Government Babysitting Interference Annoys Mothers

Two mothers in England who were babysitting each others' children were told by inspectors earlier this week that they were breaking the law for babysitting without a license. In Michigan, a woman has received a...

Banned words and phrases for 2009

Here's a bit of wishful thinking from a brave state school in Michigan -- words and phrases that should be banned from the English language because of their (over) use or general lack of usefulness. I'm not sure...

Discredible India

"These 10 young men had the Indian Police, Black Cat Team and army by their necks for three days. Stupidity is one vice which should not be attributed to them. Take one look at the terrorist caught on camera; he could pass for a south Indian low budget film hero, clean shaven...

Children and Teenagers at Risk from Liver Disease

YOUNG people are shoring up a real risk of severe liver damage from excessive driniking it has been reported today by the British Liver Trust.  The latest figures show that 49 people died in their 20's from liver disease, a worrying trend as damage from alchohol usually...

Nanocoating to Protect Beehives

" " The problem? Bee colonies are dying, and have been decimated by 30 - 40 % since 2006 by what is called 'colony collapse disorder', threatening crops both in the United States and around the world. Industrial Nanotech, Inc. announced the launch of new patented...

Issues in the Canadian Election

" Afghanistan - 96 soldiers, one diplomat and two aid workers have died since 2002.- In March, the House voted to extend the mission until 2011.- The Taliban are getting more aggressive in recent months. ...

Close friend believes Steve Fossett 'had death wish because of guilt over mar...

Here we go the guys reported dead and now we have a nasty assumption from the gutter press. Lets milk the story before he is put into the grave.   " Adventurer Steve Fossett crashed his plane into a remote Californian mountainside in a ‘subconscious death wish’,...

Thorpe drops defamation suit against publisher

" Former Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe has dropped a defamation suit against one of five French defendants over reports of an irregular doping test result in 2006, Australian Associated Press reported Monday. ...

Congo premier, 83 year old Antoine Gizenga , resigns for health reasons

" © AP 2008-09-25 16:16:02 - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's 83-year-old prime minister announced Thursday he is resigning due to fatigue. In a statement broadcast on state television, Antoine Gizenga said...

Iraq: Arrested Al-Quaida Suspects Connected to Kidnap of US Journalist Now Li...

It has been revealed that the man arrested as the suspected mastermind behind the kidnapping of US journalist, Jill Carroll in 2006 was arrested with a second, senior Al-Quaida suspect.   Salim Abdalla...

China "Re-Educates" student for pictures

China once again demonstrating that old quote from Chairman Mao is still accurate when looking at China. -"The power of communism comes from the barrel of a gun."   " Re-Education Through Labor August...

US women are having fewer children, if at all

These days most of the American follow the trend of marrying later than ever and also not only interest in the wedlock has reduced drastically but the desire of married couples to produce babies has also gone. In an alarming news a study has revealed that American women...

Rich Begin feeling the pain down Economy

Well, it looks like the economy is going downhill all the more. Now, it seems, the rich are feeling the pain of the crashing enconomy- now that's saying something. It appers that they can noi longer buy all the...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

'Beasting' death soldiers cleared

Pte Williams dedication is worthless. He died after being punished for a misdemeanour. The verdicts makes the family shocked. Pte Williams mom will continue figthing for justice. " Three soldiers have...

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