News & Events - September 2007

And wish you could relive it?

2007-09-26 22:52:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

Mary used to work in the village post office till they closed it. I don't think anyone looked down on her. No, me and Mary think they do a great job.

2007-09-26 22:41:37 · 23 answers · asked by Gabby Hayes 2 in Other - News & Events

How would you feel if someone took a photo of you and decided that your child was indeed Madeleine McCann, went to the papers, your picture was then plastered all over the news shows and papers forcing you to come forward and prove your child isn't Madeleine.

Or if someone came up to you and 'just grabbed her' in the beleif she was the missing girl? This is what many people suggest we should do if we suspect we see Madeleine.

Imagine being on holiday and eating dinner (as a family, there's a novelty) and people start whispereing and taking pictures on their mobile phone all becuase your child bears a passing resemblence to Madeleine.

How many more lives will be impacted due to the negligence of 2 selfish parents?

2007-09-26 22:40:00 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I thought that the Mccanns had hired a company called CRG to check out sightings in other countries and they had the photo before it was released to the press. Are CRG money well spent? The journalist found them and verified the information in about a day

2007-09-26 22:23:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

is'nt that insiting crime?

2007-09-26 22:20:28 · 10 answers · asked by longwayround 2 in Media & Journalism

I have just been reading the responses to a question that was raised on this site with regards to the McCann's having used some of the fund money for 'living expenses' and i am in total disbelief at some of the comments...especially the one's that refer to Gerry McCann being the main bread winner in the family and that because he is NOT working....how are they supposed to live ?
WELL WELL WELL..MY HEART BLEEDS FOR THEM..MY HUSBAND HAS RAPID BIPOLAR DISORDER AND CANNOT WORK AGAIN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE..HE'S 47..I AM HIS FULL TIME CARER AND I HAVE 2 CHILDREN...HE WORKED ALL HIS LIFE FROM BEING 16 UP TO 2 YEARS AGO....BUT I MANAGE... AND BEFORE ALL YOU DO GOODERS GET ON YOUR STROPPY HIGH HORSES...NO IM NOT ON EVERY BENEFIT YOU CAN THINK OF..SO DON'T EVEN GO THERE !
THE MCCANN'S ARE INITIALLY TO BLAME FOR WHAT HAS NOW BECOME EVERYONE'S PROBLEM.. SO DON'TACCUSE PEOPLE OF LYING...MORE IMPORTANTLY LETS NOT BOTHER WITH THE GERRY MCCANN SOB STORY..CAUSE WE,VE ALL GOT ONE OF THOSE! comment?

2007-09-26 22:14:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91210-1285931,00.html

It appears that the payment of 'living expenses' due to a suspect in a childs disappearance being off work caused a lot of arguments yesterday mainly because a link was provided by a certain person. The link is above, it is not conjecture, it is a comment straight from the mouth of one of the fund managers. Hopefully the discussion on whether this is morally right or not, given the current position of the parents, can continue rather than mud slinging at other members of YA

2007-09-26 22:11:58 · 5 answers · asked by snaffle 4 in Current Events

I bought a loaf of bread in belfast,and got arrested for carrying 12 rounds.

2007-09-26 21:54:26 · 24 answers · asked by SAOIRSE 5 in Current Events

Or will the truth surface eventually and a conviction secured

2007-09-26 21:42:00 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

She was tracked down by journalists to a remote village in north Morocco and was found to be a young five year old called Bushra Binhisa, the daughter of an olive farmer.
But even THEY has heard of Maddie.

How many more of these sightings are we to see, and when is this whole sorry saga going to come to an end. It seems the only time anyone looks for Maddie is when she is "sighted"
I myself would have been off to Morocco in a flash if I thought it was my daughter, no matter how slim the chances were.

2007-09-26 21:30:50 · 12 answers · asked by elsie1912 4 in Current Events

Bill O'Reilly is a shock jock whether you want to believe it or not. He says things that are so out there just like Imus used too do. Is it pathetic that since Bill O'Reilly is part of that conservative group I mean Fox that they'll protect him but the people who employed Imus let him go almost immediately. Bill O'Reilly is one of the worst human beings on the planet.

2007-09-26 21:27:59 · 11 answers · asked by Steven R 6 in Media & Journalism

how so called Antis can put forward media specualtion yet try to fob it of as a fact (ie the McCanns spent the Maddy fund on paying their mortgage)???????

Yet if someone who appears to be a supporter of the McCanns posts a question related to a report in the media, they are abused with the usual ''do you believe everything in the papers..........etc etc ) by most of the people that answer the question
Oh and by the way before anyone starts, when i say McCann supporter I DO NOT mean supporter of child abuse!!!
so you can tick that off your insult list!

All im saying is its one rule for one group of people and another rule for the other group!!

2007-09-26 21:20:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

i know it is state's problem but he is the minister of all autralia health and the money the feds take from the states they should give it back for our nurses and doctors not to use it for they pockets
he is an arrogant creature and he should take a hike .

2007-09-26 21:03:51 · 2 answers · asked by monica x 1 in Current Events

After all, he has publicly supported 2 people who are the main suspects in the disappearance and possible murder of their daughter. Two people who have ripped off thousands of people cleverly asking for money to look for their daughter,then making sure with their clever lawyers that they can spend the money on themselves. Two people who are growing more and more unpopular by the hour due to their moneygrabbing and evasive behaviour. People suspect that the McCanns are going to evade charges, even with all the evidence accumulating against them because they have friends in high places and the average Joe public doesn't like it. Well that is my opinion what do you think. Please don't start with the insults, just give me your opinion. There is room on here for everyone.

