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2012 Volkswagen Beetle Photos

Volkswagen is all set to release its brand new Beetle 2012 at the new york show room this Monday. The third generation Beetle has been significantly redesigned in an effort to give the car a meaner, sportier and more masculine look so it appeals to a broader base of consumers. VW Design Chief Klaus Bischoff described the new Beetle: “The ... Read More »

US tornadoes forces 2 nuclear reactor shutdown!

Are we seeing an another Japan? The recent Tornadoes impacting US killing at least 45 people and causing widespread damage, forced the shutdown of two of its reactors. According to the Guardian,  The series of tornadoes that began in Oklahoma late last week barrelled across the country, with North Carolina, where 22 people died, the worst-hit state. The US nuclear ... Read More »

US gave $6 million to Syrian opposition

THE US State Department has been secretly financing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even as the Obama administration has tried to reach out to the autocratic leader’s regime. The Washington Post, citing previously undisclosed diplomatic documents provided by WikiLeaks, reported yesterday that one of the US-funded organisations was London-based Barada TV, a satellite channel that beams anti-government programming into ... Read More »

At least 10 dead in Raleigh N.C. storms

Severe wind storms killed at least 10 people in North Carolina and three in Virginia Saturday, upping the two-day U.S. storm death toll to 30, officials said. The National Weather Service said tornadoes were sighted in 19 North Carolina counties and it had received unconfirmed reports of at least 10 deaths in all, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported. “More than ... Read More »

WorldBlu’s list of World’s Most Democratic Workplace

WorldBlu, a U.S. based company, specializing in organizational democracy and freedom-centered leadership, has announced their fifth annual WorldBlu list of most democratic workplaces 2011. They made the announcement as the part of the fifth annual “Democracy in the Workplace Day” for organizations from across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K, India, the Netherlands, Denmark, Haiti and Malaysia. The WorldBlu List ... Read More »

Joe Biden Taking a Nap During Obama’s Debt Speech

Looks like Vice President Joe Biden was so bored about the debt speech President Obama was giving that he just dozed off for a while before waking up again. Today, President Obama countered GOP deficit reduction proposals by offering to slash $4 trillion over the next twelve years in a heavily-hyped speech. And, naturally, his right hand man, the Vice ... Read More »