Leader of Free West arrives in Georgia

Georgia’s claims of self defense against separatist and Russian aggression have been called into question by independent military observers, officials say.To the contrary, the accounts suggest Georgia’s inexperienced military forces attacked the isolated South Ossetia capital of Tskhinvali Aug. 7 with indiscriminate artillery and rocket fire, The New York Times reported Thursday. Those actions reportedly exposed civilians, Russian peacekeepers and unarmed monitors to harm.Georgia has... more

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili dismisses his army chief for "shortcomings" during the recent conflict with Russia.... more

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili dismisses his army chief for "shortcomings" during the recent conflict with Russia.... more

Are you a member of the global elite? Do you enjoy shooting things? Have we got the product for you. Colombian tailor Miguel Caballero , who for years has provided Colombia's political and business elite with safe but fashionable bulletproof garments, has seen his international business boom since since U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidently "peppered" his friend in the face with a shotgun while hunting quail in 2006. Buckingham Palace just ordered 52 jackets. The Guardia... more

Raymondville, Texas (AP) – A judge dismissed indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday and told the southern Texas prosecutor who brought the case to exercise caution as his term in office ends. Read more » Original post blogged on b2evolution . ... more

A Texas judge has tossed indictments charging corruption against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others.In summarily dismissing the indictments Monday, Willacy County Judge Manuel Banales said county attorney Juan Angel Guerra failed to comply with the law in obtaining the eight indictments Nov. 17, finding the grand jury hadn’t been properly convened, The San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday.Banales also dismissed indictments against two state... more

As far as I can tell, all the job sites linked by CUK deal exclusively with contracts where you have to go into the office. Is this because remote working (i.e. you NEVER visit the client) contracts are vanishingly rare, or because they’re advertised elsewhere? I’ve tried google but I can’t come up with a good search phrase... is there a special word or phrase that would work better than "remote software development contracts"? That threw up http://jobs.trovit.co... more

C.O.A.L. IT any heard of them or used them ta MG once called SPACE IT CONSULTING LIMITED (from Companies House) ... more

Hi All, I’ve just moved to London from Australia (coming up to 4 weeks ago). I have been looking for senior java and/or j2ee development work (preferably within investment banking or telco’s) with no luck. I am a senior developer who has been contracting in Australia for 2 and a half years and been in Java/J2EE development for 6 years. I have 2 years of blue chip retail and institutional banking experience and 6 months of investment banking experience alo... more

I was just curious what the average rate for a senior PHP developer runs at? 300? 400? 500? ... more