HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

'New School Prayer' Exposed As Lies

I'm not atheist but the remarks made about this prayer make sense. The prayer probably not written by a child is spreading the same old lies about prayer in school. That prayer is prohibited, that God is prohibited. These are the same lies that have been...

Wondering what your 'Authentic Self' is? Find out with a $500 Consultation!

I must be behind the curve.I thought that substance was more important than style.That is until I noticed a job ad for Carrie and Danielle.I was a bit puzzled (intrigued) as to why anyone would try to be authentic again...

House Panel Questions High Pay for CEOs

Like the oil company profits last year, it's another situation of individuals making a lot of money in sectors experiencing trouble."The heads of three companies implicated in the mortgage crisis have been asked to explain how they collectively received hundreds of millions...

Finnish bogs supplying Irish beauticians

"reland may be a country famed for its wild bogs, but Irish beauticians using turf as a new skin-care treatment are being forced to import peat from overseas. Beauty consultants offering the ground-breaking therapy say it is increasingly popular here but they are being forced...

Power blackout mars IAPC opening session attended by Yudhoyono

"ANTARA reported that moments after the power failure, presidential security guards formed a cordon around the head of state whose position in the room was only illuminated by a small light from his cellphone. The President who sat next to Bali Governor Dewa Beratha was still...

Noted foreign personalities to speak at IAPC meeting in Bali

"Other national personalities who would speak at the meeting were Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Chairman Ginanjar Kartasasmita, former environment minister Emil Salim. Foreign persialities of international repute who would address the meeting included Datuk Seri...

Leicester's Future Development

"Imagine a city where high-tech jobs are available at new office developments; where families live in the city centre; and where you can relax by a new marina. That is the vision put forward by the Leicester Regeneration Company, which is proposing a series of ideas that...

Forced to Exile

Going abroad is not a sin, the sin is not to return back home to serve one's own country. "I still remember when I was then back in school, we were always taught that we should live within our country no matter whatsoever the difficulties be hounding our lives. We were...

Famous (Infamous) wine consultant Michel Rolland puts his stamp on India

As India and China expand they join the wine world and start to grow their own. Some of their wineries even want to please Robert Parker.More here on Serge the Concierge 

Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica

"JG Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica 11:46 am EST Feb 15, 2007 (ThePoles.com) "We are under the tent, we have no stove, we have some with frostbite. Our situation is desperate, please, please come and get us. I can't move them by...