Natalie Cole diagnosed with hepatitis C

The daughter of Jazz Legend nat King Cole was diagnosed during a routine medical  examination. She has been drug-free for over 20 years and has spoken frankly of her addictions. " Grammy-winning singer...

Resurgence of Screenwriters in the Indian Film Industry

"There's a buzz in the Indian film industry that the writers are coming back in a major way. The recent success of films offering good scripts and new stories has started the latest trend of new script writers...

People can't leave home without their cellphones

In a recent study in North America, it was found that over one-third of workers would choose their cell phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and...

Bid on a piece of Madonna memorabilia

I picked up my copy of Vanity Fair today and as usual it's a great issue, but this month the magazine is giving readers an opportunity to own a part of the magazine's history.I just checked the current bid...

Nintendo Announce Wii And Nintendo DS Sales Figures

"Throughout 2007 the Nintendo DS and Wii have both seen strong hardware and software sales, as people of all ages across Europe embraced the pick up and play nature of the consoles and titles released. The...

All Hail the Tools of Citizen Journalism!

Call it the mainstreaming (MSMing?) of dear old 'citizen journalism', but it seems that it is the Main Stream Media who are finally beginning to realize that having access to better technological tools to report...

Top Soup Trends for 2008

This press release from Campbell's Soup forecasts top soup trends for 2008 cclassified as 'emerging' or 'embraced' trends in soup. I'm ok with mum's chicken rather than rhubarb or fig soup."Beets, Farro, Fig...

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...

Confederate flag has no place in Nascar

History will tell us that the Confederate flag originally symbolized Southern pride, unity and courage in the Civil War. Soldiers of the Confederacy gave their blood for it. Our nation was born beneath it.But since the 1860s, the "Southern Cross" has been hoisted to signify...

Diversity and Morality

"David Kupelian dares to tell the truth." says (not a behavior science Dr.) Laura Schlessinger. A more complete, well thought out review by Don Nolte Monday, November 13, 2006 from TALKALABMA BLOGS.

Saddam's execution and the role of Bush Government and the media

"Right from the invasion of Iraq, to Saddam’s capture, to his hanging – everything was pre-planned by George Bush. The non-existent WMDs were just a ruse to invade Iraq for OIL. Who would believe that Saddam Hussein – a brave man who went to the gallows without wearing...

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