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POPSAt Work When the economy makes big news, many photographs of people at work come across the wires, usually to help illustrate a particular story or event. By collecting these disparate photos over the past few months, I found that a global portrait emerged of we humans producing things. People assembling, generating, and building items small and large, mundane and expensive, trivial and important. I hope you enjoy this look into some people's work lives around the world.
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POPSSeeing the Afghan Forest Not the Trees William Pfaff wrote on September 17, 2001: "Clearly, the United States needs to deal with Mr. bin Laden's terrorist organization, but that is essentially a police and intelligence problem. Long-term United States interests cannot afford a "war" that risks toppling Saudi Arabia and other conservative Islamic regimes into alliance with the radical movements already powerful in Iran, Sudan, Algeria, and influential in Egypt, Pakistan, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. That, though, is the risk." Now, Pakistan threatens to come unglued and the President is being advised to send in 40,000 troops. What he needs to do is read this article below.
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POPSMurder Mystery, Murder Mystery Stories, Murder Story, Murder Victim, Family Murder Our Murder Mystery blog provides information related to top murder stories, murder victims, family murder stories, murder investigation, unsolved murder, murder crimes, first degree murder, murder video, wife murder, murder convicted and other murder cases.
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POPSMore than 1M child prostitutes in India I had no idea the numbers were so high. I'm angered and agitated and wish I could do something. gotta find ways to do even little things, like facebook groups, mixx groups, tweeting to support efforts against child porn and trafficking of human beings. if thats all we can do, its better than nothing. awareness, in the right hands, is powerful stuff.
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POPSIndia to issue all 1.2 billion citizens with biometric ID cards
Keeping tabs around the world • Compulsory national identity cards are used in about 100 countries including Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain • ID cards are not used in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Irish Republic or Nordic countries • German police can detain people who are not carrying their ID card for up to 24 hours • The Bush Administration resisted calls for an identity card in the US after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 • In Australia street protests in the 1980s forced the Government to abandon its plans for a card • Plastic cards are favoured over paper documents because they are harder to forge • Most identity cards contain the name, sex, date of birth and a unique number for the holder • South Korean, Brazilian, Italian and Malaysian ID cards contain fingerprints. Cards in some countries contain information on any distinguishing marks of the holder • Objections t
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POPSLandmark Ruling "One change the ruling could bring soon,activists said, is in dealings with corrupt police officers, who reportedly sometimes extort money by threatening to apply the law or "out" gays and lesbians to friends or family. Akash Verma, 26, a Delhi resident, said he was returning home late one night in 2004 when two intoxicated policemen who suspected he was gay stole about $20 from his bag and demanded sex, but released him. Verma said other officers later "strongly advised" against filing a complaint. Although Verma's account could not be independently verified, gay rights activists said such behavior by police is not uncommon."
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POPSMore than 1M child prostitutes in India Prostitution in pilgrim towns, exploitation through sex tourism and pedophilia are some of some of the "alarming trends" that have emerged in recent years in India, it noted. Authorities believe 90 percent of human trafficking in India is "intra-country."
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POPSWhy India's Teachers Do Not Spare the Rod The death of an 11-year old girl re-opens the controversy over corporal punishment in India's immense and unmanageable school system picture: Father Khayum Khan, center, and relatives of 11 year old girl Shanno, wait for her body outside a city hospital mortuary in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 17, 2009. An 11 year old school girl died in a hospital in the Indian capital on Friday, a day after she was punished by her teacher, police and news reports said.
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POPSshoes fly again "Throwing a shoe at someone is considered an insult in India." ................not just in India, I'd say!
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POPSIndian Muslims speak out AGAINST terror "Now is the time for Muslims everywhere to march in the streets and speak out for peace, and let the public know that we do not support this type of butchery and hatefulness," says a post on the site. " Amen!
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POPSnews today A major Indian news channel flashes the missing dog of the Delhi Police Commissioner as breaking news!! This is the sorry pass the media has reached in India today!
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