Heathrow worker sacked over stud

"A Heathrow Airport worker has been dismissed for wearing a nose stud. Amrit Lalji, 40, of Stanmore, north-west London, who worked for caterers Eurest, said she wore the tiny piercing as a mark of her Hindu faith. She had worn the stud at work for more than a year until a...

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...

CA State elections officials violated law, judge rules

"A state judge has found that elections officials in Alameda County violated the California Constitution and election law by refusing to provide data about Diebold touchscreen voting machinery to proponents of a failed ballot initiative seeking a recount."

Selective Service to test draft machinery

KASIE HUNT Associated Press - WASHINGTON - The Selective Service System is making plans to test its draft machinery in case Congress and President Bush need it, even though the White House says it doesn't want to bring back the draft. The agency is planning a comprehensive...

Prototypes Development Cost can be claimed as R&D cost u/s 35

"Prototypes Development Cost can be claimed as R&D cost u/s 35 Someone Asked on This Blog Can we consider prototype costs as R&D costs? If so, any guidelines as to how many initial productions we can consider as prototypes? From: san-bw@........com Yes, in my view you...

Election Fraud -- The Crisis Papers

"In each case the tallied outcomes favored the incumbent, George W. Bush. The odds for such an occurrence is one in 250 million for this to have occurred by chance."  

Why Grapefruit and Your Meds Don't Mix

"While reading your prescription label, you see typical warnings: "may cause drowsiness, nausea and headaches," "do not take while operating heavy machinery," and the seemingly random "do not eat grapefruit while taking this medicine." It's a disappointment to those who enjoy...