Police in Oklahoma say a body discovered buried in a shallow grave in a wildlife refuge is that of missing pregnant woman, Lauren Barnes.  (Dec. 1).  Copyright 2007 The Associated Press

Couch surfer Alex Boylan is midway through an adventure to travel around the world for free.  He's traveled across South America made it all the way to South Africa, but the trip hasn't all been easy.  Copyright MMVII, CBS Interactive Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

Speaking at a rally to over 100,000, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened the U.S. and Spain.  He also criticized Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.  Uribe removed Chavez as mediator for the release of hostages held by leftist guerrillas after saying Chavez broke with protocol by speaking to the head of Colombia's army without permission.  Copyright 2007 Reuters

Farmworkers, union members and activists marched through Miami's city streets to Burger King headquarters Friday to protest low wages for tomato pickers and alleged exploitation of field workers.  (Nov. 30).  Copyright 2007 The Associated Press

As a professional blogger and entrepreneur, I face the quality v success challenge every day. There are thousands of blogs in dozens of niches that are doing spectacularly well by following the PageViews = Money formula and are quite successful ventures for their owners, although at their core the product is decidedly third-rate. Reading these blogs angers me because I expect better from the top bloggers, but at the same time there's an admiration for their unwavering commitment to doing what works and continued amazement at how we overestimate the intelligence of our readers (selfishly, I might add).