The Naked Short Selling That Toppled Wall Street

A friend of mine put this new one dollar bill together. Another friend says that if we don't act and get involved soon we will be paying $15 for a container of milk. This is serious folks. Everybody needs to spread...

Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas

"Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas The Associated Press MUKWONAGO, Wis. - Police said a man...

Sachin will play Australia series

"The Board of Control for Cricket in India has clarified that Sachin Tendulkar will be available for the India-Australia Test series. Tendulkar injured his elbow during the third and final Test in Sri Lanka last...

Muslim sues Tesco for forcing him to carry alcohol

"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...

No driveway car "wash" in Washington State

Better get ready to buy a new Atlas, as the Pacific Northwest renames one of it's own "Ington State". It's a darn good thing I like keeping my truck in a tip top redneck "dirty" state.... otherwise I would be...

Warships surround Somali pirates

The Somali pirates being confronted by a coalition of the worlds' navies off the Africa coast have been surrounded by three warships: one Russian, one American, and one unknown. "Somali pirates aboard a ship carrying...

'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'

"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep...

A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution

Today, Wednesday, the 17th day of September 2008, marks the 221st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution for the United States of America by the nation's founders, and with the hope of forming a more perfect...

Irani Trophy 2008 Day Three

"The Anil Kumble-led Rest of India set Delhi a stiff target of 378 on a fast-wearing track and then Zaheer Khan strike early double blow including the prized scalp of Virender Sehwag (8) to take the sting out of Delhi’s riposte, reducing them to 113 for three. Gambhir found...

Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains

"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...

$521,000: The average pay of Goldman Sachs employees ­ and that includes sec...

Just in case you thought you were paid enough for what you do...... " They call it Goldmine Sachs. And well they might. Because the Wall Street giant has become the first major investment bank to see its average salary top half a million dollars. ...

Turkish Royal Carribbean Employee Arrested For Rape

"According to reports by cruise ship rape lawyers, a crew member aboard a cruise ship has been arrested near Juneau Alaska after allegedly sexually assaulting another crew member. The crew member who was assaulted...

Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction

"Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction photo credit: laffy4k New York Times called the possibility of an AIG liquidation “as close to an extinction-level event as the financial markets have seen since the Great Depression.” We keep hearing that the current...

Another Week Another Train Crash :: Train Hits Bus in Los Angeles

"September 19, (by Otto Smyth) According to reports a Metro Blue Line light rail train struck a bus in the Long Beach downtown area. This collision occurred during the morning commute and injured 14 passengers when...

Studio says no to Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson

"Squeezed by rising costs and leveling revenues, Universal Pictures declines to finance 'Tintin.'--- Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson don't hear "no" very often. But after they submitted a final budget of $130 million for their 3-D animated movie "Tintin,"...

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