I have been thinking a lot lately about midlife. Why, you ask, when I’m only 30-ish! (cough, choke, spit) If asked straight out I don’t lie about my age. I never have. (I just become a low talker) I am quite the opposite actually as I...
opinion by LWesty | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago 72 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
It feels like stepping onto another planet. Some 90% of all the ice on the globe is locked into Antarctica. If all of it melted, the oceans would rise by 70m (230ft). That might not be on the cards, but fundamental...
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN. ...
The unwanted guest at the Party: "BAGHDAD — Sheik Ayyid Salim al-Zubaie held a large party at his house in Abu Ghraib on Sunday to celebrate the release of a family member who had been imprisoned by U.S. forces...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 962 views | 20 recommendations | 10 comments
Sen. Barack Obama said it was "fair" to notice that he did not anticipate that the surge of U.S. troops into Iraq would be coincident with the so-called Sunni Awakening and the decisions of Shia militias to reduce...
From The Secret to A New Earth, new age is all the rage again. Discover the magic that life has in store for you, by going to the store and buying the book that Oprah told you to."Oprah Winfrey has endorsed a book...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1045 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"The KPPU had found Temasek guilty of violating Law No 5 of 1999 on monopolies by its cross-ownership of two strategic Indonesian telecommunication companies, Indosat and Telkomsel."Now we should go on and take the next step: all those who sold Indosat and also Telkomsel must...
created by uusjio | 2 years ago 324 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
All I can say is this: The different keywords
that have been showing up lately on my blog statistics really start to paint
a clear picture that something.. SOMETHING is happening to our collective consciousness - much of which I myself have yet to understand.
Here are some...
created by Shira79 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 710 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
"Some U.S. investors and retirees in the Central American nation fear president-elect Daniel Ortega, but others are more worried about how President Bush will respond to the stunning election victory.
It took North Carolina native Don McCandless 13 months, several work crews...
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It is important to take the current political situation [NYT] in Iran in context. Shirin Ebadi and Azar Nafisi are two women who have written memoirs (Iran Awakening and Reading Lolita in Tehran, respectively) dealing with being a woman in the world's only theocracy....
created by mtippett | 3 years ago 595 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
created by mtippett | 5 years ago | updated 4 years ago 16618 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments