CouchSurfing.com is a popular internet based hospitality service. The service is free and a boon to many travelers. The website was launched back in 2004 and in under four years has become one of the most visited websites in the world. It is a hospitality exchange network were registered members of the website offer their [...]
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A 600,000 square kilometres of wetlands in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and China called the Greater Mekong (rainforests and wetlands along the Mekong River) is home to a number of new animal species discovered and seen by humans for the first time. More than a thousand new species have been discovered in the Greater [...]
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George W. Bush sure knows how to duck. The outgoing US president made an unannounced farewell visit to Iraq today. During a press conference, an Arab journalist threw two size 10 shoes at him and shouted (translated into english & according to New York Times) – “This is a farewell kiss, dog,”. That is some [...]
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After publishing the Virgin Mary nude on the cover of Playboy Mexico magazine, the owner of Playboy magazine (Playboy Enterprises) has publicly apologized and said it did not intend to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure. Their intent was to only reflect a Renaissance-like mood on the cover. The picture of [...]
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Two Social Justice teachers Christopher Greenslate and Kerri Leonard are leading the way in showing how to survive and put food on the table during these tough economic times. The couple started their ‘One Dollar Diet Project’ in September 2008 to save unnecessary money that is spent on food and meals. Here is a picture [...]
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Ksenya Sukhinova has been crowned Miss World 2008 in a competition competed by 108 beautiful ladies from around the world. Julia Morley of the Miss World Committee announced the final winner of the beauty pageant. Miss India Parvathay Omanakuttan was crowned as the first runner up and Miss Trinidad And Tobago, Gabriel Walcott, was judged [...]
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Ok. I can’t be mad at my dad anymore. I will now forgive him for getting me a used second hand car after I got my driver’s permit. After all teen sensation Miley Cyrus is driving a used car too. Well, its a Porsche, but still used. Miley Cyrus turned 16 years old last month [...]
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Two FBI agents arrested Bernard Madoff, the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, at his apartment on charges of security fraud. Prosecutors allege that Madoff ran a big ponzi scheme in the form of a $50 Billion hedge fund. The US attorney’s criminal complaint against Bernanrd Madoff states that he fraudulently estimated investor [...]
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Shilpa Shetty, the reigning Bollywood queen is the latest celebrity to jump on the blogging bandwagon. Shilpa Shetty now has her own blog and personal website at www.shilpashettylive.com Shilpa Shetty became a true global star after winning the Big Boss-2 celebrity reality show in Britain. Shilpa’s popularity sore in the UK, India and the world [...]
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The 2008-2009 Bowl Schedule of College Football has been announced by NCAA. Two new bowls have been added this season – they are the Congressional Bowl and the St.Petersburg bowl. The FedEx BCS National Championship Game would be between Florida vs. Oklahoma at the Miami Dolphins stadium on Jan 8 2008. Here is the complete [...]
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