Filmmaker releases trailer for open source feature film

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 New filmmaker Solomon Rothman has released a trailer for his upcoming full length open source film called ‘Boy Who Never Slept.’ Both the movie and the trailer are offered under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license. The movie is set to be released at the end…

Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes

Monday, November 28, 2005 U.S. Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R–CA) pled guilty today to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence as a member of the House Appropriations Committee to help a defense contractor get business. In total he pled guilty to one count of income tax…

Failed suicide bomber imprisoned for life

Friday, January 30, 2009 A court in London has sentenced a would-be suicide bomber to life imprisonment. Nicky Reilly, 22, a Muslim convert with learning difficulties and Asperger syndrome, took the components for three bombs — glass bottles containing nails, caustic soda and kerosene — to the Giraffe restaurant in…

The Consumer’s Guide To Funeral Planning}

Here’s An Opinion On: Independent Financial Planning Financial Planning Services Submitted by: Todd Witengier When faced with the death of a loved one, oftentimes people neglect due diligence when it comes to their rights as consumers. Whether they’re consumed with the loss or just overwhelmed by all the decisions and…

Two American soldiers charged in Iraqi murders

Saturday, June 30, 2007 On Saturday, the US military announced the arrests of two American soldiers alleged to have been involved in three separate premeditated murders of Iraqi civilians, and the planting of weapons around the crime scene to pretend the victims were insurgents. The incidents occurred over the past…

Wikileaks cable disclosure shows Arab fears of Iranian ambitions

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Sunday night’s release of leaked United States diplomatic cables shows widespread concern in the Arab world over Iran’s ambitions to build a “Persian Empire in the 21st Century”. Wikileaks, so far, have released under 300 of the quarter million plus diplomatic communications posted to them on…