At the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) convention earlier this month in Chicago, former President Bill Clinton sent a message to those in attendance: the biotechnology industry has a job to do. In his speech, the former President discussed the importance that biotechnology has in food security and health issues in the developing world. He said the first obligation of society…
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Hillary Vs Obama
The older the Tennessee Mountain Man gets the more he finds himself contemplating the history written in his lifetime, and how that history effects the present. In the midst of the 2008 political season there are inescapable memories and applications both good and bad of yesteryear. A recent visit between the computer man and a politically well connected lawyer friend…
Barack Obama Suspected Of Plagiarism
Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama from Illinois is accused of plagiarizing speeches from a 2006 speech by Deval Patrick, the Democratic governor of Massachusetts. The Obama speech entitled “Words Matter” was delivered in Feb. 16, 2008 during a meeting in Wisconsin and had several similarities with the Patrick speech delivered in 2006. Particularly noticeable are the passages wherein both Obama…
Let S Listen To Bill Clinton S Advice On Modern Biotechnology
Since he left office, former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, has dedicated almost all his life championing the cause of the poor, here in America and abroad. From winning concessions for cheaper drugs from multinational pharmaceutical companies to manage HIV/AIDS – the No. 1 killer disease in poor countries – to fundraising in aid of victims of Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami…
Commemoration Of Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr One Man S Demons
Watching the celebration of the life and legacy of the beloved, late and sorely missed Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday 21 January 2008, I was struck not only by the tributes to Dr King and his long suffering family, but also the acclaim of Governor Mike Huckabee, Republican, by former U. S. President Bill Clinton, Democrat. Especially…
Construction Going Green Green Architecture
Our planet is really feeling the heat of Global Warming. Humans are consuming resources like never before. A new coal-fired power plant is built in China EVERY WEEK! This all signifies that consumption of raw materials will keep on increasing. And it doesn’t seem to be sustainable. We are loosing natural resources fast, and if nothing is done to stop…
Presidential Hopefuls Get Ready To Rumble
2008 Election candidates’ face-off in the professional wrestling ring at WWE’s Monday Night Raw in April 21, 2008. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain all tried a new tactic to gain votes with their pre-taped appearances on the famous professional wrestling show. The WWE Company had given all presidential hopefuls an invitation to appear live on the show as…