Hancock a box office hit despite bad reviews

I don't get this. I saw Hancock last week, and it was thoroughly and undeniably average. And I'm not the only one underwhelmed--it garnered a measly 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 49 on Metacritic.Yet despite all...

Beau Thomas Brister (7weeks old) celebrating Independence Day

Beau Thomas Brister (7weeks old) celebrating Independence Day, Birmingham,AL. Beau is our first son. Elana, Beau, and I are living in Birmingham,AL while I attend Samford University for Nurse Anesthesia...

Bush heckled during 4th July speech

"Protesters made it hard to hear President Bush Friday as he welcomed new citizens and marked Independence Day at the home of Thomas Jefferson. As is the tradition each Fourth of July, a naturalization ceremony was held at Monticello in Charlottesville, Va. This year, 76...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

The United States is 232 years old today

America is officially 232 years old today, and she's looking good for her age.Americans across the country are celebrating today with fireworks, concerts, parades and contests and this a round up of the various...

Philly Kicks Off 4th of July

Philadelphia, birthplace of the USA's independence movement, kicks off its Independence Day celebrations in high style.  "At the Liberty Bell Center, descendents of those who signed the Declaration of...

Spielberg grant for Jewish museum

Noted film director Steven Spielberg has given initial seed moeny for this upcoming museum. He spent the money earned from famous film Schindler's List. " A foundation created by director Steven Spielberg...

Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast

A powerful explosion occured just after midnight local time (2100 GMT), as thousands of people were gathered for a concert at a war memorial in the capital. " At least 50 people have been injured in Belarus after a bomb exploded during a concert in the capital,...

Benjamin Franklin Credits Providence for America’s Independence

Read quotes from the founding fathers of the U.S. and it is amazing how they acknowledge that something bigger than themselves helped them in terms of forming a nation. These are from a site called the...

Obama goes to the Races (NASCAR)

"Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the coming weeks may become the first Democratic presidential nominee to attend a NASCAR stock car race in 16 years, his campaign confirmed today. " Barack Obama may campaign at a...

The Road to Independence Lives On in Williamsburg

General George Washington, accompanied by French general Marquis de Lafayette, addressed a large crowd yesterday in Market Square, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. His speech was short and to the point, "more...

Cuba says US organizing demonstrations

"Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day."There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized and financed by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana,"...

Cheese carving goes on National Television.

900-kilogram block of cheddar. First thing that comes to mind is how big is this thing!? Second is what a waste of cheese. I wonder what they are going to do with the sculpture after it has been displayed. I think...

Hindus will not get Kashmir land

" The government of Indian-administered Kashmir has said it will revoke its decision to transfer land to a body that manages an important Hindu shrine. News that the Amarnath Shrine Board was to get the forest...

Israeli Arabs hate Israel? -Well look at the Harvard poll.

The Harvard poll and study confirms in scholarly terms what most Israeli citizens, Arabs an Jewish, know from their daily  life together. However mistrust is aroused by extremist from both sides. When Arab MK...

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