How do pilots spell relief: AMXD

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?...

Pope Benedict XVI tells bishops to fight sexual abuse

Pope Benedict XVI has surprised many with his explicit move to address the sex abuse scandals within the Catholic church in the United States. These directives to bishops come shortly after the pope said he was...

Will Stonehenge dig unravel mysteries?

Certainly a dig with the world watching for clues of one of the 7 wonders of the World to unravel. "LONDON - Some of England's most sacred soil is being disturbed for the first time in more than four...

Australia Honours The Great Jack Brabham

Australia day honour for Black Jack Peter McKay       28 Jan 2008 John Arthur Brabham wins again! The great man affectionately known in his heyday as Black Jack has been awarded the Office of the...

Holly Hit Hard by Pollution

"Decorating the house with sprigs of holly is as much a pleasurable Christmas ritual for some folk as snuggling up by the fireside with an atmospheric Charles Dickens novel. 'The impact on the hollies is easily...

US/Canada: Border towns face security crackdown

There are many border towns across Canada and the US who share everything, from Apartment buildings, Schools, Bars to Family Bloodlines, separated by an invisible line which runs through back alleys and...

Did Mallory & Irvine make it to the summit of Everest?

"Did Mallory & Irvine make it to the summit of Everest? I've posted quite a bit on this blog about the enduring mystery of Everest pioneers George Mallory & Andrew Irvine, and have been fortunate enough to take an active role in the story, going to Everest in 1999,...

Indian Wining Habits Sobered By High Tariffs

"One of the more enduring legacies of the British Raj in India has been the elite's affection for a stiff glass of whiskey at the end of the day. Domestically produced malts and scotches still account for at least 60 percent of all alcohol consumed across the nation. But a...

Scientists to save 5,000-year-old embrace

Italy won't split up its Stone Age "lovers." In a Valentine's Day gift to the country, scientists said they are determined to remove and preserve together the remains of a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, their arms still wrapped around each other in an enduring...

The Search for Andrew Irvine, 2004

"The Search for Andrew Irvine, 2004 Each year, I have the opportunity to re-tell the story of famed Everest pioneers Mallory & Irvine to audiences around the world. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the...

The enduring significance of the Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln’s proclamation, which took effect January 1, 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, imparted to the conflict, which until then had been waged as a struggle to preserve the union, a social revolutionary character. It initiated one of the largest property...

The Enduring Legacy of Gerald R. Ford

Chris Floyd Thursday, December 28, 2006 - I believe that the picture below tells us all we need to know about the lasting impact the presidency of Gerald R. Ford has had on the United States of America, the nation he so proudly led...

Gates pledges ‘enduring’ US presence in Gulf

Some of the first words out of his mouth and he's tap-dancing already! "Presence" is sugar-coating the fact that our diplomacy has been (and it seems) will be gun-boat diplomacy (the barrel of a gun).

Missing men cases confound authorities

"Imagine saying goodbye to a husband and seeing him off from home only for him to vanish and never return. It's the real-life nightmare three Central Indiana families say they're enduring this holiday season. In a span of 11 months, 29 year-old Brad Hensley of Plainfield, 42...

Chinese blogger solicits penis pictures

"In the beginning there was Mu Zimei, who in late 2003, kicked off an international socio-sexual stir ("Sex, please! We're young and Chinese!" screamed Time Magazine two years later) as the first Chinese woman to publicly blog about her sex life after she posted a snarky tale...

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