A low pressure system swept accross the UK yesterday (Friday) bringing torrential rain and cut road and rail links over vast swathes of the country. Reading and Didcot railway stations were closed and many streets in London and the surrounding area have been innundated by...
"Regional assemblies, which oversee the spending of tens of million pounds on housing, transport and planning, are to be scrapped, the government has said.
The eight assemblies in England are made up of councillors who are nominated to sit on them.
From 2010, their role will...
"Waterfall
Indra—the god of rains seems to be spending a lot of time in the
company of software professionals and this is evident in his work as
well. Instead of working towards a more comfortable schedule,...
created by Picturejockey | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 931 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
It is a long time since I published the original story but it came to an interesting final conclusion earlier this week:Three men have been sentenced to a total of 85 years in jail after their conviction in...
created by infomatique | 5 years ago | updated 4 years ago 471 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
Finally, someone is willing to at least appear to give a damn. - The Angryindian-----------------------------------"Who says bipartisanship is dead?
Emmett2 Well, actually, a lot of people do. And they’re...
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Research shows an uptick in consumer spending, even in the face of soaring energy costs. What's unclear from this article, though, is how much of this spending is credit-card-based, and not anchored on money...
Air Canada, homophobic? Not exactly. Canada's largest airline has just pulled sponsorship funding of Vancouver's pride parade (as well as Toronto's Pride Week and Montreal's pride events). The reason, however, is...
created by Kaitlin | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 988 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Glaswegian view of the future looks pretty grim. After questioning over 5000 residents on what they thought life in 2020 would be like. I hope they are wrong for all our sakes.
"TEENAGE mothers are...
This brilliant slideshow from the Boston Globe shows just how costly the Iraq war is."While there is some disagreement on the idea of troop deadlines for US soldiers in Iraq, all sides seem to be on board with the...
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Need any more evidence that the United States is in the hands of robber barons? - The Angryindian----------------Also posted to Intelligentaindigena:
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2007
Contact: Lynn...
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US President George W. Bush is announcing his veto of the Democrat-sponsored war spending bill containing an April target for troop withdrawal from Iraq. Video from CNN.
created by Jordan Yerman | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 446 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Senator Bill Frist MD and the Comptroller General, David Walker seem to live in different universes."As Majority Leader, I worked hard to keep your taxes low . . . passed the third-largest tax cut in American history . . . created and extended a state sales tax deduction . ....
created by Blogmonkey | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 284 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Funny enough, students who take abstinence classes are still getting it on. This most likely has to do with their being young teens. Meanwhile, the Bush administration is urging us not to draw any major conclusions from the study, such as "Teens are really into sex", since...
Bush will definitely veto any bill that challenges his course of action in Iraq, even though he has no clear condition for victory. Still, it's a step in the right direction, though it seems to take for granted that troops will remain in Iraq as long as Bush remains in...
The burgeoning Asian superpower is taking considering taking a step that the US could not have -- Extending communications to what is most likely going to be our next cold war-type foe. Communication is good. But...
created by Pat_Nolan | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 427 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments