I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it -- Charles Swindall
AFP - Tropical Storm Gustav regained hurricane strength as it churned toward Cuba Friday, leaving 78 people dead in its wake, as New Orleans began voluntary evacuations ahead of the storm's projected arrival next week. more
Fri Aug 29 05:59pm PDT
AFP - Georgia on Friday cut diplomatic ties with Russia and Moscow lashed out at Georgia's Western backers, sharpening the battle lines in a growing international crisis. more
Fri Aug 29 05:51pm PDT
Reuters - New Orleans residents paused on Friday to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow even as they faced a possible evacuation order ahead of another potentially powerful storm. more
Fri Aug 29 05:20pm PDT
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Mon Oct 02 12:00am PDT
Just to set the scene, Dubai is one of seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates, a sovereign state; the UAE is a federation of jurisdictions with some local laws and economic regulations, and some central ones. As everyone I met stressed, the UAE is not Saudi Arabia is not Egypt is not S more
Wed Sep 27 12:00am PDT
Yet another piece on click fraud, this time from Businessweek - which of course is an 'old medium' itself. What amazes me is the elephant in the room: This is not an intractable problem. (Ask me about intractable: I just came back from the Middle East!) more
Mon Sep 25 12:00am PDT