Sounds of Olympic venues

The NY Times's Olympic blog has an interesting post about the difficulty of translating the Chinese cheers heard at Beijing venues into other languages. As the post explains, a literal translation of a popular...

Olympians talk about the opening ceremony

"John Dane III (sailing):“Right when we got in the tunnel, we began the chant of “USA, USA” and there was an amazing energy and excitement. It helped me appreciate what each of those athletes had sacrificed to reach that moment. When the chant started we all quit...

Record label finds singing monks

Universal Music has been searching for a group of monks to record a Gregorian chant album, and their search has ended with Austria's Monastery of the Holy Cross. The monks submitted a video on YouTube, which I...

Report: Alleged Spitzer Hooker Dressed as Cheerleader for Charlie Sheen

" Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen allegedly hired the same call girl involved in the Eliot Spitzer scandal for a fantasy-themed threesome. Pimp Jason Itzler, 41, claims he sent Ashley Alexander Dupre under the name of Victoria and another girl, Cheryl, to Sheen...

Iranian Troops form Swastika with drill teams

Iran’s  precision drill teams are pretty good, I wonder if they go into battle in those formations. TEHRAN, Iran  —  Iran’s military used its feet this week to send a clear message to the...

Students chant 'white power' during Class

Is this the part of a growing backlash against Latinos? It may be a sad reality of things to come."BROOMFIELD – It started with a simple question and ended with students chanting "white power" in a...

"Brier Patch" Diplomacy Reverberates :: MAXINE

"The Republicans may just have swerved into a strategy that will put the Democrats on the defensive in that they will now have to deal with the demands of a soverign country. In the constant chant of "please,...

Gay Rights Take Center Stage in Massachusetts

""It's not like we're looking for something extra," said Jeremy Spiegel outside the Statehouse, holding a sign that read, "No Discrimination in the Constitution." He added: "Same-sex couples just want the same rights as straight couples." Across the road, Travis Housman had...

Counter the Nazis or Ignore Them?

No Nazis in Madison Coalition, has drawn support from the International Socialist Organization, the Milwaukee-based Anti-Racist Action, the Green Party, the Madison Area Peace Coalition and ACORN.

Iraqi Shiites chant 'Death to Israel' (AP)

" BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of thousands of Shiites chanting "Death to Israel " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Israel " and "Death to America" marched through the streets of Baghdad's biggest Shiite district Friday in a massive show of support for Hezbollah...

Activist kicks off voter drive

"politicians will not count how many of us are in the streets, but they will count how many vote"  <---  Legal point:  Does any nationality have the right to vote in U.S. elections, providing they pay U.S. taxes?

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