July 17, 2008 Bay Area Edition Vol. 4 No. 13 Events   There are 69 upcoming events listed in our Bay Area calendar. Click here for calendar. Felon Gang From reader Kanak Ravel of Portland, Oregon:"This is VERY interesting! See whether there are any Criminals living in your neighborhood. "After you type in your address, it pinpoints all the people close to your home that have been convicted of ANY felonies. Then you just click on the red pins/balloons on the map and it gives you the offenders name, age, and felony offense". Helpfully, he adds a warning, "If it bothers you to know this kind of details, please do not go any further..." Felony Spy Perpetuating Tyranny If a law is easier to change than follow, what do you do? If you’re President Bush, you simply change it. If the conservative chant of “innocent Americans have nothing to fear” is correct, why the need to give immunity to phone companies? If they, and Bush, were innocent, why did they change the law, asks Paul Craig Roberts. More... Bhopal - The (Still) Killing Fumes In 1984 the world’s worst-ever Union Carbide industrial disaster killed over 8000 residents of Bhopal, India and left a legacy of cancer, brain damage, birth defects and congenital disorders that continues to plague the city and will for generations to come. Currently owned by Dow Chemical, the site continues its contamination, and two decades later, those affected are still awaiting compensation. Sudipta Sinha challenges our conscience on what we are doing in light of this shameful and continuing cruelty. More... When the Fence Eats the Corn The Constitution explicitly forbids retroactive laws (Article I, Section 9). Yet, the Senate last week voted a FISA bill to legalize past lawbreaking. When those sent to make and enforce laws join in breaking them, it is People Time, says Niranjan Ramakrishnan. More... The American Dream for Chimps The US is the only country in the world still performing large-scale invasive research on great apes. Kelly Overton, Executive Director of People Protecting Animals & Their Habitats details how biomedical testing on nonhumans has never worked and how its continued practice in America is actually detrimental to the health of the country. More... Mandela - The Man to Meet As Former South African President Nelson Mandela nears his 90th birthday, writer and humorist Melvin Durai does something rare for him -- he becomes deferential as he salutes the man that committed his life to ending apartheid in his country, and departed the scene with grace and respect. Saying, "See him while it is possible", with his signature dry wit, Durai raises his can to the one he calls, "the Gandhi of our time". More... Movies     There are 11 movies playing in Bay Area. Details... News Unclear Deal The fallout from the proposed India-US Nuclear Deal has started even before the agreement. Last week the CPM-led Left Front formally withdrew its support to the Manmohan Singh UPA government. In its place, the UPA has garnered the support of the Samajwadi Party. In a strange formation, the left and BJP are together against the UPA. Both sides are equally confident that they will prevail. In Slip-Shape Bombay Airport may be closed for three days, after airport officials conducting regular checks on the main runway found the tarmac, at the point of touchdown, severely worn out and caked with pieces of burnt rubber. They make the surface extremely slippery, endangering lives when any aircraft lands. (Midday) About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™