This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Lankan forces capture strategic area in LTTE stronghold

The Sri Lankan forces have intensified their campaign against rebel LTTE in last months. The government troops have made dramatic progress on the northern fronts, seizing a series of rebel bases and chunks of...

Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

Is the Economy that Scary? Halloween sales are Up!

"FAYETTEVILLE - Buying a Halloween costume can get expensive. The average cost of an adult costume is around $40, and kid's costumes aren't much cheaper. In such a scary economy, you wouldn't expect people to be...

Amusement Park Fun Can Turn Tragic With An Unexpected Loop

"Going to the amusement park with your family is supposed to be a memorable time that you can keep tucked away, as one of the absolute best times of your life. There is possibly nothing that can be more exciting...

Amsterdam Police sweep up artwork (to coin a phrase)

When an artist and a team of volunteers placed thousands of Euro one-cent coins on a walkway, they didn't expect them all to last the night.They didn't expect them all to disappear overnight, and not at thehands of those who took them." After waking up a bit groggy from...

Why the Financial Meltdown Reflects the Fundamental Failure of the Bush-McCai...

"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...

Army Times asks if McCain flip flopped or fibbed.

"McCain on FCS: Flip-flop or fib? By Bradley Peniston - Staff writer Posted : Saturday Sep 13, 2008 6:58:20 EDT Has Sen. John McCain renounced his longtime antagonism toward the Army’s Future Combat Systems?On Sept. 8, the Republican presidential candidate told a...

John McCain's daughter defends Bristol Palin on blog

John McCain's daughter, who has been keeping a blog while she accompanies her father on the campaign trail, has written an entry defending Bristol palin, the pregnant 17 year old daughter of McCain's VP selection,...

The Chronicle Of Tengger

"The history : Tenggerese live around Bromo Mountain, East Java. They are the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Most of the entire population is centered in thirty villages in the isolated Tengger mountains...

We finally Found American flags at the Convention

"For two days RedState has been at the Democratic Convention trying to find American flags. Sure, when the television cameras come on for prime time network coverage, the Democrats have been passing out flags like...

Vietnam floods 'leave 100 dead'

Flash floods in Vietnam have killed 100 people, and forecasters fear additional casualties as more rain is predicted for Monday. The floods have occured in the country's northern mountain procinves. More than two dozen people are still missing."Flooding and landslides in...

$27 million dollar project to save birds, bees, and bats

From my website:"This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United...

Olympians talk about the opening ceremony

"John Dane III (sailing):“Right when we got in the tunnel, we began the chant of “USA, USA” and there was an amazing energy and excitement. It helped me appreciate what each of those athletes had sacrificed to reach that moment. When the chant started we all quit...

Re-Bicyclable the Plastic Bike

"Matt Clark, he is a young industrial designer from Southern California. He showed me his bicycle creation, the IV-1 (for Innervision 1) : Here is the description of this unique bike: "This bicycle prototype...
 

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