Caracas protesters cheer Israeli envoy's expulsion

" Protesters condemning Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip sprayed graffiti and hurled shoes at the country's embassy in Venezuela on Thursday, backing President Hugo Chavez's decision to expel the Israeli ambassador. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted "Gaza,...

Indian BPOs bring Christmas jobs cheer in UK

"This week, Indian call centre major Firstsource sparked early Christmas cheer in Northern Ireland by announcing plans to create 160 more jobs in the region. "Firstsource, which has...

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...

Rufus Wainwright Wows Them in Nottingham

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainwright is currently touring England.  He is very popular here, where his recent album, RELEASE THE STARS reached no 2 in the charts and turned...

Blow for Labour as poll gives SNP four-point lead in Glasgow East byelection

These are scary times indeed for the Labour Party in the UK. The Scottish National Party is now polling four points ahead of Labour for the upcoming by-election in Glasgow East. If Labour loses this election,...

Portugal Vs Switzerland Live Streaming - Euro 2008 Live Online

"Portugal Vs Switzerland Live Streaming - Euro 2008 Live Online digg_url="http://www.lovefooty.net/2008/06/portugal-vs-switzerland-live-streaming.html"; Portugal Vs Switzerland Live StreamingEuro 2008 Live OnlineUEFA EURO 2008 GROUP ADate: Sun 15th JuneKick off:...

Many Indonesians cheer Obama in Democrat race

"The 2008 U.S. presidential election is being watched closely by millions around the world but few are more fired up than Indonesians, who can lay claim to Democratic hopeful Barack Obama as nearly one of their...

Santa brings Christmas cheer in six languages

"It could be a scene straight out of the Christmas classic 'Miracle on 34th Street': Ireland's first multi-lingual Santa Claus is bringing smiles to the faces of children from countries like Poland, Hungary and Romania in Dublin this Christmas season. All this month, hundreds...

USB Snowman

"The humble snowman is as much a symbol of Christmas as Santa Claus, Coca Cola and rampant consumerism but while two of these can be found inside on Christmas morn, one of them wouldn’t dare to try. USB SnowmanThe snowman, you see, will melt as soon as his foot touches your...

Cheerleaders Suspended for Lifting Skirts after routine

This Superintendent need to relax his ass. It's not like they show any skin. What has happened to having fun. My God they are cheerleaders! Check out the video and decide for yourself if they should be...

George W. Bush : NeoLiberal, Not NeoCon

I personally can't find this humourous any longer but it does offer a ray of clarity.  - The Angryindian-----------------------------------------"President Bush has sent shuddering waves of revulsion and...

AP poll: most Americans dislike strong stock market, full employment, low oil...

"WASHINGTON - Americans are in a dark mood about the state of the union, the administration, Congress, Iraq and even some personal traits of President Bush, a poll finds.Most believe the country is on the wrong track — a complete flip from five years ago, according to an...

Equal Opportunity Cheerleading

As I post this, I find myself amused that school districts are attempting  to legislate the sexuality they pretend to ignore. At the end of the day, cheerleading really is all about sexuality."“It feels funny when we do it,” said Amanda Cummings, 15, the cheerleading...

In the Bowels of Botterell Hall: The Garden Street Café

"The Garden Street Cafe, located in the basement of Botterell Hall, is a great alternative to hospital cafeteria food. Sure, it looks like a hospital cafeteria itself - lima bean coloured walls, hairnets aplenty, and industrial furniture from the 1980s abound - but this place...

Toys Stolen From Firefighters' Holiday Cheer Fund

"The Grinch hit early this year in Columbus. Someone broke into a warehouse and stole shopping carts full of toys. The toys were donated by the community. Columbus firefighters were collecting them and planned to hand them out to deserving children next month. Volunteers...

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