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Zimbabwe Opposition Loses Hope For Peace
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | 3 hours ago by Fred Stopsky
Failure on the part of President Mbeki of South Africa to be a neutral advocate for the people of Zimbabwe has made clear he is no Nelson Mandela. The South African leader has consistently taken the side of his good friend, Robert Mugabe, a thug and read more
The Word Elitist Used By Republicans Is Merely a G-rated Way of…
Convergence of Relevant Stuff | 9 hours ago by cards6
All along the Republicans have uttered the word elitist when referring to Barack Obama. They are very quick to use racially tinged code words to reach closet Republican racists. Elitist is merely a cleaned up way of saying “uppity”. A read more
Democrats in the West
Mirror On America | September 2nd 2008
There's theory going around in some circles, which I vehemently disagree with, suggesting the Democratic Party can permanently succeed without the South. While I believe the Dems need to spend more time in the South and the GOP needs to invest more e read more
Goa may ban agri land sale to outsiders
Sinlung Nation | September 1st 2008
Land sale to outsiders in Goa could become a thing of the past. The state government is seriously considering a ban on the sale of land to outsiders. The purpose? To preserve the state’s “unique identity and culture”. Alarmed by the large numbe read more
Banking charity doesn’t need to begin at home
Sinlung Nation | September 1st 2008
At the lowest end of the banking ladder is Manipur, where only 17%25 of adults have access to bank deposits. Nagaland comes a close second, followed by Bihar, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. At the lowest end of the banking ladder is Manipur, where only 17% read more
God is On Our Side - Don Fowler
OneHigherPower | August 31st 2008
Here is an interesting exchange between former Democrat National Committee chairman Don Fowler and Representative John Spratt, Democrat from South Carolina joking about a strong hurricane headed for New Orleans, just after the 2008 DNC convention. read more
Historical immortality
Gil Troy, Professor of History, McGill University | August 31st 2008
Obama has made his mark by seizing leadership of the party that was once the bastion of racists GIL TROY, The Montreal Gazette, HNN, Friday, August 29, 2008 The moment when Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended the state-by-state roll call vote she had de read more
Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In
Films Space | August 31st 2008 by mahi
Shawn Wayans - Marlon Wayans Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In read more
India’s hegemony unmasked: The case of Northeast India
Sinlung Nation | August 31st 2008
By Sriram Ananthanarayanan India’s hegemony unmasked: The case of Northeast India (To be published in the International Socialist Review at the end of 2008) The Indian state with all its attempts at portraying itself to be a peace-loving democracy, read more
Gotta love the South!
MacBros' Place | August 30th 2008 by John MacDonald
Some funny quotes and sayings from our friends south of the border. This is another joke from the in-box. Open the post to read the jokes.............The link http://www.macbrosplace.com/gotta-love-the-south/ was posted by MacBros at 2:17 pm, August read more
Napalm in the Morning: What the South Got Right
Autorotate's Flying Circus | August 30th 2008 by Autorotate
I've spent a lot of time the past week focused in on the upcoming election. Its become the soap opera of our times. For me, and I'm sure many of you reading the Circus, its easy to become so driven. Most of us understand the ramifications of what read more
Gadaladeniya Temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka
HOLIDAYS IN PARADISE | August 29th 2008 by longoff
Kandy boasts of many religious places of which the most prominent is the Dalada Maligawa [Temple of the tooth] followed by Ambekke, Lankathilaka, Gannoruwa and Gadaladeniya. Gadaladeniya Temple is one of the well-known destinations in Kandy which was read more
L A GREEK FEST “10th Anniversary Spectacular”!!
