Archives for أبريل 2013

Billions Proposed for New Border Security: Where Would the Money Go?

In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, a stream of pedestrians cross the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge from Mexico into the U.S. in Laredo, Texas. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five years to tighten control of U.S. borders. The U.S. spent nearly $18 […]

بواسطة Christie Thompson

Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five years to tighten control of U.S. borders. The U.S. spent nearly $18 billion dollars on immigration enforcement agencies last

Nestle Claims To Own Fennel Flower: Oh Yeah?

Trisha Marczak Through the eyes of Nestle, the world is their own. In its most recent bid to monopolize nature, Nestle is attempting to patent the fennel flower, or better known as nigella sativa, a flower whose medical benefits date back to Biblical times. Scientifically proven to aid issues relating to everything from kidney and […]

بواسطة Trisha Marczak

Trisha MarczakThrough the eyes of Nestle, the world is their own. In its most recent bid to monopolize nature, Nestle is attempting to patent the fennel flower, or better known as nigella sativa, a flower whose medical benefits date back to Biblical times. Scientifically proven to aid issues relating to everything from kidney and liver disorders to

Omar Borkan Al Gala Too Sexy For Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabian man, Omar Borkan Al Gala, is said to be “too sexy” for the country and is rumored on social media to have been deported. (Photo/via Facebook) Not only is too sexy for his shirt, he’s too sexy for the entire nation of Saudi Arabia. If Internet speculation is proven correct (and when is […]

بواسطة David Trifunov

Not only is too sexy for his shirt, he’s too sexy for the entire nation of Saudi Arabia. If Internet speculation is proven correct (and when is it not?), Al Gala is one of three men deported last week over fears they would whip Saudi women into an unholy frenzy. The actor, photographer and model — through his Facebook page — neither confirmed

UN Chemicals Summit Expected To Adopt New Controls

  Swiss Ambassador Franz Perrez, right, President of the Bureau to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, sitting next to Jim Willis, centre, and Christine Fuell, left, Coordinator Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, FAO (The Food and Agriculture Organization), Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam […]

بواسطة Associated Press

  At the start of the biggest high-level conference ever held to regulate chemicals, top officials say they are optimistic that delegates will approve new international controls on some widely used industrial compounds and clamp down on hazardous wastes. Jim Willis, who oversees three major chemical treaties based in Geneva, says

Part 1: Citizen Journalists Emerge As Major Players In The Media World

Commercial photographer Carlos Chiossone took this photo of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which was eventually picked up by CNN. Major media outlets are increasingly recognizing the value of citizen journalists like Chiossone. (Photo/Carlos Chiossone) When the world cast their eyes on the photos of the two Boston bombers, they did so thanks to the […]

بواسطة Trisha Marczak

When the world cast their eyes on the photos of the two Boston bombers, they did so thanks to the work of citizen journalists who responded to calls from law enforcement to report suspicious activity spotted near the scene of the finish line explosion. Two years ago, when the world learned of the Bahraini uprising, they did so through social media

Overseer Of US Victim Funds Says Work Wrenching

Sarah Vieira, 13, of Dartmouth, Mass., has “Boston Strong” written on her face during a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who’ve […]

بواسطة Associated Press

Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who've faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he's adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims' compensation fund as