Jul 23, 2010
Disappearing Middle Class: Bilingual Ph.D. Accepts Rent Money From Church
Until 18 months ago, Maria Ortiz says she never had to search for a job in her life. As a highly skilled bilingual Ph.D. and the first ever Mexican-American woman to be admitted into Brigham Young University’s graduate school of management, Ortiz was always the kind of woman universities would beg to come work for them. After working and teaching in California for 20 years, Ortiz was recruited in... read more
Jul 23, 2010
Gay priest sex scandal as undercover Berlusconi reporter ‘films clerics at gay clubs’ | Mail Online
A gay priest sex scandal has rocked the Catholic Church in Italy today after a weekly news magazine released details of a shock investigation it had carried out. Using hidden cameras, a journalist from Panorama magazine – owned by Italian Prime Minister and media baron Silvio Berlusconi – filmed three priests as they attended gay nightspots and had casual sex. Today there was no immediate... read more
Jul 23, 2010
India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer – Yahoo! News
MUMBAI, India – It looks like an iPad, only it’s 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011. If the government can find a manufacturer, the Linux operating system-based computer would be the latest in a string of “world’s cheapest” innovations to hit the market out of India,... read more
Jul 23, 2010
‘Jersey Shore’ Star Caught in Embarrassing Family Photo Situation – Yahoo! TV Blog
Who’s that turtleneck-clad geek grinning his way through an awkward family photo? It’s none other than “Jersey Shore” breakout star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, pictured with his three siblings. The photo was posted by MTV as part of a series revealing the “Jersey” gang’s teenage years, and stands alongside images of a fresh-faced Pauly D riding... read more
Jul 23, 2010
Facebook apologises to Sarah Palin for removing her comments about a planned mosque at Ground Zero | Mail Online
Social networking site Facebook has apologised after a post by U.S. Republican politician Sarah Palin was deleted. Facebook admitted that the ‘note’ by Palin – voicing her opposition to the building of a mosque near the World Trade Center site in New York – had been deleted by an automated system. Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes said in the statement: ‘The note in question did... read more
