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| Should sex changes be allowed for all those who so desire?... |
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Submitted by admin on Friday, September 5, 2008 - 11:35
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Last week,Viet Nam News asked readers their opinions on the Government's recent decreeallowing those with sexual problems, such as hermaphrodites and those withambiguous genitalia, to redefine their gender. However, the decree does notpermit homosexuals with normal reproductive organs to change their sex. Thetopic has generated a lot of interest with Vietnamese people. Here are someopinions fr...
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| Study warns NH deficit may reach $495m... |
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Submitted by admin on Friday, September 5, 2008 - 07:35
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CONCORD, N.H. - A think tank says New Hampshire could be dealing with a huge budget hole in three years depending on the economy and steps lawmakers take to address the problem. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies says in a report the deficit could be between $156 million and $495 million. Steve Norton, the center's executive director, said the study compared histori...
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| Group says NH could see $495m deficit... |
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Submitted by admin on Friday, September 5, 2008 - 04:35
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CONCORD – A think tank says New Hampshire could be dealing with up to a $495 million budget hole in three years depending on the economy and steps lawmakers take to address the problem. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies says in a report the deficit could be as little as $156 million or as much $495 million. Steve Norton, the center's executive director, says the st...
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| Fall Preview: Film... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 18:35
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— De Niro and Pacino, in their first film together since 1995's "Heat," are veteran detective partners who, years ago, put away a murderer. But now similar serial killings are starting up again, and they wonder if they arrested the wrong guy. — A remake of the 1939 George Cukor film, it's a visit with the ladies who make up some of New York's high society life. There's fri...
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| A short introduction Faith-based finance... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 17:35
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THE modern history of Islamic finance is often dated to the 1970s, with the launch of Islamic banks in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. But its roots stretch back 14 centuries. Islamic finance rests on the application of Islamic law, or sharia, whose primary sources are the Koran and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Sharia emphasises justice and partnership. In the world of financ...
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| GOP lawmakers want gambling and borrowing... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 14:35
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Our view: The Republicans in Sacramento admit the state needs more money, but their ideas for raising it are just gimmicks. Republican lawmakers in Sacramento have almost all pledged not to raise taxes, and they've stuck to their word this year. If only they'd taken a pledge against gimmicks. From this distance, that's what their alternatives for raising state revenue look like.<...
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| Dutch news in brief, Thursday 4 September 2008... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 11:35
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Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands. Political parties call for legal steps against Greenpeace Today's De Telegraaf reports on its front page that the conservative VVD party and the Christian Democrat CDA are calling for legal steps against environmental organisation Greenpeace. The organisation incurre...
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| Delaware County town's treasurer charged in 250G fraud... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 10:35
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County detectives learned of her hobbies over the last eight months as they poured through years of purchases that Perry, the former treasurer for Thornbury Township, allegedly made with stolen municipal funds. She wasn't spending the dough on gambling or drugs, but, rather, on books about crafting, cooking and home decor, along with purchases from gas stations, hardware stores and super...
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| Gambler's chip implant would deactivate VLTs... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 07:35
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Amid a raging political debate over her selection as John McCain's running mate ... [ more ] Â Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan Calgary police officer charged with assault in connection with bar fight Worker killed at oilsands tailings pond Check out some of the top local, national and international images of the day. Â Sign up for breaking news alerts from the Calgary Heral...
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| Delivering power where it's needed... |
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Submitted by admin on Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 05:35
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Online betting firm Betfair is working on a global utility computing model for processing web site traffic. The three-year project, which will see the implementation of virtual clusters worldwide, aims to cater for peaks in demand and avoid delays for sporting events that require high computing power, such as the Grand National. The firm operates eight main datacentres around the wo...
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