I just heard an ex-boyfriend of mine passed away last weekend in a roads accident. It was quite a shock as I hadn't heard from him in several years now and it's one of those things you always hear about, but never expect it to happen to you.

From today's 'San Francisco Chronicle':

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/20/ ( Read more... )

From a recent Channel 4 documentary on shoplifters from their 'Dispatches' Series:

http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/S/secrets_of_the_shoplifters/index.html According to the documentary, £2 million quids worth are pinched daily. The Ten most stolen items from shops on the high street are ( Read more... )

From Melbourne, Australia - last Fridays 'The Age':

Net's new menace: Splogging

http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/nets-new-menace-splogging/2005/08/26/1124563015958.html Just when you thought the spammers couldn't find another way to annoy ( Read more... )