Quarter of state databases "should be scrapped"

" Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:29am GMT  LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of government databases in Britain should be scrapped or redesigned because they are fundamentally flawed and probably illegal, a report from a social...

Pervez Musharraf working for establishment of global think-tank

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...

'Chav bashing shows class hatred'

Chav - a term synonymous with Little Britain's Vicky Pollard and used to abuse the working class by middle and upper class Brits according to Tom Hampson in a report to the Fabian Society. It's deeper than this...

Adults 'scared to go near kids'

An interesting report that says that adults are becoming wary of spending too much time with children because they are afraid their intentions will be suspect."Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. ...

Laser Dazzler, son of Tazer: A Blinding Success.

In an article published in the Ottawa Citizen December 23 2007, David Pugliese reported that 'Canada think-tank fears misuse of laser 'dazzlers'. The Ottawa think-tank, The Rideau Institute argues that the...

Finding the positive side of global warming

Could this mean a global warming El Dorado? Or perhaps a means for humans to show their ability to adapt...."Global warming will present rewards for businesses who are quick to adapt to the new opportunities from...

The Heartland Institute - Discovering, developing, and promoting free-market ...

Chicago based nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, and free markets.

Glasgow 2020 Envisaged By Think-Tank

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...

'' 62% Tax Raid on Middle Britain ''

HARD-WORKING families could be hit with an extra £6,000-a-year tax bill under a Gordon Brown government it emerged last night. The Chancellor’s supporters have given warm backing to a report calling for...

Iran now the key power in Iraq, says UK think-tank

"A series of strategic errors by the Bush Administration in its War on Terror has left Iran holding virtually all the cards in the power play of the Middle East, according to a report by Britain's most influential think-tank published today."

Memes, a set of examples, theories and ideas

In this article, we discuss and examine the idea of a meme with theories, examples and reasoning. We concentrate on the memes generated in the blogosphere and in IT, leaving aside cultural and linguistic memes. We also examine the impact that memes have on web site traffic...

del.icio.us, social bookmarking in the context of a viral wave of traffic

One of the most popular web 2.0 tools is social bookmarking. Even if del.icio.us started out as a way to bookmark and tag your favorites sites and blogs, it has evolved into meme in its own right by indicating trends. These trends manifest themselves by the amount of times a...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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