Whether she is performing a solo she choreographed, improvising with the Octet, or teaching a contemporary dance class, Shlomit Fundaminsky is someone to watch. She has drawn my eyes in all of these settings....
Coventry successfuly defended her title at the 2008 Olympics. I managed to catch this on CBC's olympic coverage last night on the only channel i have. this woman's face was so composed the entire time i was completely impressed. "With the wider world waiting for Michael...
Ahhh yes, the summer silly season is upon us. It's that time of year when editors look around for strange, different stories to break the summer doldrums in many areas. So, today's offering is a former NASA...
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"Some bright spark wanting the freedom to go off and ski the red runs, leaving his less able companions on the nursery slopes, wanted a way to communicate where to meet up later for apres ski beers. So he made these walkie talkies and gave them to all his pals, no line...
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With its now traditional marathon, Ljubljana has joined other cities around the world where the 42-kilometre race is not only one of its main sporting events but also one of its major social occasions.
The 12th...
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"Multi millionaire Sir Richard Branson said he would be donating £100,000 to the McCanns' legal costs because he "trusted them implicitly" and wanted to ensure they had a fair trial if they were brought before a...
The real issue here (to my eyes) is the ready accessibility of GPS data, both as a matter of privacy and in light of how relatively unreliable civilian-grade GPS is. In a city like New York, for example, an...
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Reuters is reporting today on the release of a study that found that drunk astronauts were permitted to fly on 2 occasions, despite warnings from flight surgeons that they were a risk to the operation . Good...
Another neo-conservative gay-bashing, family-first, pro-USA-all-the-way cheerleader bites the dust. - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------------------"Privette on two occasions...
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"Mark Inglis raising money for Everest rescues
IMAGE: They left him dying, accusing him of being cheap and inexperienced. But David Sharp, an unguided climber, had climbed 8000ers before. On his third Everest attempt, he collapsed only one hour from camp. Close to 40 climbers...
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"Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Tuesday it may change its full-year earnings forecast because of costly recalls of its batteries and a price cut for its PlayStation 3 video game console.
Sony also said it would recall 90,000 of its Vaio brand laptop computer batteries in Japan...
"The next three months can make 2006 your most successful yet, if you manage your money right.
In the next 89 days, you'll deal with holiday bills, year-end tax planning, paycheck positioning for 2007 and more. Here's how to make the most of it.
-- Start your holiday shopping...