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Australia unveils economic boost with $42 billion stimulus

The Australian government has announced a US $26.5bn economic stimulus package, targeting infrastructure and those on low incomes. The  stimulus  aid is aimed at creating more jobs as the economy...

Anstey Methodist Church

"Eric Clapton, arguably the greatest living rock guitarist, wrote a heart wrenching song about the death of his four year old son. He fell from a 53rd-story window. Clapton took nine months off and when he returned his music had changed. The hardship had made his music...

Farmers 'poorer and more depressed'

MORE than one in five Australian farmers in drought-affected areas have had to pawn or sell something because of lack of money, a study reveals. And more than one-third say farm production is at its lowest level...

Nearly half of UK troops think of quitting

A new survey showed that nearly half of British troops think about quiting regularly.The biggest concerns the respondents voiced which make them have such thoughts were the frequency of tours, levels of pay and the quality of equipment and housing. 9,000 troops were involved...

Sweden ranks world's best place for mothers

Among the many social benefits of living in Sweden are the long maternity leave and care for new mothers."Sweden has once again been rated as "the best place to be a mother in the world" by a U.S.-based charity in...

Asian bank in food crisis warning

Chief of  Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that  rising food prices could stall poverty eradication measures in poor countries. " The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse gains made in...

Can you feel peak oil yet?

Jim Kunstler is sensing something in the air.  Could it be the symptoms of peak  oil?" We're in a strange collective psychic bubble. We'd like to forgetabout all these troubling rumors of hardship and...

From Liberia to America: Richelieu Dennis, Founder of Sundial Creations

" Just when it seemed that the Chris Gardner story was the most inspirational story I'd come across, here's an entrepreneur's story that may even be more inspiring.  I came across this interesting blog post while surfing the blogosphere today.  It is about an...

Opinion:- Poverty! what the hell do you know about it?

A Babel Fish OpinionPoverty is talked about in the news media, forums and social communities, its causes are many fold, drought, war, over population, a lack of education, corruption and unemployment being the...

Federal judge rules flood victims can't sue Corps

"Wednesday January 30, 2008, 3:03 PM, By Susan Finch, Staff writer, Times-Picayune Thousands of homeowners who sued the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding of their property when three New Orleans drainage canal levees failed after Hurricane Katrina are out of luck...

South Florida DUI Laws and Regulations

The more you know about your rights and what kind of punishment you could get the less you are to get into a bad situation. For those of you who live near Miami, I found the laws listed here. After being arrested once and going through the court systems I will never drink and...

Depth of Child Poverty in Britain Exposed

Without urgent action the UK Government will miss its pledge to halve the 3.8 million children currently living in poverty by 2010. "15 November 2007 The true hardships of the one in three children in Britain who...

Motivation through Hardship

"Motivation through Hardship Sometimes, the best lessons and the strongest motivations come from our hardest experiences in life. My friend Quinn Simons and I met in college in Colorado, became fast friends, and...

Is Dion turning things around?

"Life can be hard, and often life is the hardest when you try to lead a national political party in Canada. It becomes even more of a Herculean task when such party is in opposition. Welcome to the life and hardship of Stéphane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and...

Sold into prostitution for $680 in Nepal

""My aunt lured me with tall promises of finding work in Kathmandu. But I ended up in a brothel in Pune," Sunita* broke into tears recalling the old wounds of the past. "I'm totally perplexed. No way for me to return anywhere," she said. "My aunt has ruined me...

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