The 7.30 Report

"The case of the Czech trained doctor who managed to practise in Australia and New Zealand for 12 years, despite a long history of alcohol abuse and a jail term for domestic violence, has raised serious concerns...

105% of Indianapolis Residents Registered to Vote

"ACORN - as I believe I predicted some time back - has managed to register 105% of Indianapolis to vote in this election. We knew this election year would be the bold and ripe with fraud. I think I predicted a 105% turnout in St. Louis.ACORN is all over the place, preparing...

Sania moves one up, Bhupathi drops to 12 in WTA rankings

" Out-of-action Sania Mirza has jumped one place in the WTA singles ranking, while ace doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi has dropped a rung in the ATP doubles ranking issued on Monday.Sania, who is recuperating from a...

Paper-clip trader back in action

Two years ago, Kyle MacDonald traded a small red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, swaped the fish-shaped pen for a doornob, and kept on trading until he had a house in a small Saskatchewan town. He kept a blog ...

Calm before the storm, yet again? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" In this climate the assets to hold are commodities in general, and precious metals in particular. Gold managed an eight-fold increase in the late 70s while silver soared even higher. Do not be surprised if history repeats itself, and oil prices also stay high."

Turf war rocks Sikh temple

"At least two groups of Filipino-Indians are battling for control over the richest, oldest and largest congregation of Punjabis here, the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Paco, Manila. A ranking member has been killed in the turf war for supremacy in the predominantly...

Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains

"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...

Obama gets big Bucks from Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac

Obama calling himself an outsider and agent of change has CEO of Freddie Mac on his Pay Role.  The fact is  that he has received over 500,000 dollars from folks within Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.  Some of...

Indian ODI team played me well: Mendis

"Ajantha Mendis says M S Dhoni and his boys read him well in the just-concluded ODI series but the Sri Lankan mystery spinner claims he at least managed to straitjacket the aggressive Indian batsmen. “It should be like that. Talented batsmen learn quickly and correct their...

Japanese Elephant Better at Math than American Students

Yup, it's true. It really is true."The elephant's memory is legendary, but in a large, gray surprise to science, the mighty Asian elephant turns out to have a distinct flair for math as well Under carefully controlled experimental conditions — essentially...

Newly released files show Julia Child was a spy

"By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and RANDY HERSCHAFT, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 51 minutes ago ...

Iraq war veteran thrown off train after ticket row as conductor tells him: 'I...

That is the kind of respect one country shows for their heroes!!!! No wonder no one wants to be in military. The conductor should get the sack immediately for the insult ."A soldier returning from Iraq in full...

Dog swallows two-foot stick

Hector, the great dane dog has survived after an operation to remove a two-foot long stick it had swallowed. He was very  lucky the stick did no internal damage. " A dog was left feeling down at the mouth...

Child Abuse Case Study with Hypnosis...

"Child Abuse Case Study with Hypnosis... Options   Edit Add to group Delete Viewable by anyone ...

The secret preview of the Olympic opening ceremony China didn't want you to see

"Security and secrecy have surrounded the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games - until now.More than 10,000 performers have been working on the 50-minute show for three years and all were sworn to secrecy...

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