Fish farmers 'carry out secret seal slaughters'

Found this alarming story about the 'secret' slaughter of seal pups in Scotland. It follows a story published by myself last month where a man was jailed for killing seal pups. Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups...

Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups to death is jailed

The fisherman who beat and crushed the skulls of 21 seal pups to death on a beach on the island of East Linga, near the Shetland Islands has been jailed for 80 days. First ofender Jimmy Stewart, 47 admitted...

Man who clubbed 21 seal pups to death 'may' face jail

A fisherman who repeatedly battered the heads of seals with a wooden fence post has been told he may be put in jail. Jimmy Stewart, 47 admitted mutilating, beating and crushing the animals last November. The...

AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

Sri Lanka fighting kills 22 Tamil rebels

Fight between rebel Tamil tigers and the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF) have intensified. Sri Lankan air force launched several attacks including one on a sea tiger base in the last 24 hours destroying training camps and disrupting meetings of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

David Davis surprises critics with relatively high turnout

Despite critics saying that his resignation and standing for a by-election was a waste of taxpayers money and would generate little turnout, British MP David Davis actually generated a fairly high turnout in the...

Bell Cries Wolf on File Sharing and Congestion Numbers

Bell might just have gotten called out on crying wolf regarding P2P and file-sharing congestion rates. On June 24, they were forced by the CRTC to release their data proving their claim that high-usage customers...

Lisbon Treaty Referendum - "NO" result is almost certain

Would you be brave enough to predict the outcome?Early today I spoke with two contacts that I have who work for EU in Brussels. They were very worried by the possibility that the Lisbon treaty might be rejected. I...

Corsets - the Many Benefits of Wearing a Corset

"For some women when the thought of slipping on a Corset comes to mind, one can only think of lying down on the bed trying to squeeze into an uncomfortable garment that is two sizes too small, or maybe having to have someone else lace or snap up the back of the piece so that...

Paul Gascoigne arrested in Newcastle

"Troubled ex-England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested in his home town of Newcastle and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The forty-year-old, known familiarly as Gazza, was capped 57 times...

ARS TECHNICA sounds a warning.

Somehow, I don't EVER want AT&T flltering content I send or receive over the Internet. Do you? I don't think NBC would be any better. Common carrier means that the owner of the "tube" or highway or phoneline does not regulate or mess with its content. "It's no secret that...

Zimbabwe Oppositon Leader Beaten

Cris Chinaka reports today that the weekend detention of Morgan Tsvangirai(bio) was not merely an infraction against what remains of a democratic process in Zimbabwe. The head of Zimbabwe's main opposition party received head injuries and his face, according to his lawyers,...

Video Of Torture Master John Yoo

......Being Asked To Justify "Crushing Children's Testicles" Comments - The Baker Institute Student Forum (BISF) hosted a discussion involving three panelists on November 3 2006, one of which was John Yoo, co author of the PATRIOT ACT and various...

2006's Career Dos and Don'ts

"People in the public eye made big professional strides and damaging missteps during 2006, and we can all learn from their examples. Think of Katie Couric inspiring others with her ascension to the anchor chair at CBS News, or Mel Gibson offending fans and associates with his...

A Webware challenge: Make cell phones better lifelines

"Shortly after we got the crushing news of James Kim's death, I received an e-mail from a human resources person here at CNET. She wrote, "I would love to see a Web site dedicated to the safety of employees. Employees should be able to submit their travel routes and...

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