This post was originally published at my blog, birdbrain. I originally posted it on July 17 to commemorate Russia’s last imperial family. I am now posting it here as well.
It was on this night (well, okay, it was early, early morning, as in about 2.00 AM), ninety years ago, that Tsar Nicholas II [...]
Priyanka Chopra has gone down to her memory lane while shooting for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion. “If you remember, I started my professional life as a model. And now while doing ‘Fashion’, I met up with my friends from my modelling days… Noyonika Chatterjee, Jesse Randhawa, Aanchal Kumar… That was the best part of doing ‘Fashion’. When I was modelling I was 17. So it’s like a who
It seems that this year has brought us some surprising passing. And some that have touched us dearly. My heart goes out to all the families that have lost loved ones over this year. I was looking over the notable deaths of 2008 and I was going to post a few names here. Then I decided that I wanted to keep this short and sweet.
In June of 2008, we lost a great news man in Tim Russert. My business p
Remembering Sai Geetha (aka ‘Sai Geeta’ - ‘Sai Gita’)
Sai Gita: The Sweet Song Of Sai
To the mortals, exit from the physical plane comes as a big blow, for. It inflicts pain of separation from near and dear ones. Quoting an anonymous poet, Prof. N. Kasturi wrote substantiating his statement that anything, which is born and [...]
Ernst Ingmar Bergman born in Upsala, Sweden on July 14, 1918 (d. July 30, 2007 in Fårö, Sweden). He was a Swedish film, stage, and opera director. He depicted bleakness and despair as well as comedy and hope in his explorations of the human condition. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of modern cinema. In his 40-year career, Bergman made about 50 films – a
Three years ago on Monday 7th July four bombs exploded in London. 7/7 as it has since come to be called.That morning I was at a meeting in Brick Lane with a colleague, not far from where one of the bombs exploded, these are my recollections of that day.As my colleague and I left the meeting the receptionist at the building wished us luck making our way back to the office. When asked why she told
Lately I’ve been redreaming old dreams… or it seems like it, anyway. I haven’t had any long drawn out big dreams that take me a page to write about. But I’ve been remembering old school dreams, and band dreams, and house dreams and neighborhood dreams… but now I can’t put details to any of [...]
Kenneth Dale Irwin, Jr.
August 5, 1969 – July 7, 2000
Eight years ago today Kenny Irwin Jr. died from injuries sustained in a crash during a practice session at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Since I have only been a NASCAR fan for the past three years or so, I was not around to experience his career or [...]
With the death of Jesse Helms, the world has lost one more "agent of intolerance." I don't know that this is necessarily cause for celebration (although the fireworks last night suggested that many others thought so), but I feel comfortable saying that I will not miss his religiously-fueled bigotry. Still, the man does deserve a fitting tribute.What better way to pay tribute to Jesse than by quoti
Freddie the HamsterMay 2006 - July 2008I know this probably seems silly to a lot of people, but this was one special hamster. My husband and I have had hamsters as long as we've known each other. We're both huge animal lovers, and it's one the reasons we love and understand each other so well. We both care deeply about animal rights and their welfare.Michael is actually the one who is really good
(Originally published June 28, 2007)
Asian male, early 30s, wearing pressed beige dress pants, black t-shirt, and spotless black sneakers, carrying a black computer bag with pink ribbon pinned to the pocket.
The Bonehunters, Steven Erikson (Bantam)
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The animal looked as though pieced together from disparate, unidentifiable parts, only roughly approximately a dog’s shape. Humped, uneven
Couple of years ago I was visiting UAE and took the opportuity to participate in a day long desert drive, dune bashing and belly dancing package tour. That was in 2005, my first time outside India...
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Well, to be honest I don’t have a whole of specific things to say about George. I loved his comedy. George was a man that just wasn’t afraid to speak his mind, and most of the time what came out made pretty damned good sense — plus, it was funny. But because I’m a bit [...]
I know that my writing niche on here is mainly focused on NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and occasionaly the Nationwide Series when I have time between piles of laundry and cleaning, but I know a few other NASCAR blogs have mentioned this already and I wanted to do my part and bring light to it [...]
This is the first time in my life that I have been out of home for such a long time. The longest thus far has been when I volunteered in Ladakh in 2001, that was for 5½ months. Now it is almost 8 months since I left landed in US on October 18, 2007. I guess after a month of being here in the US, the fascination for technology, modernity and advancement waned off and I began to miss India.
