From the Web: Threepeat win for New York in Miss America pageant
Twelve of the nation’s top professional bullfighters will be working to raise money for juvenile diabetes research at 7 p.m. Saturday at the S… GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Throw together some Englishmen with a Frenchman, a German and a Spaniard and ...
Yellowstone, Glacier parks among 13 of America's most photogenic places
Photography-wise, you really can't go wrong in a national park or a big city. They "tend to be the best places to photograph," says Gary Arndt, a blogger and photographer who sold his house in 2007 and has been roaming the globe ever since. The Society of ...
Virgin America flight diverted because of masturbating passenger
A Virgin America flight from Boston to Los Angeles had to make an unscheduled stop in Omaha on Monday after a passenger was discovered masturbating on board — “furiously,” according to one report. The FAA reported that the flight diverted because of ...
TravelCenters of America Customers and Employees Once Again Exceed Previous Year's Donations for St. Christopher Fund
TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters), operator of the TA® and Petro Stopping Centers® travel center brands, announces another record-setting annual campaign donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF). As a result ...
Extended Stay America names Wyler national recipe winner
Extended Stay America, the largest owned and operated hotel chain with kitchens in every room, has named Lauren Wyler “America’s Top Away From Home Cook,” winner of the brand’s national recipe contest with judging hosted by Food Network Personality ...
Virgin America Flight Diverted, Passenger Accused of Masturbating (Video)
A Virgin America flight was abruptly diverted to Omaha, Neb., while flying from Boston to Los Angeles on Monday. According to NBC Los Angeles, an Omaha police report said that passenger Doug Adams was allegedly “masturbating in flight and later tried to ...
America's Plumbing Company Inc.
About America's Plumbing Company Inc. Welcome to America's Plumbing Company Inc.! America's Plumbing Company Inc. is a plumbing service and drain cleaning company. We recognize that our residential and commercial customers have an expectation of ...
A history of abusive hazing won't stop Miss America from moving on
The mean girl won the beauty pageant. What a shock. On Sept. 14 in Atlantic City, Kira Kazantsev became Miss America 2015. The contest featured nothing out of the ordinary: boobs, bikini butt glue and, of course, talent. (Well, talent. Kazantsev sang the ...
Central America plan foresees infrastructure, energy projects-draft
TEGUCIGALPA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A plan by Central American governments to boost economic growth in the region and cut illegal immigration to the United States foresees major spending on infrastructure and energy projects, a draft of the proposal showed on ...
Israel Says Iran Testing Nuclear Weapons, Obama Stresses Diplomacy
The Iran nuclear program's Arak heavy water reactor. Photo: Nanking2012/Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org - Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said that Iran has used its Parchin military base for secret testing of nuclear weapons technology. Citing “highly reliable information,” Steinitz said, “ ...
Al Arabiya – العربية | Aga Khan: Canada’s first Islamic Art Museum
Al Arabiya a leading 24-hour news station in the Arab world, brings Aga Khan Museum’s inauguration news to the Arab audiences. In conversation with Amirali Alibhai , Head of Performing Arts, and Ruba Kana’an, Head of Education and Scholarly Programs an art historian they discuss the performing arts ...
Reflections on Rosh Hashanah 5775
Rosh Hashanah food. Photo: Deror Avi. As we mark the end of another year with the advent of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we pause to take stock of the year that has passed, to learn from ourselves, our experiences and our mistakes as we move forward to build a better future. This has been a m ...
Obama Reiterates Alliance With Israel, Fighting Anti-Semitism in Rosh Hashanah Message (VIDEO)
President Barack Obama. Photo: White House. JNS.org – President Barack Obama reiterated America’s “unshakeable alliance” with Israel and the need to fight anti-Semitism across the world in his Rosh Hashanah message. “As Jews across America, Israel, and the world gather together for the High Holidays ...
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Please list your order vertically, one item per line! Please list your selections in the same order they appear here! Please say what country you are in (or I will assume you are in the US). Yes this means you. =) Even though I
We Need Diverse Books: A Hispanic Heritage Month Giveaway
Since 1968, America has celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month every September 15th to October 15th. Here at Chronicle Books, we’re joining along with a giveaway of six of our favorite children’s books honoring Latino culture! Scroll through to see them all: Green is a Chile Pepper, by Roseanne Greenfie ...
The History of Physical Fitness
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from MovNat founder Erwan Le Corre. Fitness, as we know it today, seems to be a relatively modern invention – something that started vaguely in the 70s with jogging and Jazzercise. But physical exercise obviously goes back much further than that, to a time where p ...
Department of "WTF?!"
Our Bad Media: The only change Fareed Zakaria made was to (a) delete David Leonhardt's explanation of who had actually done the work to calculate the numbers, while (b) failing to put David Leonhardt's words in quotation marks, and (c) failing to provide a pointer to David Leonhardt's column. And: O ...
The Permanent Campaign: More Kansas Craziness
The heavily Republican state of Kansas continues to maintain its unlikely place in the political spotlight. GOP Secretary of State Kris Kobach (himself in serious trouble in November) has failed to keep withdrawn Democratic Senate candidate Chad Taylor on the ballot, and has apparently given up on t ...
Los superhéroes de Marvel contra el bullying
Con la intención de poner su granito de arena en esta lucha contra el acoso escolar que se vive en niños y adolescentes en las escuelas, Marvel Entreteiment se une a la organización estadounidense STOMP Out Bullying para sumar fuerzas sobre este problema que cada vez es más común en los colegios no ...
