Vegetarian Movie Stars - Who Came First?

It seems that every second Hollywood star is a vegetarian, giving up meat for health or moral reasons. Vegetarian societies can now provide long lists of entertainers who don't eat meat, including vegetarians like Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, Kate Winslet and Natalie Portman, and pescatarians like Hillary Swank (who eat fish, but no other animals).

Untapped - The Scramble For Africa's Oil

Since 1990 alone, the petroleum industry has invested more than $20 billion in exploration and production activity in Africa. A further $50 billion will be spent between now and the end of the decade, the largest investment in the continent's history - and around one-third of it will come from the United States. Three of the world's largest oil companies - the British-Dutch consortium Shell, France's Total, and America's Chevron - are spending 15 percent, 30 percent, and 35 percent respectively of their global exploration and production budgets in Africa. Chevron alone is in the process of rolling out $20 billion in African projects over a five-year period.

The Future Of War

Will we continue fighting wars forever? Will we destroy ourselves or is there hope for the future? I contend that military action against other nations will increasingly become a less effective method to resolve conflicts.

Taking the Neighbor Out of Neighborhoods

Having just recently returned to my childhood neighborhood in Baltimore, I couldn't help but notice how much things have changed since I left. Growing up in the early 60's, I recall a much different neighborhood. Back then, much of Baltimore consisted of poor working class neighborhoods that were self contained units...

The Freight Forwarding Industry and Environmental Debate

The world’s freight forwarding industry is under attack by some environmental campaigners who believe that it is having a damaging effect on the global climate problem.

Drug Addiction Steals The Life Of A Young Man, The Second Chance Program Gives Him His Life Back

Having lost his dreams early in life, this man now finds he can rebuild his existence and create the life he envisioned before his days of drug abuse and crime.

The Kaolinovy Creature - Is It Alien, Human Or Legend

A tiny body described as not human nor animal was found in the Chelyabinsk Oblast region of Russian. Is it alien, human or overblown legend. Experts disagree, you decide.

Amarpali of Vaishali (Bihar)

Little information is available about Amarpali. Most of them are folklore, remixes and misinterpretation of events. Here is a true account of Amarpali.

What is Needed for Future Sustainability

A family physician shares her experience of medical missions in Honduras.

Snail Mail Pen Pal OR Online Pen Pals

Some would say there is nothing quite like the pleasure of receiving what we now call 'snail mail' from a pen pal abroad. But do we have to sacrifice online speed and efficiency to achieve this ideal when communicating with pen pals?

6 a.m., 2nd August 1990, Kuwait

My personal experience of the first day of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Britney Spears' Famous Locks

According to a recent BBC report in February, 2007, it said that the hair studio owned by an Esther Tognozzi, has now set up a website to auction off Ms Britney's famous locks...

How Many Americans Will Become Disabled Over The Course Of Their Lifetime?

The federal government's disability programs are there to help you when you are unable to work. But will the social security administration be up to the task in the coming years?

Orkut Users Beware - Google Might Disclose Your Home Location Or Your Computer Location To Police

Orkut, Google's online community has been in the news since the Anti-Shivaji and Anti-Ambedkar communities came into existence. These irrelevant and speculative communities have ruined the goodwill of Orkut and the lovers/followers

Trying To Make Money Online

Making money online is not what its brought up to be. How can you avoid these scams, find out here