Not th
Título: “Remembering” World War II and Willingness to Fight: Sociocultural Factors in the Social Representation of Historical Warfare Across 22 Societies
Autores: Dario Paez, James H. Liu, Elza Techio, Patricia Slawuta, Anya Zlobina e Rosa Cabecinhas
Periódico: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39, 373-380, 2008
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Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.Later that night, while watching TV, the ...
Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. "Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?" he asks."Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?""Sure.""Don't you think you
My father was a First Sergeant in the Marine Corps, serving in the Vietnam War. He came home with wounds and purple hearts to show for it. I was born during that time in November of 1967.
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The following guest blog article is from Ed, a retired banker and motorcycle service technician (interesting combination!). Ed is happy in retirement now as a competitive rifle shooter attending shooting matches, and also serves as a board member of a local medical clinic in West Virginia.Ed lived in La Ceiba, Honduras, for three years starting when he was 14 years of age. He and his sister have c
Canada will soon make an important contribution to the cause of historical accuracy, human rights, and justice. To coincide with last week's visit to Ottawa of Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko, the Canadian government announced it planned to recognize the mostly forgotten 1932-1933 genocide in Ukraine.Ottawa's decision was motivated as much by ethnic politics as historic justice: there
The following article is a guest blog from "Deena." Deena is a Hondureña who was born in Potrerillos, Cortés, Honduras. When the banana business started to go bad for her father, they moved and she grew up in the San Pedro Sula area with her six brothers and four sisters. Deena left Honduras in 1989 and settled near Los Angeles, California. She has a 3 year old son. She says that she came to the
Bo Diddley passed away last Monday at the age of 79. The following interview took place in Omaha during a 1994 tour stop…Ellas McDaniel sure does like pawn shops.“I hunt down things people done usin’,” he says.As we head down Dodge Street en route to a coffee shop, Ellas whips his head around as if he’s seen an accident. But it’s not a wreck that’s grabbed his attention - just a flas
Dedicated to My Father, My Husband, and My God
My father was a First Sergeant in the Marine Corps, serving in the Vietnam War. He came home with wounds and purple hearts to show for it.
I was born during that time in November of 1967. He was there a few days after I was born but [...]
Thank God Michael Strahan is retiring. He's doing me a favor by relieving plenty of stress from my life two weeks a year. Number 92 has beaten my ass enough times for any 36 year-old man.I'm happy I don't have to worry about it anymore, but at the same time I'm a little disappointed. With this off-season's retirement of Strahan, as well as Brett Favre, almost none of my childho
I remember when I was a teenager, someone gifted me some miniature samples of Rive Gauche, Opium, Paris, designer fragrances from Yves Saint Laurent, and if I shut my eyes I can still recall those fragrances, and to this day Opium remains one of my favorite fragrances in the world!
Yves Stain Laurent or YSL died [...]
Sienna Miller was being sentimental I guess and shared this really neat story about Heath Ledger and his pajamas.
“Heath and I had this amazing night out in Venice with my mother,” Miller tells June 7 issue of Britain’s Telegraph Magazine, recalling working on their 2005 movie. “It had been pouring with rain. Heath ran out [...]
Remembering Mrs. Rossi (Hardcover)By Amy Hest
Buy new: $10.1951 utilised and new from $2.87 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by Deborah Sandford “Marian the Librarian” Customer tags: childrens books(2), fathers and [...]
On Monday night, my old PBS home, KCET in Los Angeles, will air an evening of programming saluting Syndey Pollack, including a half-hour interview I conducted with the director in 1994. Pollack was, as would be...
Complete unity prevails throughout the Allies Armies. There is a brotherhood in arms between us and our friends the United States. There is complete confidence in the supreme commander, General Eisenhower, and his lieutenants, and also in the commander of the Expeditionary force, General Montgomery. The ardour and spirit of the troops, as I saw [...]
(There are two stories I know I must tell before I can continue my series on PPD. This is one of them.)Measuring the tangible is easy. During Pumpkindoodle’s last physical it took about 10 seconds of her standing on a scale for us to learn that she weighs 34 pounds and is 40 inches tall. Nothing to it. But the intangibles, it’s not so easy getting those vitals. How does one measure loss, fear,
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My first house had a little patch of dirt by the deck out back where I attempted, almost a year after moving in, to start a garden. I had big plans. First I tried to start seedlings in the sunny windowed atrium of that funny house, where I promptly forgot to water them and they [...]
