BAE in £2bn MoD ammunition deal

"BAE Systems has signed a 15-year deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply the UK armed forces with small arms and medium-calibre ammunition. It also includes mortar bombs, tank, artillery and naval gun shells, but not weapons such as guided missiles. The contract...

Director General of MI5 refuses to release any data on whistleblower John Fra...

"Just over three-years since whistleblower John Francis Smith died in a filthy NHS hospital, the Director General of MI5 has told his family that no data can be released relating to his Government Service because of...

American Non Military aid to Pakistan tripled to $7.5

Helping America on war on terror is paying dividends to Pakistan. The American senate has approved three fold hike in non military aid to Pakistan. "Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr on Tuesday introduced a landmark...

United Airlines will also charge for 1st checked bag

United Airlines has become the second airline that will start charging customers $15 for their first checked bag.  United was the first carrier that implemented a fee on a second checked bag.  The new fee...

Will Politicians or $200 Oil Save Planet?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMedia reports that on Friday crude oil hit $138 US a barrel, up $10.75. That's the biggest spike ever in a single day. Experts have stated "What do you think it will do for...

Giovani nears Spurs switch

"Giovani Dos Santos is on the verge of completing a move from Barcelona to Tottenham Hotspur after a basic agreement was reached between all three parties. The 19-year-old Mexico international could join the Premier...

KlipFolio

A while ago, I talked about Desktop Sidebars. Eventually, I ended upinstalling KlipFolio. It is not one of the best sidebars available butI was attracted by one of the replies made by the developer. Thedeveloper said that KlipFolio is optimized to use lower than 7MB ofmemory...

$60M to shoot a satellite?

A missile fired from a Navy warship on Wednesday night shot down a U.S. spy satellite that had been malfunctioning 130 miles above the Earth. The price tag for the endeavor has been pegged at upward of $30 million and even as high as $60 million, depending on the news report....

Liberal accuses: Getting into Canada Harder for Some Immigrants

Liberal Member of Parliament accused the Conservative Government of Discrimination over it's immigration wait times policy where Immigrants from China are processed faster (4 months) in coming to Canada, yet is a...

Tax cuts for the rich

" You've heard it for years. Depending upon your point of view, it's either one of the more disingenuous claims of the populist Left, or it explains the unholy alliance of power and money of corporate America with the wealthy oligarchy. You've examined the veracity of the...

Want to Ride on the Magical Ron Paul Blimp?

"18 January 2008 Want a ride on Ron Paul's blimp? The Ron Paul Blimp and family of Ron Paul will be hosting an "Open Blimp" event Saturday, January 19th at 11am at Sumter Municipal Airport. This unique event will...

OPEC's lost sway over oil prices

"Cairo - A rare meeting of the heads of state of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Saudi Arabia this weekend was predictably focused on prices. But the price most often discussed wasn't the cost of oil, but rather the plummeting US dollar. As oil...

Mountain hotel a real ice-breaker

Canadian-born Mr Adolph has built about 40 igloos in Alberta, where he has a guiding business, but this is his first on New Zealand  North Island's highest mountain. "COLD COMFORT: New Zealand's coolest hotel is...

Kid Nation … Why Growing Up Is Hard - Guylan: Age 11 :: MAXINE

"In the early 1990’s, before Rudy Giuliani became the Mayor, radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh would always describe New York City as the place where every liberal dream was tried and had come true. Liberal...

2008: Democrats Face User-Generated Debate

Are you suffering debate fatique yet?"The Democratic presidential candidates and their aides have likely been spending a lot of time lately combing through videos on YouTube’s Web site in preparation for tonight’s first-ever CNN/YouTube presidential debate in Charleston,...

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