A young man in Fountain, Colorado hired two men to kill his mother. But it was for a good cause. He felt this was the best way he could get money to pay for his girlfriend’s breast implants. Lucky for mom, her son’s instincts were no better in selecting hit men than they were in […]
A long way to go
Judging from the comments of some of Zardari’s political associates – often a better indicator of his intentions than any promises made by the great man himself – the country may have just taken a step away from the goal of parliamentary democracy. It elected a president more in the mould of his illustrious predecessor […]
The Next Big Thing in Conference-going Based in Singapore
I interviewed Arnout Mostert, a Dutch entrepreneur who lives and works in Singapore. Together with Frank Bomers he founded Conference Bay. This is a service that aims to make visiting, organizing and speaking at conferences a more pleasant experience. They do that by offering innovative online services to conference organizers, delegates and speakers such as […]
NY Times Building Climbers Protest Wrong Causes
Two climbers have scaled the New York Times headquarters building opposite the Port Authority using the ceramic bars designed by architest Renzo Piano as so many step-ladders. The New York Police Department greeted at the top by arrest, charging them with reckless endangerment and criminal trespass. A French climber unfurled a banner protesting global warming […]
FAMILY SERVICES:DO THEY REALLY HELP??
So much had been heard about so-called welfare services in some Western countries,& sadly,more often than not,we normally hear about horror stories of children being taken away from their families,of fathers being unlawfully accused of abuse & of mothers being seen as "mentally ill" & "unfit to parent kids" by these group of people. In […]
Hospitals make big bucks from Aarogyasri
Aarogyasri, the health insurance scheme for the poor, has turned into a gold mine for corporate hospitals in the state. The hospitals prefer to take child heart surgery cases under Aarogyasri instead of the Child Heart Surgery Scheme as they stand to make twice as much. They have almost stopped surgeries under the Child Heart […]