Posting on the FightingBob.com, Steve Argo--a high school teacher in Baraboo--writes a timely article about the living legacy of RFK--"Our RFK":"Forty years ago this week, Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed while shaking the hands of kitchen workers at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He was just 42 years old. Had he lived, he very likely would have gone on to capture the Democratic Party n
The Emmy-winning actor, best known for The Carol Burnett Show, Harvey Korman passed away at the age of 81. He passed away on Thursday at the UCLA Medical Center, dying of complications from an abdominal aortic aneurysm which ruptured 4 months ago.Harvey Korman was one of the favorite comedians of Mel Brooks, as he was used in Blazing Saddles, and other works. He also spent 10 years on The Carol Bu
The Puerto Rican Presidential Primary is today, and Hilary Clinton likened her campaign experience there to "..one big Puerto Rican Day Parade." All of the commotion around PR, the primary made me think of a now infamous episode of Seinfeld.The episode featured the gang trying to get home after a Mets game. Because of the traffic from the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade and an abrasive driver in a
The Puerto Rican Presidential Primary is today, and Hilary Clinton likened her campaign experience there to "..one big Puerto Rican Day Parade." All of the commotion around PR, the primary made me think of a now infamous episode of Seinfeld.The episode featured the gang trying to get home after a Mets game. Because of the traffic from the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade and an abrasive driver in a
Have you ever been to a village in your life? If not then I think you have missed something seriously in your life. To be honest, I come from a small village located in Bihar, India. I grew up in a village and was brought up in a small town, Singrauli located in Madhya Pradesh, India. I spent most of my childhood in my village with my grandparents. Really nothing fascinates me more than the
9/21/63 – 5/30/06RobbieTwo years ago today changed our lives forever. The Lord took you home to be with Him. I miss you so much. I dreamt of you the other day and it was great to see your face! I heard your laughter and precious memories of you came rushing through my mind. As I awoke, I noticed my heart was pounding and I lost my breath when I remembered it was all just a dream, and that you re
I've never been much of a Bill Murray fan, even back "in the day"....and I was a huge, huge fan of the first decade of Saturday Night Live. Bill Murray and Chevy Chase made my skin crawl and I never could put my finger on it. There seemed to be an undercurrent of nasty, angry condescension in both of them and it actually prevented me from finding most of what they did either on SNL or in the movie
REMEMBERING JERI ANNMCC OBITUARYThe Rev. Elder Jeri Ann HarveyMCC Leader and Pioneer1934 - 2008________________________________The Rev. Elder Jeri Ann Harvey REMARKS BYThe Rev. Nancy L. WilsonOffice of the ModeratorMetropolitan Community Churches May 28, 2008 There was never any mistaking that voice, or the Bible raised high above her head, or the joy, passion and energy of her preaching â€
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ot a day passes without something reminding us of you - a glimpse of you in one of your siblings, finding one of your treasures on earth, mail still coming with your name on it or the brilliance of the color of red, your favorite colour. We made bittersweet memories on Monday, as we planted red impatients at your [...]
This past weekend I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend with their families but always remembering and honoring those family members and friends that served in the military.
FYI: for those of you that have been emailing me, I just want to let you know that I am currently working on some projects and soon will be back to [...]
As I close in on becoming a US Citizen, I bring with me the lessons taught to me in the Philippines. As our lessons in class taught us, we were taught about our origins, our national heroes such as Jose Rizal, our local heroes such as General Paulino Santos and to value our [...]
ARRA News Service:Remembering Our Veterans & Active Duty MilitaryPlease set it aside in reverence for all those who have served with honor and are now departed. And please join us for a moment of silence at 1500 hours your local time, for remembrance and prayer.“Remembering” by Gary Bauer: As we approach Memorial Day, our nation [...]
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. The holiday commemorates those who have fallen in military service for their countries. Many of you already know all of this.
These types of holidays used to be another day off for me. While I appreciated, in general, what those who had fallen had done [...]
- Scott Miller
While The Conservative Post is taking the holiday weekend off, we could not let the day go by without remembering and honoring all the heroes we have lost in our current war on terror, as well as all past conflicts the American GIs have fought to protect our freedom.
Despite all the liberal detractors, [...]
