British PM, Pakistan president meeting in London

"The meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has begun here.According to sources, British Prime Minister received President Asif Zardari on his arrival at 10 Downing Street.Both leaders will hold discussions on international,...

Campaigns Shift as McCain Choice Alters the Race

The choice of Palin as running partner has thrown the Obama camp into a quandry as it had not considered Palin would be on the Republican ticket. The Obama campaign team had prepared lines of attack on Mitt...

12 More Stunning Examples of Mobile Phones as Art

"Earlier this year we took a look at one dozen amazing examples of how mobile phones can be used as the subject of art. In some cases, the phones themselves were used to create sculptures and 3D art. In other cases, paintings and drawings depicted the mobile phone as a...

Barack who? Mixed Bag of Reactions as Obama Takes It to The Middle East

It's a feisty, contradictory mix of politics, religion, and personal views now sitting as Barack Obama's judge on his Middle East tour. As this article shows, one person may think he'll improve things by...

McCain's Veepstakes

***OPINION***"And they’re down to the wire, racing neck and neck. Who’s it going to be? Jindal? Crist? Or maybe Pawlenty?Ah heck, who knows. All we do know, or at least what I think I know, is that John...

BREAKING NEWS: First Cars Run on Algae Biodiesel; Breakthrough Production Pos...

This is an amazing announcement if what they say is true. People have been trying to figure out algae biodiesel for years!"Just a few hours ago, the world’s first pair of cars to run on algae biodiesel were announced at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival [picture to be...

Dan Rather Investigates Voting Machines -- Uncovers New Surprises About ES&S ...

By Kim Zetter"Who would have thought that Manila sweatshops would figure prominently in the manufacture of U.S. voting machines? It turns out that Election Systems & Software, one of the top voting machine...

Japanese Women Bust Out, Getting Curvier

"All over Japan, retailers are scrambling to keep up with a new look known as "bon-kyu-bon." It means "big-small-big" and it signals a change in the way Japanese women look: they're getting curvier. Japanese stores that used to keep just two or three sizes of clothing on hand...

CCWS - New Year, New Chassis, New Venues, New Logo :: MAXINE

"Well, here we go! The first offical time trials of the 2007 season are underway and the Champ Car World Series, North America's premiere open-wheel racing series is off to a blazing start. Sporting a new chassis,...

A fat target for the food police

"Big Brother had shouldered his way into the kitchen long before the New York City Board of Health moved Tuesday to prohibit the use of all but a tiny amount of trans fats in restaurant cooking. Be glad he's there. Would all the people muttering about New York's "food police"...

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