Current Affairs

What To Do When A Killer Walks Into Your Classroom - What to do if a situation like what happen at Virginia Tech happens to you or your loved ones.

Videos Keep Viewers Updated On World Events - When homeowners in California viewed videos of the arson fires that plagued their neighborhoods, some could see that their homes were burned to the ground. The videos that provided these images were taken by news groups in helicopters and from people that lived on hills that were quite a distance from the fire.

American Empire Running on Gas Fumes - The great tragedy of America in an age of peak oil is that the nation was built on and still depends for its normal functioning upon sources of cheap energy which are increasingly in short supply and becoming more and more expensive.

Costa Rica Economy; Recovering and Expanding - With the help of agriculture, growing industries, tourism and ecotourism, Costa Rica economy is sure to recover from the harsh years of poverty.

High Energy Prices Are a Disaster for America - As long as America remains hooked upon oil and in spending more than we take in on unwise wars and in garrisoning the world it will likely take more than an Obama or McCain to save us from a long downward spiral off the king of the mountain heap.

Levels Of Gun Crime In Modern Britain - A look at what can be surmised from the latest figures on gun crime.

Liquidity: Why So Important in the Real Estate Market? - This article discusses the neccessity of liquidity in modern money markets, and how central banks have injected $110 billion into the global economy to ease the credit crunch.

Why Banning Incandescent Lightbulbs Is Not A Bright Idea - America is considering following Europe's lead in banning incandescent lightbulbs - but there are hidden and serious economic and environmental costs that are not widely understood!

Hurricane John Becomes Category 3 Major Hurricane Threatens Mexico - While everyone has been watching tropical storm Ernesto, a new and very powerful storm formed in the pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico. Hurricane John is now a catagory 4 and could become a catagory 5 hurricane at landfall.

Fed Credit: Down The Tubes - This article discusses the increasing likelyhood that the US will enter a recession in the wake of the Fed's ineffective interest rate cut on January 22nd.