I know those sneers. I've heard them too

Susan Boyle's worldwide fame is a triumph for all those who have ever been judged by appearances. I know those sneers. I've heard them too.

It wasn't singer Susan Boyle who was ugly on Britain's Got Talent so much as our reaction to her

By raising this Susan up, we will forgive ourselves for grinding every other Susan into the dust. It will be a very partial and poisoned redemption. Because Britain's Got Malice. Sing, Susan, sing - to an ugly crowd that doesn't deserve you.

Reality TV star Susan Boyle set for duet with idol Elaine Paige

Susan Boyle's triumph on Britain's Got Talent has led Elaine Paige to suggest a collaboration

Canada Issues a Wake-Up Call: You May Be a Citizen

Thanks to a new law, Canada will bestow citizenship Friday on what its government believes could be hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting foreigners, most of them Americans.

Grow 100 Pounds of Potatoes in 4 Square Feet

You don't need your own private Idaho to grow potatoes. Greg Lutovsky, who has been growing potatoes as a business since 1993, says you can grow 100 pounds of potatoes in 4 square feet. All it takes is some lumber, seed potatoes and careful attention to watering.

Bob Dylan on Barack Obama, Ulysses Grant and American Civil War ghosts

Bob Dylan recognizes a story-worthy character when he sees one, and he certainly sees one in Barack Obama, judging by his description of the president in an interview with the U.K.'s Times Online.

One-way flight to Afghan outback

Absent minders: Abandoned on a press trip in Afghanistan. The US and the rest of NATO keep telling us how the security situation has improved. But they are unwilling to practice the confidence they preach.

New York Times Stock Now Costs Less Than Sunday Paper

Maybe they could save costs by printing the paper on their stock certificates.

Excuse me, the plane is on fire

I've been bumped up to first class. Suddenly it doesn't matter if we crash

Credit Crunch in Pix: Unsold Cars Around The World

Millions of new unsold cars are parked in ports and factories. These 10 pix show the depth of car maker's problems better than any chart. Check the predictions at page bottom.

Hudson River Landing: new pro sim from radar data

Brand new professional simulation of the flight of US Airways Flight 1549 that ditched in the Hudson River. It is precision radar based with data displayed, from www.passur.com

Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty vanishes from London hospital

Gerry Rafferty, the singer behind the 1978 hit Baker Street, has been missing for nearly six months after vanishing from a London hospital where he was being treated for liver failure.

U.S. stimulus: Will history repeat itself?

Imagine this: community organizers with mesmerizing rhetoric and calls for change, remove the privileged from power. Heavy government debt. makes the economy tank. So they print money as a stimulus package!

Canada has nothing to say

A succession of minority governments has left our foreign policy in a shambles and our foreign service paralyzed. On trade, on global warming, on peace in the Middle East, on the emerging Third World powers - on anything that matters, Canada has nothing to say.

Open Says Me: Most residential locks vulnerable to "lock bumping"

Bump keys are a magic wand to open almost - any - lock. They are cheap, readily available, fast and easy to use. If someone robs your house using a bump key, you may have trouble making an insurance claim.

Senate Passes Stimulus Bill Containing $1.3 Billion for NASA

The U.S. Senate passed an $838 billion economic stimulus package Tuesday that includes $1.3 billion for NASA - more than double the amount the House approved Jan. 28 for the U.S. space agency in its version of the bill.

Google Earth 'helps man find buried Spanish treasure ship'

A treasure hunter who claims to have found a buried ship filled with treasure using Google Earth, the popular satellite imaging service, is fighting a legal battle to excavate the site.

Urgent stimulus needed to avert another Great Depression: IMF

The roll-out of stimulus packages and the clean-up of banks must be accelerated, the head of the International Monetary Fund says, urging action to avert "a repeat of the Great Depression".

The Top 25 Rockers Over 50! Keep On Rockin' In The Free World!

Bruce Springsteen, who turns 60 this September, released a new album and performed at the SuperBowl. Whatever happened to Live Fast, Die Young? Someone ask Sid Vicious. Even Johnny Rotten turned 53 on January 31.

North Korea vows to retain nuclear weapons

North Korean officials Monday pledged to retain their nuclear arsenal until the United States removed "nuclear threats" against it.

Canada: November GDP data signals deepening recession

Canada's economy shrank more than expected in November as businesses across most sectors clipped back production, suggesting the recession that started in the fourth-quarter is steeper than expected.

Banker + gangster = bankster

It seems timely to resurrect this Americanism from the 1930s. Some are bandits, but there are also principled people in banking too.

How Much Is A Trillion? - Slide show

Based on nearing's seed on $1.144 Quadrillion in Derivatives, I've made an online slide show with music for folks to see the size of US debt against the Derivative Debt. Now being Featured on slideshare.net's homepage.

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Virgin Galactic - New Mexico Sign Spaceport America Lease Agreement

On December 31st, 2008, Virgin Galactic signed a 20 year lease agreement with the State of New Mexico.

Obama Inauguration Speech Ruined By Incessant Jackhammering

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's Inauguration Day address—a speech that many believed would jumpstart the healing process of an ailing nation, foster hope and goodwill across the world, and serve as the ultimate stamp on the Democrat's historic win—was ruined Tuesday by  …

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