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Should the Maya 2012 Doomsday Prophecy Come True, Come to Merida
Mexico Premiere | December 5th 2009 by Doug Macy
El Castillo or Pyramid of Kukulcan and the Platform of Venus, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico MERIDA, Mexico – Is the ancient Maya doomsday prophecy accurate? Will the world come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012 as predicted by the ancient astronomer read more
Tip of the Hat to the PPT
Patriot Day Trader | December 3rd 2009 by Barton Murray
Live Blog: Bernanke Under Fire in the Senate – Real Time Economics Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has testified dozens of times before Congress in the past four years. Ben Bernanke defends Fed’s decisions – - POLITICO.com read more
Don Harrold’s Commentary on the Dubai Debt Debacle
Patriot Day Trader | November 26th 2009 by Barton Murray
More on Dubai Debt Fears: Asian stocks tumble amid Dubai debt fears; U.S. dollar slumps HONG KONG _ Asian stock markets tumbled Friday, with Hong Kong and South Korea down about 5 per cent, as fears mounted over the fallout from Dubai´s massive deb read more
“I Went to Public School…and I Turned Out OK”
Baptist Christian Education | November 24th 2009 by Joshua Rivers
I have heard statements like this for many different things in people's lives. They did something in their past and it work out for them. As a result of that, they feel that they, or their children, can do the same thing and have no ill-effects. I read more
Maguindanao massacre- 45 persons were confirmed killed including…
blogtech | November 23rd 2009 by chingkkay
MANILA, Philippines - Forty-three persons – including a politician about to file her and her brother’s certificates of candidacy (COCs), as well as journalists covering the event – were confirmed killed when heavily armed men waylaid the group read more
Win a copy of Paris Postcards
Paris Parfait | November 15th 2009
Leonard Pitt's beautiful new book Paris Postcards is photographed among some late 19th-century and early 20th-century Paris postcards. Some pages inside Paris Postcards. If you love Paris, you'll be enchanted by Paris Postcards! Pitt's book (Counterp read more
Don't miss the brocante at Bastille!
Paris Parfait | November 14th 2009
Papier-mache puppets at Sophie Pretelat's Anges et Demons stand at the Antiquities Brocante at Bastille. This is the last weekend, so get your skates on! The brocante - with stands lining both sides of Canal St. Martin - is open... read more
Humanism So-Called
Baptist Christian Education | November 14th 2009 by Joshua Rivers
The Religious Right speaks about the humanism in the public schools – well, in the public sector in general. It is very dominate in the classrooms and textbooks of the public schools. I would like to take a look at this so-called “hum read more
Don Harrold’s Predictions On The Value of the Dollar
Patriot Day Trader | November 12th 2009 by Barton Murray
One Question, America
Patriot Day Trader | November 10th 2009 by Barton Murray
Money Pulpit It’s all okay. The system is fixed. Goldilocks is back. The dollar’s decline is “good.” Record unemployment is nothing to worry about. “The consumer” will save us all with a spending spree this read more
Debtployment: Workers of the World Unite
Patriot Day Trader | November 2nd 2009 by Barton Murray
Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis America waits with bated breath while Washington struggles to bring the U.S. economy back from the brink of disaster. Inside SEIU president Andy Stern’s culture of corruption SEIU thug read more
Brocante at Bastille begins Thursday
Paris Parfait | November 2nd 2009
Cozy knitted bottle covers, Merci, Paris. If you're in Paris later this week, the Antiquites Brocante at Bastille begins at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Take the Metro lines 1, 5 or 8 to Bastille or Quai de la Rapee... read more
Day of the Dead in Vancouver
Mexico Premiere | October 30th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell This year Vancouverites didn’t have to travel all the way to Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead. On Thursday, October 29th, the Mexico Tourism hosted a Day of the Dead fiesta at the Roundhouse in Yaletown, Vancouver, Canada. T read more
See you on the Metrobus — a new way to get around Mexico City
Mexico Premiere | October 24th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell Metrobus at a station on Avenida Insurgentes Mexico City is an endlessly fascinating place to explore, but getting around one of the world’s largest metropolises can be exhausting and frustrating to say the least. I usually take read more
No Child Left Behind
Baptist Christian Education | October 17th 2009 by Joshua Rivers
I was recently looking at some things pertaining to The No Child Left Behind Act. Here are two links: The NCLB Parents Guide to NCLB For years, I had no issues with No Child Left Behind – after all, why would I want a child to be left behind read more
The “Sick Puppies” of the Right
Café Philos: an internet café | October 17th 2009 by Sunstone
George H.W. Bush is the former president who once declared, “…I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.” His remark was so out of line that several on t read more
There Goes The Industry
Sincerely, Tiffany | October 15th 2009 by Tiffany
Times Metro Desk Cancels All Newspaper, Magazine SubscriptionsNew York ObserverThe Metro Desk at the New York Times apparently had all its newspaper and magazine subscriptions cancelled, so reporters now have to buy their own copies of the local comp read more
Why Did The Elephant Cross The Aisle?
