Former Meals on Wheels charity worker moonlighting as escort?

It is an absolute shame when someone is just trying to service their community and they get in trouble for it. An investigative report from my local news station."SPOKANE - The one-time office manager for Mid-City...

FBI: Couple wants car, offers sex with 5-year-old

"SANA ANTIONIO, Texas (AP) -- A San Antonio couple is accused of trying to trying to trade sex with the woman's 5-year-old daughter for an apartment, a used car and child care for her 10-month old daughter. Jennifer Richards, 25, and her married boyfriend, Sean Michael Block,...

Homeless Get Cleaned Up With Free Haircuts For DNC

They care."The City of Denver has been working to make sure everything is in tip-top shape for all the visitors coming to town for the Democratic National Convention, and now a local salon is helping in that effort.It seems to be a first -- don't move the homeless, clean them...

Obama Rules: Colorado Democrats Threaten Clinton Delegate's Status

This does not bode well. A Democratic delegate, who made a remark questioning Barack Obama  in a private conversation, winds up being threatened with losing her convention seat. "An e-mail sent from the...

Developer to Software Pirates - "Why are you stealing my games?"

An independent game developer wants to know "why people pirate my games,"He's not angry or anything, he just really wants to know why it happens. The reasoning, the logic behind it. He promises pirates to not...

Hi-tech thieves target Olympics

Re posted using a Mac" Hi-tech thieves target Olympics The Olympics has motivated many hi-tech...

NYC Transit Plans Anti-Groping Campaign

When I was in New York, the subway experience was quite interesting. Not so much the negatives, but I remember it was extremely stuffy and humid. There are constant entertainment with people performing on the...

Yahoo! Music Store Support Dead by Sept. 30

Ownership of digital content remains a huge sticking point between purchasers and vendors, as buyers are led to believe that they're buying a product, whereas vendors insist on treating it as a lease."Several months after the Microsoft MSN Music Store snafu, Yahoo announced...

What Men Aren't Telling You (Or, Why You Shouldn't Listen)

"That women are mysterious and unknowable is something every young man grows up believing. Men, on the other hand, never think of themselves as mysterious or confusing, and we are often at a loss as to why women...

Computer glitch sends out volunteer invites for Vancouver 2010 games

I have signed up to be a volunteer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Apparently there are hundreds of thousands of applications for volunteers, and they are still accepting them.I want to volunteer to just be a...

Obama suddenly the cash underdog?

"Is Barack Obama the new campaign cash underdog? Obama campaign manager David Plouffe seemed to say Monday that the Illinois senator — who has raised well over $275 million and smashed just about every political fundraising record over the course of his 18-month bid for the...

A Declaration of Independence from E-Mail by Luis Suarez

You might have read with interest as I did I Freed Myself From E-Mail’s Grip (NY Times, June 29).I did not know its author Luis Suarez until then.He confirms his Declaration of Independence from E-Mail via his blog ELSUA on July 4th. He addresses head on the skepticism...

Bennett timeline update

"Details in police's case reveal chilling, devious planning by victim's uncle July 5, 2008 By Daniel Barlow Vermont Press Bureau ...

Saying "Yes" to Spam: One Woman's Experience

Below is the story of a spam masochist. Tracy Mooney agreed to answer all the spam sent her way for a month, just to see what happened. It was part of a research project by McAfee, to see what sort of spam was out...

Airline tests in-flight Web access

To start off, flying is not my favourite thing in the world. I cannot sleep on flights and I just don't find it all that comfortable. So for people like me, having in-flght web access is great news. Anything to...

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