London councils want to offer home loans to repossession families..

UPDATE; 18 August 08London councils want to offer home loans to repossessed families and families who have been refused a loan by commercial lenders. ...After months of continuing gloom on the UK housing front with...

Historic German town struggles over push for solar power

An article from the town of Marburg, Germany has discovered that going green might not worth the trouble or money. This article explores this issue."MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle of...

Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

Vancouver Power Outage Walloping Some Domain Owners

Bad news for frequent visitors of personalloans.com and others looking for debt consolidation services."A power outage in Vancouver is taking a huge hit on some in the domain industry today. Domain Name News noticed...

Glitch hampers iPhone launch

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers worldwide, but there were problems getting the phones to work. ...

Poll: Pet owners favor McCain

Is the fact that the Obamas don't have a pet a problem? A new poll shows it might be! There has been talk of the Obamas getting a dog to counter the problem.American politics at its finest..." If the presidential...

Dog squad goes undercover in poo war

WARNING, dog lovers: the plain-clothes poo police are watching.   " After an increase in complaints, undercover City of Sydney rangers will be pinging careless dog owners a $275 on-the-spot fine for failing...

The politics of dog poo

Dogs (and raccoons) were deliberately poisoned recently in Toronto's High Park. Nobody knows why. " The police never found the person who poisoned a dog at my neighbourhood park a summer or so ago. City dogs and...

Eighteen killed in China coal mine collapse

China seems to having all kinds of problems this year. In this latest incident more than 18 people have been killed.   " Eighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal shaft collapsed in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. At...

Georgia Expands Concealed Carry Laws

Georgia Expands Concealed Carry Laws Update:  July 2, 2008 - Georgia Gun Laws: Showdown at Atlanta Airport " There’s a gun fight coming to a head in Atlanta, Georgia and its getting ugly. Its all about an...

Brazil's new drunken driving law stirs discontent

Police have arrested hundreds of Brazilian drivers under a tough new law designed to crack down on rampant drunken driving, but bar owners are working to overturn the measure and many of their clients are flouting...

Exxon $2.5 billion oil spill ruling overturned

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska. The...

How to Add Your Business to Google Maps

"Google “Universal” includes results from Google Maps as well as other verticals. In addition to relevancy, Google Maps includes geographic factors in determining ranking order in search engine results pages.By...

BC Homeowners urged to Check Titles: Fraudsters

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly makes you wonder, you come home from work and find another family in the process of moving into your home.  Unrealistic? Yes!  Possible? Most...

The Canadian Press: Brazilian house thief arrested after falling asleep durin...

That was funny , a very ease target to Brazilian coops'.   " SAO PAULO, Brazil — A thief caught napping in the house he was burglarizing for the second time is under arrest in southern Brazil. Police spokeswoman Giovana Schafer says 20-year-old Maicon Kovalski...

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