Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Day
Today, we mark the ninth annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). It is estimated that 100 to 140 million women around the world have undergone this brutal procedure and three million girls are at risk ...
Net Zero helps Fort Polk achieve sustainable future
The Army is going green in a big way. Fort Polk was chosen as a pilot installation for the Army's Net Zero Waste program in April 2011. Eighteen U.S. Army installations worldwide were chosen to participate in a Net Zero pilot in one of three areas: Energy, water or waste. Since then, plans have been in motion to determine the best way to reach "net zero."
Fed's Bullard warns against lengthy stay at zero
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Keeping short-term rates at zero for years could be a "looming disaster" for the U.S. economy, said James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, on Monday. In a speech at the Union League Club in Chicago, Bullard said zero rates "could be counterproductive." Because zero rates punish savers, older Americans are being hurt, while younger Americans ...
Occupy Bernal, Petaluma zero in on foreclosures
Tim Nonn blamed himself when he and his wife lost their Petaluma house to foreclosure 18 months ago after his job was outsourced and her store fell victim to the economic downturn. "I didn't even tell anyone in my...
Ground Zero heroes' 9/11 settlement payouts slashed
Ailing Ground Zero responders are finally getting their last checks from a settlement with the city, but many are crestfallen that the payments are less than touted when they took the deal. ?We didn?t get what they told us we were going to get,? one put it. One main...
Zack Zero Review
Video games require a number of things to succeed. One of the most important aspects of a good game is consistency, or consistent rules. If an object on screen hurts your character one moment and then heals your character in the next, this causes confusion -- and confusion rarely works to a game's a...
