James K Risner

News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, his son James and another top executive have been asked for their presence to stand before a U.K. parliamentary committee in response to the phone-hacking scandal which victimized thousands of families, as well as former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. But, fresh allegations are still forming that not one, but three of his newspapers have been involved in illegal activities. In addition...

Listia, a marketplace for free stuff, has raised $1.75 million in funding from an impressive roster of investors and angels. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from SV Angel, Founder Collective, High Line Venture Partners, Max Levchin, Naval Ravikant, Alex Zubillaga, James Hong and others. Listia previously raised $400K in angel funding.

Matthew, of Wokingham, Berkshire, who was born without his left hand, and wrote to Ross Brawn, boss of F1 team Mercedes GP Petronas, asking for £35,000 to pay for a top-of-the range artificial one.

Lebron James paid $300k for his fiance's engagement ring which he gave to her on New Year's Eve. That's a big rock.

Paramedics were summoned to the U.K. premiere of 127 Hours, after audience members started fainting.

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Maybe I am hearing things. Maybe I am just blowing this whole thing out of proportion. Or maybe Michal Jordan really did just smack LeBron James in the face, spit on his shoes, and tell him to "shut the f*&k up and stop whining"...

Galbraith offers a compelling argument on why the current economic crisis is comparable to the Great Depression, and requires radical governmental intervention of a similar proportion that the Obama administration has not yet confronted. In short, a response that will not be enacted through "bipartisan" support.

Next year, starting in January, the U.K.'s National Motor Museum will host the largest exhibition of James Bond movie cars ever assembled.

Honor scores: Tim Risner 267, Darrel Taflinger (662), Dan DeMeyer 259 ... CC Serenaders: Wildcats 65, K 2 63, Misfits 59.5, Awsum 2 Sum 58. Honor scores: Mike English 297 (769), Randy Dutton 258-277 (767), Mike Ferro 279-259 (765), Todd Brown ...