Imagine a bunch of hecklers at the Spike TV Awards. I know, hard to fathom, right?But these particular hecklers had good reason to do their thing. After Matt Damon was awarded his second set of antlers for the evening, the Los Angeles faithful decided to give him a little Laker love.See, Damon has been outwardly […]
By Robert P. LaurencePosted on Jun 17 2008Last updated Jun 17 2008Americans and Brits seem to have different tastes in murder.The English like to savor homicide at a polite distance, standing back a little so as not to intrude, like bank patrons online at an ATM. Their mysteries are short on explicit gore and violence, […]
As an author and software tester/aficionado, I would have to say that the greatest advance in computing over the last 5 years has got to be virtualization. Server virtualization is fast becoming a way to better deploy network services in terms of both overall cost and manageability. As new network platforms roll out, […]
David Durante wagged his tongue, pumped his fists and played to the crowd after every sharp routine.He easily would have earned the gold in team spirit. Durante hopes he can pump up the crowd in China, too.He might get that chance, posting strong finishes in nearly every event on Saturday at the Olympic trials that […]
The hearse arrives at the South Carolina Department of Corrections as protestors walk on the sidewalk awaiting the execution of James Earl Reed Friday, June 20, 2008, in Columibia, S.C. James Earl Reed had been scheduled to die at 6 p.m. Friday. A federal judge in Columbia issued the stay at 5:40 p.m. after a […]
Last weekend someone asked me what was the saddest thing I’d seen in the newspapers recently. Not sad in a tragic sense, but sad to make you wish you’d been born a few decades earlier. Or later.For me it was the excuse given by Sydney man Tim Steel for selling the story of the “mind-blowing […]
MANCHESTER — How do you follow in the footsteps of the valedictorian of Alvirne High’s Class of 2008, possibly the most accomplished group of seniors in the 58-year history of the school?You don’t, according to Cory Hogan, 11, younger brother of this year’s brainiest Bronco, Chelsea Hogan.“Probably not, it’s too hard,” responded Cory, when […]
BUDAPEST, June 3 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil and gas group MOL MOLB.BU will take a lawsuit brought by Austria’s OMV (OMVV.VI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) into consideration before deciding on a dividend payment, which analysts say could delay the payment by months.“The board will take all factors into consideration, including the suit brought by […]
BOSTON (AP) — Boston is going green.Fans began gathering Thursday morning along the route of a “rolling rally” to celebrate the Boston Celtics’ first championship in 22 years. Trains headed into the city were jammed, as was the Garden’s souvenir shop in anticipation of the parade kickoff.Forty-nine-year-old Tim Spencer of Peabody brought his 17-year-old son […]
A man accused of counterfeiting cash and who later went to jail on unrelated charges was nabbed again, this time charged with manufacturing fake $100 bills, police and federal officials said.And this time, it was Philip Hammer’s so-called accomplice who turned the tables on the suspect and got him arrested Friday morning, a police report […]