Tag: summit
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September 15, 2009 12:18 PM EDT --
At the Minnesota State Fair, it is all about finding food available on a stick. Well now evidently beer wants in on the stick action!
When I was at the Fair, I saw this guy with three cups of beer, . . .
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March 29, 2009 01:17 PM EDT --
According to television and internet news sources, peaceful protests began Saturday in London's Hyde Park to voice the people's wants to the leaders who will meet this week to try to figure out . . .
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May 04, 2008 08:24 AM EDT --
Most of my posts here on Gather relate to my interests in family, food, wine and books, and other things I pursue when not at work. Here's one of an occasional post connected . . .
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July 08, 2008 09:49 PM EDT --
The G8 summit issued a lofty declaration: we are going to reduce our carbon emissions by 50% by the year 2050. No details on how, no timetable between now and then. So I guess the plan is to do nothing . . .
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September 21, 2009 10:36 AM EDT --
I borrowed a friend's camera, since mine died (insert weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth) . I brought it with me to work today so I could record anything unusual or different. The only sign of violence . . .
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September 23, 2009 01:29 PM EDT --
Went out at lunchtime to take more photos of anything interesting. More screens on Frew Street and some upgrades to The Fence and the shanty town on The Cut. Students selling "Apathy" t-shirts for people . . .
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October 21, 2009 02:30 AM EDT --
Some time ago, one of my friends in USA asked me if I could help his teenage son in the college admission test, with an innovative essay. I had been a fairly good essay writer in my school and . . .
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November 12, 2009 10:30 AM EST --
Barack Obama will host a jobs summit at the White House in December it was announced this morning. The President will convene business, labor and non-profit leaders at the summit to discuss more ways . . .
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November 26, 2009 08:23 AM EST --
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/china.climate.emissions/index.html
Wen Jia Bao is the current head of the Chinese governmnent. Wen is now saying that he will attend the Copenhagen Climate . . .
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September 17, 2009 02:08 PM EDT --
Interesting things are afoot. It looks like I don't have to come into work next Thursday, nor will I be required to use a PTO (Paid Time Off) day for it! Woot! (I've been hanging around Peter too much, . . .
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September 20, 2009 07:08 PM EDT --
Curious to see what was afoot, I found a website where the people protesting the G-20 are organizing. Action Framework|Pittsburgh G20 Resistance has notices on what is planned.
I got an email from . . .
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November 15, 2009 09:22 AM EST --
news item #1:
Singapore (CNN) -- President Obama and leaders from the rest of the world's top economic powers acknowledged Sunday that there's no hope of a major breakthrough over climate . . .
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April 03, 2009 03:08 AM EDT --
At the summit leaders from many nations got together including President Obama. They pledged money to help other countries:
"AMERICAN PRESIDENT Barack Obama has described as “historic” the G20 . . .
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November 15, 2009 07:34 AM EST --
No climate-change deal likely by year's end, officials say
By Ed Henry and Dan Lothian
President Obama says he hopes the upcoming Copenhagen summit will lead to a long-term global warming accord. . . .
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April 08, 2009 09:29 AM EDT --
What in the world?
I don't get it. Nothing in the mainstream media, yet the image of the leader of the free world bowing before a Saudi . . .
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November 25, 2009 07:02 AM EST --
Lawmakers are on the hot seat to spur job growth. There's no consensus yet on the best strategy, in part because all the options have downsides.
By Jeanne Sahadi
The economy is not out of the . . .
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November 23, 2009 01:03 AM EST --
Hopes for the Copenhagen climate summit in December have been boosted after it emerged that more than 60 presidents and prime ministers plan to attend.
There had been concern that no strong agreement . . .
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August 21, 2007 07:19 PM EDT --
The North American Union is it a conspiracy theory or not?
Check out this article from the Washington Times on the North American Union:
Summit Prompts Super-Government Fears
By Jon Ward
August . . .
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September 21, 2009 05:14 PM EDT --
At lunchtime today, I saw big trucks and equipment moving concrete barriers around.
While we were out, we happened to drive past the Resistance Headquarters. I don't know if it's the . . .
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September 22, 2009 12:14 PM EDT --
There were a few new things on my way to work this morning. The photos weren't great because I was trying to take them from the moving car, but you get the idea. This first photo is of cement barriers . . .
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