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Very cool collection of photographs taken by Fedor Yurchikhin who spent 163 days up there. What You See From Space | English Russia sample:

This one is briefing Reagan on the upcoming trips to Finland and the CCCP. Many more in the ciagov channel. The Moscow Summit - YouTube ciagov's Channel - YouTube

George Osborne should “accelerate” plans to scrap the 50p higher rate of income tax and increase personal tax allowances to help the economy during the euro crisis, business leaders will warn the Chancellor. In a letter to the Chancellor, more than 30 of the City’s top figures agree...

OTTAWA—Canada’s governing Conservative party has admitted to illegal campaign advertising tactics in the 2006 campaign that brought Stephen Harper to power. The Conservative Party of Canada and its fundraising arm, the...

A poppy-burning Muslim group which has now been banned in the UK has exclusively told Sky News it has cancelled an Armistice Day demonstration. Speaking to Sky's security editor Sam Kiley, Muslims Against Crusades (MAC) spokesman Anjem Choudary said the "Hell for Heroes" protest would not...

Some of the other crap has been silly or just plain stupid, others more serious, but this is not good for anyone on either side of the fence. ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – The home base for Occupy Atlanta has tested positive for tuberculosis. The Fulton County Health Department confirmed Wednesday...

City workers will face layoffs under the proposed budget to be unveiled Nov. 28, City Manager Joe Pennachetti told reporters Thursday. The city will use “a combination of vacancies and layoffs” to achieve savings, he said. “There will be layoffs, and that’s been known for a long time. I...

Seems most (55% so far) say it's time to hit the road. City manager Joe Pennachetti said Thursday morning that the city will move in as early as next week. “Starting next week, we will have more discussions with those people at...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a shift in White House tactics on the cusp of an election year, President Barack Obama isn't shying away these days from saying that many of his policies were designed with African-Americans in mind. Until now, the nation's first black president has carefully...

A former official in the Bush administration said in a column that President Hugo Chávez is in worse health than he has let on. President Hugo Chávez’s cancer is spreading faster than expected and his doctors fear that he may have only a few months left to live, a former U.S...

the Australian stock market lost $37 billion because of Europe's economic crisis. FARK.com: (6720149) While you were sleeping, the Australian stock market lost $37 billion because of Europe's economic crisis AUSTRALIAN shares have plunged more than 3 per cent lower today as the...

BP will officially be off the hook for any deposits of oil that wash up on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico – unless they can be traced directly to the Macondo well, it has emerged. Under a plan approved by the Coast Guard on 2 November, the oil company will end active cleanup operations and...

The Dover Air Force Base mortuary for years disposed of portions of troops’ remains by cremating them and dumping the ashes in a Virginia landfill, a practice that officials have since abandoned in favor of burial at sea. The Dover, Del., mortuary, the main point of entry for the...

New Orleans streetlight repairs held up by federal red tape Federal red tape has forced Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration to temporarily suspend its aggressive effort to repair broken streetlights in New Orleans. Through Sept. 30, Deputy Mayor Cedric Grant said contractors had fixed...

It's as simple as that. Old school technology. Working Model of Stephenson's STEAM ENGINE made of GLASS ! Rare! - YouTube

The NDP must surely see they're affording this spaz too much face-time. ;-) Kelly McParland: Bob Rae visits Occupy Toronto and discovers the middle class Some time in the past few weeks, Bob Rae wandered into the tent city that has sprung up next to Toronto’s most venerable Anglican...

Politicians of all stripes are wringing their hands these days, trying to find ways to cut budgets without hurting services. A quick surf through government websites shows where this province can save hundreds of thousands of dollars: Cut off funding to environmental groups such as the...

OTTAWA -* The nine candidates in the race to replace Jack Layton as leader of the federal NDP face an uphill climb as they try to build a national alternative to the Conservative government. "The NDP as it is right now is really not up to prime time," said Quebec-based academic and author...

All-new ASIMO (Nov 2011) - YouTube Little bugger can motor.

Love him or hate him, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is a man who sticks by his convictions. He started by making Wisconsin more business-friendly, then took on the public sector unions. And now, the state lawmaker that has solidified a national name for himself is taking on atheists and...