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Rotating house follows the sun

An Australian couple, the Evringhams, have built a house that rotates to follow the sun. The whole house is turned by a motor not much bigger than that in a washing machine and enables the house to make the...

Communal clash in Sasaram, armed forces march in

India-Bihar: Communal clash in Sasaram"Patna, March 13: Armed forces marched through Bihar's Sasaram town Friday following a communal clash that injured more than...

US 'CO2 hunter' set for lift-off

Nasa is all set to launch its first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) from space."The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) will help pinpoint the key locations on our planet's surface where the gas...

Fighting may displace over 600,000 in Pakistan: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is expanding its relief operation to assist those fleeing fighting, which the world body estimates currently stands at 450,000 people, but could climb to 600,000 shortly, in north west Pakistan, the UN agency said. ...

Bleeding Heart Tightwads

As I have observed often, many of the liberals I have met, are basically communists who want to steal my money and give it to people who are guaranteed to vote democrat.  But try and get one of these members...

Poll: Public pleased with post-election Obama

"More than a month after his November victory, President-elect Barack Obama is enjoying a larger post-election honeymoon with the American public than his recent predecessors did, according to the latest NBC...

Pakistan PM confirms Mumbai arrests

"Pakistani authorities have arrested two top leaders of the Islamic militant group India blames for the November massacre in Mumbai, Pakistan's prime minister confirmed Wednesday. ...

1 in 3 Britons believe in virgin birth

" In the poll of over a thousand adults, undertaken for Theos by ComRes, 34% of people agreed that the statement "Jesus was born to a virgin called Mary" was historically accurate. Only 32% considered it fictional. Women are more likely to...

Let's try to rediscover the spirit of Christmas

"Isn't it wonderful what secularism can do to a religious festival? In many shops, schools, councils and government departments we can't even call it Christmas any more, because that's insufficiently inclusive....

Boa::Eat You Up - YUM!

"Boa::Eat You Up - YUM! October 21st, 2008 No comments Update: BoA comes out today!!! Be sure to grab it like its HOTTT! Thanks to BoA’s Jewelry Box for updates! 10.14.2008. That will be the anticipated release date of...

The mythology of Citizen Journalism

For years now,  Len and I have been trying to correct some of the misperceptions around 'citizen journalism'.  This was the basis for a talk I recently did in Copenhagen and the subject of an...

Michelle Obama: A Distant Daughter of Slavery

Michelle Obama, born in 1964, will be America's next first lady. When she moves into the White House in January, a mansion built partially by slaves, "she will embark upon a life her great-great-grandfather, who...

Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions

"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...

Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years

"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...

Wheelchair athlete sets high goals

A story of courage and determination.  Juvenile diabetes and type two diabetes are both killers for which research must be continued to find a cure...This reporter has hiked some of the trails that this...

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