With the longer, sunnier days, I have been more in the mood of reading that writing. Here is yet another interesting thing I read off the Internet in the last couple of days. LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — (…) Thirteen years ago, singer Dave Gahan famously died from a drug overdose and was brought back… Read More CNN: A sobering interview with Depeche Mode
Commentary: Why swine flu scares us By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor Take a stroll through the aisles of one of the big national chain-pharmacy stores: Walgreens, or CVS, or Rite Aid. You probably have done exactly that recently — paying a visit to one of the big drugstores is something Americans do almost by rote… Read More CNN Commentary: ‘Why swine flu scares us’
Commentary: ‘Educate a woman, create a nation’ By Dina Habib Powell, on March 13, 2009 NEW YORK (CNN) — As we mark International Women’s Month in March, it is encouraging to see that the movement to recognize the vital role that women play in families, nations and economies has been building for more than a… Read More From CNN: ‘Educate a woman, create a nation’
… And my personal questions: why, and what does it imply? America become less Christian, survey finds America is a less Christian nation than it was 20 years ago, and Christianity is not losing out to other religions, but primarily to a rejection of religion altogether, a survey published Monday found. Three out of four… Read More From CNN: America becoming less Christian
Not quite what I would have at first put on my list of ten ways to become a better person, but the more I think about it, more items on this list make sense to me. Ten ways to become a better person By Amelia McDonell-Parry 1. Pack your lunch: Instead of spending $10 on… Read More CNN: Ten ways to become a better person
The Internet is an amazing source of information, but I am learning more and more about how much of a source of misinformation it also is. In a way it’s fun – everyone becomes a bit of a detective, Inspector Gadgeting their way around the big bad Web. But although I have always known just… Read More Inspector Gadgeting the World Wide Web
While I don’t wish anyone ill, I do like it when people get what they deserve. Contradictory? In some cases, yes. Then again, in some others, no. And in this case, I think bankers are getting what they deserve. Commentary: Give bankers some of their own medicine By Douglas Rediker, published on December 23rd You… Read More Justice comes in many shapes and forms, but it’s always sweet
It’s quite the dichotomy, is it not. On the one hand, we have complex international problems that are tightly woven one into the other and all come down to the ego (which expresses itself in arrogance, hunger for power, greed or a mixture of the three). On the other hand, we have solutions that, for… Read More Complex problems, simple beginnings of a solution
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) — Zimbabwean police are in contempt of court for failing to follow a judge’s order to release jailed members of the opposition, attorneys for the activists said. Police, however, maintain the 32 people who oppose President Robert Mugabe will remain in custody pending the outcome of a government appeal to the Supreme… Read More CNN: Jailed Zimbabwe activists caught in legal battle
What a fantastic story! It will most certainly put a smile on your face and a warm feeling in your heart. Article by Oliver Janney, published on CNN on December 25th 2008 A family facing foreclosure is anything but a unique story in these troubled economic times. But this is a happier story of one… Read More CNN: Blog ‘miracle’ saves Christmas for hard-luck family