The Pentagon Just Issued Marching Orders On Climate Change

The boring-but-important 12-page document issued in January tells the armed service chiefs and top civilian officials to identify how climate change will affect their missi...

True Review - Film - The Finest Hours

Cast: Chris Pine,Casey Affleck,Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger,John Ortiz,Eric Bana

Direction: Craig Gillespie

Produced: Dorothy Aufiero, James Whitaker

Hospitals Focus On Doing No Harm

Last week, I reported on the problem of preventable harm in hospitals. It has been estimated that each year between 98,000 and 440,000 people die as a result of preventable...

True Review - Two New Shows Of Relevance

In the last few weeks, two channels have espoused women empowerment in their new offerings at Prime Time. Star Plus premiered Tamanna last week, before that Colors launched...

Better Hand-Washing Through Technology

Why can’t hospitals get health care workers to wash their hands?
Hospitals in the United States enjoy access to running water. Virtually all of them have alcohol...

A New Advocacy Group Is Lobbying For The Right To Repair Everything

Repair groups from across the industry announced that they have formed The RepairCoalition, a lobbying and advocacy group that will focus on reforming the Digital Millenniu...

The US Wants To Make Oil, Gas, And Mining Companies More Transparent About Their Deals

Environmentalists and transparency activists are feuding with energy and mining interests over a proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation that would ...

Kaleidoscope - A Li'l Bit Of Kindness

Intolerance is the word of the season-- all over the world, people are losing their patience, compassion and that sense of community that makes life worthwhile. What does a...

Rediscovering Hidden Treasures : Hirak Rajar Deshe

The most renowned Indian film maker internationally, doubtless, is Satyajit Ray. His advent with the iconic debut, PatherPanchali (The Song of the Road) heralded an outstan...