KANDAHAR,
Afghanistan - While military commanders in Afghanistan
try to play down an upcoming offensive in Kandahar, many residents in
the southern province remain sceptical and fear they will bear the
brunt of any a

Student paper The Cambridge Student has carried a story about the fact that Strawberry
Fayre is going on anyway (22.03.10). The article (see below), is online here:
http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/issue/news/strawberry-fair-protest-planned/ reported how
Cambridge Anarchists are going to be down Midsummer Common come the back-to-roots peopleâs
fayre.

<p>DAY OF ACTION AT LOCAL MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT<br />
OFFICES ON THURSDAY MAY 20th</p>
<p>The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is challenging the decision to eliminate the Special Diet for people on welfare and disability. We are demanding this vital benefit be left alone and that the Government Raise the Rates now!</p>
<p><a href="http://ocap.ca/node/877">read more</a></p>

A load of Old Ballots! ---- The general election is here, and once again the parties are
falling over themselves to promise us the earth. They talk blandly about “fairness”,
“opportunity”, “security” and “a better future”, doing their best to avoid saying anything
meaningful. But a whopping 83% of the UK general public do not trust politicians,
according to a 2009 poll.

Local Mayo fisherman, Pat O Donnell, was sentenced to seven months in Castlerea prison in
March for his role in campaigning against the Corrib gas pipeline and the corrupt deal
that has given Shell access to Irelandâs gas fields. He has been consistently targeted by
Shell and the Gardai, being falsely arrested on two occasions when Shell has attempted to
carry out works in Mayo.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) goes up not only when good things happen, but when bad things happen as well. Things like mining disasters or oil spills can put a lot of money into the economy.

STONY RIDGE, OHIO -- At about 6:30 Friday morning a special response team from the Wood County Sheriff's Department took battering rams to the doo...