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July 04 2008: Will We Need Health And Safety Training To Breathe Next by: sparta
A look at some of the crazier rules to come out of health and safety regulations recently.

July 04 2008: Councils Refuse Our Refuse Requests by: sparta
A look at some of the problems centered around our council run refuse collections and how the rules are changing.

July 01 2008: Tom Kalin Interview: Savage Grace by: megrell
An exclusive interview with director Tom Kalin on his latest controversial film, Savage Grace. The story centers on the Baekland family tragedy where a mother 's incestrous love drives her son to murder.

June 30 2008: Mortgage Interest Rates: Up Up And Away by: kigray
Mortgage interest rates have been rising over the last month. This article examines the current trends with mortgage interest rates.

June 25 2008: Consumers Reported To Be Feeling The Heat From Rising Energy Costs by: Mark_Dawson
With Britons continuing to struggle with money, it is important that they take steps to ensure the heat on their financial situation is not turned up even further.

June 20 2008: Mismanaged American Economy at Great Risk by: taipan
It may already be too late to save America as we know and love it. A far different country may emerge from the seeds that eight years of mismanagement have sown.

June 15 2008: High Energy Prices Are a Disaster for America by: taipan
As long as America remains hooked upon oil and in spending more than we take in on unwise wars and in garrisoning the world it will likely take more than an Obama or McCain to save us from a long downward spiral off the king of the mountain heap.

June 15 2008: Water Meters; Coming To A Street Near You by: prettyone
A look at government initiatives to increase the use of water meters and to overhaul the way we use this resource, and how it is priced.

June 13 2008: The Record High Price Of Gasoline Is A Good Thing by: mlittles23
A must read, eye opening look at America 's dependency on gasoline and the positive effects it is happening on our world.

June 10 2008: American Economy Moving Towards Failure Mode by: taipan
For awhile Americans thought that the saying "they sweat, we think" was cool. However, now thinking Americans are beginning to wonder if a service based economy will be able to compete in today 's fast moving world. Nations that have concentrated on high tech manufacturing and that actually make things that people all over the world want are moving ahead economically while the US falls behind.

June 08 2008: Smaller Brain From Smoking Too Much? by: Samwise
Recent reports suggest that heavy cannabis consumption can lead to certain areas of the brain shrinking. Reopening the debate of the dangers of smoking cannabis and the effects on the human body.

June 08 2008: Blade Debate Sharpens In Run Up To The Olympics by: Samwise
Since the double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorious was cleared to run in the Beijing Olympics last month his case has attracted a huge amount of debate. With his dependence on the controversial 'Cheetah' carbon blades to allow him to compete, is it fair that he race against able-bodied athletes?

June 08 2008: The Country 's Gone Crazy For Health And Safety by: sparta
A look at some of the crazy rules implemented of late because of health and safety regulations.

June 03 2008: America Motoring Towards Economic Disaster by: taipan
With energy prices moving higher over the long term there isn't one politician in sight who has the guts to tell Americans that many of them face a long term reduction in their standard of living.

June 03 2008: Factors Involved With Immigration To New Zealand by: prettyone
A look at the prerequisites for migration to New Zealand and the four main categories that migrants should fall into.

June 03 2008: The Fate Of The Estate Agent by: prettyone
A look at how current property market conditions are leading to hard times for estate agencies.

May 31 2008: Are We Being Priced Off The Road by: sparta
A look at some of the issues raised in the press and general public recently regarding the cost of fuel and of running a car or transport business.

May 30 2008: Thousands Dead In Myanmar And China Is A Sign Of The End Times by: LindaCDipman
Mega disasters are a sign of the End Times. Our world has an allotted time and it is almost over. This is the reason why our world is experiencing mega disasters like the cyclone in Myanmar and the quake in China that has lead to hundreds of thousands of people dying.

May 26 2008: The Credit Crisis Is Fuelled By Fuel Prices by: diyaccounting
Much of the financial crisis in the world is caused by a lack of confidence between banks and financial institutions and their clients which are symptoms of the credit crunch not the root cause. Changing the supply and demand for oil which is the root cause would restore confidence and avoid financial turmoil.

May 25 2008: How Will The US Economy Recover? by: kigray
The US is currently dealing with the fallout from the mortgage crisis. The article looks at the current state of the US economy.

May 25 2008: Investing in a Down Market by: kigray
When the market is down people frequently avoid investing. This article looks at some of the benefits of investing in our current down market.

May 22 2008: A Message Of Hope For The Financial Crisis by: LindaCDipman
I just didn't understand what I was doing wrong? I tithed, helped others all the time and yet here was the dismal truth, I didn't have enough when extra expenses like house and car taxes and even insurance came due. I didn't even have enough for my grandchildren 's birthdays or even Holidays.

May 21 2008: American Empire Running on Gas Fumes by: taipan
The great tragedy of America in an age of peak oil is that the nation was built on and still depends for its normal functioning upon sources of cheap energy which are increasingly in short supply and becoming more and more expensive.

May 19 2008: Commodities Stoke Inflation Fears by: kigray
The Fed has cut interest rates several times in 2008. This article discusses the problems associated with inflation which has followed the interest rate cuts.

May 16 2008: The Process Of A Fire Risk Assessment by: prettyone
A look at the legally defined actions of fire risk assessors and how an assessment has to take many factors into account.



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