NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010

End of an era! "HOUSTON - NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires. NASA has 10 missions remaining for the shuttle fleet, which...

McCain to Kick Off New Week With "Jobs for America" & Tax Savings Economic Pr...

How about a summer break from federal gas taxes at the pump? That's among the McCain economic proposals."Sen. John McCain will take a bold step forward today as he addresses the state of America's economy and promises to balance the budget. McCain's proposal, called "Jobs for...

$32,000 for Queen Mother 'pack the gin' letter

"Collectors paid thousands of pounds (dollars) Saturday for letters from British royalty to a trusted servant, including a note from the late Queen Mother Elizabeth requesting the aide pack bottles of gin and...

U.S. Embassy sorry for Cheesy Invite

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly someone at the U.S. Embassy needs a History Lesson, is what is the ultimate insult to Canada on the Eve of Quebec's 400th Anniversary, as Celebrations are...

25% of Berlin's Population has Foreign Roots

A new study out this week highlights how popular Berlin has come for foreigners.  The City's Fast Paced urban lifestyle has been compared to New York City of the 1980's and this study is simply more to reinforce (as an American living in Berlin) something most of us...

Iran Is Not The Belligerent Party

As the failed Bush Administration continues to ramp up anti-Iranian rhetoric preparing the US public for a disastrous and illegal military assault on that nation, in what will most certainly be an ineffectual effort...

Starbucks is Closing Stores - Now Only 3 on Every Block

These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision to...

Danger Ahead! Cell Phones and Driving: Companies Limit Liability With Trainin...

"Recent research suggests that using a cell phone while driving may be just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated---and it can cost a company millions if found liable. Limiting liability while increasing public safety is the focus of "The Dangers of Cell Phone Use While...

How to Add Your Business to Google Maps

"Google “Universal” includes results from Google Maps as well as other verticals. In addition to relevancy, Google Maps includes geographic factors in determining ranking order in search engine results pages.By...

Space Wedding - Out of This World

"Those of you who think outside the box and have been fantasizing about a unique way to get married ….. you may want to try this new destination. Carrie Bradshaw found solace in the Registrar’s Office to get hitched, but you may want to try Space! Japanese space...

A Symbol For Carter’s Second Term :: Carter's Second Term

"The new Obama seal -- inspired by the real presidential seal--debutted in Chicago on Friday June 20, 2008 at a meeting presumptive nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) had with Democratic governors. The seal -- with...

Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs the world turns, and we go about our daily lives, so does the ongoing series of suicide bombings in Iraq.Iraqi Civilians aware of their limited time on this earth, met...

Metro Vancouver’s next Car Free festival

If it's anything like last week's even it'll be worth checking out."Sunday June 22nd in New Westminster (Sapperton). Easy to get to by bike or transit (SkyTrain). They don’t call it a Car Free Festival, but there’s no traffic on East Columbia all day. Something to...

In the Spotlight: Tim Kretschmann of Pageant Cast

Tim Kretschmann is a radio show host who has launched TKPN, an Internet radio networkthat includes a half-hour weekly program dedicated to beauty pageants called the PageantCast, found online at www.pageantcast.com....

Murder, Drugs, Terrorism, Intrigue: Canadian Actor on the Run from Police

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat reads more like a Tom Clancy Crime Novel or Movie of the Week, has  Montreal Actor  Bruno  Diquinzio who played in the hit series Omerta, playing the...

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