Brits Cut Back On Holidays As Economy Tightens

Posted on May 15th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Holidays

The downturn in the economy is beginning to affect consumer spending and holidays are the first to suffer, a study by Mintel has revealed.
Almost three in every five adults has chosen to cancel their spending plans recently because they are concerned about their personal finance situation, the report claims.
Consumers are more likely to sacrifice their [...]

FEATUREU.S. to search for missing WW2 airmen in India

Posted on April 25th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Learning

By Simon Denyer NEW DELHI, March 18 (Reuters) - In honour of the crouching, naked blonde painted on its nose, its pilot had named his bomber the %26quot;Hot as Hell%26quot;. [...]

Something must be done to curb gas prices Layton

Posted on April 21st, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Health

Federal NDP leader Jack Layton wants to see the federal government get serious about monitoring fuel prices - and that means creation of a federal oversight agency.
Layton told The Intelligencer Friday he is particularly concerned about the rising cost of gasoline.
Along with a proposal he is pitching for creation of a federal fuel monitoring agency, [...]

U.S. to search for missing WW2 airmen in India

Posted on April 6th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Learning

By Simon Denyer
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In honor of the crouching, naked
blonde painted on its nose, its pilot had named his bomber the
“Hot as Hell.”
But it was a freezing and stormy day as the American B-24
Liberator made its way across the Himalayas on Jan 25, 1944,
flying what was [...]

U.S. searches for missing airmen in India

Posted on April 6th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Learning

By Simon Denyer
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In honour of the crouching, naked blonde painted on its nose, its pilot had named his bomber the “Hot as Hell”.
But it was a freezing and stormy day as the American B-24 Liberator made its way across the Himalayas on Jan 25, 1944, flying what [...]

FEATUREU.S. to search for missing WW2 airmen in India

Posted on April 5th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Health

(Repeats story first issued at 0000 GMT) By Simon Denyer NEW DELHI, March 18 (Reuters) - In honour of the crouching, naked blonde painted on its nose, its pilot had named his bomber the %26quot;Hot as Hell%26quot;. But it was a freezing and stormy day as the American B-24 Liberator [...]

U.S. to search for missing WW2 airmen in India

Posted on April 5th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Health

By Simon Denyer
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In honor of the crouching, naked blonde painted on its nose, its pilot had named his bomber the “Hot as Hell”.
But it was a freezing and stormy day as the American B-24 Liberator made its way across the Himalayas on Jan 25, 1944, flying what [...]

Militias Resist Iraqi Forces in Fight for Basra

Posted on March 28th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Law

The fighting in Basra against the Mahdi Army, the armed wing of the political movement led by the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, set off clashes in cities throughout Iraq. Major demonstrations were staged in a number of Shiite areas of Baghdad, including Sadr City, the huge neighborhood that is Mr. Sadr%26#8217;s base of [...]

Well scripted

Posted on March 1st, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Doctor

Here are excerpts from the five nominated scripts in the best original screenplay category. If you’ve seen the films, you’ll recognize the people and situations immediately. If you haven’t, it’s amazing how clearly the characters can be seen, and how smoothly, seemingly effortlessly, words on a page can transform themselves into emotions on a screen.The [...]

Sports is often a family affair

Posted on March 1st, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Holidays

This being Family Day and all, what better way to get some exercise than to shake the sporting family tree and see what falls out. Bloodlines run rich and deep in sports – like father like son, mother-daughter, brother-sister. Pass the torch, keep the home fires burning.Nature has something to do with family sporting dynasties. [...]