" CHEERS and jeers met the appointment of a new United States ambassador to the Philippines. In Malacañang, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said US President Barack Obama's appointment of Harry Thomas Jr. shows the...
The phoenix, the mythical bird which was consumed by fire only to rise up again out of the ashes, was an appropriate choice to grace the crest of a new $ 1 billion addition to the American naval...
"What are the main causes which make teenagers to take up smoking? Unfortunately nobody especially adults can’t explain that. And so, concentrating on one single risk factor is not likely to help adolescents abstain peer pressure to smoke, or help improvement the...
opinion by steluta | 4 wks ago 116 views | 8 recommendations | 4 comments
It said when people get sad the eat like hell to get happy (well thats my quote actually, (tongue in cheek)). Seemingly eating at Mcdonnald's helps America to get out of the resession. However it also make people...
A new Jackson 5 album is set for release on November 10th, around 40 years after the legendary band of brothers first appeared on the music scene. The album is called I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters, and includes...
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A team of 18 scientists have concluded a four-year research mission in the Australian outback, and found 850 new species of invertabrates in caves and underground water.The never before seen species include...
created by Annina Bergman | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago 127 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
New York City is looking to follow California's initiative and ban smoking in parks and on beaches. It has been illegal to smoke inside public buildings In New York City since 2003. The proposed smoking ban is part of a larger plan to improve residents' health over the next...
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Language is never static, and English has proven to be one of the most flexible. While France’s linguistic elite, l`Academie francaise, regularly cleanses the language of obnoxious foreign words which have gained popularity, English readily, even greedily, adopts words...
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A BBC film crew has discovered a giant rat living in a volcano in Papua New Guinea. The rat measured 82 cm (32.3 inches) from nose to tail and weighs 1.5 kg. The BBC team was filming Lost Land of the Volcano when they stumbled upon the rat. The rat shows no fear of humans,...
NEW YORK – The new team of lawyers defending Aafia Siddiqui, who faces trial for the attempted murder of U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan last year, says it is confident that the Pakistani neuroscientist had harmed no one and was innocent of the charges leveled against...
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"The live online stream commentary and live online radio broadcast A League match between Newcastle Jets and Gold Coast United at Energy Australia Stadium will have the hosts trying to make up ground on their...
opinion by micahlwave | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 113 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Beach Chronicles is a pulp noir sci-fi saga. What would you do if the world you knew was a lie? A war is being waged we know nothing of. The final battleground is the city of the sun. Salvation lies in a man who cares only for himself. The world is doomed.
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19-year-old Mike Byrne from Portland, Oregon, is Smashing Pumpkins' new drummer. Byrne auditioned for the job in April, 2009, and beat out the competition of nearly 1,000 other drummers. The band's singer Billy...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 382 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
New Vancouver Band Kick The Ashes are heading into the studio to record their first full length CD. Boy, its gonna be a good one. At only 17, their sound takes you back to the sounds of classic rock. Lead...
opinion by pickledtinker | 16 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 102 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
" The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, faced further – and even more excruciating – embarrassment today when the weekly news magazine L'Espresso posted a recording on its website apparently made...