Suicide websites hit the news again with this tragic story. Do some get pleasure from encouraging someone to take their own life? When a person hits an all time low and then comes across one of these websites they...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 757 views | 5 recommendations | 7 comments
"June 27, 2008 Red states and blue states are united on at least one issue: Americans are increasingly angry and anxious about high gas prices and favor far-reaching action on energy and climate issues, according to a new poll. About three out of four Americans and a...
"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...
created by itslefty | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1179 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I admit it, I watch a lot of television. Hey, growing up on Prince Edward Island, there wasn't much to do in the winter, ok? So I got into watching TV for all the wrong reasons (namely, boredom). But as I got...
Benin's intro: This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy. The report was very fairly balanced and...
created by beninmw | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 455 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
I can't believe that it's still necessary to use these measures to make a statement, but I suppose discrimination is still present in all walks of life.For their July issue, Italian Vogue has used only black...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1386 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled. There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models. The car is only five months old. "Dodge's brand new...
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"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...
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Breaking News (smile, I can't resist the "Breaking News" headline)
This morning around 8am Calgary time, Shaw Cable Calgary TV Transmission System crashed unexpectedly while data traffic (high speed internet)...
created by k-ideas | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1202 views | 12 recommendations | 8 comments
"Mark McKinnon, who was in charge of McCain's advertising, left the McCain campaign to keep a pledge not to use his skills to attack Barack Obama. The subtext of this is huge. It signals, holographically, the problem McCain will have holding on to Republicans and independents...
With rising fuel and food cost, falling house values, lack of affordable mortgages and not fully compensating all of the low paid work force, the British public has good reason to be angry with the Government........
Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose. "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...
created by poolparty | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 2746 views | 9 recommendations | 15 comments
The new New York governor David Patterson has signed legislation to make displaying a noose, a symbol of the lynching of African Americans common during the reconstruction era, illegal in New York state."Gov....
created by Dave Keating | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 290 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Roger Federer, currently ranked number one in the world, is out of the Rome Masters tournament, after a surprise defeat at the hands of Radek Stepanek in the quarter-finals."Federer lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (9-7), his...
created by Amy Judd | 5 years ago 898 views | 0 recommendations | 11 comments
An iguana caused 20,000 people to lose power in Florida. The iguana unfortunately lost his life after he came in contact with the high-voltage equipment. "An iguana apparently caused a power outage...
created by poolparty | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1699 views | 0 recommendations | 17 comments