The Dream Machine

Harry Martini and The Dream Machine At first glance the Dream Machine appeared to be an over sized Hippie, Lava lamp from the early 1960’s. Harry had remembered, seeing similar devices in the ‘Head Shops’ lining the streets of, Greenwich Village. Then DonJon...

ABC/Wash Post Poll: Obama +3 in Virginia

"ABCNews/Washington Post poll in Virginia (September 18-21, 698 LV) shows Obama leading McCain by 3: Obama 49 McCain 46 Overall, McCain now leads Obama by just 1.0% in the RCP Average for Virginia. According to the ABC News/WaPo poll, Obama holds a 10-point lead over...

Boy who plunged from seventh floor flat was caught up in drugs turf war

"A boy of 16 who plunged 60ft to his death from a tower block while fleeing a knife-wielding gang was caught up in a drugs turf war and was not the intended target, it was claimed today. Friends said Ahmed Benyermak was being chased by a gang of violent hoodies because the...

Monogamy's New Poster Boy - Bill Clinton

This is impossibly funny. "Bill Clinton made a plea yesterday for a new emphasis on monogamy as a key element in the battle against AIDS. The former U.S. president, not noted for his ability to keep his own marriage vows, said it was very important to change people's...

City Traders: Eight Arrested in London in FSA Insider Dealing Probe

Shockwaves reverberated around the City of London's financial centres today as eight people, believed to be traders, were arrested in a Financial Services Authority investigation into alleged insider dealing.     " Tuesday’s announcement that it had arrested...

Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.

"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...

Taleban 'cleared from Kandahar'

After staging a coup of Jail raid more than 350 Taleban fighters had escaped with other intimates from a prison in Kandhar. Now Afghan forces have claimed to capture or clear the area form Taleban. Taleban which draws its power from south of country is still very active. "A...