i35: Salvo win i35!

Birmingham Salvo have won Counter-Strike: Source here at i35, their third I-series in a row. After both Reason Gaming and Birmingham Salvo eliminated maps from the map pool they were left playing de_tuscan, followed by de_nuke if a third map was needed. Salvo would start on...

Families flee river of ice after freak storm hits town

The bizarre fall weather has continued in the UK, with a freak ice storm hitting the British town of Devon."Dozens of people, including a mother in labour, had to be rescued after a freak hailstorm left a Devon town cut off by floodwater.More than a foot of hail fell on...

Blessed are the CEOs - Prayer Offered for Global Economies

If any of you have beaten me to the punch on this one I apologize for putting it up here again.  But this was so good I couldn't avoid sharing it with youse guys."For these and other reasons Cindy is calling for a Day of Prayer for the World’s Economies on Wednesday,...

Sachin breaks Lara’s record, crosses 12000 Test runs

"Sachin Tendulkar became the highest scorer in Test cricket after surpassing West Indian legend Brian Lara in the ongoing second Test in Mohali on Friday. India vs Australia 2nd Test - Live Score The Master Blaster needed just 15 runs today to overtake Lara’s Test match...

cows point to the north

"New weird news related to cows: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction. It has long been observed that cows appear to have a talent for weather forecasting and are able to predict when rain is on the way,...

Paulson, Bernanke Tell Lawmakers Urgent Action Needed on Treasury Plan

"Mr. Paulson cautioned lawmakers against letting the plan get bogged down in a debate over unnecessary additions. Senate Banking Committee leaders voiced skepticism Tuesday about the U.S. Treasury's plan to buy up to...

GALVESTON: Jailer Bring Me Water - Jailers Get Gift Aid Boxes

Jailers at Galveston County jail have received toiletries kits to help them through the amenities starved crisis in the area, including cans of soft drinks.   " GALVESTON — More than 60 daytime and some...

New York City Broker Charged With Scamming Elderly Clients

"NEW YORK  --  A New York City stockbroker has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients -- many of them elderly -- and sending the money...

Hurricane death toll in Haiti passes 500 as floods recede

On Friday, one of our financial coordinators passed away. Her husband John Rigdon have been diligently translating the Bible to Creo for the Haitian people. Lorianne Rigdon was an essential part of Lakemont...

Credit crunch 'to last into 2010'

HBOS chief Andy Hornby: 2010About two-thirds of wholesale funding received by UK banks comes from overseas - primarily from the US. And the HBOS chief said that US money-market investors would not resume channelling...

Jennifer Batten's Stretching Creativity

A life of success. A source of flowing creative impetus, either in music or art. Inspiration for male and female guitarrists. An incredible talented lady. "After spending three years going head-to-head...

Russia accused of abusing truce

There is much dispute about this ceace fire agreement, I would love to see a copy of the said agreement its a shame its not been published anywhere. I see at present Russia is being accused of breaking the agreement by all and sundry would it not be strange if they are actual...

FAA proposes $7.1 million fine against American

In some news that the airline industry could do without, the FAA has proposed a massive $7.1 million fine against American Airlines, saying that "American Airlines knowlingly flew planes that needed saftey repairs"....

Iraq war veteran thrown off train after ticket row as conductor tells him: 'I...

That is the kind of respect one country shows for their heroes!!!! No wonder no one wants to be in military. The conductor should get the sack immediately for the insult ."A soldier returning from Iraq in full...

Hamdan gets 5 1/2 years on terror charge

I was very suprised by the sentence that was given to Hamdan in light of the way other terror suspects have been treated. Hoever, I cannot say that I disagree with the sentence, if he is indeed telling the truth then...

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