Monthly Archives: December 2011
French breast implant butcher who earned millions selling implants made from mattress filling
Thousands of women around the world suffered ruptured breast implants Strong gusts of wind sweeping in from the nearby Mediterranean blow discarded order forms and medical documents across the litter-strewn… Read more
Jobs joy for 14,000 Saudi grads
JEDDAH: A total of 14,000 Saudi men and women, who are holders of diplomas done at health centers in Saudi Arabia will be employed on Saturday, local newspapers reported Friday… Read more
Teenagers admit going too far sexually while drunk
Alcohol is fuelling an epidemic of ‘risky sex’ among teenagers, senior doctors warned yesterday. Many youngsters admit going ‘further than intended’ while drunk, according to the Royal College of Physicians…. Read more
Inner city head teacher made a dame by Queen
The head teacher of an inner city London primary has been made a dame in the New Year’s honours list. Dame Sylvia Morris turned the Cathedral School of St Saviour… Read more
Will 2012 be the new Dark Age?
The dawn of a new year is usually a time of hope and ambition, of dreams for the future and thoughts of a better life. But it is a… Read more
Willetts attacks Labour’s ‘deeply muddled’ fees policy
David Willetts, the Universities Minister, said a Labour shake-up of higher education finance would lead to a dramatic drop in grants and bursaries for the most deprived undergraduates. It also… Read more
Solar power lights up Bangladesh
Much of Bangladesh’s rural population lived without electricity until low power solar systems transformed their lives. DHAKA, BANGLADESH – The sun never shone brighter on rural Bangladesh with low power… Read more
Google Plus ‘to hit 400m users’ – will it overtake Facebook?
Here’s some news Mark Zuckerberg won’t ‘like’ – Google’s social networking site Google Plus will have more than 400million users by the end of 2012, according to a researcher. The… Read more
The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Chump-Change by Henry W. Burke 12.30.11 At the eleventh hour, Congress approved a two-month extension of the employee-side payroll tax cut. On December 23, 2011, Obama signed the Temporary Payroll… Read more
Deflationary Debt Trap
The four most expensive words in the English language are, “This time it’s different.” ~ Sir John Templeton Sir John knew what he was talking about. Every excessive boom in… Read more
