Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, might avoid the pitfalls his family predessors fell in to - a mad chase to deep-fried conservatism. He is seeking to return the party to its...
View ArticleHunting for the Wren in Ireland - Christmas
The tradition of ‘Hunting the Wran’ or the ‘Wren’ is to some degree alive in Ireland at Christmas. Once a common event throughout Ireland, it now takes place in certain towns and villages on St....
View ArticleWestport is Calling
The Charming town of Westport, situated on the shores of Clew Bay, is one of the few planned towns in the country. It is an estate town, built to the plan of James Wyatt, the well known architect of...
View ArticleJames Bond is Back 2012
Skyfall, the new installment of the James Bond movie series, is already one of the most successful films of 2012. It was the highest grossing movie of the year thus far in the United Kingdom, where it...
View ArticleOscar Madison Dies on Christmas Eve 2012
Jacob Joachim Klugman, better known as the actor Jack Klugman who was famous for ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘Quincy, ME,’ sadly died on Christmas Eve 2012 aged 90. In news reports, his son, Adam, said that...
View ArticleClinton the star of the show
To a standing ovation from surprised A-listers, the 42nd U.S. president introduced the 16th president. Former President Bill Clinton even got in a little barb as he presented a clip for \"Lincoln,\" a...
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln
From the moment Steven Spielberg chose Daniel Day-Lewis to play Abraham Lincoln in his upcoming biopic about the president, movie fans have been excited to see just how closely the Oscar-winner would...
View ArticleAaron Swartz
Maybe not the Internet foundations of ARPANET and TCP/IP and Mosaic, the codes and packets and standards on which the whole thing is based. But he was a factor in fashioning some of the Web\'s upper...
View ArticleCheater is Disgraced - Lance comes clean!
Cycling: In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that is scheduled for broadcast on her network this Thursday, Lance Armstrong confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career,...
View ArticleChavez Death
The political outcome in the wake of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez\'s death remains uncertain, but in plazas across the country Wednesday, his followers made it clear they support a continuation of...
View ArticleManchester United Denied - Uefa open proceedings against United
Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United over Nani’s red card and the non-fulfilment of post-match media obligations at last night’s Champions League match with Real Madrid,...
View ArticlePeggy Daigle - Maine Town and City Management Associations 2010 Leadership Award
Peggy Daigle receives the Maine Town and City Management Association\\\'s 2010 Leadership Award.MILLINOCKET, Maine — After more than 30 years in town government, the last thing Peggy Daigle wanted was...
View ArticleSt Patricks Day Chicago
A modern day miracle occurs each year as part of the St. Patricks Day Parade celebration when the Chicago River turns an incredible shade of Irish green. This spectacular transformation ranks right up...
View ArticleThe Zodiac Killer Story
This story is reproduced from the work of Michael Butterfiield and recongises his copyright: Copyright 2011-2012 Michael Butterfield / All Rights ReservedThe Zodiac story began near Benicia, California...
View ArticleSpring in Ireland
Spring has been late this year in Ireland. Cold winter has persisted to April. Due to the moderating effect of the Atlantic Gulf Stream Ireland’s climate is relatively mild for its latitude, with a...
View ArticleKoreas Hallyeohaesang National Marine Park
From the air, the 99 islands of Hallyeohaesang National Marine Park look like patches of moss on a blue carpet. Only 30 of them are inhabited, and a boat ride through the islands show glimpses of...
View ArticleCalifornia Rim Fire showers ash on reservoir
A huge fire in and around California\\\\\\\'s Yosemite National Park has continued to spread and now spans more than 250 sq miles (650 sq km), officials say. The Rim Fire is raining ash on a key...
View ArticleAnti Pervert Stcokings
Tired of guys staring at your legs whenever on your street or at your workplace? Do you find guys are checking you out as you innocently walk down the street in your modest knee length suit? Then you...
View ArticleThe death of Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the twentieth century. A native of Northern Ireland, Heaney lived in Dublin. Heaney taught at Harvard University from 1985 to 2006, where...
View ArticleBogland by Seamus Heaney
for T. P. FlanaganWe have no prairies To slice a big sun at evening-- Everywhere the eye concedes to Encrouching horizon,Is wooed into the cyclops\' eye Of a tarn. Our unfenced country Is bog that...
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