Somali pirates release 21 Filipino crewmen

Twenty-one Filipino seafarers aboard a Japanese owned carrier were released by suspected Somali pirates,  The release of the 21 came two days after seven other Filipino sailors were freed. M/V African Sanderling, which was hijacked October 16 last year, was released...

Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

John McCain & wife Owe $225,000 in Credit card debt!!

Yes, folks, it's true, the same John McCain who is running for president of the USA has a massive amount of credit card debt.  He may be a multi-millionaire, but how do you expect him to manage the money of the nation - when he can't even MANAGE HIS OWN?!?  There is...

Offences by girls are up by 25% as crimes by boys fall slightly

Men commit more crimes than women. For example, in 2002 male offenders in England and Wales outnumbered female offenders by more than four to one.In 2000 the peak age of offending was 18 for males and 15 for females. Slightly higher proportions of male than female offenders...

B.C. Liberals dominate fundraising race

This is an interesting tidbit that I came across in today's Victoria paper:"The province's official Opposition was once again virtually shut out in the corporate sector, raising just $25,000 from corporate and business donors, or less than one dollar for every 168 brought in...

Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web

More Obama and the usage of the Internet in this Presidential Campaign.

Nine, Ten Plan Full Shows Online Next Year

"The commercial TV networks have signalled expansive plans for full TV episode downloads next year but are likely to shun charging users for the bulk of their content in favour of an advertiser-funded service. Seven does not offer full episode downloads, Ten has experimented...

Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes

"Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes By Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News January 25, 2007 State health regulators have discovered unsafe mercury levels in fish in five more Colorado water bodies, including popular Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort...

How postal rules affect bulk mail

Every time the United States Postal Service changes the price of a stamp, there is a flurry of articles reminiscing about the days when it cost only pennies to send a letter. Well, right now the Postal Service is implementing the largest change in business mailing in decades,...