Our Only Salvation

Many recent movies propose various end-times scenarios: solar flare, chaotic weather, mass infertility,.. But I propose the end will resemble none of these. Okay, perhaps something like the last example .. Mass impotence combined with failing ozone - I could see those easily...

An open letter to my governement from me the governed - PLEASE READ

"An open letter to my governement from me the governed""With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have...

Indian ODI team played me well: Mendis

"Ajantha Mendis says M S Dhoni and his boys read him well in the just-concluded ODI series but the Sri Lankan mystery spinner claims he at least managed to straitjacket the aggressive Indian batsmen. “It should be like that. Talented batsmen learn quickly and correct their...

Dear Google and Yahoo: Track Me, Please.

"Targeted advertising is not a perfect science. But it is a far better option than whatever it was that we had “way back when.” And as for matters of privacy, a tired old adage comes to mind: it’s all relative. As you have probably been made well aware already, the...

China down to 12 days of coal stocks

A lot of people relying on this."China's booming economy could be running out of steam – literally. At the end of a cold and stormy winter, the country has just 12 days of coal reserves at most power stations. Some provinces, including Hebei, bordering Beijing, have...