21st Centrury Classroom in the Hills of Dade City

"Twenty miles north of Tampa, Fla., turning east on Hwy 52, flatwoods of evergreens and monotony give way to rolling hills turned cattle land and valleys that hold December morning mists and wax nostalgic for...

Calls mount for disgraced Illinois governor to quit

" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced pressure to resign on Wednesday after his arrest on charges he tried to sell U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, swap favors for money and strong-arm a newspaper...

Supercar runs on water

Supercar runs on water - Mark NicholThis is the RMC Scorpion, the American supercar unveiled at SEMA 2008 this week. And though it might look like a run-of-the-mill motor show supercar, with its 20-inch chrome...

Nader calls on supporters to get him into debate

"Time is running out for independent Ralph Nader to horn his way into the presidential debates. So his campaign urged supporters late today to swamp Democrat Barack Obama's offices with phone calls and to fill the inbox of the head of the commission organizing the debate...

NASA could be closed for more than a week

"Damage assessments from Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center continued on Sunday, and a space agency spokesman said it could be late this week or sometime next week before the facility is ready to reopen for normal operations. Johnson, which employees 16,500,...

No pressure on Hughes to splash out on stars in January

Can Man City show their rival that they are now more solid under Mark Hughes?"Mark Hughes has been assured by Manchester City’s new owners that they will not put him under pressure to fill his squad with Galacticos when the transfer window opens in January.With the Abu...

Dhoni hails victory without Sachin, Sehwag

"Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is happy with the fact that he led the side to a historic ODI series win in Sri Lanka in the absence of star players Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Talking to reporters after the team returned from a successful ODI series, Dhoni...

Bangladesh ready to fill empty CT spot

Bangladesh cricket team coach Jamie Siddons said his team are ready to take part in the Champions Trophy if they are asked to replace any of the top teams like Australia, England, New Zealand or South Africa.Read full story

Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra

Reports today in British papers are claiming that a secret deal between the al-Mahdi militia in Basra prevented British forces from entering Basrea for nearly a week while US forces were bogged down there. At the time, there was great confusion and speculation about why the...

Beijing hotel room rates plummet

A number of Beijing hotels are cutting down their room rates by 20-50% for the Olympic period. Originally, hotel owners were hoping to capitalize on the Olympics buzz by hiking up their room rates. Now, they are...

Scottish Labour Leader Quits; Scramble to Replace Her Begins

Wendy Alexander, the Scottish Labour leader who ran into some trouble over campaign contributions last week, has resigned. The Labour Party in the UK is now scrambling to find a successor for her, but it will be...

Henley by-election: Tories beat humiliated Labour into fifth place

Another trouncing for the Labour party in the UK, this time in the Henley by-election. The parliament seat election was to replace Boris Johnson, who resigned after he was elected mayor of London."The Conservative Party has beaten Labour into fifth place in the by-election to...

"Gas Men" to the Rescue, battling high prices at the pump!

" PLAINVILLE, Conn. - They don't climb tall buildings in a single bound, but the mysterious "Gas Men" are super heroes to some fed-up motorists. The unknown duo were dressed in sunglasses,...

Thousands of Protesters Out in Force Against High Fuel

Thousands upon thousands of people all across Europe have taken to the streets to protest the increasingly high cost of fuel. Truckers, fishermen and anyone who uses fuel on a regular basis for their employment  have been out in force in protests, some of which have...

Dig, Fill and Digg it!

"Amazing technique that consider the Internet as a "Gold Mine" If you are running a business, you will have to dig deeply in this world to find something that can make people interested in."

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