Salute to the “Great Journalists” In Dark Corners of the Globe - Muhammad...

A tribute to journalists from a friend."Good journalists watch, see, write, report, and comment. Great journalists go where they are totally unwanted and do those things exceptionally well. I consider Muhammad Khurshid a great journalist.  He went home to Pakistan’s...

'68 Olympics salute participants Tommie Smith and John Carlos receive Arthur ...

The olympic games have always had political and social issues, like this one, unrespectful in the opinion of many , yes, but not tragic like the cowardly murders of the Israeli athletes in Munich. "Last...

Fan dies, 100 injured in Spain's Euro celebrations

July 1 | - The aftermath of city-wide Euro victory celebrations in Madrid was tragic and messy."Spain’s Euro 2008 football victory party turned sour when one fan died and nearly 100 suffered injuries amid...

Chinese president promises divergent voices be heard online

"BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao talked to Internet users Friday morning via a major news portal, the first time that the nation's leader has gone online to chat with the public.      Hu, also general secretary of the Communist...

BBC NEWS | Europe | Austria probes 'army Nazi video'

In yet another example of the rise of neo-Nazi, far-right sentiment on the post-WW2 world, the Austrian Army is investigating a video released on YouTube showing uniformed Austrian troops using the roman empirical...

Spock is back! Nimoy to star in new Star Trek film

There's some magic in this formula: Leonard Nimoy returns to the Star Trek franchise + new Trek film + JJ Abrams + Zachary Quinto (Sylar to those Heroes fans out there) as young Spock. What can the sum of all that...

Wizard Rock!

What'a fascinating about this story isn't that the bandmembers are kids. Nor that the songs are based on Harry Potter. Nor that they grasp the inherent humor in homonyms. The real juice here is that these lads...

The Queen Visits the White House

Prior to a state dinner, Queen Elizabeth II traded speeches with George W. Bush outside the White House today. This is the latest stop on the Queen's carbon-offset tour, the first in British history. "The Queen...

Friends raise cash in memory of Ryan

Please go to TRAGIC LOSS OF NAVAL RATING RYAN KEMP UNI... for updated story. Friends raise cash in memory of Ryan FAMILY and friends of a teenage naval rating who died last year have raised more than £1,100 for the Royal Navy Benevolent Trust. Teenage naval rating Ryan...

Avoiding DIY Disaster: Q&A with Karl Champley

"What's the most common mistake homeowners make when they start a construction project? They fail to organize and don't do the necessary research. We had a couple on DIY to the Rescue that almost had a real disaster. While the husband was on a business trip, the wife used a...

OK, so you know what's written on the front of it

What's written on the back of it?  The "Mission Impossible", for American citizens, should they decide to accept it, is to find out before July 4th.

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