Prime Minister Harper compares economic crisis to 1929

In a Saturday speech to about 1,000 chief executives of companies from the 20 Pacific Rim countries that make up APEC, Prime Minister Harper called on governments to increase spending, maintain open trading...

Try Again - National Survivors of Suicide Day Nov. 22, 2008

This is a music video I edited together for the hip hop artist SEEIN from Miami. It is about reaching out for help with the goal of preventing suicide. At the end people are presented with the 1-800-SUICIDE...

Unhappy people watch more TV

What makes human beings happy? In an effort to give more insight to the question, studies have been done to measure the levels of activities of happy and unhappy people. So far, they've found that unhappy folks...

Coma Victim Roused by Magnets: TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Patient in a coma woke up and has partially recovered after exposure to magnetic fields. "A US patient who was left in a coma after a severe road accident regained the ability to speak after repeated exposure to a magnetic field. The patient, Josh Villa, had not been expected...

How to protect yourself in a recession

"Here are some things you can do to protect yourself in a recession:Debt: The government, and Americans as a whole are carrying large sums of debt. The fact is that you can't get to prosperity by borrowing. However, that has not stopped the federal government from increasing...

Storm lashes Bangladesh, thousands of houses damaged

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal  has created a cyclonic storm and roar into the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast by Monday afternoon. The tropical storm with winds of up to 80 kph (50 mph) lashed southern Bangladesh early on Monday, damaging thousands of...

So When Will Banks Give Loans? (Sen. Dodd Warns Banks of Revolution and Hell ...

The overgrown cancerous blood-sucking parasites, I mean the Banks of Corporate America, aren't going to be using the $700 billion bailout to extend credit to American businesses and homeowners going under water; they'll be using it for a merger and acquisitions spree, while...

Depression and suicide rates skyrocket as fall settles in.

In many parts of the world, Fall has arrived and brought with it all the things we associate with this time of the year...frost on the pumpkins, multicolored leaves, and the encroaching holidays.  However,...

Are We Teetering On The Edge Of Depression 2.0?

EconomyWhere is it headed? Do we really know?Are We Teetering On The Edge Of Depression..Source by:http://www.npr.org/NPR.org, October 16, 2008 · Inevitably, people watching the fast and furious fluctuations of...

On Edge: New Yorkers Brace for Recession

In September of this year, American International Group (AIG), the insurer at the center of the troubled Wall Street financial system, was bailed out in part by New York State Governor Paterson to the tune of 20...

A Very Brady Druggie? Maureen McCormick Spills

" A Very Brady Druggie? Maureen McCormick Spills""Growing up Brady wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Erstwhile Marcia Brady Maureen McCormick is telling all—and we mean all—about her formative years both on and off TV, revealing new details about her...

What Aren’t They Telling Us?

photo credit: Cayusa The loonie is on it’s way to 75 cents, oil to $50, home prices are falling… and the TSX has lost 40%. The good news is that thankfully Canada has the world’s soundest banking system. So why am I suddenly feeling the worst is yet to come? With...

DOES IT HELP? iPod therapy for the depressed

Suffering from depression (the number one mental illness in modern times) is no party. Suffering from recurring relapses into depression is even worse. What Prozac, Remeron or any other oral chemical substance...

Low pay: needs versus mythical limits

The UK is one of the richest nations in the world, so why are so many of us paid so little? This report interviews individuals feeling the pinch, talks to Living Wage campaigners and discusses low pay with...

Asian governments move to halt stock market slide

Governments in Asia are pumping in big funds to fight off the credit crunch emerging out of global crisis. Governments are also cutting down cash reserve and interest rate to make more liquidity. Hong is cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points effective Thursday....

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