California’s shrinking baby pool: Joe Mathews

At the moment of my birth — a moment that occurred only last week — I was the most valuable child in the history of California. That’s not merely the opinion of my proud father, the usual author of this column. And that’s not the idle boast of a 7-day-old infant. My value is a hard demographic and economic fact for California — and a huge burden for me. LINK

Computers in Parliament used to log on to porn websites 300,000 times in a year

I suspected something was wrong with the British parliament as they flip flop on issues on a regular basis. Joseph

Members of Parliament, peers and their staff accessed pornographic websites 300,000 times over the past year, official records reveal. The total – which represents more than 820 sites a day – was released by Palace of Westminster IT bosses yesterday in response to a freedom of  information request.LINK

Berlin: Kreuzberg Bans Christmas

As of now, Christmas is banned in Berlin’s Kreuzberg – at least as far as celebration in public places is concerned. Christmas is only allowed in the home, so that the religious feelings of others are not injured. No April Fool: the district office of Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is doing away with Christmas.LINK