Irani Trophy 2008-09: Preview

"The new season begins in earnest in Baroda when the star studded Rest of India team takes on the Ranji champions Delhi. With the series against Australia looming large, and the selectors more or less making their intentions clear, this match has suddenly gained epic...

Hide and Seek-&-Destroy

If you find military-style robots in your garden, one of two things is happening: either they're filming Doctor Who on your street, or you've found yourself in the middle of the Ministry of Defense's Grand Challenge:"A village in England will host a robot hide-and-seek...

Maoists Take Majority of Counted Votes in Nepal

For the first time, the Nepalese were allowed to vote to determine the direction of their country. No one could have foreseen that the majority would vote for the Maoists, the rebels whose failed insurgency killed...

New Bird Species Discovered

"The announcement of the discovery of a new bird comes with a twist: It’s a white-eye, but its eye isn’t white. Still, what this new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that...

8-year old passes Law Entrance Exam

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly food for thought when Immigrants to Canada do not understand why their University Degrees from Non Western Countries are not accepted by Federal Authourities in...

North American Report: Hundreds of Sleeper Cells Among us!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBefore you head to your "Dale Gribble" (King of the Hill)  style underground bunker and don a flak jacket while you peer suspiciously at your next door...

Humberto Being Called the Instant Hurricane

"Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record, from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out...

Another Memorial Day Marks Grief's Journey

"Another Memorial Day Marks Grief's Journey Two Va. Families Struggle, in Different Ways, Through Losses From War's First Years By Donna St. George Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 28, 2007; A01 Not a waking hour goes by when Judy Adamouski does not think of the son...

Rumors, rumors

Ordinarily I don't read Mr Palmo's breathless gossiping (well, it is not all that, and the good Lord knows I am no epitome of prose style, but it is too overheated to make regular visits) but I have a very nasty cold with fever and require distraction; and then remembered...

"Fight On!" - Trojans dominate Wolverines again

"There were no surprises for Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Michigan did what USC anticipated, and the Trojans met their own expectations. "With the guys that we have and the speed that we have, we thought it...

America's most digital cities? Think Sun Belt

"If you want to live in a "digital city," you might want to start looking to the Rocky Mountains or south of the Mason-Dixon line. Florida. Arizona. Colorado. Southern California. To some of us, these might sound like vacation destinations or Sun Belt retiree getaways. But...

The Eye Opening Ignorance Of The Democrats’ New Intelligence Chairman [an ...

"Forty years ago, Sgt. Silvestre Reyes was a helicopter crew chief flying dangerous combat missions in South Vietnam from the top of a soaring rocky outcrop near the sea called Marble Mountain. After the war, it...

Sex during pregnancy: An unnecessary taboo?

"If you want to get pregnant, you have sex. No surprises there. But what about sex while you're pregnant? The answers aren't always as clear. Here's what you need to know about sex during pregnancy. Is it OK to have sex during pregnancy? As long as your pregnancy is...

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