SondingJoyYes, it is good to hear about the bravery of some of the people, since the news sometimes is one-sided...

Thank you Ira for sharing the bravery of this Priest. God bless him for caring for so many.

The Iranian government, which captured a U.S. stealth drone in December, has agreed to give the top-secret spy craft back, but with a catch.
Instead of the original RQ-170 Sentinel drone, the Islamic Republic said Tuesday that it will send President Obama a tiny toy replica of the plane.
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-mocks-us-toy-drone-174851478--abc-news.html

Wikipedia still accessible during SOPA blackout -- with a little effort
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/wikipedia-still-accessible-during-sopa-blackout-with-a-little-effort.html?track=icymi
Wikipedia is the biggest name among the approximately 10,000 websites that pledged to go dark Wednesday in a broad Internet protest of the SOPA and PIPA online anti-piracy bills. But word has quickly spread about how to circumvent the blackout.
Visitors to Wikipedia's English-language site … [Più]

Priest describes moment cruise ship ran aground
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2012/01/16/chaplain-helps-survivors-of-cruise-ship-disaster/

A Catholic chaplain aboard the sinking Costa Concordia rushed to consume the Eucharist in an attempt to protect it as the cruise liner began to sink on Friday night.
Fr Rafaeli Mallena, 70, described his ordeal to Fr Giacomo Martino, director of the Apostolate of the Sea for the Italian bishops’ conference.
He said as he realised the ship was in … [Più]