LIBERAL SMEAR MACHINE BACKFIRES

Everyone is trying to guess who this mass murderer is. They are blaming it on the Conservative Tea Partiers.

GRANDPARENTS NOT MUCH NEEDED ANYMORE

Adored or barely tolerated, grandparents were once just a fact of life. You saw them regularly or not, depending on where they lived and how well your parents got on with them, and if you were lucky they were warm repositories of wisdom and unconditional love, and if you were unlucky they were grumpy, distant and boring.

But in recent years a powerful seniors' lobby has won grandparents rights so that now grandparents can go to the Family Court and insist it is in a child's best interest to have regular contact with them, even against the wishes of a parent or parents.

Divorce has created an army of broken-hearted grandparents, estranged from grandchildren for reasons that are not always clear to them. Many grandparents suffer terribly as a result of being sent into exile, often by a daughter-in-law.

But just as there are selfish parents who put their own interests before their children's, so too are there selfish grandparents, emboldened by a sense of entitlement and determined to exercise their rights.

4700 EGG FARMS SHUT DOWN IN GERMANY

.BERLIN: Regional authorities in Germany have ordered the closure of 4709 farms because of a dioxin scare, the Agriculture Ministry says.

The BBC reported that officials said the dioxin levels did not pose a risk to humans and the closures were only a precaution.

However, dioxin, a byproduct of burning rubbish and industrial activities, can cause miscarriages, cancer and other health problems in humans.

Most of the farms involved were pig properties in Lower Saxony, in the country's north-west, the ministry said.

Until the farms had been checked and found clear of contamination, they would not be allowed to make any deliveries.

It was in Lower Saxony that 2500 out of the 3000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids at the centre of the alert were delivered in November and December, where they were used as animal fodder.

The firm Harles und Jentzsch, in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, is alleged to have supplied up to 3000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids, meant only for industrial use, to about 25 animal feed makers.

A BILLION DOLLAR WASTE. DESTRUCTION OF 100 DOLLAR BILLS

It was a waste to not oversee the production of these bills. Now they will have to be destroyed.

FBI HAS ALERT FOR BARBIE VIDEO GIRL DOLL

The FBI thinks this camera will be used by child molesters .

FEMALE VETS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO SUICIDE

This is a sad tale. Women vets not only have to deal with sexual harassment from military personnel but also with outside contractors.

GERMAN HACKERS STEAL POP SONGS

.Two German hackers gained access to the computers of more than 50 pop stars, including Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga in an attempt to steal unreleased songs and issue blackmail threats over intimate photographs, prosecutors allege.

German police say the pair used simple invasive programs called trojans, which can break into private computer networks.

But they are alleged to have hacked into the computers of a string of stars and downloaded hundreds of documents including music and credit card details.

Their haul reportedly included a compromising picture of the American singer Kesha.

Prosecutors said the pair had tried to blackmail the singer but no money changed hands.

They believe the pair's main goal was unreleased musical material.

LIFE IS SOMEWHAT BETTER FOR CHINESE WOMEN

RUSSIAN TV CREW ARRESTED FOR FILMING PROTEST AT FORT BENNING GEORGIA

It seems like many media persons are not allowed to film government events or political events.

EU IS IN BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

Latin America wants to start their own monetary system. They might learn a lesson from the EU.