Mumbai attacks stall talks between India and Pakistan

The Mumbai terrorist attacks not only provided an opportunity to India to blame Pakistan but have also led to postponement of various meetings between the two countries at different levels, including the one that scheduled for next week on Sir Creek boundary dispute between...

Is 'Topless Meeting' part of your Vernacular?

As I was browsing the Oxford Word of the Year 2008 List after hearing of Frugalista being one of the selections, I was surprised to see Topless Meeting share the spotlight.Nothing kinky here as Meetings going ‘topless’ by Jessica Guynn (LA Times, March 2008) tells us that...

Global' bank crisis: Support as British do

" Brown wants 'global' bank support Gordon Brown has called on other governments to follow Britain's lead by supporting their struggling banks. Writing in the Times, he said the crisis needed a "global solution" and wants world leaders to meet and plan a...

Terror police raid 7/7 'bomb factory' flat

A flat allegedly used to plan the 7/7 terror attacks in London has been raided in the UK. It is unclear why the flat is being raided now, so long after the attacks, which occured in 2005."Officers began the search of the flat at 7am after receiving information from a member...

Obama, McCain, Kissinger: American Realpolitiks

I love Zoe Strauss. Here is a post she just did about an exchange between Obama and McCain about Kissinger. The post then goes on to provide links and information about the controversial career of Kissinger..."war criminal". Go Zoe! "During the presidential debate Obama and...

How To Make Friends…

Seems the American media has found this fine piece of writing from Heather Mallick at the CBC… and it’s starting to really get coverage. Fox did a piece on it today (sorry we can’t watch Fox in Vancouver), and the story is starting to travel. The whole story is rated...

At Least One Third of Americans Sleep at Work

I may or may not have slept during my midnight shift at a call center when I was just out of high school...I mean, just because I had access to super comfy chairs and only received one or two calls a night does *not* mean that I would get a full nights sleep and have my day...