Ali M., 3rd Grader, Academy Elementary School, Madison, Connecticut. (2001) wrote:
As the flowers rest on the decorated graves and the sunlight shines on the beautiful sailboats, Uncle Sam whispers in my ear about how we should care for the soldiers and remember the ones that have died. Swimming pools open, BBQs fry. Today is the [...]
Memorial Day comes to most as a holiday for the official start of
summer. Created to honor those who died in the Civil War, and then
expanded after WWI, the holiday has special meaning for military
families.
Here is a quote from a WWII veteran - "The people today...do not really
know what the price of freedom really is. They don't really know
Tonight I we received a bad news ...a very sad news ...our friend Joey died in his sleep...and I am sad ...very sad...Yes, Joey is a Christian...yes, Joey is now in heaven...yes, someday we will see him again...But tonight,tonight we are grieving ...We are grieving the loss of a friend ...A wonderful friend ...My heart goes out to Joey's family,especially his mom...Oh... I cannot imagine,No one ca
I proudly presentRien Poortvliet (1932- 1995)Rien was born in Schiedam, Holland. (His name may not ring a bell straight away but mention the word Gnome and bells sound, resound, loudly, happily...)Rien's "shortish" BiographyHis parents were strict Dutch Reformists. They had Rien's future firmly mapped out and were quite opposed to the idea of their oldest son going to study art.Rien's talent was a
The UCLA International Institute posts a memorial for Roxanna Brown, the director of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum who died in prison last week under dubious circumstances.
In Memoriam - Roxanna Maude Brown
UCLA International Institute, 20 May 2008
It is with deepest sadness that we mourn the untimely death on May 14, 2008 of UCLA Art History [...]
WEUA asks a silly question: do you remember when gas was 99 cents? I do. I'm not that old, and I remember when it was 87 cents a gallon. But lets be honest with ourselves--gas prices will NEVER be low again. There are a first reasons for this. First, oil prices are continuing to hit unprecedented highes along with gas prices. Therefore, oil companies are passing along the price increase to consume
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway was born on the 17th of May 1911 in Brussels, Belgium. Awarded the IM title in 1950, the GM title in 1956 and the GMC title in 1962 he won the 3rd World Correspondence Championship in 1962. He passed away in Brussels in 1980.
I am starting to be familiar with all the site on my blogroll. Right now I remember each through their blog background layout. This week I will try my best to remember their names. It's pretty hard to remember all of them especially that I have multiple blogs, but I hope to get over with my confusion about this by next week. Meeting new online buddies is pretty interesting. Funny but one of my new
My wife and I have most recently been reading Truman G Madsen’s book entitled “Christ and the Inner Life.” This is a very good book and some of the concepts from it I’ve written about in previous posts.
I’ll share some quotes from the book that recently caught my attention:
I say to you that when he [...]
Approach middle age, and it's hard not to notice that your recall is flickering. This, we're reassured, is perfectly normal--all your friends are complaining about the same thing, aren't they?--and yet it doesn't feel normal. You don't just have your mind, after all; you are your mind, and nothing threatens your well-being so much as the feeling that it's at risk. What's more, while most memory lo
I visited San Franscisco during February 2008 and travelling alone by public transport, trains, buses, walking etc was an invigorating experience indeed. With $100 in my pocket and a full day to...
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This is the first Mother's Day I'll spend without my mother who died last October. Her name was Marjorie Schwartz. She was 85 when she died. There never was a daughter who loved her mother more. She lives in my heart, and through her poems. This is one of my favorites.
On a Sad Day
Don't cry for me.
I have loved and been loved
with more sweetness than most.
I promise to be a gentle ghost,
with
Remembering Dreams - 10 Tips1. Maintain good, consistent sleep habits. Not getting enough sleep or going to bed ‘dog-tired’ can dramatically reduce natural dreaming activity. The Mayo Clinic offers a list of tips if you are having trouble getting restful sleep.2. When you go to bed tell yourself that you will remember your dreams. Repeat “I will remember my dreams” to yourself several times as you drift off to sleep. It sounds odd, but this tip has been shown again and again to be one of the most helpful.3. Try to wake up slowly to remain within the ‘mood’ of your last dream. Buy an alarm clock with a gentle wake setting (sometimes called a progressive wake).4. Awake at least once during the night, many times this will occur around an REM sleep cycle. Set an alarm or drink a lo
2008 ushered in the 85th year for the cartoon giant the world collectively refers to as Disney in general. Disney, specifically, began very simply in 1923. The first productions were called “Alice” comedies, beginning with “Alice’s Day at Sea.” Many folks today have no memory of Alice, but the name Mickey Mouse rings a bell [...]
