Fed Approves New Rules For Mortgage Loans … Too Little Too Late

The Federal Reserve approved new rules for home mortgage loans to protect consumers from questionable lending practices. Most of the new rules apply to subprime owner occupied home loans and go into effect 10-1-09. Two of the best of these new loans are: The lender must...

Will Mega Food Parks work in India ?

"The food processing industry is one of the largest in the country and is ranked fifth. Facts and figures show that India is the third largest producer of food, largest milk producer and largest livestock holder in the world. India, the world’s second largest fruit and...

Top cop jailed for child porn

"A FORMER federal policeman has been jailed for five months on child pornography charges by a magistrate who said a ruined career and community ridicule were not punishment enough. Michael Edward Hatch, 38,...

Chavez loosens terms of oil-supply pact

The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...

'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Curry' claims Virgin Media

"Richard Branson's Virgin Media beat BBC and Rupert Murdoch's Sky Networks to become the first mainstream broadcaster in offering 'Bollywood Movies On Demand,' a dedicated digital channel to Bollywood for its...

B.C. to mandate CanLit in high school English courses

Culture police at work again? Well surely it's weird that high school students in BC, when they study literature at all, are assigned only American and British works. Canadian writers are off the local radar. ...

Time to re-Pass the GI Bill in the USA

"By JOEL MCNALLY  Tuesday, June 3, 2008As someone who opposed the Vietnam War and didn’t spit on a single soldier, I have never believed those stories about servicemen in uniform encountering a tsunami of...

WTO TRADE TALKS - To veto or not to veto, that is the question

Life is becoming very complicated here in Ireland.The WTO trade deal discussions are not supposed to be linked the the Lisbon Treaty (a very hot topic here in Ireland) but unfortunately for the "Yes" camp many people see a very direct link and noe there is a very strong...

Some Calif. clerks to refuse all marriage ceremonies to protest gay weddings

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHow refreshing that two Marriage official in California have decided for themselves that Gay Marriage is wrong, and will refuse to officate. This despite a ruling into law...

Ex-Marine convicted of using drugs and force to have sex

"LOS ANGELES - Following a three-week trial, a federal jury today convicted on seven felony counts a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors.Michael Joseph Pepe, 54, a resident of Oxnard, faces up...

Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens to Be Released

ET Phone Home"DENVER —  A man wants Denver city voters to set up a commission to prepare for visits from space aliens, and he plans to release a videotape Friday that convinced him there is life on other...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />LET PISTORIOUS RUN !!!"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at the Beijing Olmypics,...

Invite a bride, groom on contract

Craze for settling in  western countires in Indian Punjab often leads to innovative ideas. People resort to fake marriages and also forged their documents to get entry into these countries. ""IELTS-cleared girl required for paper marriage with Jat...

Shaking hands for 9 1/2 hours

Two men from San Francisco believe they have claimed the record for the world's longest handshake - it went on for 9 1/2 hours. Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens desperately wanted to beat the previous record set by two...

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