First footers shoulder a huge responsibility during Tet

I could not forget the excitement and anxiety when being asked to be the first footer to my friend's house on the occasion of traditional New Year festival last year. "During the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, the first visitor to visit one’s home and offer Tet greetings is...

Skydivers complete Everest leap

The crazy mountainers have made different kind of record related with tallest peak of the world, Mt Everest.It is an extreme of adventerism,Himalaya is alraedy facing the threat of tourist pollution, and now this...

Man who had sex with girl, 12, admits rape but is freed after woman judge say...

She should go to a juvenile detention facility, she should get counselling as should her family"A barman who admitted having sex with a 12-year-old girl walked free from court after convincing a judge she had tricked him into believing she was an adult. Michael Graham, 25,...

"Millionaire shoplifter" jailed

A man who made so much money from shoplifting that he was able to afford a "lavish lifestyle" has been jailed in the UK. They had evenr ented a flat in London's upmarket Knightsbridge neighborhood that cost 1,000 pounds per week."A Briton dubbed the "millionaire shoplifter"...

AT&T's iPhone puts Verizon on the defensive

"Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg used to bristle about how Apple was crowned a wireless success without earning the title. But with Apple announcing it sold 1 million 3G iPhone in just three days, the AT&T/Apple...

Euro 2008: France 0-2 Italy & Netherlands 2-0 Romania

Italy grab the second spot to face Spain in quarter finals. France and Romania crash out, and the Dutch top the group unbeaten and looking strong to go into the next phase. France have had a nightmare Euro, a long...

Africa looks to Russia

Zambia and other African countries are increasingly turning towards Russia to secure long term ecconomic uplift. The military cold war may be over but the capatalist east-west cold war might just be about to escalate. "ZAMBIA has called for greater economic ties with...

115-year-old Woman's Brain in Tip-Top Shape

" A Dutch woman who reached 115 years of age and remained mentally sharp throughout life also had a healthy brain when she died, a new study finds.The woman's brain showed almost no evidence of Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests Alzheimer's disease and other forms of...

Real Change Means McCain

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhoever Americans choose, whether Obama or McCain, both moderates, rest assured World Dictators and Despots will test the new US President "Hot Button". These Despots I...

It’s All, Or ALL – "Nothing" Is NOT An Option At PCM :: The EDJE

"Mario Dominguez mastering the hairpin just before entering the Long Beach Shoreline Drive straightaway in his Pacific Coast Motorsports Panoz DP01 Image Credit: Andy Sallee - TSO Photographer...

Show Your Best Photo for Earth Day

"   (Washington, D.C. – March 10, 2008) Has your community organization cleaned up a stream? Have you enjoyed a day in the woods? Has a wild animal ever sparked your imagination?   If you've caught anything like those moments in a photo, share it with U.S....

Microsoft open community-created games on Xbox Live

"Microsoft has launched a community driven service that will let amateur creators build and distribute games.At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco,Microsoft’s Chris Satchell, said that it will allow ten million people to play games creater by amateur...

[Theo van Gogh and] "Education By Murder" in Holland

Some four years ago, Dutch society was jolted by a savage daylight stabbing of a highly controversial film maker theo van Gogh.Related to Vincent, van gogh had made a name for himself  with an agressive,...

Debate went on without Kucinich - Nevada Supreme Court reversed decision 1 ho...

 Does the Media have the Power to Squelch a Candidates Voice?  " LAS VEGAS — Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio flew here on Tuesday, hoping to join the leading Democratic presidential candidates at a debate, but his wishes were dashed by the...

Britons 'love fast food more than Americans'

"America's reputation as the home of fast food is under threat from the British, who are more addicted to burgers, chips and pizza than any other nation in the world. Almost half of all Britons would be unable to...

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