Jazz removes life vests to save fuel and forgets to inform passengers

I guess i don't need that life vest, the seat inflates right?"Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz has removed inflatable life vests from its planes to save weight, a spokeswoman said. The airline carries both floatation devices (seat cushions) and life vests, and the...

Troops seize 15 MILF camps

"MANILA -- Thousands of troops backed by air and artillery fire have captured 15 strongholds of the Moro rebels in the southern Philippines after five days of intense fighting, officials said Monday. More than 272,000 villagers have also fled their homes due to the ongoing...

Public School in AZ may eliminate studies of non-Western cultures

OPINION At a time when we could all use a little better understanding of non-Western cultures some conservative dinosaur wants to make education even more perochial and Christian-centric.  Does this AZ Republican think that people are better off if they ignore other...

NHS hospitals battling plague of vermin, Tories reveal

As I entered the hall in central London at 4am I was greeted by hundreds of rats. Within a blink of an eyelid they vanished from sight. They live along side millions of London's residents who are largely unaware of...

Microsoft sees end of Windows era

Flagship product of Microsoft Windows will be slowly phased out. Microsof is workign on to launch a new age operating system which is  very small and easy to transfer to different devices. The Midori...

India plans to build eight 700-MW nuclear plants

"The country plans to build eight 700-MW nuclear plants to boost its nuclear power generation capacity to about 10,000 MW and is stepping up exploration to uncover new uranium mines, a top Atomic Energy Commission official has said. At present the country has a nuclear...

Anxious customers line up at IndyMac to withdraw money

Worried customers lined up outside IndyMac to withdraw their money this morning.  IndyMac was seized by federal investigators on Friday.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp automatically insures customers...

Move Your Business from Windows to Linux

"Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new Vista-compatible hardware could still purchase trusty Windows XP. Now, however, Windows XP is available only as a...

California Cell Phone Law Effective Today!

Two new laws dealing with the use of wireless telephones while driving go into effect today, July 1, 2008. Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions concerning these new laws. Q: When do the new wireless...

Windows XP no longer sold, despite protests

For some this is good news, for others it's a kick in the teeth with a steel-toed Kodiak work boot. The thing I find surprising is that Microsoft is already planning a new operating system for 2009. That was quick,...

Pakistan launches strike at Taliban, military officials say

Pakistani forces striking back at the Taliban, certainly a striking contrast since recent stories by captured Taliban which state Pakistani Military were training the Taliban to Kill as many Foreigners, including...

Afghan NATO force fires into Pakistan

NATO forces in their quest to route out the Taliban have now invaded Pakistan.  One can only wonder what the ramifications will be when Pakistan a US ally will do next at this firing on their soil."KABUL -- NATO...

14 Things that Microsoft Needs to Do with Windows 7

"Microsoft made no secret out of having, for some time now, been cooking the next iteration of Windows, a translucent development process with very little transparent areas including details such as multi-touch, support for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, and the evolution...

B.C. Blacklists Private University

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOn one hand our Premier was prancing around the province with this official University Conferring Wand, flitting from post secondary institution to institution granting...

Blogging: Chicks dig it

A new study confirms it - blogging is now a mainstream activity with women."YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- "Blogosphere" may not be a pretty name for it, but it is a pretty attractive destination -- for women at least, and...

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