Cultivate your Niche, Survival Tips for our Consumed to Thrifty Times

If you are in business right now and think you can survive only by trying to make a buck any way you can and trying to be all things to all people, you might have lost your soul and worse could be going the way of the dinosaurs, towards extinction.One of the things I got from...

Let's Talk Road Signs...Like 'Yield to Pedestrians'

I don't jump in my car for every errand I have.When I do, I keep my eyes opened for traffic signs. The BBC Magazine asks What makes a good road sign? (September 25). The 'Stop' sign is clear and uncluttered while 'No Stopping' sign is confusing. The tracks on 'Skidding' sign...

Marshmallows, Life and Money: Under the magnifying glass in 'The Time Paradox'

The first 2 lines on the front cover 'Reclaim Yesterday, Enjoy Today and Master Tomorrow' say it all. Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd look at our perception of time, how we use it and what it all means in The Time Paradox (Free Press). The best compliment I can give them is to...

Near-fatal accident leads to music career

"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Singer Melody Gardot made her first album lying in bed. ...

Taleban 'cleared from Kandahar'

After staging a coup of Jail raid more than 350 Taleban fighters had escaped with other intimates from a prison in Kandhar. Now Afghan forces have claimed to capture or clear the area form Taleban. Taleban which draws its power from south of country is still very active. "A...

US releases border strike footage

The US, saying it was actingin "self defence," has released footage of a controversial air raid that Pakistan sayskilled 11 of its...

Glimmer of Hope Out of Kenya as Opposition Parties Talk

Sporadic violence is still flaring up around the country and many people are still unable to return to their homes and businesses after Kenyan's president announced the third party leader as his vice-president, enraging the opposition."Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki...

Ready to try 'Times Reader'...Beware...Patience is needed

The New York Times is promoting Times Reader...I decided to take a look using the 30-day free trial.  I was not warned beforehand that in order to use the service I had to install a piece of software from Microsoft called Framework 3.0.  That was where the pain...

Can Israel take out Iran's nukes?

"Barring a "catastrophic development," reports Middle East Newsline, George W. Bush has decided not to attack Iran. An administration source explains that Washington deems Iran's cooperation "needed for a withdrawal [of US forces] from Iraq." If correct, this implies that the...

US Defense Secretary to Meet Iraqi Leaders

"U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Baghdad Friday for meetings with top Iraqi leaders. From northern Iraq, VOA's Margaret Besheer reports he will be delivering a message that that they must move faster on reconciliation legislation because American patience is limited."

U.S. Extending North Korea Nuke Deadline

"The United States is willing to give North Korea a few more days to meet its commitments after Pyongyang appeared to miss a deadline Saturday to shutter a nuclear reactor, a senior U.S. official said. Under a February 13 multilateral deal, Pyongyang agreed to shut down its...