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Single dad 'Edge' parenting from afar

Edgerrin James is likely to enter the top 10 on the NFL's career rushing list this weekend.

An Iraqi's trek from Sadr City to Monterey

On one of his first days in America, Hussein Albayati visited the Statue of Liberty.

Cuban-American leader seeks new path

Francisco Jose Hernandez points to the boarded windows in his secretary's third floor office. Days before, a drive-by shooter peppered the glass with bullets.

Presidents past and present shadow Clinton's tour

They followed her every step of the way. From Kenya to Cape Verde, the personalities and policies of the last three American presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — dogged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton through an 11-day tour of Africa.

Afghan flees death by foot, air and flimsy boat

Two years ago, Ali Khosh Razaee bought his freedom. The price he paid was his brother.

Senegal hoop star tries to give back

He moves across the sand-specked basketball court swathed in the glossy dark blue jersey of his old Japanese pro team, a keepsake from a career that propelled him around the world.

Teen survivor of genocide awaits US graduation

Two years ago, Candide Uwizeyimana could not speak a word of English. A survivor of the Rwandan genocide, she lost her family and later was separated from those who rescued her from an orphanage, fed and housed her and paid for her education.

Mine That Bird goes from oddball to champ

They weren't supposed to be here among the big shots and the sheik, the Hall of Famers and the million dollar sure-things.

Faith and snakes, mud and fear in flooded Brazil

The leaky canoe is taking on water fast as our two guides fight the river in a driving rain.

For two black golfers, path to PGA tour is rocky

Tim O'Neal watched carefully, head down, as his pitch from just off the green rolled perfectly into the cup on the ninth green at Tradition National Golf Course last month.

Doctor wins major round in legal battle

Dr. Andrew Nguyen's only recourse after being unjustly imprisoned twice by authorities in his homeland of Vietnam was to flee in a rickety riverboat, along with 80 others so desperate to get out of the country that they were willing to risk death on the high seas.

We're what? Cardinals finally reach No. 1

Andre McGee had a piece of pasta about halfway down his throat on Sunday night when the Louisville senior guard saw the familiar Cardinals logo flash across the television screen just seconds into the NCAA tournament selection show.

Oscar is in the house: Trophies come to the Kodak

A group of security workers stand at attention as two black SUVs, each driven by armed guards, pull up to the artists' entrance to the Kodak Theatre. Inside are the Academy Awards' most famous guests.

Oscar misses flight to Hollywood

Oscar No. 3453 missed his flight.

Oscar 3453 is 'born' in Chicago factory

One of the biggest stars of this year's Academy Awards was born on Chicago's northwest side, brought into the world by Martin Vega and prepped for his big close-up by Eladio Gonzalez.

Historic Chinese junk loses home, may be destroyed

Half a century ago, six men with no sailing experience climbed aboard an aging Chinese junk in Taiwan and survived a typhoon that nearly wrecked the little ship. But after sailing nearly 7,000 miles across the Pacific, they were greeted by cheering crowds as they sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Child in US custody fight adjusts to new country

Nine-year-old Anna He stands quietly amid the chaos in her boarding school dorm on a Sunday night, a frenzy of little girls chattering in Chinese as they change the linens on rows of wooden beds.

Kayaker finishes 1,700-mile solo trip in 54 days

A solo kayaker's 1,700-mile journey to promote prostate cancer awareness has wrapped up at a Manhattan pier.

‘Journey to the Center’ is slapdash fun

The idea of ancillary marketing for “Journey to the Center of the Earth” feels redundant — this movie is already its own video game and its own theme park attraction. And if you’re 12, that’s awesome. Adults, however, may find the movie somewhat rougher going.

Brothers plan 1,600-mile journey on WaveRunners

It's going to be a long, bumpy ride from South Florida to Massachusetts for two brothers.

Dog crosses desert, mountains and somehow gets back home

A dog that ran off during a road-trip rest stop apparently made her way nearly 80 miles across Nevada's high desert and two mountain ranges to return home a week later.

Stanford Returns to Final Four

The celebratory net around her neck, Candice Wiggins turns to coach Tara VanDerveer: "What happens next? I don't know what happens next."

Turtle Swims From Indonesia to Oregon

A leatherback turtle has been tracked swimming from the coast of the Papua province in Indonesia to Oregon, researchers said, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding sites.

An Unlikely Rescue for Pit Bulls

His back resting comfortably against her chest, Hector nestles his massive canine head into Leslie Nuccio's shoulder, high-fiving pit bull paws against human hands.

Saudi Turns His Back on Jihad

The last time Ahmed al-Shayea was in the news, he was in the hospital at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, being treated for severe burns from the truck bomb he had driven into the Iraqi capital on Christmas Day, 2004.

