Imagine the 747 you are on buzzes a house during a flight.

January 18, 2012 in Opinion, Regulation, World

How is it that a cruise ship with thousands of people can take a 3 mile detour to show off to an island?  If an airplane were do this, the [...]

The clock is ticking … to doom … welcome aboard.

January 10, 2012 in Opinion, World

Doomsday clock 1 minute closer to midnight Scientists on Tuesday pushed the hands of the infamous “Doomsday Clock” forward one minute from last year, signalling their increasing pessimism about the [...]

UNESCO – Got it!

December 23, 2011 in Got It!, Opinion, World

UNESCO cuts funds for Palestinian  magazine The U.N.’s cultural agency said Friday it is pulling fu   nding for a Palestinian youth magazine that published an article suggesting admiration for [...]

No More Free Press in Argentina

December 22, 2011 in Business, Media, Politics, World

Argentine government wins control of newsprint BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The paper used to produce newspapers came under government control in Argentina on Thursday, in a long-sought victory for [...]

Supporting Hitler. Really? UNESCO has to do better.

December 22, 2011 in Regulation, World

UNESCO funds Palestinian magazine glorifying Hitler The Simon Wiesenthal Center asked UNESCO’s director-general Wednesday to suspend its sponsorship of a Palestinian children’s magazine, saying the magazine applauded Hitler for murdering [...]

Rupturing French Breast Implants

December 21, 2011 in Medicine, Regulation, World

Health Fears Over Suspect French Breast Implants Spread Abroad PARIS — Health officials in at least a half-dozen countries are grappling with the intense anxiety of tens of thousands of [...]

Europe’s ruling on water preventing dehydration – another ‘angels dancing on the head of a pin’ moment

November 21, 2011 in Regulation, World

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration Brussels bureaucrats were ridiculed yesterday after banning drink manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration. Full Article: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100118814/europes-ruling-on-water-preventing-dehydration-another-angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin-moment/