http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Many people in comfortable middle-class homes in North America think that slavery was abolished at the end of the USA's civil war. There is some thought of possible slavery in "those other countries" but little is given to the role... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10438139-prostitution-sexual-slavery-and-the-internet Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:40:56 -0700 Canadian leader of the federal opposition, Jack Layton, is stepping aside from his political duties due to a bout with cancer. Layton, 61, has recently catapulted his NDP(New Democratic Party) to second place in the recent federal elections in Canada.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9779349-cdn-leader-of-opposition-jack-layton-steps-aside-due-to-illness Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:59:01 -0700 Beachgoers in Israel have been attacked by giant jellyfish. The blobby monsters have washed up in the millions, intimidating bathers and clogging intake grates of electrical power plants. Al Jazeera is reporting that this variety of jelly fish is harmless... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9769076-israel-invaded-by-giant-jellyfish Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:39:33 -0700 Cadel Evans(BMC Racing) won the biggest cycling race in the world this morning. His huge efforts on the mountains to keep the Schleck brothers(Leopard Trek) within striking distance and a scorching time trial yesterday gave him a small time cushion... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9761415-tdf-finale-first-ever-aussie-wins-cadel-evans-the-champ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:01:06 -0700 Who would have thought that the sperm of man needed a cloaking device to get to the egg, but news published in the journal Science Translational Medicine about research done at the University of California, Davis has shed light on... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9756573-infertile-men-may-lack-cloaking-protein-on-sperm Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:11:45 -0700 Today the individual time trials were the decider for the podium positions in Paris. Cadel Evans(BMC Racing) topped his three week effort with a flawless time trial which he smoked. He made up the deficit time to the Schleck brothers(Leopard... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9756107-tdf-stage-20-cadel-evans-will-ride-into-paris-wearing-yellow Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:49:31 -0700 The 19th stage of the Tour de France ended with Andy Schleck(Leopard Trek) taking the yellow jersey from Thomas Voeckler(Europecar) who carried it for 10 days this year. Voeckler made a huge effort to stay with the front group, but... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9748762-tdf-stage-19-andy-schleck-takes-yellow-in-epic-fight-for-alpe-dhuez Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:56:11 -0700 The newest nuclear reactor in the US is expected to go online next year, after a 40 year delay. The reactor in Tennessee is called Watts Bar 2, located next to Watts Bar 1 in the Tennessee River valley. The... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9742762-us-newest-nuclear-reactor-goes-online-next-year-40-years-later Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:43:00 -0700 If you are visiting in the Calgary Alberta area and are at all interested in dinosaurs and the creatures that came before them, take time to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum just outside of Drumheller. It is located in the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9740797-dinosaur-bones-aplenty-at-the-royal-tyrrell-museum-drumheller Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:48:07 -0700 The Tour de France Stage 18 stunned the cycling fans today with a dramatic and risky move by the Schleck brothers riding for Leopard Trek. While anything can happen during the TDF and often does, a move by Andy Schleck... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9739195-tdf-stage-18-schlecks-gamble-all-and-win Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:15:27 -0700 Nearly half the people in Somalia are on the edge of starvation. Over 3 million people are facing severe shortages in food and thousands are estimated to have died already. Wednesday the UN declared that a famine exists in the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9729313-humanitarian-crisis-in-somalia-continues-to-grow Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:41:12 -0700 Stage 17 of the Tour de France saw Alberto Contador(Saxobank Sungard) wait until the final climb of the day to seriously challenge the Schleck brothers(Leopard Trek). He topped the final summit before them and executed a dangerous downhill assisted by... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9728764-tdf-stage-17-contador-challenges-but-cant-shake-schlecks Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:34:15 -0700 The 16th stage of this year's Tour de France saw Alberto Contador(SaxoBank Sungard) throw down the challenge to the Schleck brothers(Leopard Trek) in the final climb of the day. Contador was riding in the peloton and came out fast at... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9718642-tdf-stage-16-contador-throws-down-challenge-to-schlecks Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:41:06 -0700 Stage 14 of the Tour de France, a gruelling 168 km run from Saint-Gaudens to Plateau de Beille, over six climbs failed to shake out the leaders. The Leopard Trek team set a blistering pace that split the peloton and... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9695478-tdf-stage-14-schlecks-cant-shake-off-contador Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:39:52 -0700 The 13th stage of the Tour de France saw Jeremy Roy(FDJ) lead in a breakaway for most of the 152 km only to lose our in the last kilometre to Thor Hushovd(Garmin Cervelo). No shame in that. Hushovd is currently... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9691292-tdf-stage-13-jeremy-roy-lead-for-more-than-100-miles-comes-second-to-hushovd Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:29:28 -0700 Stage 12 of the Tour de France placed the cyclists in the Pyrenees with one category 1 climb and two more that were so steep that they are not given a number. One of the climbs was the infamous Col... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9681933-tdf-stage-12-pyrenees-test-the-legs-of-the-cyclists Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:02:11 -0700 The Tour de France Stage 11 run from Blaye-les-ines to Lavaur was a mostly undulating route more suited to the sprinters than the mountain climbers. There were only two category climbs with a downhill finish. Mark Cavendish(HTC Highroad) crossed the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9671038-tdf-stage-11-victory-is-claimed-by-cavendish-greipel-comes-second Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:50:49 -0700 Tour de France Stage 10 saw Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) retain the yellow jersey as leader in the three week race. He has a 32" lead over the next rider Luis-Leon Sanchez(Rabobank), followed by Cadel Evans(BMC Racing), Frank Schleck(Leopard Trek) and... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9655609-tdf-stage-10-voeckler-keeps-yellow-jersey Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:25:15 -0700 The Calgary Stampede, held every July, is a great Cowtown party. The city gives an enthusiastic nod to its long time ranching roots during Stampede Week. Nearly every clerk and business get into the spirit of rodeo. Tourists who have... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9647717-calgary-stampede-great-cowtown-party Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:24:27 -0700 First across the line today was Luis-Leon Sanchez(Rabobank) followed by Thomas Voekler(Europcar) and then Sandy Casar(FDG). At the end of a day of attrition, the yellow jersey changed hands passing from Thor Hushovd to Thomas Voekler. Overall standings have changed... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9634381-tdf-stage-9-top-riders-taken-out-by-car-voekler-takes-yellow Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:16:14 -0700