Body parts plot leader sentenced

is this for real?? all body parts belongs to our creator so call GOD...we don't have any right to do so...   " A US dentist who masterminded a scheme to steal body parts from hundreds of corpses has been...

£150 BRIBES TO QUIT SMOKING

If this works it's a £150 well spent because that will save tax payers so much more in the long run in NHS bills to treat ill smokers."Smokers could be PAID £150 each if they manage to kick the habit for three...

He's black, and he's back! Private enterprise saves southern Africa's rhino f...

Great news for the Black Rhino. Sometimes private enterprise can work hand in hand with conservation as this scheme shows."A pioneering scheme which allows private landlords to own and breed wild rhinoceroses has...

£100m city hubs plan for cyclists to get Britain on two wheels

In an effort to get Britain on to two wheels instead of four, over 100 million pounds will now be devoted to what are being called cycle hubs in cities where people can bike to work but still arrive fresh and...

France to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes...

France has become the first country to implement the controversial new law that anyone who persists in illicit downloading of music or films will be barred from broadband access.So a country that has long led the...

Sorry, Says the Body Thief

Being that it's Friday the 13th and all, I was disappointed that news of the macabre was not clotting and clogging my reading this morning. Until now."A New Jersey dentist behind a scheme to steal body parts from corpses, including that of British journalist Alistair Cooke,...

Green Light: Singapore Film Fund to Push Industry

Singapore has paved a path for its filmmkaers that's even smoother than Orchard Road. With matching funds, a promotion allowance, and even a guaranteed distribution deal (the holy grail for indie filmmakers), Singapore is driving to build on its newly-high profile following...

U.S. House stalls war Funding Bill - Pentagon theatens layoffs

On Thursday in the U.S. House in unlikely coalition between Democrats (via a sit out of vote)  and Republicans voted against continued funding of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The defeat of the funding measure came on a 149-141 tally. (132 Republicans sat out the...

"Apartheid" Invoked in Clean Beach Dispute

"Apartheid" is a hot-button word, sort of like "Nazi". In this case, it's being brought to bear somewhat inapplicably in this case: eThekwini(the South African municipality that includes Durban) municipal...

Congestion charge has had no effect on reducing London's pollution, finds study

Air quality and pollution have not been reduced in London by the introduction of the city centre congestion charges, a study has found."Researchers found that the introduction of the controversial charging zone...

Tourism crash in Kenya threatens their big cats

Sadly, the big cats living in Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve are being threatened by a crash in Kenya's tourism revenue, as the reserve can no longer sustain a safe passage clause fo the endangered...

Africa plans huge dam project

The Grand Inga project would dam Africa's largest river and generate an estimated 40 gigawatts of power. If plans for the dam go ahead, it is expected to cost $5.5 billion and come onstream in 2018."Banks,...

Teens sent to prison in shock tactic

"Young people are being sent to prison – in a bid to put them off a life of crime. Teenagers at risk of offending will be 'locked up' behind the bars at Preston Prison to give them a taste of life behind bars."

Smartcard Hack Could Expose 2 Billion Cards :: Symblogogy

"Embedded RFID MiFare Classic RFID chip. The ability to read and replace information stored on a card people carry to expidite transactions, access control, and other "secure" exchanges of sensitive information is...

DC Voting Rights: New Dictator same as Old?

Washington, DC -  Taxation without Representation is emblazoned on license plates of DC residents to protest what we have, taxation and what we don't have, a vote in the US Congress. A more classical version...

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