Anthropologist David Lampert talks about the statelessness of Chams in Southern Vietnam and Cambodia, and argues how the Cham should be reconnected with their heritage.
A homeland for the Chams
Phnom Penh Post, 10 October 2008
It was the Cham who taught the Vietnamese improved rice-farming and silk-production techniques. It was the Cham who may have taught the [...]
Ex-Football Star’s Acquaintance Admits Wanting Cash
September 23rd, 2008 (BETNEWS)
WHAT TROUBLES ME - The Whole Set Up was obvious from the get go.
“Riccio says he planted a tape recorder in the room, later earning $150,000 from TMZ.com, $25,000 from “Entertainment Tonight,” $20,000 by a sponsor of Howard Stern’s radio show for his tape, plus $15,000 by [...]
It all starts with your inner self, subconscious mind, Your Other Self. Whatever you want to call it. When you squeeze an orange what comes out? Orange juice of course. What happens when you are squee...
For this week, it is not hard to notice many stocks are not going down. Yesterday i covered my noble shorts, and today i took my profits on Ferror after a strong closing. This evening it is expected to report a good set of results and from the actions, it looked like it may be very good. Hence i opt to take my profits off the table first. Currently market is squeezing the shortists... i saw ma
Facing sky-high crop prices, some in the organic livestock business are beginning to look for organic grain growers willing to sign long-term contracts to supply feed. This kind of vertical integration, which is common in the conventional meat industry, runs counter to the independent spirit of many organic farmers. But tight supplies and the soaring cost of organic corn and soybeans may force changes.
Organic products are one of the fastest-growing segments of the food industry. Sales of organic food totaled almost $17 billion in 2006, and production of the grain and soybeans needed for organic livestock has failed to keep up with the demand for milk and meat.
Soybeans in particular are in extremely short supply. Organic soybeans were selling for more than $25 a bushel on average in the u
A brother of mine who works with homebuilders as a subcontractor was telling me last night what a difficult time he's been having getting paid for work in the past -- sometimes as long ago as 2006, which certainly makes it difficult to pay his staff! So is this the behavior of insensitive companies or is something larger amiss -- such as a major cash squeeze which is impacting smaller builders even harder?According to writer Michael Corkery in the Wall Street Journal -- who is an excellent writer covering the real estate beat -- what's happening now is the much-predicted 'second wave' of mortgage defaults now impacting the building community -- as well as the banks who funded their projects:In the first wave of the housing crisis, homeowners across the U.S. lost their properties to forecl
Sears Holding (SHLD) has taken a severe punishment from investors since 2007, falling from an all-time high above $190 to a recent three-year low beneath $90.
While the chart itself is educational from a trend and retracement perspective, I wanted to highlight a few points during the decline.
First, there were two significant events that occurred on [...]
Its a real shocking video of Scarlett Johansson. Her boobs are being squeezed by a reporter in public and more surprising fact is that she is laughing at this. And other channels are making issue of this.
After whining repeatedly in recent days about not having enough time to swing trade, it finally occurred to me that I might just need to be more efficient with the little bit of time I do have to trade. If I enter the day with a plan for every stock, then I shouldn't need a whole lot of time to execute the few trades I want to make. That is at least the mindset with which I started the day and it worked out pretty well.I identified Mastercard (MA) a week or two ago as a stock that might be interesting if it were to find support at its 200 day moving average. That support appeared to have occurred of late so I decided to pull the trigger this morning. I have a silly bias against stocks trading in excess of $100 so I knew I wanted to try options with this one, but the premium they were fetching seemed excessive to me. Therefore, I decided to take advantage of the premium and sell October $120 puts. With the puts more than $10 out of the money, I was quite happy to open a position by sel
A fierce battle between local Sunni residents and al-Qaeda insurgents in an outlying Baghdad neighbourhood this week is evidence that moves to isolate the terror group by other Sunnis are taking hold even in the capital. According to a detailed report on the Washington Post on Friday a battle this week in the western Amiriyah area has claimed at least 28 lives. It quoted the local mayor Mohammed Abdul Khaliq as saying that residents, alienated by the indiscriminate violence of its fellow Sunnis, rose up to force al-Qaeda out.The microcosm mirrors what is happening in the western provinces, especially al-Anbar and Diyala, where Sunni tribes have united in an anti-Qaeda alliance. "I think this is going to be the end of the al-Qaeda presence here," mayor Abdul Khaliq told the Washington Post. He said that the fierce fighting Wednesday and Thursday began over accusations that al-Qaeda in Iraq had executed Sunnis without reason.
Click Image For Slide ShowSo you still want to buy that overpriced Condo in Billyburg?...No Spring Thaw for Housing by BusinessWeek - 5/2/07 snip:Maybe you guessed it, but now it's official: The housing market has not hit bottom. Poor home sales in cold-and-quiet February may be excusable, but in March, April, and May, they are a sure sign of distress. The latest numbers indicate that the spring of 2007 will go down as one of the worst real estate seasons in years. March, April, and May are traditionally the strongest months for home sales. But this year, the usual throngs of spring buyers just aren't there.... The prediction for home sales in the coming months was worst in the Northeast region, where the index fell 14% year over year and 4.9% from February's reading. The West showed the most promise, with the index rising 1.6% from February but still falling 8.6% from year-ago levels. NAR does not break out sales by state... (4.5% NYC Decline by Feb 08, see slide slow-->)MasterCar
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This painting can be purchased for $100 by clicking here."Squeezed" 8"x 6" Oil on Archival artboard. 2007, ready to hang - unframed, by Nathan BondThis and any other currently available paintings can always be found atmy eBay store.
I have to admit that until now, Katharine McPhee wasn't really on my radar. Obviously, I've seen her from time to time on TV and whatnot, but not giving a crap about American Idol, I didn't care about her all that much.That was until I saw this picture of Tyra Banks squeezing Katharine McPhee's breasts on her talk show, however. Needless to say, my interest is piqued. Especially after reading what Tyra had to say about the whole thing:"I squeezed her boobs and they are real! They're jiggly and soft."I have to say, if this is the new direction Tyra's show is taking, I might have to reconsider that whole "Tyra Banks is damn annoying" thing. Unlike Tyra Banks' new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover, this is the type of ratings stunt I whole-heartedly endorse.Of course, this little boob grab has definitely brought Katharine McPhee into my line of sight, thus leading me to these other great Katharine McPhee pictures. If you're not a fan yet, I'm sure you will be now.
