U.S. Markets Volatile After Another Steep Dive in Europe

"Wall Street endured another volatile day on Wednesday as stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Two Days of Market TurmoilGraphic Two Days of...

The Case Against Ethanol & Other Plant-Based Biofuels

" One tank of ethanol for the average SUV requires enough grain to feed a person for a year! Every time you fill up your SUV with ethanol, you’re using enough grain to feed a person for one full year."

5 ways to survive a market plunge

If the idea of selling low makes you cringe, think about how you'd feel when stocks dropped further. Here are key moves to make now. "The signs are remarkably clear: A bear market in stocks is on its way, and it's...

Federal NDP’s No Whore like and Old Whore.

Perhaps Canada's 18th Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said it best during his scandal ridden reign,derided by the Lefty NDP, past, and present in the Schrieber Mulroney scandal today, Brian Mulroney once stated to...

Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly

"Thursday, January 17, 2008 Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly By Praful Bidwai NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap...

What the tourists miss in Mexico

This is a blog from www.mexicoreporter.com."What the tourists miss January 16, 2008 · No Comments My folks just flew back last night after a month-long stay in Mexico. Amongst the places they visited, either with me or alone, were Oaxaca, Puebla and Acapulco. ‘I don’t...

BBC iPlayer Scores 3.5m Downloads

A big win for the beeb here:"The BBC is reporting that their iPlayer is overflowing with win (as da yoot would say), with over 1m users streaming or downloading around 3.5m BBC programmes since the Christmas Day...

Thousands Run In Annual Disney Marathon

"Thousands of runners are taking part in the Walt Disney World marathon Sunday morning. Athletes run for their place in the Disney record books, WESH 2 News reported. It's called a Magical 26 miles, and runners come from all over to experience Disney's annual marathon. Click...

McCain Overcomes Huckabee Lead In the Bible Belt : South Carolina

McCain Takes lead in South Carolina according to Rasmussen Govenor Mike Huckabee appeard to be in his element during the  South Carolina debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this passed...

Tentative Deal for 500 CBS News Workers

AP is reporting that CBS News union staff will receive raises of 3.5% annually plus a signing bonus, upon ratifying a tentative deal struck today between CBS and the WGA union."Unionized CBS News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years...

Study: Healthy Living Adds 10 More Years

"A study of middle aged and older people living in Norfolk, UK, has suggested that not smoking, being active, eating enough fruit and vegetables and drinking only moderate amounts of alcohol can increase lifespan by an average of 10 years compared to people who do none of...

Poor diet kills 70,000 Britons every year

 Following on from the news earlier this week that Britons now enjoy fast food more than Americans we have this report on the growing health problems that poor diet is contributing to in Briton. "Almost...

What your trust in politicians says about you

"Politics is about manipulation, your average citizen is too clueless about life, and too lazy, to vote for a candidate based solely on merit, instead there needs to be salesmanship, hyperbole and professional wrestling-style theatrics to get their interest."

Before spending money on bathrooms or kitchens

" The popular home-repair referral service, Angie’s List, says its annual poll indicates that home owners will spend an average of $11,250 on home improvement and maintenance projects in 2008, up 13 percent over the average they reported spending in 2007. On average,...

British Columbia: Marijuana grow-ops growing bigger and going rural

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMy hit parade on Grow Op busts were the busiest in Coquitlam in 2002-2004, then Abbotsford 2004-2006 with Surrey from 2005-2007, and now I am finding myself having to...

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