Why an Online Store is Good for the Environment

We recently had the experience of “watching” a major department store close one of its locations due to a slump in sales We made frequent visits from the date of the announcement till the day the last customer was allowed in and out of the front doors...

The Principality of Sealand- The World's Best Known Micronation

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on a former World War II fort. HM Fort Roughs is located in the North Sea, six miles off the coast of Suffolk, England....

Why Just Go Green?

It’s in vogue for advertisers to tout their green initiatives from how much paper they’ve saved through online billing and paying systems to recycling, reusing, and replenishing valuable resources And, certainly I-ShopTheWorld does not question the integrity of this need to preserve the environment...

The Effect of Brain Drain in Developing Countries

The global opportunities have provided many doors for skilled workers and professionals all over the world The compensation presented by the developed countries is very inviting...

Talks Begin in Cyprus

Yesterday saw a historic day for the divided island of Cyprus During the last 34 years the island has been split into what effectively count as two separate nations: Cyprus, and the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus...

Positive Attitudes Set Cyprian Reunification Talks in Good Stead

After thirty years of failed peace talks, intensive discussions began again yesterday (3rd September ’08), between the Greek and Turkish, Cyprian leaders over the reunification of Cyprus to make it once again a united state Both parties agree on the notion of two-party federation; however it is the details of the governing body which still need to be worked upon...

Global Studies on Climate Change

Climate change is an issue that is currently alarming scientists The factors affecting global changes are carefully studied by famous scientists around the globe...

Kyoto Protocol and What it Means

The UN member countries in a convention held on climate change in Japan, in 1997, agreed to a treaty for controlling the emissions It was named the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ from the name of the place where it was signed...

Global Warming Can Not Melt the Polar Ice Caps From Below

The Earth is being heated by the Sun every day Almost 174,000 Terawatts of energy hits the Earth...

Turkey to Northern Cyprus Water Pipeline by 2012

A Multi-million-dollar undersea pipeline designed to bring water to North Cyprus from Turkey could be up and running by 2012 As there has been a period of water shortage, President Demetris Christofias, the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot leader, is presently trying to supply the southern part of the divided island through tankers bringing water from Greece...