Daily Archives: 11 January 11, 2008

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Discover you position in the politcal landscape for the USA presidential election of 2008. Answer about 36 questions, and find out which candidate you align with.  My results were very similar to the last one of these I posted, but … Continue reading →

China has never been considered an environmental role model. Given a population of 1.3 billion, unprecedented carbon emissions and a slew of recent lead-toy scandals, many would say the country stands as a — if not the — prime example … Continue reading →

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But I have Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” stuck in my head. This is going to make for a long day. Here’s the Pop-Up Video.

The government today ruled out the possibility of allowing elephants to be kept as pets. The announcement came following a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for UK pet shops to be allowed to sell elephants to the public.More than … Continue reading →

A pair of twins who were adopted by separate families as babies got married without knowing they were brother and sister, a peer told the House of Lords. A court annulled the UK couple’s union after they discovered their true … Continue reading →

Americans born after Dec. 1, 1964, will have to get more secure driver’s licenses in the next six years under ambitious post-9/11 security rules to be unveiled Friday by federal officials. The Homeland Security Department has spent years crafting the … Continue reading →

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The contestants are super-fit, train hard every day and have a carefully honed physique that is vital to their chances of success. In pictures: The beauty bootcamp Their determination to succeed is not just for themselves, they say, but for … Continue reading →

How much is inside a ketchup packet? No one knows for sure, but there is a general consensus that it is only about one-fifth of the amount of ketchup one needs to enjoy french fries. Brooke and I decided to … Continue reading →

Boy scouts aspire to do at least one good deed every day but few can match the claim of 15-year-old Mohamed Jaisham. He saved the life of his country’s President. When a knifeman emerged from the crowd and lunged at … Continue reading →

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February 15-17, 2008 Located at the Clarion Hotel in Springfield, Missouri Mission Statement: Cultivate learning opportunities to develop and refine Christian clowning skills. Encourage high ethical , professional, and Christian clown standards. Promote clowning as a ministry to bring joy … Continue reading →

The Rev. Sam Duree could be enjoying his golden years in an easy chair. Instead, the retired United Methodist pastor came up with an idea that took wing: building birdhouses to support a Moscow seminary. “I build about 35 different … Continue reading →

Russian police are hunting scrap metal thieves who stole a 200-tonne metal bridge in a night-time raid. The bridge in Khabarovsk in eastern Russia vanished overnight and was part of the only road leading to a local heating plant. The … Continue reading →

Once again I can’t fall asleep so I’m up watching Letterman and he has Howard Stern as a guest.  Stern starts to talk about Dr. Phil and mentions what kind of fraud this guy is and how he has done a … Continue reading →