Putin's Russia: Business for Dummies

OpinionBarry ArtisteFor the ordinary Russian Business having a "Roof" is a common price for doing business, whereby payments are made on a regular business to protect your business.  But when your Roof is the...

Sarah Jessica Parker Miffed Over Dress Debacle

This is the height of disposable culture; God forbid an article of clothing be worn more than once. "'Sex and the City' star SARAH JESSICA PARKER is reportedly peeved over a silver NINA RICCI gown she wore to last...

Sex, lies & surveillance

I thought this article was "entertaining".–And, I especially liked the photograph. –"John Elder,March 9, 2008–DAMIEN DELZOPPO of Avenue Investigations says he was playing a clean game — "well within the...

UK govt mislays personal details of half the nation

Hmmnnnnn....remarkable!"The personal details of half of Britain have been mislaid by the government, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Tuesday, in another major blow to an administration reeling from the Northern Rock banking debacle. The opposition...

The New Facebook Ads - Another Privacy Debacle?

""Facebook recently announced a new advertising scheme called 'Social Ads.' Instead of using celebrities to hawk products, it will use pictures of Facebook users. Facebook might be entering into another privacy debacle. The site assumes that if people rate products highly or...

UK watchdog faces flak over Northern Rock

"The City regulator was on Thursday facing criticism from MPs and investors that it failed in its job by not tackling Northern Rock’s aggressive financial practices before the bank ran into trouble. Questions over the competence of the Financial Services Authority moved to...

Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global...

"October 19, 1987, is known as Black Monday, the day the New York Stock Exchange suffered the worst crash in history, with a banf that echoed around the world. The Dow Jones Index (the Dow in short) then sank 22.6...

US Heading Into Recession

    On the heels of the U.S. subprime lending crisis at least one former U.S. government official believes that the Unites States may soon be heading into a recession. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, making comments to European journalists, said...

Gate-Crashing 2.0: Who's Ready to Party?

Whenever you throw a party, your friends' friends' friends show up, and those guys bring along a few strangers. Fast-forward to 2am and cigarette ends are ground into the rug, crockery is smashed and there's a motorcycle at the bottom of the pool*. So when someone uses...

Ricardo's Blog: 25 Mexicans that were left in Spain by Air Madrid return home

A group of Mexicans that were left hanging in Spain by failed airline carrier Air Madrid returned home.  Air Madrid was an ultra cheap carrier that had its planes in rags and was shut down by spanaird authorities right before Christmas.  Many people in Mexico and...

Uncomfortable lessons from a disastrous night - Michael Medved

"The numbers from every corner of the country make it clear that the American people meant to send a message to their leaders, and the future of the conservative movement depends on an accurate reading of the...

Election Time USA: Thoughts on the Building Madness

"But what’s so interesting is that the steps taken to avoid another hanging chad debacle may have further undermined Americans’ confidence in our voting system. Jon Stokes, writing on Ars Technica,...

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