Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

" NEW YORK (AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of...

Lawsuit over ACORN filed in New Orleans Court

"by Rebecca Mowbray, The Times-PicayuneWednesday October 01, 2008, 8:34 PM Since Hurricane Katrina, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has fought to make sure that displaced New Orleanians can...

Kevin Costner's New Career As A Country Music Singer

Occasionally interesting actor, questionable director, and one-time dancer with wolves, Kevin Costner, is set to release an album of country music with his band Modern West. "Besides acting, Kevin Costner has a whole...

Bailout Re-Loaded: Could Balloon to $5 TRILLION Dollars

After defeat of the bailout bill today in the US Congress, legislators are already regrouping in a new bid to facilitate and legitimize the largest and most open theft of taxpayer dollars ever to be perpetrated in...

Kenneth Branagh May Direct Marvel’s ‘Thor’

Acclaimed British thespian and director Kenneth Branagh may direct the first live-action film version of the hammer-wielding Norse comic book hero "Thor" which is set to be produced by Marvel Studios — and has...

British Airways suspends flights to Pakistan

Expats living in Pakistani capital Islamabad are shocked and shaken after the massive suicide truck bombing attack at the Marriott Hotel which was so close to their life in Pakistan. Marriott was the place...

Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger in The Burning Plain written and directed by Me...

Mexican prestigious screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga makes his debut as a director presenting one of the five U.S films in the Venice film festival. He represented Mexico as a boxer in the Olympic games, has been...

State rep seeks witness-tampering probe in Palin inquiry

The corruption investigation in Alaska against governor Sarah Palin could extend in a new direction, with new allegations of witness tampering by Palin and her associates."A Democratic state representative in Alaska asked state troopers Wednesday to investigate possible...

Spielberg Donates $100,000 to Support Gay Marriage

Following Brad Pitt's $100k lead from last week, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw have joined the fight for gay rights and matched Pitt's donation of $100,000 to oppose California's Proposition 8 which...

Medical Marijuana Endorsed by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

"Medical Marijuana Endorsed by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society With a vote on medical marijuana looming in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Leukemia and Lymphoma...

Reiss Quits over "Creationism' Row

Following outcries within the Royal Society, Professor Michael Reiss, who appeared in the media as advocating the teaching of reationsim in British classrooms, has quit his postion as director of education. "He was criticised by other scientists - though misquoted as saying...

Auschwitz Death Camp Memorial Needs Funds

"The memorial on the grounds of the old Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp could fall into disrepair due to a lack of funds, and organizers are looking to the international community for help. The spokeman for...

Kickstart film reflects Sto:lo culture

Shi-Shi Etko is a short film currently in production as part of the Director's Guild of British Columbia Kickstart program, which awards financial aid for development, production and post production to just five...

TSX Drops nearly 500 Points Due to Fuel Prices and Mortgage Crisis

The US mortgage quagmire and fluctuating fuel prices have caused the Toronto Stock Exchange to wobble... yesterday, the TSX lost 4%.  Though bad for everyday folks, high fuel prices actually tend to boost the TSX, so at the moment you will be unlikely to find Canadians...

Beggars found staying at five-star hotels in UAE

Begging is a sin in the Islam and banned in most of the Islamic countries. Now Police in the Gulf  state of Abu Dhabi have started a special campaign against  begging. Much to their shock some beggars who were caught red-handed, were found staying in expensive...

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