Strict Construction | October 13th 2009 by Ken Cluck
Though it may sound like a bad, old joke, it is actually today’s news. Senator Olympia Snowe, from Maine, has once again crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats in favor of government healthcare. Many have referred to Senator Snowe as a moderate R read more
The Allston Chronicles
Sincerely, Tiffany | October 12th 2009 by Tiffany
Watch this at Boston.comI think this article just about sums up our Allston moving experience. Hell.(Two weeks late.) read more
Let Me Speak!
Sincerely, Tiffany | October 12th 2009 by Tiffany
Should Journalists Be Allowed to Tweet?This brings me back to something that my Newswriting and Reporting professor said on the first day of class this semester. Journalists, particularly hard news journalists, have to make a choice between activism read more
Pedaling Paseo de la Reforma
Mexico Premiere | October 12th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell Mexico City doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being a pedestrian or bicycle-friendly city. In fact, most of the time, crossing the teeming boulevards of La Capital makes me feel like a lone matador being charged by a herd of an read more
No pain, no glory?
Paris Parfait | October 11th 2009
Painful shoes at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, Paris. Time to leave the glamour of Longchamp and come back down to earth. Tyler Perry's personal story brought tears to my eyes. I'm looking forward to seeing Precious, although... read more
Posing for pictures
Paris Parfait | October 10th 2009
Posing for photos Sunday at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. The Arab state of Qatar sponsored this year's Arc festivities. This was their hospitality tent. Serving Arabic coffee. Chic brown-and-white ensemble. Waiting i read more
Nobel NoPeace Prize
Strict Construction | October 9th 2009 by Ken Cluck
What can the left do when their president slips in the polls daily? President Obama has failed miserably at everything he has done so far. He has not ended the Iraq war as he said he would. He will not be able to close Guantanamo as promised. He has read more
Trying on hats
Paris Parfait | October 8th 2009
Trying on hats at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sunday at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. As always, click photos to view detail. More hat photos here and here. read more
More hats and fashion from Longchamp
Paris Parfait | October 6th 2009
Photos of hats at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sunday at Longchamp, Paris. All photos by David Holmes. Watching the race. H.E. Abdullah bin Khalifa al Thani, special advisor to the Emir of Qatar. Various bands provided musical entertainment.... read more
Hats at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Paris Parfait | October 4th 2009
Traditional Qatari costumes. Qatar sponsored this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. Fuschia hat at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Check back Monday for dozens of images from the festivities at Europe's bigges read more
What State’s Rights?
Strict Construction | October 4th 2009 by Ken Cluck
At one time the federal government was seen as limited. Now under the liberal junta currently running this nation the states are being reduced to branch offices of Washington. This was never envisioned by the founders who saw our nation as sovereign read more
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp
Paris Parfait | October 3rd 2009
Champion jockey Frankie Dettori riding Spring of Fame in the Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein race. Dettori is pictured in the parade ring, just before the race Saturday at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. A Qatari tent set up on the grounds... read more
Last day for brocante at Chatou
Paris Parfait | October 3rd 2009
Antique gilt flowers centered with coloured stones are pictured at Gunnar Petterssen's stand at the 79th Foire Nationale aux Antiquites a la Brocante et aux Jambons at Ile de Chatou, France. The brocante ends at 7 p.m. Sunday, so hurry!... read more
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