Whether you support the war in Iraq or you don’t—and here in New Zealand we have the luxury to criticize the United States—David Horowitz’s recollection of why the US went in correlates with my own. It’s why I have always held back attacking President George W. Bush, because faced with what he had in front of him, I cannot honestly say I would not have done the same thing. As Horowitz reveals, neither would Al Gore, who supported Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ speech in 2002. The end of this video (cut short) goes into the rationale for war surrounding UN Security Council resolution 1441, which UK PM Tony Blair managed to sell to Parliament—but which, I always felt, the US was less successful at doing. This is one of the problems I tend to have with the U
Back when Mum was just a wee pup, she lived in a small town. One day these guys came to the house and said to GrandMum, "do you want to be a test family for cable TV?" Well, GrandMum had never heard of cable TV, but thought it was a pretty good idea.So these guys, ran a wire into the window and suddenly we had all kinds of television stations to watch. This was in the early 60's. Long before cable actually was available to the masses - or at least to the masses of people we knew.We could watch WGN in Chicago, Channel 4 in Bloomington, it was like a whole world opened up to us. Mum was just about five years old, but she still remembers the commercial from one of the most famous advertisers on WGN - Empire Today.Over the years their commercial has changed a bit and we see them on other chann
Kind of in a funky mood tonight.
After playing FF XII for a couple hours tonight, I headed down to the basement to do some laundry. The kids have soccer in the morning and I hadn't seen either jersey since their last game. After searching high and low for them, I found one in a clean clothes basket and one at the bottom of a dirty clothes pile.
Once my Soccer mom duties were attended to I
You know how you sometimes have those days that you feel sort of blah. Not necessarily in a good mood and not necessarily in a bad mood. I had one of those days today...until this happened. I had to go to the bank today to make a few changes to my account. Once I got out of the car, I saw this woman standing outside crying. I started to ignore it and continue about my business but I stopped and asked her is she was okay. Apparently, she really needed someone to talk to because that opened the floodgates. She flew into my arms like I was an old friend and sobbed for what seemed like an eternity. Once she finally calmed down, she told me that she had just went in to try to make an arrangement to keep her home but the bank would not work with her. I didn't get into the details but I tell her
After being stuck at home doing nothing but blog (not bad at all, Lol) I kind of wanted to remember my life as a student nurse. And my life as a student nurse started on June 23, 2007 and this was my Cap & Badge Investiture & Candle Light Ceremony. This symbolized my being a student-nurse and eventually becoming a Registered Nurse. As my clinical instructors have said, we have no where else to go but up. Hearing these words somehow made me think and I am struck by fear of the great unknown. Will I really be able to face the challenge that my profession has for me?I thought that being in third year would be easier than second year because of the lesser number of units and subjects, but boy was I wrong. Being in third year is the most difficult stage and this could either mean stayin
The "Miracle on Ice" is the nickname given to the February 22 medal-round men's hockey game during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, in which a team of amateur and collegiate players from the United States, led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union 4-3.The United States team, composed of young collegiate players and amateurs, entered the competition seeded seventh in the final round of twelve teams that qualified for the Lake Placid Olympics. The Soviet Union was the favored team. Though classed as amateur, Soviet players essentially played professionally (the Soviet Government gave them different job titles to compete) in a well-developed league with excellent training facilities. They were led by legendary players in world ice hockey, such as Boris Mikhailov (a right-winger and te
Howard Cosell died 13 years ago today. You will have to forgive us, and most people who read this site who are younger than us, but Cosell is more a legend among our generation than he is anyone who has a tangible relationship to the way we remember sporting events.
Howard Cosell died 13 years ago today. You will have to forgive us, and most people who read this site who are younger than us, but Cosell is more a legend among our generation than he is anyone who has a tangible relationship to the way we remember sporting events.
Although there’s still 6-7 months before my nephew or niece will grace us with his/her arrival, I thought I’d send my sister the link to Doodlebug Dezigns. She’s going to want to start thinking about what type of photo birth announcements she will order because before she knows it, she’ll run out of time and [...]
