Tag: MARK
Ford to recall over 650,000 pickups
Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose. "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...
Vatican says aliens could exist
Just in case something is discovered." Vatican says aliens could exist By David...
UN official killed in Kenya
A UN official has been killed in nothern Kenya. This is the first killing of a UN official in that area. "Silence Shirara, a Zimbabwe national, was the head of the WFP office in Lokichoggio town, about 650km north...
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins 2008 World Snooker Champio...
"Ronnie O'Sullivan has claimed his third World Championship crown after completing a comprehensive 18-8 win over Ali Carter in the final.Resuming the final session 16-8 in front, O'Sullivan wasted little time in securing the two frames he needed.The 32-year-old started the...
Bush is voted most unpopular
President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history according to a new poll by CNN.Is this surprising though?" A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of...
Duran Duran Teams With Mark Ronson For Concert
Über-producer du jour, Mark Ronson, best known for his work with Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, will now turn his remixing and mixing talents to a live concert with Duran Duran in Paris this summer.And, after that,...
Ayub Din to mentor fund for first-time filmmakers
"Ayub Khan Din, the writer of Award-winning comedy 'East is East', about the conflict between a Pakistani father and his mixed race family in Salford, 1971, will mentor the budding screenwriters for a new film fund...
Cricket latest: Play abandoned for the day at Hea...
"Cricket latest: Play abandoned for the day at Headingley Carnegie Michael Vaughan has scored his highest total of the season against Notts at...
England marks St George's Day
English people everywhere will be flying the St. George's Cross proudly today, as this marks the accepted day that Saint George died in 303 AD. The day is also recognized in Portugal, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria,...
McCain's "Remove GasTaxes" Leadership or Folie
"With oil set to break through the $120 mark and pump prices forecast to hit $4 bucks or more a gallon, Presidential candidate John McCain has called for all levels of government to remove their tax on gas. While...
Virginia Tech - one year later
It will forever be one of those events that you remember where you were when you heard about it. I remember I was back in Vancouver for my spring break from school and I was standing in my kitchen making a cup of...
Grunge is Back! Sub Pop Celebrates 20th Birthday
Time to break out the flannel, the beards, the long hair, the long sleeve waffle-weave shirt underneath the ratty t-shirt, the gunshot jeans, the Singles soundtrack, the work boots, and all that penty up anti-80s...
Tormented TV star Mark Speight found hanged in Pa...
BBC childrens presenter Mark Speight, who has been missing for six days following the start of an inquest into his fiancee's death, was found last night in a "quiet part" of Paddington station. He had hung himself.I...
Governor Sanford: House Turns Its Back on Taxpayers
HOUSE GIVES ITSELF A BACKDOOR PAY INCREASE ONE DAY AFTER GLOOMY ECONOMIC FORECAST" Columbia, S.C. - April 8, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today asked the House of Representatives to reconsider their ill-advised...
The Words of the World's First Citizen Journalist...
The writers of the Gospels in the first centuries of the first millennium were the original citizen journalists. They were concerned, dedicated people who wished to make things better for 'their' people. Like any...
