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Share your airline travel woes

Stephanie Ditta — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:42:56 +0000

Most would agree that the days of stress-free air travel are over. As the airline industry grapples with unprecedented oil prices that have almost doubled in the past year, carriers are now eking out profits any way they can, including adding fuel surcharges, cutting back services and eliminating flights.

The moves have left passengers complaining about cramped, crowded and frequently delayed flights, and worse.

Everyone has a horror story - what is yours?

Adoption system seen failing kids from minorities

Stephanie Ditta — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:56:47 +0000

Transracial adoption, particularly of black children by non-black parents, raises complex issues in a country with a history of discrimination and a struggle to overcome it.

There are many reasons for the imbalance that gives a vulnerable group — black children in foster care — an added disadvantage, said Adam Pertman, executive director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, which published the report.

Some parents say children adopted from foster care will be harder to bring up, while others are nervous about bureaucracy surrounding the process of adopting from foster care or reluctant to deal with the complexity surrounding race when it comes to adopting black children.

Share your stories of multi-racial adoption.

The changing role of dear ol’ dad

Stephanie Ditta — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:34:58 +0000

Father’s Day conjures up images of the head of a traditional two-parent family being showered with golf clubs and power tools before being taken out for brunch by his adoring family. But not all families fit the image.

How has the father role evolved over the last generation?

Who Googles what?

Stephanie Ditta — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:16:09 +0000

Recent statistics provided by Google reveal some interesting search trends throughout the world.

It should come as no surprise that sex is among the most “googled” keyword. But can you guess who were the world’s top searchers?

Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world’s most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword “sex”.

Canada likes to google “Marijuana”, Mexico “Britney Spears” and “Hangover” is tops in Ireland.

What do you Google? Send us your comments.

One hour to live…

Stephanie Ditta — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:34:40 +0000

It’s the end of the world as you know it, and how do you feel?

A British survey using the apocalyptic premise of an asteroid barreling towards earth revealed 54 percent would choose to be with or phone their loved ones.

What would you do before the end of the world?

Pray? Eat? Loot?

Or sit back, accept the inevitable and reach for a glass of champagne?

Send us your comments.