Darlene M Givens

Meaningless political correctness has given rise to meaningless rituals of remorse. We are on their way to making the country of the free - the United States of “I’m sorry”.

I think I stopped trusting the U.S. government right after learning that for 40 years...Call me crazy, but the idea of trusting the government to take care of me, to provide me with "security" when I'm old and frail is far more frightening than the thought of me trying to make it on my own. I'm not yet 40, so theoretically I still have plenty of time to have my own plan in place. As I hinted earlier, my faith in government went out the door the moment I found out it was controlled by people.

Given the critical maulings his recent films have received, director M. Night Shyamalan was likely braced for negative reactions to his new opus The Last Airbender. But the venom directed at this $280-million, 3D movie is startlingly poisonous. Not everyone hated it, but detractors far outnumber defenders.

For a few months now, Digg has been beta testing a radically new version of its popular social news aggregation site. Those lucky enough to secure an invitation have been experimenting with Digg's new social focused "My News" section which provides curated news feeds based on the activity of your friends and the people you choose to follow. Today, Digg has flipped the switch and launched version 4 to the public, but it hasn't been a smooth transition. Sponsor Apparently Digg itself is suffering from a bit of the Digg effect. Upon announcing the new launch and turning on the servers, Digg went down quite swiftly. The official Digg twitter account responded to the outage, thanking people "for all your interest in the new Digg," adding that they were in the process of adding more capacity. Given all the traffic Digg sees on a daily basis, it seems unlikely that a sudden glut of visitors could bring the site down. What's more likely, is that pushing the new Digg has resulted in some temporary slowness. But hey, server speed, schmerver speed - here's a reminder of the new features now available on Digg. My News - If you visit the page while logged in to your Digg account, your new homepage is called "My News" where stories your friends have commented, dugg, and shared are aggregated. Digg now makes it very easy to find and follow your friends or your favorite outlets and personalities by pulling contacts from Facebook, Twitter and the like. Auto Post from RSS - Digg has simplified the submission process on the homepage and has also made it possible to import RSS feeds directly into your account. This could be very powerful for publishers who want to quickly get their content out on the site automatically without the hassle of actually visiting the site. Some have criticized Digg's more social and publisher-friendly approach, but I for one think it's a wise move. The social side of things makes finding relevant stories much easier and actually encourages interaction with the site through digging and commenting. I know now that my friends are more likely to see a story if I digg it or comment, so I'm more vested to actually do those things. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the Digg population reacts to the new changes once the site is actually speedy enough to be used again. Just as with any site, there are bound to be many who are enraged about the new layout, but I think Digg 4 is going to win over more than it turns off in the end. Are you fan of the changes? Go check out the new Digg (don't worry about adding to their server woes!) and let us know what you think in the comments below! Discuss

Squeeeee! I love cupcakes! I love them so much I’m going to open my own boutique bakery! But only if I can fit it in around my daily thrifting and passion for hammering out handmade fascinators! But for now, let’s just have a cupcakes and appletinis party!

The Wall Street Journal reports that, of the $130,000 paid to the entire WikiLeaks staff this year, founder Mr Assange has raked in around $86,000 of it.

Here's what's making health news this morning: New Bird Flu Study Shows Virus's Pandemic Potential (WSJ): A paper on genetically altered H5N1 virus in Science is one of two controversial experiments whose planned publication sparked fears it would give terrorists a blueprint for making a biological

Here's what's making health news this morning: J&J Close to Settling Off-Label Probes (WSJ): Johnson & Johnson and Justice are close to settling a protracted investigation into promotion of the antipsychotic Risperdal, for what would be one of the highest sums to date in a drug-marketing case,

… again, while sitting in his car at 3 a. m . He was charged with violating his probation ..... crime spree began shortly before 10:45 a. m . in Lealman, a small city in Pinellas County ..... in critical condition. Around 11:30 a. m ., Giancola pulled up in front of a house …

The U.S. Labor Department will release weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a. m . Eastern. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expect claims in the week ended June 16 to edged down to 385,000 from an initial …

Tata Motors Ltd. (TTM) said Thursday its managing director for India operations, P. M . Telang, has retired from his post after reaching the age of superannuation and has also stepped down from the company's board …

… economic indicators, existing home sales and the Philadelphia Fed's regional survey of manufacturing conditions are due at 10 a. m . Eastern. The index of leading indicators is expected to rise to 0.1% in May from -0.1% in April, according to economists …

… have selected forward Tanner Pearson with the 30th overall pick of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The draft will continue at 10 a. m (et) on Saturday with the Columbus Blue Jackets scheduled to begin the Second Round with the 31st overall pick. Round One …

Paraguay's newly sworn-in president set about forming a new government Saturday as he promised to honor foreign commitments, respect private property and reach out to Latin American leaders to m ...

… Well, guilty as charged, but sorry, I' m just charging in because I've had enough ..... Time on Fox Business Network. At least I' m up against a guy who is not physically ill ..... therapy? No. But that's only because I' m generally bigger than the horses and I don't …

… And now I come to a road course and I' m like, 'Yeah, all right. Let's do this ..... won't do it," Eury told the paper. "I' m going to help her get her head right where ..... feel like as my speed has come up and I' m racing further up the grid, I' m racing …