AIDS crisis grows in the US, while the House funds Africa AIDS projects

A new report released today has shown that AIDS specialists are calling for a rethinking of the HIV policy as the infection rate has risen dramatically in the Southern United States."The warning, issued this week by...

Ford posts largest quarterly loss ever

Ford Motor Company today announced that they are going to be transforming their vehicle lineup due to the largest reported loss for the company in its 105 year history.Their stock also fell about 16% - which is a LOT...

Man Boarding Tampa Flight With Box Cutter Gets Probation

"TAMPA - A man arrested after trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight with a box cutter concealed inside a hardcover book was sentenced in federal court today to a year's probation. Benjamin Baines Jr., 22, of Clearwater pleaded guilty to a federal weapons violation in...

From Yummy Mummies to Trustafarians: Shopping Tribes of Britain: an Independe...

A brochette full of celebrities and their offspring is what Shopping tribes of Britain (The Independent) delivers. From Yummy Mummies (as in Nigella Lawson) to Trustafarians like Alice Dellal (never heard of her, must be a British only celeb or I am really out of touch).

FHA Takes $4.6 BILLION Hit … It’s Just Taxpayer Money

"FHA Takes $4.6 BILLION Hit … It’s Just Taxpayer Money"Leave it to the government to come up with a home loan program where, if the buyer does not have the low 3% down payment normally required, the seller can pay that for them. So, from day one, the buyers have zero...

The Starlet Bandit

Wow, here's something you do not hear every day. A bandit, and, nevertheless, a FEMALE bandit is making her strike across Southern California banks. Her most recent hit was a Bank of America in Van Nuys on Sherman...

What to send a Contribution to your Candidate? Be Careful responding to Dire...

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.comDirect making firms are used for charities even political candidates.  But does your money really get to the charity or candidate you wrote out that hard earned...

Playlists: Music for the Credit Crunch?

Laura Barton offers her picks, hits and misses on Music to help you get through the credit crunch (The Guardian, July 21).She first mentions The Filter (a recommendation site with Peter Gabriel amongst its founders. As the name suggests they filter music for you) who she says...

Cyber Cities: Oasis of Prosperity in the South

The future is arriving in the South even faster than many think: so-called “cyber cities” are being created to become this century’s new Silicon Valleys. Well-known ‘cyber cities’ like India’s...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

Stock Trading Robot, Doubling Stocks

Marl just picks up Penny Stocks from a list. The price per share of this stock is also very less (in between 0.10 to 10$ etc). In general such stocks are highly volatile and they always trades with high volume so...

Cause and Effect of Illiteracy in the United States

This is an article that I ended up writing for an English Comp class and never used. I felt that I did a pretty decent job on this and wanted to put it up for others to read and critique. Here it is: Since the existence of written knowledge and education, there have been...

Women and Online Bingo

"Friday, July 18, 2008 Women and Online Bingo A recent survey has shown that more than 85% of online Bingo players are women, as compared to 40% in 2004. Middle aged women and older ladies are really hooked on...

Barack Obama's fundraising roars to life

"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008 ...

Urban Farming to Tackle Global Food Crisis

It is possible to grow more food in cities and bring down the rising cost of food. I think this approach in  Cuba is a good model. The world’s population is becoming more urban by the day. By 2030, some five ...

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