TV, other factors lead to early teen sex: Study

A new study confirms something us parents have been saying for years:"NEW YORK -- Too much television, low self-esteem, disappointing grades and poor family relationships can be a formula that adds up to early...

Man U Boss Conned Out Of £7m By Bogus Dealer

The chairman of British football team Manchester United was allegedly swindled out of a huge amount of money by soeone pretending to sell bonds."A BOGUS bond dealer swindled former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards out of more than £7million, a court heard yesterday....

Nelson Mandela concert rocks Hyde Park

Twenty years on from a concert that I watched live on TV, as I did this one last night, I was moved by the sight and sound, not of the latest pop-rock star, but a frail, old man helped on to stage but speaking...

Don't forget to Pay-it-Forward today

This morning on my way to work I got on to the train at my usual station, and there were no seats available. I thought 'oh great, I have to stand for the next 30 minutes and it's 6am' but then a man offered his...

Hyde Park concert, children`s assembly to mark Mandela`s 90th

"ohannesburg (ANTARA News) - Concerts in London's Hyde Park and Rio de Janeiro and a Southern African parliament of children are among the events planned to mark the 90th birthday this year of former South African president Nelson Mandela, his charities announced...

On the Edgwater Road

"Thousands of commuters face traffic disruption for days after workmen cut through a water main on one of London's busiest routes. Thousands of gallons of water flooded the Edgware Road and poured into shops and an underground car park when Transport for London contractors...

Chicagoans Celebrate Obama Victory

"Both a sense of happiness and satisfaction today in Barack Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood following his win last night in Iowa. Anne Kavanagh reports from a favorite breakfast place enjoyed by the Obama family."

Canada 2007 "Year of the Assassins"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorVancouver and Toronto are having a Banner Year in 2007 in what amounts to the "Year of the Assassin", rivalling our 2010 Olympic Status as the best country to live in...

10 Inches of Snow in Chicago

As Chicagoans well know, the Windy City got pummelled hard by the elements over the weekend, wtih ten inches of snow falling in some areas. Weather experts are predicting a slippery, icy morning commute, so be...

APEC: Dismal Turnout 3000 Anarchists and Communists

As I have reported before the organized protest in Australia are a mixture of Anarchists and communist supporters. Police estimate only 3000 protesters showed up. Will this be the types who will be in Wash. Sept....

Edge of Sanity: DVD Review ("You'll Have to Catch Me First!")

Edge of Sanity (1988) starring Anthony Perkins and a bunch of people that get killed. This is a strange one, folks. Check it out: Anthony Perkins, the superhero of onscreen instability, stars as Dr. Henry Jekyll,...

Families Anger Over Jonathan King's Shipman Song

Seems like Jonathan King will go to any depths to bolster up and publicise his ailing music career.  'Every ones gone to the moon'.  The only half decent record he ever made, back in the 60's, is the...

Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? It depends on perspective

"Does it matter the way others perceive you? What comes into their mind when they see you or when they think of you? As social beings, we want or we are forced to interact with the others, so they way they relate to us is important in achieving even our smallest goals"

The Paris-Shanna Smackdown?

"Paris Hilton, who has lately been spotted cuddling up to the former Blink-182 drummer, and Barker's estranged wife, Dancing with the Stars' Shanna Moakler, both filed police reports early Wednesday morning,...

hates identity cards -- loves credit cards

What if your identity card looked like a credit card?  What if it were impossible for your family and friends to tell the difference between your identity card and your credit cards?  What if every month, your identity card number was automatically entered in the...

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