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Four-hour flight turns into two-day Greek odyssey for weary travellers
Source: The Scotsman

Passengers leaving Glasgow on Friday for the Greek islands had expected to be in the air just a few hours. But instead they were hit with a series of delays, mechanical failures and weather problems which saw their short trip turn into a 42-hour Greek tragedy.

BBC NEWS | UK | My school journey by bike, ferry and bus
Source: BBC News

Around the world millions of children have to go to great lengths to get a proper education. In the fourth report in the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Lorna Gordon talks to 11-year-old Jordan, whose long journey to school every morning involves a bike ride, a ferry, and a bus.

Dragonflies - Longest Insect Migration Revealed
Source: BBC News

Every year, millions of dragonflies fly thousands of kilometres across the sea from southern India to Africa... ...and then likely back again, a round trip of 14,000 to 18,000km. More Articles

The Power of Habits to Rob You of Confidence - What are yours like?

We know that the three pillars of personal confidence are our sense of achievement, belonging and self-esteem. If we do not feel we belong, or have achieved enough, our self-esteem tends to suffer.

Gary Revel
Source: Gary Revel

Friends and Fans of Gary Revel Welcome to the Gary Revel Friendship Train

Arrowhead Journey
Source: arrowheadjourney.wordpress.com

this journey makes one wonder if they are doing anything worthwhile with their own life.

"Rock" gives '80s hair-band songs their day
Source: Reuters

By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - That "Rock of Ages" is determined to be a different sort of Broadway musical is evident from the moment you enter the Brooks Atkinson Theater.

5 Key Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem

1. Face Your Fears. Make a list of the major problems in your life, then list ways to improve or change them. They are never really as bad as you think they are. Chances are that not all of your problems can be dealt with easily or quickly because they might involve others.

80s Music Videos Revolutionized Video Production

Its amazing to watch the progression in technology when you watch the music videos from the 1980's. In the early 80's, around 1980 when MTV first started the production value was extremely low and within a matter of 3 years you see a vast improvement in video quality.

Please excuse the mess...

Have you ever visited an office building or store where they were doing renovations or repairs? You are cruising right along going where you need to go and then, oops there it is. Bright yellow shiny tape declaring "do not cross" in bold black lettering.

Team Battles Arctic Winter, Hiking 600+ Miles to Measure Melting Ice Cap
Source: CNN

It could be the ultimate test of human endurance: Three British explorers are risking their lives in subzero temperatures to measure the melting Arctic ice cap. More Articles

Slain officers body leaves on final journey
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

A funeral procession is headed to a Bucks County cemetery for the burial of slain Police Officer John Pawlowski" Fellow officers said he will be buried at the Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem with the sonogram of his unborn child in his hand"

Childhood sweethearts, aged 6 and 7, try to elope to Africa to get married 'where it is warm'
Source: the Mail online

The two sweethearts eloped at dawn, destination Africa. They dreamed of marrying in the blazing sunshine, surrounded by lions, zebras and perhaps the odd giraffe.

Epihpany Meditations on Eliot's Journey of the Magi

"A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey"

The Rhythm of Being

The rhythm of being calls out, fills the spirit and invokes dance. Pay attention, it is seen and felt all around you.

Human rights document heads into space
Source: Times of the Internet

PARIS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Sixty years after its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is about to journey into space.

First Day Blues And Some Surprises - (Day 2)- Live from Chicago's Obamaland!

Having managed to sleep for a few hours, but acquiring some bags under my eyes that perhaps needed to be declared to customs, I decided to take in my terrain.

Six key tips for coping after breaking up

Breaking up is a very difficult time for anyone and, no doubt, there would be lots of advice, especially from people who might not have experienced it! However, there are six simple tips to follow after a relationship has ended:

Silly video infuriates Internet
Source: msnbc.com

It's so rare in this day and age that one has the opportunity to use "irony" in its true sense.

Warrior

What sucks about dying is that most of the time you can't choose the time, place or reason. Like, now that I'm old, I'm sure I won't die young, die while I am strong. I understand that good people will pray you a long and forever young life, but I'd really like a smoke righ …

What do you think happens after we die?

Q. Do people really go to heaven or they are reincarnated? A. My personal opinion? Nothing at all. I think the only life we have is here on earth. If there were a heaven which is exactly like earth in what we enjoy and did, what is the point of dying at all?

Two Simple But Essential Reasons Why Barack Obama Would Make a Fantastic President

Sometimes the best things in life are the simplest and what we often take for granted, yet they are likely to make the biggest impact on others and their life quality.

Rajasthan - Jodhpur
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A travelogue from my trip to Rajasthan and the amazing cities of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. There are lots of pics and a travel tips along with details of places worth visiting

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