World's Tallest Man to Become a Father

"The 7-foot-9-inch Bao Xishun and his 5-foot-5-inch wife are expecting a child. These have been good times for Bao. He had lost his title of the Guinness World Record as tallest living man in 2006 to Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk. However, Stadnyk refused to be measured early...

When music barely pays the bills

Once upon a time $75,000-$100,000 was considered an amazing living in America, but now in the big cities it barely gets you by.I've been a part time musician for the last decade, and every year it gets tougher and...

Village of the Scammed

These stories are becoming more and more common and the new chip and pin technology just doesn't seem to stop this ID theft type fraud taking place. This trend isn't helped by the fact that more and more retailers...

Popularity drop sends 'a yellow light' to President

No body is perfect nor the president... It's not easy to rule a country with economic problems and the only way to regain people trust is to implement good governance..ode/173517"]The latest survey showing a steep...

2009 Dodge Journey recall

The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled.  There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models.  The car is only five months old.    "Dodge's brand new Journey...

Parenting Subcontractors

" Catherine Castrence is not a morning person. So between getting her daughters dressed and fed breakfast, letting the dog out and giving an insulin shot to the family's diabetic cat, the Reston, Va., working mother...

Insomniacs guide to clubbing in Barcelona

" Barcelonins are still in front of the mirror by the time you're usually in full flight, bars are barely getting into their stride at 10pm and clubs (best on Thursday to Saturday nights) don't come alive before 2am....

To bring peace to the Afghans, talk to the Taleban

"Adam Holloway says that Britain’s strategy in Afghanistan is misconceived. Nato’s military presence should be reduced and the battle for hearts and minds fought more imaginatively They do not like the F-word in Whitehall, but failure stares us in the face in...

The Tibet Human Rights PsyOp

"The human rights issue has become the centerfold of media disinformation.China is no model of human rights but neither are the US and its indefectible British ally, responsible for extensive war crimes and human...

Statistical errors of the World Bank in China: 200 million more poor people

"The news was barely noticed by the big non-specialised media: the World Bank admitted in December 2007 that it overestimated the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China for a number of years. This is what happened."

The Death of the Red Baron

Until recently, it would have been impossible to use the words 'hero' and 'german officer' in the same sentence, especially in Germany.However, with the passage of time and a better perspective (90 years will do...

Basra: Iraqi Police Shed Uniforms, Switch Sides

"Abu Iman barely flinched when the Iraqi Government ordered his unit of special police to move against al-Mahdi Army fighters in Basra.His response, while swift, was not what British and US military trainers who have...

The Obama Girl is Back and she's ready for a Fight, Well a Suggestion.

 The Obama Girl is Back and she's ready for a Fight, well a Suggestion. by Albert N. Milliron, Politisite.com With the Democratic race continuing and the attacks are flying back and forth like a tennis match....

Troops regain control of rebel Comoros island

A small island in the Indian ocean which broke away from the Comoros islands in 2001 has been invaded by French forces and returned to Comora."The self-styled president of a breakaway island in the Indian Ocean has...

3 Killed in California Plane Crash

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A small airplane crashed in a residential neighborhood, killing three people in a fiery impact that destroyed a car and engulfed palm trees in flames.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this...

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