Friday, 27 November 2009 The Loch Ness Monster has been "rebranded" by the film industry during the last decade, according to an expert on cinema. Dr David Martin-Jones, of the University of St Andrews, said Nessie had changed from a beast feared by locals to a "family-friendly" creature. He said the 1996 film Loch Ness and 2007's The Water Horse show the monster and Scotland in...
Latin America faces the greatest threat to its democracy in decades (International, 7 November). The military coup that overthrew elected president Manual Zelaya and seized power in Honduras in June is now seeking to legitimise its illegal government through the international recognition of elections on 29 November. Such recognition would give a green light to opponents of democracy throughout the...
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Good news coming out of The Valley before Richard Murray was due to meet with supporters for the rescheduled Q&A tonight ( Twitter feed ). Reading striker Dave Mooney has extended his loan contract for a further month, although during this period his parent club can recall him at 24-hours notice. Nothing new on Akpo Sodje but despite the loan window now closed existing loans can still be extended....
October numbers are in, and Comscore , Compete , Google , and Quantcast all agree: US traffic to Twitter.com reached a peak in July or August and has begun to decline slowly. According to Comscore, October 2009 traffic was down 8% from from September 2009, while Compete shows a more modest decline of 2.1%. Still, on a year-over year basis, US Twitter visitor counts are up 1,271% according to Comscore,...
SAN CARLOS, CA (MARKET WIRE) Mark Logic(R) Corporation (http://www.marklogic.com), a leading provider of software for information applications, today announced the executive appointment of David Martin to vice president of enterprise and OEM sales.
Dear Leader His Excellency...uh...His Flamingness Barack Hussein Obama, Junior pretended he cared about Veterans on Veterans Day . NY Daily News : President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Wednesday to the determination of the U.S. military, from those who served generations ago to today's troops fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and missions around the world. He read a speech off his omnipresent teleprompter...
In honor of Veterans Day, TVNewser would like to take a moment to recognize the following TV news anchors, reporters, and technicians who've served in the U.S. armed forces. We apologize for those missing, of which there are likely many, but here is a brief list: Bob Schieffer , "Face the Nation" host U.S. Air Force Oliver North , Fox News "War Stories" host U.S. Marine Corps,...
1) CNN reports today that the WH is refuting claims by CBS and the AP that Obama has tentatively decided to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan. The statement was issued shortly after CBS News’ veteran Pentagon Correspondent David Martin reported that Obama has “tentatively decided” to send four more combat brigades to Afghanistan and [...]
According to CBS , Obama had decided to go with McChrystal's plan, giving him almost all the troops he asked for. Administration officials had acknowledged problems with Afghanistan's nominal president, Hamid Kharzai, last week: "He's got to take concrete steps to eliminate corruption," Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said last week. "That means you have to...
Yesterday, rumor swept the dextrosphere that President Barack H. Obama was prepared to accept the recommendation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal; the president, quoth the Great Mentioner, would send 40,000 troops to Afghanistan. And who could doubt the gossip? After all, it came from CBS , bastion of unbiased and utterly credible journalism at the highest standards of integrity. Blogs cheered; Democrats...
Here is video of a CBS News Report tonight where David Martin says President Obama is going to give Gen. Stanley McChrystal "most, if not all, of the 40,000 additional troops he is asking for." However, the report says the "Surge" in Afghanistan would be a slow-motion surge - with the troops arriving there over the course of the entire 2010 year. That differs from the Surge Strategy...
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