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US Boxoffice Top 10 – Week 19 of 2010

US Boxoffice Top 10 – Week 19 of 2010
Presented by An inspirational documentary about life on a rubbish tip … that YOU can support. Donations are 100% tax deductible. US Boxoffice Top 10 – Week 19 of 2010 1. Iron Man 2 The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armoured Super Hero...
May 11th, 2010 | Movies | Read More

The Case for and Against POT

The Case for and Against POT
Not all people are content to live a simple and natural life gaining their excitement from everyday adventures, or taking it further with extreme sports that increase the adrenaline or the endorphin enhancing activities of exercise or sex. Then there’s the more passive activities of being entertained...
May 10th, 2010 | Featured, Human Issues, Quirky | Read More

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is based on the video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. The film stands alone, and does not require it’s audience to be...
May 10th, 2010 | Movies | Read More

Lena Horne – Singer, dancer, actress and activist dies aged 92

Lena Horne – Singer, dancer, actress and activist dies aged 92
Lena Horne Lena Horne — Activist and Singer — Dies at 92 Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer and actress who broke down racial barriers in film and music industries has dies, aged 92.Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents...
May 10th, 2010 | Movies | Read More

Government in the role of Robin Hood

Government in the role of Robin Hood
The Federal Australian Government, using the Henry Future Tax System Review as a reference, has decided to tax the mining riches to help fund the ordinary person’s retirement. With Australia having an ageing population, and people on average living longer, they were faced with the situation of...
May 10th, 2010 | Politics, Toons | Read More

Wave Power

Wave Power
Oceanlinx is a company in the field of wave energy conversion. The company has developed proprietary technology for extracting energy from ocean waves and converting that energy into electricity, or using it to provide desalinated potable grade water from sea water. Oceanlinx has designed and...
May 9th, 2010 | Science | Read More

BP’s Gulf of Mexico Oil Battle

BP’s Gulf of Mexico Oil Battle
BP has been dealt a setback to capping a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 100-tonne concrete and steel dome they positioned over the blown-out oil well has become clogged with gas hydrates — crystal structures that form when gas and water mix and are found in the low temperature and high...
May 9th, 2010 | Featured, News | Read More

News for Week 19 of 2010

News for Week 19 of 2010
Click for World News Media Now you have easy access to the key english speaking News media sources from the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. News Headlines for Week 19 of 2010 International and Australian News – Sat...
May 9th, 2010 | Featured, News | Read More

Wall Street Crisis: Human or Machine

Wall Street Crisis: Human or Machine
President Obama yesterday entered the dispute over what caused Thursday’s near-1,000-point plunge on Wall Street, which sparked panic around the world. Presently the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are undertaking a joint review. President Obama’s...
May 8th, 2010 | Featured, News | Read More

Deepwater Horizon a potential environmental disaster

Deepwater Horizon a potential  environmental disaster
Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible oil drilling rig built in 2001. The purpose of this rig was to drill oil wells deep underwater, moving from location to location, as needed. Once the drilling was complete, pumping production was handled by other equipment. Deepwater...
May 7th, 2010 | Featured, News | Read More