Obama may need Hockey Style Face Shield.. ..Mr. Hasawaywithwords

Thanks to Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post for bringing to life an issue I had long thought lost its legs. Former NCAA hoops superstar J.J. Reddick, the NCAA's career leader with 457 three-pointers and a...

U.S. Army Parachute Team graduates first wounded warrior and largest female c...

FORT BRAGG, NC - The U.S. Army Parachute Team the Golden Knights' 2008 Assessment and Selection program graduated 12 Soldiers earning the prestigious honor of wearing the black and gold uniform-representing the...

Photos: Married in the sky

"Belgium’s Sandra Eens and Jeroen Kippers bungee jump after getting married on a platform hanging some 40 metres above the ground at a former military base in Sint-Truiden on Oct. 16, 2008. The "marriage in the...

Human Jet prepares to cross Channel

A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or...

Hunetr!

it's a kind of spider which is so perfect in hunting! it jumps on small insects to hunt them and make a food and jumps 20 times the size of it self!

Gas Prices Jumps up to 13 Cents per Litre in Some Markets

News like this makes me glad I don't drive and live in a city with decent public transportation. Gas is up again, this time as much as 13 cents per litre in Canada and the US. That means a mid-sized car could cost...

Men parachute into wrong American football stadium

" McClatchy Newspapers Saturday, August 30, 2008 Duke officials were a bit surprised when, at 6 p.m. EDT on Saturday, about an hour before the scheduled kickoff of their game against James Madison, two men...

The perfect way to swat a fly: stay one jump ahead

This research on how best to swat a fly comes up with the revealation that its best to anticipate "where it's going to jump" when it see's you coming for it. This could be applied to political opponents too -...

Mum throws daughters from top-floor window to save them from house fire

A heroic mom, saving her beloved daughter from fire by throwing out the window. Amazingly she remained calm, quick thinking and move faster, just like wonder woman She suffered some minor injuries."A mother saved...

Tombstoning season opens with the year's first fatality

'Tombstoning' describes diving from cliffs or sea walls into shallow water and has already claimed a number of lives in recent years. The latest in thrill-seeking pastimes or the dumbest variant on base-jumping,...

Chavez loosens terms of oil-supply pact

The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...

The United States Gets a Run for its Money

It has long since been known that the United States was is the most powerful nation in the world. Although this may be true, there has been much talk about the nation's economy becoming unstable. If the enconomy...

Discontinued sports from past Olympics

As the Beijing Olympics draws closer and the competition becomes fierce for the athletes competiting for the gold, let's take a look back at past Olympic events that are no longer competitive sports, but must have...

Tips To Help Your Dog Stay Calm and Stay Home This Fireworks Season

"Animal shelters around the country will be preparing their kennels over the next couple of days to receive the usual number of "fireworks dogs" who escape their homes/yards after becoming frightened of Fourth of July fireworks displays. Susan Sharpe, APDT, CPDT, owner of...

Tim Russert Coverage: The Backlash Begins

Of course there has been a lot of coverage about the death of Tim Russert. When a figure in the public eye passes away, especially suddenly, (remember Heath  Ledger?) it is going to get a lot of coverage.But...

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