Stallone down with Soviet vodka

I don't begrudge a man making an easy cool million, but does it cross some invisible line when celebrity step outside the public image they have built for decades to do so ?"MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. actor Sylvester...

Italy, inflatable Beach church competes with nightclubs

The beach church for sun worshippers targeting young people on holidays. The mobile church with full service is open during night, with modern songs, being more attractive than drugdiscos. Also a place to meet people...

Is Apple Socially Responsible… or too slow to confirm it

"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple slow...

Prisoners Charged With Making Wine in Jail

Wine is often found in cells, but how? A report this morning reveals all. Last month, nine prisoners were discovered making wine in the Robeson County Jail. Seemed like these North Carolina prisoners were trying...

Clinton Supporters Judge the Media

"Some blame sexism for primary lossesSaturday, June 07, 2008, By Bruce Alpert, Times-PicayuneWASHINGTON -- As Sen. Hillary Clinton prepares today to end her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and endorse Sen. Barack Obama, some Louisiana supporters are expressing...

Homicide Bomber Kills 16 in Northwestern Iraq

"BAGHDAD —  An Iraqi official says 16 people have been killed and 14 wounded in a homicide bombing in a remote area in northwestern Iraq. The top official in the town of Sinjar says the bomber blew himself up among a crowd of men at a police recruiting...

Large Tornado Reportedly Touches Down in Northern Colorado

This just in."Trucks were overturned and buildings were damaged when a large tornado touched down about 50 miles north of Denver on Thursday."

Florida School Bus Driver Arrested After Students Receive Sexual Text Messages

" A Florida bus driver on Friday was arrested for allegedly sending high school students text messages with explicit sexual content, MyFOXOrlando.com reports."

Obama Raised $32M in January

" WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in the single month of January, matching his best three-month period last year, aides said Thursday. The money positions...

Citizen journalism on billboards?

Media man David Vogt dreams of one day using large digital billboards as venues for citizen journalists.  He believes they'll allow communities like the Downtown Eastside to define themselves on their own terms....

For Each word you Get right they donate 20 grains of rice to the UN

If anyone has time to waste (haha) or better yet, wants to improve their vocabulary, this website allows you to learn vocabulary and as you lpay, they donate rice to hungry people. The site owners say they make no money from this. It is done by advertisements on the bottom...

Yahoo! to Embed Ads in PDF Files

Why Adobe and Yahoo! think that companies and individuals want their PDF documents to look like splogs is beyond me... I do not quite see Goldman Sachs or CitiGroup sending out a report peppered with clickable ads,...

Vegas Turns Spotlight on Pole-Dancing Competition

I hesitate before selecting the `culture` category..."LAS VEGAS — Clear evidence that pole dancing has made its way out of smoke-filled strip clubs and into the heart of America's playland: "Pole-A-Palooza"...

Airline websites 'are misleading'

"At least 200 European airline websites are misleading the consumer, a study by the European Commission has found. Websites are failing to show taxes and charges, and refusing to advertise the lowest fare prominently, according to the report. The Commission has refused to...

Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Virginia With 66 Aboard; Passengers Evacuate Into...

Word is the ship was taking on water and the captain ran it aground."VIRGINIA BEACH, Va — A cruise ship ran aground early Thursday and began taking on water, leaving 66 passengers trapped, the U.S. Coast Guard...

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