Former Finnish president (1994) Martti Ahtisaari was recognized by the Nobel Committee for his success in brokering deals as a United Nations envoy. He was cited for his work in helping Namibia achieve independence from South Africa, for ending the 3 decade long conflict between the Aceh movement and Indonesia, and for negotiating the end […]
Over 1400 people attended the first “Alaska Women Reject Palin,” rally outside the Anchorage library making it the largest political rally in Alaskan history according to the “mudflats” blogger.
So, with so many of the Palin/McCain statements proving flagrantly untrue, can you really see Russia from Alaska?
1) No: The Bering Strait is 53 miles across, which means you can’t see Russia across it because of the curvature of the earth. freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080507/posts
2) Yes: “and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.” […]
Gail Renard was 16 when she heard that John Lennon was going to be staying over in Montreal. She crashed his party with a friend via a fire escape at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Ringing the doorbell during a change of security, Yoko answered the door and let her in for an interview.
Gail stayed for […]
Ozzy was recently awarded an undisclosed sum in a judgment against the Daily Star. The Star had published an article suggesting that Ozzy was too ill to present awards at a recent, British awards ceremony, and said that he had collapsed twice prior to the ceremony, and relied on an electric buggy to get around […]