Ireland plans to impose tough new penalties on beggars for the first time since the Potato Famine 160 years ago.

Mr. Ahern says a bill will make begging punishable by a maximum �?�700 ($900 U.S.) fine or a month in prison.

How fucked is the economy when BEGGING is illegal?!

globeandmail.com: Ireland imposing first new begging penalties since Potato Famine.

YouTube - Dieu Merci! - Mario Dumont.

“Based on the evidence before us, we found that the measures employed by Bell Canada to manage its network were not discriminatory — Bell Canada applied the same traffic-shaping practices to wholesale customers as it did to its own retail customers,” said Konrad von Finckenstein, Q.C., Chairman of the CRTC.

We need to seriously, SERIOUSLY Canada’s entire telecommunication infrastructure.

CRTC Rules Against Indie ISPs In Throttling Dispute - But says they may explore traffic management in more detail… - dslreports.com.

The regulator will hand down its decision [Thursday] at 9 a.m. after twice delaying the ruling. The decision will determine whether Bell Canada has violated the Telecommunications Act by slowing down the internet access it sells to wholesale customers.

Keep your fingers crossed…

CRTC to rule on Bell’s throttling on Thursday.

YouTube - Star Trek: Redshirts.

The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation’s capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the auto industry is running out of cash and needs $25 billion in taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy.

And now kids, a lesson in CREDIBILITY.

ABC News: Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds.

YouTube - The Monty Python Channel on YouTube.

UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function.

Google geriatrics!

UCLA study finds that searching the Internet increases brain function / UCLA Newsroom.

The IS such a thing as TOO geek…

Linux boot sequence on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.

Pop star Michael Jackson has lost ownership of his Neverland ranch in California after transferring the deeds to a company he has a share in.

Une grande défaite pour les pédophiles partout dans le monde…

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Jackson gives up Neverland Ranch.