Sad Evening For Racing Fans!!!

The Daytona race plunged into a pall of gloom after this serious crash. Perils of being on the fast track, not just for the drivers but for spectators as well. Hopefully the rest of the races will take place without any incidents.

Woman Dumps Boyfriend After Finding Him with Another Woman in Online Map | Trending Now - Yahoo! News

The many uses of Google Maps... to find cheating partners...

Woman Dumps Boyfriend After Finding Him with Another Woman in Online Map | Trending Now - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/woman-dumps-boyfriend-finding-him-another-woman-online-200641774.html There is no good way to find out that your significant other is cheating on you, but one woman in Russia discovered her boyfriend's infidelity in a pretty surprising manner. Marina Voinova was looking up an address on Russia's version of Google Maps, Yandex Maps. She wanted to get a closer glimpse of a building [...] Read the full story

Homeless Man’s Honest Deed Rewarded with $16K Donation, and Counting - Yahoo! News

Another example of media hype. Social media and internet continues to blur the line that distinguishes what is and isn't news. This story doesn't deserve headlines but it has hogged headlines simply because it went viral. There seems to be an absolute lack of maturity amongst news media when it comes to publishing.

Homeless Man's Honest Deed Rewarded with $16K Donation, and Counting - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/homeless-man-honest-deed-rewarded-16k-donation-counting-172200491.html A homeless man in Kansas City, Mo., made national headlines more than a week ago when he returned a valuable platinum and diamond engagement ring accidentally dropped into his cup of change by a woman offering some extra cash. Now, hundreds of donors have contributed more than $16,000 to a page on GiveForward.com to help Billy Ray Harris get his life back on track. The man's rewards don't stop with financial help -- the media story helped him connect with a brother in Lubbock, Texas, he hasn't seen in nearly 30 years. Read the full story Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Syrian violence threatens ancient treasures - Yahoo! News Even when there was no civil conflict the world stood by as mute witnesses when the Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the marauding mobs of Islamists. It serves no purpose publishing reports on this kind of incidents when nobody wants to do anything. Even if the conflict ends by the dethroning of the current President, Syria will most probably fall into the hands of Taliban and Al Qaeda who will officially destroy these treasures. There is no winning where Islamists are involved, if you don't destroy them, they will decimate you. Syrian violence threatens ancient treasures - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-violence-threatens-ancient-treasures-142257679.html AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian museums have locked away thousands of ancient treasures to protect them from looting and violence but one of humanity's greatest cultural heritages remains in grave peril, the archaeologist charged with their protection said. Aleppo's medieval covered market has already been gutted by fires which also ripped through the city's Umayyad mosque. Illegal excavations have threatened tombs in the desert town of Palmyra and the Bronze Age settlement of Ebla, and Interpol is hunting a 2,700-year-old statue taken from the city of Hama. ... Read the full story Powered by Blogger.