need for newspapers as well just remains to be seen who can adapt.
BBC reports here: Current levels of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere are higher now than at any time in the last 650,000 years.
See also here from Wired News: Ocean and so-called greenhouse gas levels are rising faster than they have for thousands of years, according to two reports published on Thursday that are likely to fuel debate on global warming." Reference also here Climate-Change Forecast? Ask the Antarctic Ice form National Geographic News from back in 2004 and here the Quaternary Studies.
So asks Spiegel Online here in this atricle: "Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first state visit to Paris yesterday, promising "continuity" in Franco-German relations but sounding a little skeptical about the Schröder-era love affair with France and his rocky relations with the United States. German newspapers notice a shift in the wind." What do you think? Will Germany change its political direction?
Businessweek Online writes here: Along with lawyers, prosecutors, and furious fans, artists are joining the backlash against the label for slipping a hidden, anti-theft program into users’ computers.
Some Bush humor found here at Newsweek:
"My fellow Americans, let’s be thankful for global warming, because as these winter months approach, it makes the world such a nice, toasty place.
"Let’s be thankful that we live in a place like America and not in a place like China where the doors are really tricky to open.
Reviews from some online publications: Newsweek writes here: "In the old days, China’s leaders would often release political prisoners ahead of a presidential summit. Why Hu felt confident enough to break the mold." And here Spiegel Online writes some interesting view points: "In Beijing, Ambivalence over US President Lingers." What do you feel Bush achieved on his China trip?