Christopher Award Winners Highlight the Power of Faith, Courage and Action http://www.myprgenie.com) -- A mother strives to improve the lives of autistic children; an African-American nun establishes greater racial equality within the Catholic Church; two brothers travel around the world to discover the commonality of the human experience. Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Bangladesh's Yunus loses final appeal against … [Read more...]

Ancestry.com and the National Archives Release Millions of Civil War Records Online for the First Time to Honor the ... WASHINGTON, DC and PROVO, UT--(Marketwire - 04/06/11) - Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM - News ), the world's largest online family history resource, and the National Archives, today launched millions of newly digitized Civil War records that are now available online for the first time. This effort is part of an ongoing partnership … [Read more...]

West Haven teens visit Yale campus NEW HAVEN — When 30 of West Haven High School’s highest-achieving juniors visited Yale University this week, teacher Ron Conlan hoped it would be an example of what is to come. Read more on New Haven Register Expert shows great white's docile side Yes, that's a 4-metre great white shark next to Chris Fallows' paddle-board.But he doesn't need the warning we're giving him - he knows the huge predator is there, … [Read more...]

Free Oscar nominated documentaries at the Balboa Image by Steve Rhodes All the Oscar nominated short and feature length documentaries will be shown again today (wed. feb 21). Full schedule with links to more info on films at upcoming.org/event/151047/ Canadian actress had no qualms about playing Ethel in beleaguered 'Kennedys' TORONTO - Canadian actress Kristin Booth says she had no qualms about joining the beleaguered eight-part miniseries … [Read more...]

Behind barbed wire The James Memorial Art Center of Williston hosted a traveling exhibit titled Behind Barbed Wire Tuesday afternoon. The display visits towns around the country in a converted school bus, but the bus met complications before reaching the JMAC. Read more on Williston Herald Blanchett launches short film comp Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett has launched a nationwide short film festival calling on students to create films that raise … [Read more...]

Listen to Foo Fighters' 'Wasting Light' Album Here Stream the Foo Fighters' "Wasting Light" here, and find out more about their unique double feature tomorrow night. Read more on Billboard Canadian actress had no qualms about playing Ethel in beleaguered 'Kennedys' TORONTO - Canadian actress Kristin Booth says she had no qualms about joining the beleaguered eight-part miniseries "The Kennedys," even though the Toronto-shot historical drama … [Read more...]

Bangladesh Supreme Court rejects Dr. Yunus' appeal Dejected:Employees of Grameen Bank at the office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Read more on The Hindu Bangladesh's Yunus loses final appeal against sacking DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Nobel-winning Muhammad Yunus's final appeal against a central bank order sacking him from the microfinance bank he founded, Yunus's lawyer told AFP. Read more on thewest.com.au … [Read more...]

Win a copy of The Doors on Blu-ray 2011 is the 40th Anniversary of the death of legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison. With their legend intact and music as popular as ever, Oliver Stone's biopic has been restored and is released here for the first time on blu-ray. Read more on My Village Peckham Win a copy of The Doors on Blu-ray 2011 is the 40th Anniversary of the death of legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison. With their legend intact and … [Read more...]