5 steps to successful New Year's resolutions
It's time for our annual ritual of absolution and control - otherwise known as the New Year's Resolution. If you're like most people, your resolution will be the same one you made last year. And again this year it'll last until Valentine's Day.
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Encourages All to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Vision of Civil Rights and Economic and Social Justice
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Bill George today called for more energy and activism by all in 2010 to come closer to fulfilling Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision of economic and social justice for all.
"Dr. King's vision included not only civil rights but also economic and social justice for all Americans – a vision that is far from fulfilled. We can step closer to reaching that goal by making jobs the top priority for Pennsylvania this year," Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Bill George declared. "We can make real progress in climbing out of this recession in 2010 if we stand together under the banner of Jobs Now!"
Botched circumcision doctor suspended
A doctor who left a baby boy with a 'very abnormal' penis after botching a circumcision was suspended for six months.
Anthonipillai Nicholas-Pillai was 'shivering and sweating' as he performed the operation on the four month old baby at his north London surgery.
The doctor then lied to cover up his blunder, the General Medical Council found.
A Fitness to Practise Panel heard a 22-week old Muslim boy was left with "two tone" genitals as a result of the operation in April 2001 at the Bush Hill Park Medical Centre in Enfield, Middlesex.
Naomi Campbell has emergency surgery
Supermodel Naomi Campbell recently checked into a Brazilian hospital for emergency surgery to have a small cyst removed. The 37-year-old model is said to have flown into Sao Paolo especially for the laparoscopy (pinhole surgery) on her stomach and is said to be "resting and recovering well,"
Why being sexist may pay off for some men
Sexist men in the workplace are likely to out-earn their more modern thinking counterparts, a study suggests.Black Entertainment Television arrives in the UK
{mosimage}The Viacom-owned Black Entertainment Television (BET) network has launched BET in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made on Thursday in Leicester Square, London.
"We're thrilled to be able to bring high quality, black cultural content to communities around the world and deliver on our commitment to expand the BET brand internationally," said Debra L. Lee, BET Networks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in a press release from BET.
Jill Scott live in Brixton
The Grammy Award winning artist brings her fusion of R&B, jazz, soul and poetry to Brixton on 18 July. Kill Scott will appear at the Carling Academy Brixton, 211 Stockwell Road, LONDON, London and South East SW9 9SL.