2007-09-26 20:54:16 · 20 answers · asked by trancebabe 4 in Current Events

If so, I wonder how her parents coped being in such high profile jobs. I think the nanny would have dealt with the situation. Did they have the nanny with them on holiday?

2007-09-26 20:53:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Would so many decent,caring people have donated if they had known that the money was going to be used to pay the McCanns mortgage and living expenses. According to Clarence M. 300,000pounds has already been spent, VERY little of it on actually looking for Madeleine. All they have done is market gimmicks which will make them more money, ie the wristbands, t.shirts and now the online shop selling Madeleine memorabilia. They haven't looked for Madeleine at all. The rest of the money is being spent on the mortgage for their 600,000 house and their living expenses. Will this go on indefinately. I don't think people donated the money to pay their living expenses, after all they left their children alone in the first place. Why should anyone pay for their negligence. The fund should be used to FIND Madeleine. Not to bankroll the 2 people suspected of her murder.

2007-09-26 20:44:32 · 24 answers · asked by trancebabe 4 in Current Events

first, they press for yuan devaluation, reduce import export imbalance, then complain about poison in dogfood and toothpaste, bad toys, now computer hacking. does anybody believe there are chinese hackers and no american hackers?
what next, complain about the chinese all jumping at the same time? i'm getting a picture of a big bully boy complaining to the teacher that the small boy is ignoring him.

2007-09-26 20:43:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

They can be a right pain for the parents, especially the mums. The mums on the programme were not in high profile jobs so coped quite well. I dont know how doctors or say celebrities would cope though

2007-09-26 20:38:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

2007-09-26 20:33:44 · 6 answers · asked by JDA 1 in Media & Journalism

i am not able to enter my mob no: in their textbox given..
for example if 9986736552 is my mobile number, wat should i enter on the area code and on the phone textboxes respectively..pls answer y doubt?

2007-09-26 20:28:55 · 3 answers · asked by abcd 1 in Other - News & Events

I don't want the asia or international edition of BusinessWeek because 1) it has less content 2) the articles are less professionally written

2007-09-26 20:23:54 · 2 answers · asked by Quantum 1 in Media & Journalism

Sky news this morning is presenting this as "breaking news", with digital ticker tape on a loop at the bottom of the screen informing us that Beckam is flying home to be with his father. Whilst I have every respect for the Beckam family, in what way is this an item for national news? Isn't this a private family matter?

2007-09-26 20:19:24 · 29 answers · asked by Shona L 5 in Media & Journalism

Katie Couric was supposed to be rocketed further into her already successful career by being a news anchor but it seems to have done the opposite. She seems so grim and depressed. Where is that Katie smile? Meredith on the other hand seems to have transitioned to the today show very well. What do you think, yahoo america? Or do you even care?

2007-09-26 20:08:21 · 2 answers · asked by Joe S 4 in Media & Journalism

Seems on the news that Asda are trailling a scheme where they will charge people using these (and disabled) spaces when they have no need.

Now, I see an easy solution. As a parent of a small child I really appreciate getting a wide space which makes it a lot easier to get my son in and out of the car. I don't, however, see the need for them to be right next to the shop door. If they were further back then surely no one would use them when they didn't have to?

I feel the issue is the extra space as you need to open a door wide to load and unload a child. It is also better having space for the trolly/buggy up the side of the car rather than leaving them on the road whilst you juggle with the shopping and a small child! There isn't really a need to have them right at the front door. If there were shopping trollies available near these spcaes then there wouldn't be a problem.

2007-09-26 20:00:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

And now I see the torture their own people with electric shock treatment ( Tasers ) just because they disagree with what the authorities ( Police ) say , I saw a film yesterday of a woman being Tasered for 4 minutes and then stuffed int a police car and tasered another 12 times because she would not shut up.

2007-09-26 19:41:22 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6 in Current Events

If the U.S. government put a stop to Blackwater, would the U.S. government need a draft to replace the 180,000 civilians that are doing military work?

2007-09-26 18:17:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I have listened to the whole thing that Bill Oreilly said about the black community and I did not like how he was portrayed. I hardly ever agree with Bill but this time I did not see him being a racist person. I think that he deserves an apology. What do you think about what was said.

2007-09-26 17:47:41 · 8 answers · asked by <Carol> 5 in Current Events

They'll shut down traffic for gay pride parades, but shutting down traffic so the marines can shoot a commercial...well they can't do that.
This city is a modern day soddom and gomorrah. most of the country does not follow their "beliefs". It's time to tell them "you're on your own if your attacked."

2007-09-26 17:28:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

The law on "have-a-go heroes" is to be urgently reviewed to give honest members of the public more confidence to step in, Justice Secretary Jack Straw will announce today.

He will tell the Labour Party conference that the current law is not working as well as it should. Officials will be challenged to devise ways of reassuring people who are victims of crime or who witnessed an offence that they can use reasonable force to stop and detain criminals. http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1285946,00.html.

Do you think thisplan will help, and if so, what would be the best way to implement it? Or do you see it as just the same old meaningless chat?

2007-09-26 17:23:40 · 7 answers · asked by Wildamberhoney 6 in Current Events

This is a very powerful clip from Boston Legal. Tell me what you think? Does it alarm you knowing how this country and its citizens are heading and currently are?

2007-09-26 17:16:43 · 5 answers · asked by Aimee B 6 in Other - News & Events