A Womans Work Never Stops
Posted on October 28, 2009 by admin in Humour
Right around the world, the feeling is that women are found to be the most hard working of the species. Absolute proof of this was made through the ‘Hard Working Partners Award’. Only the Irish could get away with romantically holding their partner’s hand while she carries the main load home. For all the other [...]
Is Americas Image Slipping
Posted on October 28, 2009 by admin in Finance, Society
Is the image of the USA slowly losing its position as a world leader and Super Power? The latest annual report published by the Legatum Institute, a London-based research firm which inquires into global wealth and wellbeing, shows the United States ranks as the 9th most prosperous country in the world. However, that’s five notches [...]
Crisis Caused By High School Drop Outs
Posted on October 27, 2009 by admin in Education
Educational Testing Service released a report that shows that very little is being done to stop the rising high school drop-out crisis. In the United States alone, in 2007, almost 6.2 million students dropped out of high school. That is approximately 16% of all Americans in that age range. Read more about the overall effect [...]
Journalist Sentenced To 60 Lashes
Posted on October 25, 2009 by admin in Finance, How To, Society, Women
Rozanne al-Yami,22, A Saudi female journalist, has been sentenced to 69 lashes, after charging her, over her involvement in a television show, in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex. “I am too frustrated and upset to appeal the sentence,” she said.Al-Yami worked as a coordinator for the television show, but has denied working [...]
Pilots Overshoot Airport
Posted on October 25, 2009 by admin in Travel
Pilots on a commercial flight of Northwest Airline were unable to be raised for over an hour. Military jets were getting prepared to chase them. Federal investigators struggle to determine what the crew members of the jetliner were doing at 37,000 feet as they sped 150 miles past their Minneapolis destination. The pilots passed breathalyzer [...]
Reality Television Earns People Thousands Of Dollars
Posted on October 25, 2009 by admin in Education, Entertainment
After the recent incident where a 6 year old boy was reportedly missing, the rise of the ‘reality entrepreneurs’ has come under scrutiny. Richard and Mayumi Heene, the storm-chasing, wife-swapping, publicity-loving and amateur scientists notified the police their six year old son was missing. It started a three county chase for the missing child, costing [...]
Are Beaches Becoming Killers?
Posted on October 19, 2009 by admin in Health
The deadly golden staph bacteria has been found in sand and water for the first time, at five public beaches along the coast of Washington. This hard-to-treat germ, rarely seen outside hospitals, is known as MRSA. It is methicillin-resistant Straphylococcus aureus. However, the fear is that it has spread to settings such as schools, locker [...]
Illegal Drug Washed Up On Beaches
Posted on October 19, 2009 by admin in Health, Society
Many people enjoy a relaxing day beach combing. However, when you begin to find dangerous and unwanted things washing ashore, combing a beach becomes a hazardous occupation and not something you encourage your kids to do. Recently a two pound brick of illegal drugs were found washed up, by volunteers who were cleaning the beach [...]
Lost and Found Balloon Boy
Posted on October 18, 2009 by admin in Sport
Millions of viewers across America were anxiously glued to their computers and television sets, watching live updates on the flying-saucer-shaped-helium balloon, that was purportedly carrying a young Colorado boy, nicknamed ‘Balloon Boy’. “We were working on an experimental craft. A low altitude-vehicle for people to pull out of their garages and hove over traffic for [...]
Will 820 Ni-Vanuatu Children Set A New World Record?
Posted on October 18, 2009 by admin in Education, Entertainment, Promotion
Hidden away in the North West corner lies one of the greatest secrets of the South Pacific, the mystical 83 tropical island nation of Vanuatu, (New Hebrides). Vanuatu is one of the top holiday destinations of the area, being only a three hour flight out of Sydney, Australia. On November 19th, 2009, YouMe Support Foundation [...]
