Filed under: Internet, Media Criticism, News, United States — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on March 2, 2008 @ 3:18 pm CET
Good news for people (entrepreneurs!) like myself: increasingly more Americans are turning to the Internet for news. That’s, of course great because it means that more Americans are likely to read my drivel (and of course the high quality posts of my co-bloggers), but it’s also great because America often sets the trend globally. (more…)
Gunmen have stormed an elementary school near Peshawar, in Pakistan, taking children and teachers hostage. There are conflicting accounts as to how many children are being held, with police reporting around 25, but others raising that number to 250. Apparently, the militants originally planned to kidnap a local health official, but were thwarted and in the process of escaping, went into the school and took the children.
Here’s hoping there isn’t a repeat of the Beslan tragedy, and all the children, and their teachers are safely released.
Update: The gunmen have released the children (final number around 200) and surrendered to tribal authorities. A happy ending, thank goodness.
Filed under: 2008 elections, News — Dyre42 on January 11, 2008 @ 11:40 pm CET
Unity08 announced today that its closing the doors on its current incarnation due to a shortage of both members and money.
From Unity08.com
The past year has taught us that it’s tough to rally millions to a process as opposed to a candidate or an issue. In the past, third party movements that have broken through the monopoly of the established parties have always been based on a person (Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 or Ross Perot in the last decade) (more…)
Filed under: News, Strange Stuff — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on May 22, 2007 @ 5:11 pm CEST
I guess this man was having sweet dreams.
Michael Lusher apparently is a sound sleeper. A small-caliber bullet struck the 37-year-old Altizer man in the head as he slept Sunday morning, but he didn’t realize it until he awoke nearly four hours later and noticed blood coming from his head, said Cpl. R.H. McQuaid of the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department.
The bullet that struck him was one of five that someone sprayed across his mobile home and truck at about 4:20 a.m. Sunday, McQuaid said. The one the struck Lusher apparently lost velocity as it traveled through two walls.
“We’re just glad he didn’t suffer any life-threatening injuries with a head wound,” he said.
