I suppose the Italians must smile and say, 'thank you'

In Milan, the Chinese immigrants are not entirely happy.  Nor are the police authorities.  One doubts that the intervention of the foreign ministry in Beijing is liable to help resolve whatever contentiousness underlies the violence (in addition to that traffic...

Iraq's Superbombs: Homegrown Ordinance?

This is what the Pentagon does not want the American people to even think about: that their armed forces can be held at bay by homegrown weapons, not by an international conspiracy of "evil". This makes sense, though: whatever country you are from, if an invading army...

Energy Policy

U.S. Energy Policy, as it stands today, is broken because it is not sustainable in the long term, and provides far too little foresight to ever become sustainable. A lot of people agree, but they are split into groups that prevent enough action from being taken. The largest...

Muscular Liberalism

"I just listened to Chris Wallace’s interview of Jim Webb, and I was reminded of n2l’s discussion of the coinage of the term “muscular liberalism.” Webb flexed his liberal muscles as he impatiently explained to the pesky Wallace the differences between the Sunni...

Courses offer a variety of different looks

"Courses offer a variety of different looks Narrow openings to fairways, greens surrounded by marshland highlights of Carolina National By Alan Blondin Myrtle Beach Golf Magazine RANDALL HILL/Myrtle Beach Golf Magazine BOLIVIA, N.C. - At Carolina National Golf Club you'll see...

Apartheid Yardbirds and the Saints

"I have lunch with a good friend of mine at Alcorn State fairly often. Not long after we met, we discovered that we had quite a bit in common. Not only were we the same age, but we had both grown up in the 1960’s in the river city of Natchez. We both have two kids, and our...

Harvey’s Restaurant on Princess

"Harveys was welcome refuge from the blustering November cold. It also helped that we were hungry and in the mood for beef. Well, chicken too. Now Im fairly sure that pretty much everyone in Ontario knows how Harveys works. You order from a relatively simple menu...

Tir Nan Og

"The Tir Nan Og (or just Tir as it’s sometimes known) is a quintessential Irish pub. All hardwood and well-carved class, this pub is a must-see."

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...