Christian charity rejects donation raised by Dungeons & Dragons fans at GenCo...

"As has been reported by a few other gaming blogs and news sites, the Charity Auction at this year's GenCon Indianapolis was held to benefit Gary Gygax's favorite charity, which I will not name here for reasons that will soon become obvious. The fine folks at GenCon raised...

Tracy McGrady Films Documentary About Sudan

During the NBA offseason, Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady paid a visit to refugee camps in war-torn Sudan. His visit was chronicled by a film crew and turned into a documentary entitled "3 Points."""I had no...

Plans for World's First Rotating Skyscraper Unveiled

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the world's first rotating skyscraper will be built in the futuristic desert metropolis of Dubai. The second rotatoscraper, however, will be located in Moscow a city, apparently, in dire...

Treasure Hunters Take to Sea to Start Salvage Season

" Today's the day," legendary treasure hunter Mel Fisher would say as he set out to sea each summer in search of the ocean's secrets. Before his death in 1998, he found more than $1 billion worth of treasure, including gold and silver bars, emeralds, coins and artifacts.As...

Are 'Daddy Dolls' Actually Harmful?

" Five-year-old William Fisher thinks about his dad every day and William misses him a lot. "He just started screaming, crying tears pouring down his face, and I said, 'What is it?' And he said, 'I just miss...

Merrill Brown: Old media needs to wake up, or die

"Traditional media companies that refuse to invest in the Internet and withdraw into old business models are destined to fade away, opening the door for entrepreneurs to take advantage of the lack of...

On the Brink- China strikes again

Chinese Imports hurt another traditional US industry. First they put the Washington applegrowers out of business, now it's the shrimpers.""I never thought I could deal with this in America, especially in my...

Property taxes - how Florida Compares

" Median property tax in Florida is $1,703, the state ranks 22nd in taxes with the median home value of $230,600, taxes contitute 0.74% of Income and the median income for home owners is $53,843. Fisher Island in Miami is the most expensive Zip code in the Country "

Amy Fischer Sex Video?

You might be seeing a whole lot more of the Long Island Lolita than you planned. Amy Fischer, famous for shooting her lover's wife in the face in 1992 (Fischer was 17 at the time), is slated to be the next star of...

U.S. archeologists find possible mastodon carving on Lake Michigan rock

For those interested in Archeologists this could be a massive find in North America, uniting 10,000 year old Aboriginals to North America  with Mastadons thought to be believed not to inhabit Northern parts...

NORTH TONAWANDA: Gay high school student is out for justice

"By Phil Dzikiy/dzikiyp@gnnewspaper.com  “We’ve never had a child quite like Michael.”  According to Rhonda Mangus, an employee of the North Tonawanda School District said this about her son, Michael Mangus, who came out as gay in eighth grade.  Michael...

Amit topples world champ, gains finals

"MANILA, Philippines -- Rubilen Amit added defending champion Kim Ga-young of South Korea among her two victims on Sunday to reach the finals of the 2007 Amway WPA Women’s World 9-Ball championship at the Taipei Gymnasium in Taiwan. Proving that her earlier conquest of...

William Fisher: In Praise of Professor Dreyfuss

"2007, 9:54 am Opinion: William Fisher In Praise of Professor Dreyfuss By Tuesday 16 January 2007 A ton of important news stories got spiked amidst the cacophonous white noise created by the Baker-Hamilton Report and the Bush "surge" plan and reaction thereto. One of the more...

Christine Boskoff and Charlie Fowler update: Avalanche suspected cause of acc...

"Christine Boskoff and Charlie Fowler update: Avalanche suspected cause of accident image story Images of Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff courtesy of Mountain Madness (click to enlarge). Related Links Previous story Mountain Madness' report Report on Xinhua.net 08:31 am...

Fire Damages Building In Wharton's Historic Area

" January 3, 2007 Texas - A fire in the historic downtown heavily damaged one building and smoke from the fire damaged two adjacent buildings Tuesday evening. The building's owner Raymond Fisher reported the fire between 6 and 6:30 p.m. from the building at 243 W. Milam St.,...

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