JAMES Camino – Day 15 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today’s stage took us from the beautiful town of Astorga to the one-street backwater of Rabanal Del Camino. Today started with an even better, or worse if you happened to be here, demonstration of just why the Germans are so universally hated abroad. Normally they are bad, […]
Afghan’s opium output may drop in 2008
Afghanistan’s vast and highly lucrative opium production may drop slightly this year from a record spike, but world-high cannabis output is likely to rise, a United Nations survey released on Wednesday said. Opium from Afghanistan, which makes up more than 90 per cent of world supply, will likely earn Taliban insurgents tens of millions of […]
Weird trends in 2007!
Outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc released a list of what it called 2007’s most unbelievable workplace stories. Some highlights: Workers in Scotland lined up to take classes which encouraged flirting to get ahead in their careers. Class exercises included purring like a kitten and dancing like Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. An […]
100 sexiest women 2006
The results of the twelfth FHM Sexiest Women in the World Awards have been announced, and it’s enough to make your little British heart swell with pride as Teddington’s finest export, Keira Knightley, tops the poll for the first time. And making it a double dose of British beauties is page 3 fave and gossip […]
Students Aiding in Dispute Resolution
NEW YORK– GroundReport is set to cover the progress of an ambitious project aimed at improving the Ghanaian legal system this winter. In January, Fordham University students Michael Lynch, Jonathan Knight, and Christina Glynn will travel to the rural region of Sunyani in Ghana acting as liasons for Project Reconciliation Ghana. They will facilitate a […]
65th Golden Globe Awards: Nominations
Though Fred found ‘Atonement’ to be the equivalent of a sleeping pill, the film is biting back by earning a plethora of nods at the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards. This British historical romantic movie starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy is leading the competition for the 65th Golden Globe Awards with seven nominations, including […]