"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...
"An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108. Her last post described her ailing health but also how she still sang a happy song every day. Olive Riley, of Woy Woy about 50...
The US singer David Gray has spoken out about the use of his songs played at extremely loud volumes as a form of torture, and has said it is no laughing matter.""Only the novelty aspect of this story gets it...
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Germany in to the Semis again, Portugal just not firing this time."Portugal 2-3 Germany BBC Radio 5 Live commentary Basel, 19 June 2008 606 debate | Blog Match report Live text Photos Player Rater Match stats ...
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"Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing...
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A blind woman has been thrown out of the government bus in eastern India. Physically challenged women was allegedly thrown out of her seat when she refused to buy a ticket, although she had a pass that entitles her to travel without paying any fare....
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Talented singer Alicia Keys will be looking for a new backing singer - by auditioning singers on the popular social networking site, Myspace. I guess it means that people who can't travel to audition can still have a...
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I find this very surprising: pilots of unmanned combat aircraft are burning out faster than pilots of conventional fighter jets."A US military report says pilots operating the well-known Predator drone aircraft suffer far higher levels of mental stress than flyboys who are...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a story which would not even make any newspaper if these three Muslim women tried to voice an opinon or question an Imam in the Middle East, they most...
"Handling money really is a job and process of its own. One creates and has a successful retail enterprise and then the biggest problem becomes “How do we accurately count and keep what money we take in on our...
Pontianak, West Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of people staged a
rally outside the Malaysian consulate in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on
Wednesday, demanding that the neighboring country offer an apology...
You'd think the bobbies would have something better to do..."We've had a bunch of stories over the last few years of people getting arrested for using open WiFi access and we still can't understand what crime has...
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Jhennifer Chowdhury is a doctoral candidate at NYU and has created an immersive video game where players interact with a computer by means of sensors placed in their intimate clothing. The technology has been called techno-dildonics.Wired Magazine made a big deal of it ....
36% of young people in the UK say they’ve been bullied in the last two months. Almost 44% have been in a fight in the last year.
People bullying takes place in our schools and businesses every day.
Should schools employ security guards or are teaches able or trained...
"May 24, 2007
On Patriotism
by Rep. Ron Paul
For some, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. For others, it means dissent against a government's abuse of the people's rights.
I have never met a politician in Washington or any American, for that matter, who chose to be...
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