Amsterdam Police sweep up artwork (to coin a phrase)

When an artist and a team of volunteers placed thousands of Euro one-cent coins on a walkway, they didn't expect them all to last the night.They didn't expect them all to disappear overnight, and not at thehands of those who took them." After waking up a bit groggy from...

California: Hot Spot Hits 812 Degrees, Starts Fires

This is a scientific mystery. Why one patch of land hits 812 degrees and literally sets things on fire is under investigation."High atop a steep grass-covered mountain overlooking the Little Sespe Canyon near Fillmore, the earth is on fire. Wisps of smoke rise from a brown...

Hundreds of Taliban killed in battle

One can only hope normalcy will return top Kandahar, as the Taliban have been terminated in this region for now."ARGHANDAB DISTRICT, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Taliban fighters have been killed or wounded after...

Update: Quebec Voltigeurs: Vow to rebuild armoury

This story is in relation to Greg1USA's covering of the story on the tragic fire at Quebecs Historic Armoury, the Armoury's Regiment have vowed to rebuild the armoury stone for stone to it's former glory.I have...

Israel under sniper attack, Hillary on next flight out?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Canadian group in Israel on a walking tour came under sniper fire, one wonders if Hillary, to save face and not one to misremember a opportunity may be on the next...

Ducasse Takes Cuisine to Eiffel Tower

Alain Ducasse has already taken haute cuisine to great heights, in menus for the Concorde jet and for astronauts. But opening a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower comes with its own challenges. Though only 410 feet...

Mind the Gap Museum: Gap Inc. Founder to open art museum

Art or no art, this might not exactly be the most welcome addition to San Francisco: Gap (Old Navy, Banana Republic) founder Donald Fisher is planning to build an art museum to house his personal collection in the...

1984 in 2007: George Orwell's House Surrounded by CCTV Cams

Nobody does irony better than the Brits, as this map of George Orwell's old neighborhood shows. I used to think of Islington as home of the Hope 'n' Anchor Pub, where one can catch all kinds of awesome music. Now I'll have to be ready for my close-up next time I return. The...

Dead man 'wouldn't pay for sex'

But was he wearing plaid?"Cairo - Egyptian police have arrested a man for allegedly chopping up a German drama teacher and dumping his body parts in a suitcase because he refused to pay for gay sex, said a judicial source on Thursday. Mustapha Maher, who works for a...

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