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AN EXPERT delving deep into the history of Nessie spotters is to reveal his findings on the 80th anniversary of the first modern-day sighting. Dr Charles Paxton, a statistical ecologist from St Andrews University, is working on the first catalogue of all known sightings of the Loch Ness monster in modern times. The researcher will present his findings at a conference this weekend, organised as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival. The special event organised by the St Andrews academic marks the 80thanniversary of the first official sighting of Nessie.

As the United States continues on its downward trajectory, thanks to the policies of the Obama administration, the debate rages about whether he’s doing it all on purpose or whether he is merely incompetent. When talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh discusses this, he concludes that “it doesn’t matter” because the result is the same either way. Limbaugh misses a critical distinction. If Obama is incompetent, it means he must be voted out of office. If he is intentionally destroying the country as it was founded, it means he has malicious intent and must be removed through impeachment and a Senate...

When I first read the title of the book, "The Message Behind The Movie", my initial response to the title was, the message behind all the movies made today is bad! Now I don't claim to be a movie critic, but I do admit to being very critical of the product put out by Hollywood these days. It's not an opinion I've had all my life however. Truth is, until I gave my life to Christ I was more of an agnostic when it came to my opinion of movies. Like many Americans, I was oblivious to the influence movies...

I would have to do a little research to discover what really happened, but for the sake of argument let’s just assume that David Mamet for the most part got it right in his movie The Untouchables. From memory now, so be kind- At a crucial point in the movie Malone (Sean Connery) asks Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner), whom he could trust. The answer? No one. Not quite the answer Eliot was hoping for, but it was exactly what he needed to hear to appreciate just how corrupt the Police of Chicago were. Of course by that time Ness was...

Barak Hussein Obama has cast the One Ring into Mt. Doom. Unfortunately, he did not follow up on this action by casting himself in as well. This leaves the Dark Lord still in power. When asked why he failed to destroy the Dark Lord once and for all, Mr. Obama apologized to the Dark Lord for Gondor's arrogance and past foreign policy and promised further negotiations. . .more to follow.