Dreamcatcher Online Event Calendars - Real Estate | August 29th 2008 by Claudia duPreez
Hollywood Celebrities to shine at L A GREEK FEST “10th Anniversary Spectacular” Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson serve as honorary chairs/guest hosts for Sept. 5-7 event. LOS ANGELES (June 1) – Hollywood’s favorite super-star couple Tom Hanks & read more
Warming Up…
Dizzy Dee | August 29th 2008 by Danette
Summer has really started in SA now… I wish I was sure that it would stay for good, but I have a feeling that we’re still going to experience some winter. At the moment the weather is fantastic, not too hot during the day, and really plea read more
Bat Fest
This is Life in Austin | August 29th 2008 by Eating Lyssa
This weekend is BATFEST! This year it will be on the 1st Street Bridge between Cesar Chavez and Riverside Drive. August 30th & 31st; Saturday from 2pm til midnight and Sunday from 2pm til 10pm Tickets just $5 available day of show at the gate. 1 read more
Cajun Boudin from CajunGrocer.com: A Fat-Tastic Delicious Time
We Are Never Full | August 28th 2008 by We Are Never Full
A few months ago I was contacted by a representative of a site called cajungrocer.com. He offered to send us some Cajun treats if we would do a bit of a write-up on their products. Well, what else could I say but “Hell YEAH!”. We had our choice t read more
Kid Acne - Sliding Doors - September 3rd 2007
Get Rid Of It How | August 28th 2008
Kid Acne’s forthcoming single ‘Sliding Doors’ (3rd September) includes hot Remixes by sheffield electro-upstart ‘Toddla T’ and a straight-up hip hop version by ‘Jehst’ on the CD / download and 12″. CLIC read more
Feller wins at South German Regionals
The Remote Controlled Blog | August 28th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Last weekend on the small and technical Augsburg track was a round of the south German Nationals. The weather started off well on Saturday but before qualifying it started to rain and this continued through Saturday’s first 3 rounds. On Sunday read more
Fantastic Fall Festivals
Wicked Good Travel Tips | August 28th 2008 by Wicked Good Travel Tips
For me, Fall is the best time of year to travel. The weather is fresh and brisk, the earth is bursting with abundant harvests, and airfares take a dip between the high summer season and outrageous holiday fares. There’s no better time to vent read more
Tae Kwon Do meets break dancing!
Imprint TALK | August 28th 2008 by sada ueki
Who knew Tae Kwon Do and break dancing would be such an awesomely cool mix? The Koreans knew it and that’s what this particular crew successfully accomplished in this video! Just another example of why South Korea continues to dominate the read more
Lose Weight or Pay Up (in Alabama)!
7DayBuzz | August 28th 2008 by Kim
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the issue of weight is being talked about more and more in the news. Of course, we are constantly being bombarded with images of models and celebrities who are, sometimes, overly skinny. And as a society (women read more
Torrential rains, and my plum tree is gone
Sherry's Place | August 27th 2008
The remnants of Hurricane Fay reached our area yesterday, and we received a little more than 6 inches of rain in a matter of hours.. and more is predicted for tomorrow. After two years of extreme drought, we ended last year at almost 13 inches below read more
Quick rant against regional bias
Being Amber Rhea | August 27th 2008
I’m busy w/ work so I’m just going to dash this off. A few weeks ago Creative Loafing had this story about Atlantans who moved to New York, and what they thought of NYC. I didn’t read it, but in this week’s (or I guess now it& read more
What Were These Nursing Homes Thinking?
Chicago Nursing Home Lawyer Blog | August 27th 2008 by Jonathan Rosenfeld
There are many daily occurrences that occur in nursing homes that beg the question: what in the world were they thinking? Everyday we hear about tragic incidents that are preventable not only with proper medical training, but plain old common s read more
Rs zero for catching Delhi Police’s ten most wanted
Sinlung Nation | August 27th 2008
Believe it or not! Catching Delhi Police’s ten ‘most wanted criminals’ will not fetch you any cash reward while nabbing two others will make you richer by Rs ten and Rs 20. The city police has declared “Rs 0/-” as cash r read more
Politics - How Much is McCain's experience Actually Worth?
The Ephemeric | August 26th 2008 by James Debate
In recent days political pundits will have noticed the polls indicating a tighter and tighter race for the presidency. Indeed right now the Republican party is celebrating the fact that they are now only a little bit behind Obama (something which see read more
Cattle, Herds, Align North-South
Balanced News Blog | August 26th 2008
Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. read more
Cattle Shown to Magnetically Align to North and South
Impact Lab | August 26th 2008
Set your compasses to “Bovine North” Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also disp read more
The Day After In Georgia And South Ossetia
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | August 25th 2008 by Fred Stopsky
Matt Siegel, reporting for the New Statesman, found exhausted doctors working in the South Ossetia General Hospital in Tskhnvali. A week ago there were wounded civilians and bloody surgical gloves lying in heaps in corridors of the hospital. Dr. Tin read more
Oregon
Adventure into Romance | August 24th 2008 by Shelley Munro
We;ve spent the last couple of days in Oregon and tonight are just over the border in Walla Walla, Washington. I’m posting a few photos today. The first is of Devil’s Tower, which is in South Dakota. We had our first snake sighting here. read more
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