Saddam Hussein's Gun - Treasured By Bush - To Go On Display

George W. Bush's legacy may be defined by a gun. Specifically, a gun that once belonged to Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein's gun is likely one of the objects that will go on display in the library for George W. Bush at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas when the...

Town tries to take pony away from disabled 3 year-old

Sam Spiteri, a 3 year old with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, has enjoyed the company of his miniature pony, Emily, for most of his life; but, the town of Caledon may take away the boy's companion because of...

Depression and suicide rates skyrocket as fall settles in.

In many parts of the world, Fall has arrived and brought with it all the things we associate with this time of the year...frost on the pumpkins, multicolored leaves, and the encroaching holidays.  However,...

Palin in Colorado - You have to be kidding me, this is sad I am so tired of it.

"Palin in Colorado - You have to be kidding me, this is sad I am so tired of it."  Ok, Palin is in Colorado, still making the jokes every two minutes, Still doing the little punch lines. Not talking about any...

New study may explain cause of "winter blues"

We've all experienced the shift that occurs when the climate kicks from warm to cool, and scientists have isolated one of the possible causes for SAD (seasonal affective disorder):"In the first study of its kind...

Sad T-Points End To Open Wheel Unification :: The EDJE

" Will Power grids in position P11 for the final points paying race of the season. Image Credit: Andy Sallee (2008)Pos Driver Team Speed11. Will Power KV 214.58313. Oriol Servia KV 214.44115. Graham Rahal...

Another nail in the coffin for Body Language

An interesting piece of research turned up recently, which, possibly due to some shallow reporting, was generally criticised as “man bashing“, although that seems to be a straw man, allowing Body Language experts to avoid facing up to some inconvenient...

Inquest demanded into death of UK schoolgirl who died from phobia of the dentist

A young schoolgirl in the UK died after she developed such a severe phobia of the dentist that she refused to even open her mouth to eat.Yesterday her parents demanded to know why an inquest into their daughters...

RIP: William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)

The father of the modern conservative movement, the founder of the most influential conservative magazine (National Review), has died today. It is truly a sad time for me because I grew up reading his columns and...

Heath Ledger's life in photos

So sad and beautiful at the same time. He will be missed.

Marc Coma

Marc Coma with a smile on his face...Dakar 2008 cancelled 

How Smart are Americans?

An article in the NY Post got me to thinking about some other poll results my brother was talking to me about a while back. Unfortunately any conclusions I made from this story from the Post and what my brother...

Very Intense Sad Moving Pictures: A mother and her son as he loses his battle...

  Very Intense Sad Moving Pictures: A mother and her son as he loses his battle with cancer   Seeing these photos has reminded me why I am riding in the Trek 100.  Please make a small donation to the MACC. 

Facial expressions 'hereditary' (BBC/PNAS)

"BBC Health News: The faces we pull when we are happy, sad or angry may be passed from generation to generation, according to researchers. An Israeli team discovered facial expressions among family members bore...

Bruno's Last Stand: A Problem Bear or Bavaria's Problem?

Bruno, the first wild bear to come to Germany in over 170 years, is dead. The two-year-old "problem" died this morning at 4:50 a.m. (CET) when he was shot by a Bavarian hunter. SPIEGEL ONLINE remembers...

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