Homeless In A Town Of Empty Houses

Is it better for empty property to be left to gather dust and mice or for someone broke and broken to "break in" and shelter there for a while ? I spent a bit of time homeless recently , during the winter of 2006 ...

Music labels trying new format: SanDisk's slotMusic mini flash memory cards

slotMusic cards are what they are called. It's an album in a mini flash memory card which is the new hope for the music industry. Since CDs are becoming extinct, they are hoping that these mini memory cards will...

Bus Maniac Vince Li "Not All There" says Ex-Boss. "Li spoke Mandarin"

Greyhound Bus Beheader Vince Li may have shown clues to mental state, reveals Li's ex-boss, also called Vincent.  Mr. Augert tells WINNIPEG FREE POSTof how he caught Li in a trance one day and how Li...

New York Jihad Birthday Invitations Warn of Terror Threat In Lower Manhattan

"New York Jihad… It could be a hoax but it could also be an actual terror threat. At this time, no one is sure but investigators are not taking any chances. Cards that look like birthday invitations, sent to seven New York residents including a Fox News producer contained a...

Romanian let his baby roll in ?40,000 following ?1m cash-machine scam

A fraudster who took a photograph of his baby son surrounded by bank notes stolen in a card-cloning scam was today beginning a five-year prison sentence. He was convicted yesterday by a jury at Hull Crown Court of...

ID Cards:THE Most Pernicious Threat to Our Freedom

OPINION:In a true democracy the State receives permission from the people to exist, but the necessity for each British citizen to bear a state issued national ID Card while in public places throughout Britain turns...

Inmates have banned phones

" A SHOCK new report has revealed that Britain’s prisons have been flooded with illegally held mobile phones. The report by HM Prisons Service claimed that one in every 23 inmates had access to mobiles, which...

Muslims in Scotland Raising Heck About Police Ad with Puppy

When it will ever end, who knows? No doubt if someone finds a Muslim official's dress or actions objectionable in the setting of a Western culture, they would not be allowed to protest." A postcard featuring a cute...

John McCain 'fails to pay taxes'

When you're getting on in years it's easy to forget things - like paying your taxes - easily done." John McCain and his wife failed to pay house taxes and owe more than $225,000 on credit cards, it has been...

Mugabe rejects poll delay calls

Ahead of  Presidential elections in Zimbabwe on friday President Mugabe has rejected all the calls of  calling off elections. He lambasted British government for its policy on Zimbabwe. "Zimbabwe's...

Landmark move to outlaw ageism

In a land where old people will soon outnumber young by many to one this has to be good news! " Elderly people should no longer be denied NHS treatment, credit cards, travel insurance or even car hire because of their age, under government plans to outlaw age...

Ohio man could go to jail for cheating in church blackjack game

A man in Ohio got caught cheating during church-sponsored game of blackjack.  He now faces up to two years in jail!"COLUMBUS -- A jury has convicted a sports bookmaker in central Ohio of cheating during a...

Hallmark delivers 195 "Layoff Greetings" in Toronto

"Happy job hunting." may be what some Hallmark cards should be saying. Hallmark Cards Canada is saying sayonara to 195 workers at their Toronto location after the decision was made to centralize their operations in...

FDA Requests Recall of Xiadafil VIP Tabs

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today requested that SEI Pharmaceuticals, of Miami, Fla., recall all Xiadafil VIP Tabs sold in 8 tablet bottles (Lot # 6K029) or blister cards of 2 tablets (Lot # 6K029-SEI)...

Phishing gets sophisticated goes international

" Phishers have targeted users of Apple Inc.’s iTunes music store with sophisticated identity theft attacks for the first time (Computerworld, Gregg Keizer May 20, 2008). People began receiving spammed messages yesterday telling them that they must correct a problem with...

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