Emmy, Google Anti Spam Team Leader's Cat, Making a Recovery

I don't know if any of you Tweet, but I noticed internet Guru, and head of the Google Anti Spam Recon Unit, Matt Cutts, recently had a cat down with kidney stones.  Matt acted as any good medic, got Emmy safely back to base camp, and is rendering convalesnce. ...

Military jet crash in San Diego kills 3; 1 missing

"Residents near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar are accustomed to loud, low-flying military jets, but they immediately knew something was wrong when they heard the skies thunder. The explosions came moments...

Malaria vaccine may be available in 2012

Nearly One million people are  killed  every year by malaria.Although half of the world's population lives in areas where malaria is rampent, and these are worlds poorest countries.The launch of  the vaccine of...

Mother guilty of kidnapping Shannon

"A BRITISH mother has been found guilty of kidnapping her own nine-year-old daughter, allegedly to scoop the reward money when the girl was found. The disappearance of Shannon Matthews prompted one of...

Heather Locklear Officially Charged!

" PHOTO CREDIT: EXPOSAY.COM Our friends at TMZ.com have just confirmed that actress Heather Locklear has just been charged with one count of driving under the influence of drugs….prescription medications. No alcohol and no illegal narcotics were found in Heather’s...

Pilot dies after plane crashes in Las Vegas neighborhood

" Mary Manning Published Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (2:42 p.m.) When Jill Pedrola, a health care administrator, glanced out her sixth-floor window at Cheyenne Avenue and Tenaya Way, she saw an airplane sailing by, the...

Qantas experiences plane problems yet again

August has not been the best month for Qantas Airlines as a string of airplane malfunctions has threatened to challenge the world’s third best airline status that Qantas has been granted according to the results...

More Caribbean Crime--Victim Advice: "Don't Go!"

"A British woman has described how she was raped at gunpoint after her husband was kicked senseless by an intruder at their villa in the Caribbean. The young, masked attacker slipped into their privately rented...

Addicts Give Drugs A Bad Name - Duchovny

"David Duchovny says addicts have "given drugs a bad name". The "Californication" actor insists illegal substances such as cannabis can be used safely without the risk of getting hooked. David said: "I have...

Growing Your Company with Existing Clientele

"Being in business for a while, you eventually begin to shed many of your initial fears as you begin to find confidence in what you are doing. Living though situations you once feared and coming out safely on the other side is a learning experience many people have to go...

Advert for new air traffic controller says 20/20 vision is essential... then ...

"An advertisement for an air traffic controller is being offered in Braille – although 20/20 vision is a requirement for the job. Bosses of St Mary's airport on the Isles of Scilly say they are simply adhering...

U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat I would like to know is, where the hell are the Taliban getting their weapons from? It should be pretty easy, considering our troops capture Taliban, with available...

Heady excitement damped by doubt

Benin's intro:  This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing  special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy.  The report was very fairly balanced and...

Lump spotted on Mars might be ice - or stone

"Less than a week after landing safely on a cold, sunny patch of far northern Mars, NASA's Phoenix lander is at work and one of its cameras, scientist said Friday, has already detected a lump of ice - or maybe only a little Martian rock.Either way, the Phoenix will begin...

Scottish oil refinery resumes operations after strike ends

The strike is over for the workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery in central Scotland. They returned to work today after a 48-hour strike that forced the closure of a major North Sea pipeline system."UNITE,...

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