Scoble on how 'crowd smarts' helps journalists

"It's a great time to be a journalist," said FastCompany's Robert Scoble as he began his keynote to a packed room at the Online News Association conference in Washington DC.Here's why: Scoble got a member of the...

Global Leaders Join at New York Summit January 2009 to Solve World Hunger, Po...

WASHINGTON – Solving world hunger has been at the top of the humanitarian agenda for decades -- even centuries, but now there are solutions evolving that could take center stage during the World Critical Resources...

MLK's and Obama's Dream Share Anniversary

" On the 45th anniversary of the day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "dream" speech to a quarter of a million people outside the Lincoln Memorial, a U.S. senator from Illinois and presumed Democratic...

US house prices continue to fall

According to recent figures, "No city in the 20-city index experienced price gains in May for the second straight month". In addition, the index "fell by 15.8 per cent in May compared with a year ago". The current crisis has been blamed on the offer of mortgages that...

Recycling in Washington, DC - What You See May Not Always Be What's Happening

In the District of Columbia residents and businesses are required to recycle paper, bottles and cans. And recycling is very popular -- residents enthusiastically separate their recyclable material from their regular...

Washington DC's Newseum

Video tour and walk-through of the Newseum in Washington DC.

Petanque in Brooklyn (at Bar Tabac) and other Bastille Day Events

Feel Tricolore as Bastille Day approaches. If you look forward to an afternoon of Pastis and Petanque, Bar Tabac in Brooklyn, New York holds its annual Petanque Tournament. Merguez, frites and Ricard are on the menu as well as music by the Baby Blue Orchids and the Francois...

Mandela taken off US terror list

American Government has finally removed Nelson Mandela from its list of Terrorists all over World. Mandela and members of his African National Congress were categorised as Terrorist during Apartheid  regime and...

BARRACK OBAMA's VIRTUAL BABY KISSING

WASHINGTON DC A new website campaign urging mothers to send their baby pictures to Barrack Obamas via mail for a virtual baby-kissing pictures with the Sen. Obama. The website...

S Asians top US spelling contests

Elder daughter, Shruti, was first in the family to participate in the contest, but it was her 13-year-old brother, Sameer, who spelled his way to the coveted first prize - worth more than $40,000 - in this year's...

International youth flock to US Spelling Bee

The 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee is due to begin this Thursday and this year's competition has more international contestants than ever before.Contestants have travelled thousands of miles, from countries where...

US home construction picks up

A sign perhaps that the doom and gloom in the US housing market is finally starting to lift? "WASHINGTON (AFP) — US homebuilding showed a surprisingly strong jump in April, signaling a ray of hope amid the rubble...

Washington DC Mother's Day Brunch at Civilized Time (via Washingtonian)

Since I previously lamented the fact that some people drag their mother out of bed in order to beat the crowds on Mother's Day, I selected a couple of restaurants with civilized hours in and around Washington DC.I picked them from Washington Mother's Day Brunch Guide  by...

D.C. United Cruises To Victory Over Real Salt Lake, 4-1

DC United showed no signs that they had come into Saturday night's game with a two game losing streak. United controlled play throughout the contest, cruising to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.For more coverage of...

Animal Escapes from Washington, DC's National Zoo

Soon after I posted this message about the loof lirpa that escaped from Washington, DC's National Zoo this morning, the Police Commander in the precinct where the zoo is located responded.  The orignal alert and...

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