April, 2010

Sparks Fly In Britain Over Gordon Brown Bigoted Scandal

Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister caused an uproar recently after a campaign trail blunder. After a short impromptu debate with a constituent, one Gillian Duffy, he called her a bigoted woman once he got back in his car — with the microphone nevertheless on. The resulting fallout of the Gordon Brown "bigoted" remarks has ...

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Launch date for Droid Incredible accidentally released by Verizon Wireless

The new Verizon flagship phone the Droid Incredible was supposed to have a launch date that was a secret. Now, all customers know they can pre-order the Droid Incredible starting on Thursday, April 29. A teaser web site on VerizonWireless.com accidentally went live earlier today but was easily pulled. But now the cat has been ...

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Prom dress fashion statement from Gum wrapper

Rightly so, Elizibeth Rasmuson of Garner, Iowa, got quite a few attention wearing a gum wrapper prom dress to her annual high school soiree. Anyone creative and committed enough to fashion an elegant evening gown from gum wrappers, also as have the discipline to collect them, deserves a little positive notoriety. The dress would be ...

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Adoption goes wrong in Russian adoption return

After only 8 months of parenting the Russian boy that she adopted, American Torry Hansen tried to make a Russian adoption return. Artyom Savelyev's adoptive grandmother put him on a one-way flight back to Russia with a note pinned to his clothing. The adoptive family paid a Russian man $ 200 in ...

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Explaining taxation: Laffer Curve

The Laffer Curve is a representation of the theory of Taxable income elasticity in a graphic form. It was more proposed by Jude Wanniski in the 1970s, yet it is nevertheless names after Arther Laffer, a supply-side economist who the work was all based off of. Translation for the rest of us: The Laffer Curve tells ...

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