Cricket - Afghanistan clinch maiden first-class victory

Leaving evils like terrorism, religious fanaticism, exploding bombs, guns, run and occupation by foreign forces etc behind, Afghans are making forays into the world of Cricket. Introduced to the generations of...

Canada Post Raising Rates on Monday

Canada Post has raised it's rates, effective Monday.  The 100% price increase of thick envelopes is drawing criticism from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which says it opposes "arbitrary...

How To Buy a Gun In Darfur

" My first glimpse into the flow of small arms into Darfur began at 4:45 on a February morning in 2006. The lights were off in the first-class Sudan Airways lounge at Khartoum International Airport. Sitting to my left was Abdallah, resplendent in white robes, sporting...

Syrians detained on Panama-bound plane

"Six Syrians were detained in Panama on Tuesday after the crew on their flight from Cuba alerted authorities to suspicious behavior. An aviation official denied police reports that the Syrians tried to open the cockpit door. "This is not a hijacking," said Victor de la Hoz,...

The New Mile-High Club

"Emirates Airlines plans to spend $50 million in the next 18 months to upgrade its first-class product. Its new in-flight entertainment system, which will also be available in coach, will offer more than 600 channels of entertainment on demand. First-class screens will be a...

How much does algore cost?

"From The Buffalo News… Ever wonder what it takes to bring a former vice president of the United States to your event? You’ll have to provide a generous lecture fee and meet a lengthy list of...

Airline passengers: "You're no Sanjaya, Paula so take a seat

Paula Abdul was dissed and embarrassed by a bunch of airline passengers recently when she tried to get "special treatment" and pass the line-up to get on-board a Southwest Airlines flight.  Apparently, Miss...

The Forever Stamp Announced (Along with US Rate Rise)

UPDATE: It's official, the US Postal Service has announced a "Forever Stamp" that can be used against future rate hikes."The USPS has approved a rate hike from $.39 to $.41 cents for a first class letter. They've also approved the "Forever Stamp" a stamp that does not lose...

How postal rules affect bulk mail

Every time the United States Postal Service changes the price of a stamp, there is a flurry of articles reminiscing about the days when it cost only pennies to send a letter. Well, right now the Postal Service is implementing the largest change in business mailing in decades,...

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