I know this isn't my normal NASCAR blog entry but the following is very important to me and I just wanted to share it with you.April is not particularly a great month when it comes to our pets. We lost Ginger (Rottie) in April of 2006 and Molly Girl (Kitty) in April of 2007.I just wanted to take this opportunity to show my visitors how wonderful both Ginger and Molly were and that we still miss them very much. Ginger (1994-2006) Molly Girl (1999-2007)
April is not particulary a great month when it comes to our pets. We lost Ginger (Rottie) in April of 2006 and Molly Girl (Kitty) in April of 2007.I just wanted to take this opportunity to show my visitors how wonderful both Ginger and Molly were and that we still miss them very much. Ginger (1994-2006) Molly Girl (1999-2007)
First blooms in my backyard; April 19, 2008 — Photo by Me.
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An old friend of my mom’s, who was kind of an influence on my writing, won a literary award a few days ago. Gary Geddes “was just announced as the recipient of the fifth annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence in British Columbia” [...]
It is rare to find an influential voice from “civil society” writing so soulfully about India’s forgotten and silent soldiers who have stoically stuck to their task despite their increasing marginalization and down gradation since Independence.Bakha Dutt, who shot into international fame as perhaps India’s first real war correspondent during the Kargil conflict in 1998, has posed many uncomfortable questions to the PLU (People like us) brigade in her column ‘Know the unknown soldier’ in the Hindustan Times of April 19, 2008. We as a nation, says Barkha, have pushed our military into numerous duties that are not part of its job. Yet, she says “a monster called apathy is in serious danger of devouring the future of the Armed Forces”.Barkha also laments the fact that while Br
It is rare to find an influential voice from “civil society” writing so soulfully about India’s forgotten and silent soldiers who have stoically stuck to their task despite their increasing marginalization and down gradation since Independence.Bakha Dutt, who shot into international fame as perhaps India’s first real war correspondent during the Kargil conflict in 1998, has posed many unco
Remembering my class mates, after few years,
My eyes were filled with tears,
Everyone now is busy a lot,
No one escaped destiny's plot
Saw the girl, whom once i thought as my best frnd,
Oops! today she is somebody else's girlfrnd,
After months remembered about her for a little while,
Heard she is happy,that made me smile.
Project reviews to campus interviews,
Nicknames to last bench games,
From: Mushroom Cloud over Tirana Apparently, Albania has insane amounts of ammo left over from the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha, who also built 700,000 bunkers across the countryside to repel attack. These pillboxes used three times as much concrete as the Maginot Line. Hoxha started out as a Stalinist, then broke with the Soviets over-deStalinification, allied with Red China, then broke with them as insufficiently Marxist, and went it alone, ready to fight the world if necessary.Interestingly, at least until quite recently, the American company that had a contract to help Albanians dispose of their munitions was Science Applications International Corporation, which is sort of the military-industrial complex personified. SAIC is the anti-AEY, in that it has 44,000 employe
Twenty-five years ago today a late model GMC truck packed with explosives slammed into the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and crashing through the lobby door. In his memoir See No Evil former CIA operative Robert Baer, who devoted much of this career to identifying the perpetrators of the bombing, “Even by Beirut standards, it was an enormous blast…” Often overshadowed by the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut only six months later (as well as the many suicide vehicle bombs since),...(read more)
To me it doesn't seem all that long ago when the rumor was that a merger with my airline and Eastern was a done deal. Well like they say it "Ain't over till the fat lady sings". Has she sung? We will soon see.
. indeed we are from the Eternal Landscape, andto that Landscape we returnto become part of .{ John O'Donohue, 1956-2008, and continuing forever }1.One of the most gifted mystic, philosopher and poet of our time, John O'Donohue, beginning of this year in January has passed behind the curtain of Eternity, to the Eternal Landscape which he was so fond of in his peaceful sleep on January 3, 2008.He has been rightly described as a man of the soul. His works will remain as scholarly meditation, synthesis of philosophy, soulful poetry and radiant source of spiritual wisdom for ages. The prestigious Review of Metaphysics commended him for "breaking new ground in our thinking about consciousness… (with) a richer and deeper notion of Personhood." John is beloved for his book Anam Cara - Gaelic
We love pizza. We LOVE pizza. If we could eat one thing for the rest of our lives it would be pizza. During our seven weeks spent in Italy over the past two years, we collectively ate over sixty pizzas. This is not a lie, an exaggeration or a pipe dream. We were not force-fed, [...]
