Smoothbook Impresses With The Scary Skull Face Motif

"Are you bored of your standard notebook? We have a very cool replacement that is sure to make many heads turn. Smooth Creations have come up with Smoothbook DR notebook that is more of an encyclopedia than a...

Beijing and the Dalai Lama: Machiavellian Strategy or Driving Off a Cliff?

"Beijing is apparently ignoring the Dalai Lama's comments about giving up on making a breakthrough and Chinese officials said yesterday that the next round of talks between the two sides would go ahead as planned. This is in accordance with their apparent long-term game plan,...

Fat boy executed

Good riddens"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate was executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute plea that he was too overweight to be put to death. ...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

The Ghost in the Machine

This story is touching and needs no explanation" Train Victim's Cell Kept Calling Loved Ones After He Died More Related Content Charles Peck,...

Web worship: Confess your sins to a vicar on the internet

The web is a place where many feel that they can open up and share their innermost thoughts with virtually no comeback and now those looking for a real 'comeback' from what some believe to be the highest authority of all. Well if god doesn't respond in person then Canon Dr...

The Long-Term Costs of the War in Iraq

I found this article written in May of 2007. I thought it might be interesting to revisit when we talk about the war, and it's impact on our economy. Money that could have been spent on things like developement of alternative fuels,both in government and private sectors ...

Anything Goes, Apparently - Editorial

Four more years?No way!We only finally are getting confirmations of the excesses of Bush/Cheney.  We don't need the same team back in charge."Editorial Anything Goes, Apparently Published: September 11, 2008 It seemed inevitable that bad things...

Mendis needs to stand the test of time: Buchanan

"Former Australian and Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan says Ajantha Mendis should be judged on a long-term basis only and success in one series doesn’t really mean anything. “Mendis reminds me a bit of Johnny Gleeson, though he releases the ball much quicker, is...

Help, I'm turning into my mother

"(LifeWire) -- Stacy Pearson keeps buying food she knows she'll never eat -- from tomato soup to green beans to ramen noodles -- merely because it's on sale. Why? Blame her mother. ...

Girl testifies against driving teacher accused of exposure

"YORK, S.C. -- A teenage girl took the stand Tuesday and came face to face with the man accused of exposing himself to her and four other girls last summer. David Zitcovich has been...

Former gold medalist shoves judge and kicks referee in the face after routin...

When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban...

Obama: I've decided on my running mate

"CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he's not saying who it is. ...

Why "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?" is wrong

I saw this while I was strolling through reddit, this is a great article for the next time someone says: "If you've got nothing to hide, why do you care if someone is watching?""Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with...

Russian Troops Seize Georgian Port

The Georgian port of Poti, an extreemly strategic and economically important city on the Black Sea, has been seized by Russian forces, according to reports. Although Moscow had said it was pulling its forces out...

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