By the foot of a sand hill at dusk, a man plants smoking joss-sticks in front of the small graves and touches their numbered stones. He points at a grave and says, “This is my first child’s.” As the joss-sticks burn down, the man rests his head ...
3 Dec 2008
Just when Canadians thought they were through yet another federal election and had democratically elected the government of their choice an irresponsible and power mad opposition (a good description would be Junta) come up with a suprise Christmas ...
3 Dec 2008
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday warned that all options were open in dealing with Pakistan after last week's attacks on Mumbai, as the United States pressured Islamabad to show urgent cooperation with the probe. Speaking at a joint news conference with ...
3 Dec 2008
So, how's it going so far? Have you figured out how to fix our state's problems with insurance, taxes and the crummy budget? Ha, ha, just kidding! I know you just took over a couple of weeks ago, and I figure you'll need at least a month or two to ...
3 Dec 2008
South Bend, Ind. -- Notre Dame officials said Wednesday that Fighting Irish Coach Charlie Weis would return for a fifth season to lead the school's football team. Notre Dame is 28-21 in four seasons under Weis, including 3-9 in 2007 and 6-6 in 2008 ...
3 Dec 2008
Sitting back and watching and reading the morning's idiodyssey, I can only shake my head in shame to think that I belong to the same organization as Dubbs and Dan. Two grown men acting like school yard bullies. And to think they are part of the ...
3 Dec 2008
This Christmas season, instead of going to the mall to visit that guy dressed in a bad Santa Claus costume, why not do something a little more exciting? Something exciting like, maybe, seeing a reindeer fly. Kriss Kringle has caught word of a special reindeer.
3 Dec 2008
POZNAN (AFP) - Oh dear. The BINGOs are at odds with the TUNGOs and the RINGOs over the NAMAs and the NAPAs. RFUK is concerned about what REDD is going to do to PAM.
3 Dec 2008
PENAMPANG : Newly elected Penampang District Council (PDC) deputy chairman, Victor Kou pledges to do his level best in assisting the council to deliver and improve services to the people in the district.
3 Dec 2008
There is something special about a daughter's belief in her mother. My daughters are well past the age when they think I can do anything, and I am well past the age of needing to prove I am invincible. But I was secretly pleased when my daughter said. "You can do this."
3 Dec 2008
Douglas County commissioners are set to hear items Thursday regarding a do-over for the election in the Round Hill General Improvement District trustees due to an error on the ballot.
3 Dec 2008
Euro and British Pound Outlooks Hinge Upon ECB, BOE Rate Decision - What Will They Do?
3 Dec 2008
Manhattan Mouths: Do We Ever Stop Talking? - The Huffington Post.
3 Dec 2008
Do You Think Mac OS X Needs Anti-Virus Software? By Jesus Diaz , 5:20 PM on Wed Dec 3 2008, 4153 views. As you probably know, the BBC and a bunch of publications pounced over a "new" Tech Support Note recommending the use of anti-virus ...
3 Dec 2008
Why don't they just take out ads in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times outlining what they're going to do with the money. Then they can do this really novel idea. They can sell bonds and borrow the money. ...
3 Dec 2008
Nevertheless, I think Martinez probably did do the Republicans a favor if their candidate winds up being Bush -- or Charlie Crist, who like Bush could run with most of the advantages of an incumbent. If it is anyone other than those two ...
3 Dec 2008
Life isn't all "puppy dogs, roses, ice cream and cake," as Sage says. Despite all the hype and increase in internet traffic for Cyber Monday, Search Engine Watch still reports a decrease in projected online advertising from 14.5% to ...
3 Dec 2008
What Obama Will Do for Africa: A Conversation with Salim Amin - The Huffington Post.
3 Dec 2008