Top judge faces sack for speaking out about immigrants.

Immigrants abusing benefits system " A senior judge faces the sack after saying that 'hundreds of thousands of immigrants' come to Britain to receive generous welfare payments. Judge Ian Trigger was told...

Bleeding Heart Tightwads

As I have observed often, many of the liberals I have met, are basically communists who want to steal my money and give it to people who are guaranteed to vote democrat.  But try and get one of these members...

Paris Hilton donates to LA's Childrens Hospital

Nope, you did not misread the headline, but Paris Hilton donated to LA's Children's Hospital. With her billions of dollars (from her family and herself) it is nice to see her finally giving back to the community....

Canada/USA : John "Can Do" McCain "All Business"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPresidential Candidate John McCain, you have to give the man his due.  McCain epitomizes the "American Can Do "attitude when it comes to business, innovation, big...

Paper rounds dying out as children 'too lazy'

"The days of the paper round, once a rite of passage into work for thousands of young people, appear to be numbered as pocket money increases mean they are too rich and lazy to get out of bed. Newsagents across the country, once inundated with schoolchildren keen...

Happiness is a Warm Doctorate: Paul McCartney gets Honorary Degree from Yale

Paul McCartney, already "Sir," added the "Dr." prefix to his name today, as Yale University awarded him an honorary doctorate degree in music. Underneath the pomp of the ceremony was an informal contest to see who...

Today is National Waiters and Waitresses Day

Today is National Waiters & Waitresses Day!  If you go out to eat today and get good service, be nice and maybe tip a little extra.  I worked at waiting tables all through college, and personally I...

A BRAND NEW LAPTOP FOR HANSI SUMEDHA

"Dr. Ing. E. Leuthold from Switzerland contacted Horizon Lanka Foundation through email last April and informed us that he is willing to provide a brand new laptop for one of our students. Horizon staff...

'Greedy' banks push up mortgage rates

With housing repossessions at an all time high, you would expect mortgage lenders to pass on any Bank of England interest rate reductions to their customers. In many cases only a small % is passed on if at all and new mortgages are costing more than a year ago... "Banks and...

Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster

"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...

The tragedy at mahavilachchiya E-Village.

"The tragedy at mahavilachchiya E-Village. A well thought out birthday gift for Piribaharan Mahavilachchiya is a village in Anuradhapura, 245 km from Colombo which is surrounded by Vilpattu National Park from three sides and the children of Mahavilachchiya with Founder Mr...

Inmates turned into sex workers: Another day in a Mexican prison

Jeremy Schwarzt, the correspondent for Cox Newspapers here in Mexico City, left this on his blog last night. His comments are an example of the levels of corruption present in Mexico's penal system."Inmates turned into sex workers: Another day in a Mexican prison By Jeremy...

Gee, Thanks: Donations with a Stolen Credit Card

A thief who nicks your card may dash right out and make a donation  to a popular charity... if only to make sure that the card is still active. Even amongst identity-theft circles, verification and trust...

FBI raids New Orleans film production company

"NEW ORLEANS -- FBI agents raided New Orleans' most prominent film production company, and a newspaper reported Saturday that federal investigators are looking into whether there were any bribes or kickbacks for Louisiana's generous tax breaks. Nobody at the Louisiana...

Craig Chirinda on Him Helping to Inject 4 Billion USD into African Economies

"On Craig Chirinda: What Would You do with 4 Billion USD… Posted by beninmwangi on May 5th, 2007 eafrica.jpgWhat would you do if you had 4 billion USD in your Rolodex (if through your personal and professional contacts you had access to it)? That’s a really tough...

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