Governor-elect Cuomo compared the fringe benefits paid to NYS employees to those paid by GM before its bankruptcy according to the Journal News. The Governor-elected pointed out that if fringe benefits are not reduced — next year they will represent a 59% uplift to salary – New York State is going to have to reduce […]
A Conversation with Norman Uphoff, Advisor to Nourishing the Planet
In this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Norman Uphoff, professor of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University. Name: Norman Uphoff Affiliation: Cornell University Location: Ithaca, United States Bio: Norman Uphoff is a professor of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University and former director […]
India Is Considering Establishment Of National Intelligence Grid
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is an essential requirement for robust and effective intelligence agencies and law enforcement functions in India. The only requirement is to ensure that its abuses can be anticipated, prevented and remedied, says Praveen Dalal, Managing Partner of Perry4Law and the leading Techno-Legal Expert of India. The Ministry of Home affairs, […]
They’re Just Not That Into You, George
Mr. Bush, you shouldn’t have bothered. It wouldn’t have mattered what you said on your last Thursday evening as White House occupant. I’m sure many Americans did tune in out of curiosity as to how you were going to try to talk your way out of your mess this time. You used the same familiar […]
Global Warming
Most experts agree that global warming is serious problem that will take significant human effort to stop it and reverse its effects. Truthfully, global warming is an effect of a larger problem: centuries of unsustainable usage of earth’s natural resources and overuse of harmful chemicals. The issue is so big that it may seem […]
4 Tips to Fight Alcoholism like A Warrior
At 15, Christina had her first alcoholic drink. She bought a bottle of Don Juan, a highly concentrated spirit, and downed it with her friends in a high-school dormitory. Christina felt nothing and cursed herself for having bought the bottle. Little did she know that the seed to her problem with alcohol had been grounded, […]