Civil activists alarmed by the misuse of ITA 2008 by politicians to curb any writings on the Internet perceived to affect the reputation of the ruling government, and by some business interests to protect their business interests, have started asking for the withdrawal of the rules notified by DIT on April […]

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It’s been over a decade since Stefan Kopriva was on the River City Washington Police Force.  The years have not dimmed the harsh memories of many inside or outside law enforcement regarding Kopriva. The years have not been kind to Kopriva either as he can’t forget the past any more than anyone else. He lived […]

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Joe Gunther is emotionally adrift in a sea of pain and despair as this latest in the long series opens. He is on leave from the Vermont Bureau of Investigation while he tries to cope with the death of his love, Lyn Silva. It wasn’t the first time being involved with Joe Gunther resulted in […]

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Despite the steadily worsening situation for newspapers across the country as well as at his own, Reporter Carter Ross still has a job at a Newark Eagle–Examiner. While the newspaper maybe having serious fiscal issues, the obituary pages are still one thing the bosses have not surrendered in the face of declining circulation and revenues. […]

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For years Molly Ivins was a force to be reckoned with as a columnist for various publications including The Dallas Morning News.  She was often interviewed by the print and television media in herself described role of “professional Texan.”  You never knew what she would say but you knew that it would often be caustically […]

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WEAVER - The Call of Today Written in 1816…
Apr. 20th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
Why Do We Not Pay Attention to Our Fathers? It is not too late for us to wake up and elect people of principle to represent us. Get the facts and…Think before you vote!
The following was written by one of our founding […]

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Basketry: 17 Great Weekend Projects by B. J. Crawford is part of “The Weekend Crafter” series published by Lark Books. This 80 page book is primarily designed to introduce novices to making your own baskets using various basic techniques and tools.
 
After a brief introduction there is a ten page opening section on “Basic Tools, Materials […]

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In an age where if you are a male and you tell a woman—not your wife/girlfriend/mistress– that she looks nice you open yourself up to a charge of sexual harassment, in an age where you are called sexist or worst if you hold open a door for a lady, etc. comes this collection MEN IN […]

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The Adventures of Quinn Higgins: Boy Detective–The Case of the Haunted House is third in this series authored by Douglas Quinn. It is the start of a new school year for Quinn Higgins who is looking forward to the fifth grade and seeing his best buddy, Reginald Robinson, known to all as Reggie.  It has […]

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While PC-based online banking is not much older than a high school student, mobile banking is still in elementary school. With the proliferation of smartphones, however, online banking’s younger sibling is quickly catching up to the slightly more established option.
Banking through your PC’s web browser offers a full menu of services. You can easily and […]

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david schussler
I saw a new ad for Pringles today where some beautiful fruits and veggies were blown up just to show how explosive the crunch and taste of the chips are. Unfortunately for me, and I am guessing for many others, this ad demonstrated the lack of sensitivity some corporate heads have for the poor […]

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Way back in 1968 Peter Hain coined the phrase “You cannot play normal sport in an abnormal country”. He was talking about Apartheid South Africa - but the principle he was articulating then still gets to the heart of the issue of Sport and Politics today. The thing about sport is that if is essentially […]

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Identity theft complaints rose to more than 11 million last year, and tax-related scams have increased by over 700% since 2008. Two million fraudulent tax returns were filed in 2011 alone, at a cost of two billion dollars. Common scams include:
Double filing: If you receive a notification from the IRS informing you that multiple tax […]

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It’s open season on the LDS church, says the headline in this WAPO article.
The piece foreshadows, I fear, of what is to come — effort to portray Mormons as weirdly out of step and unmodern, and by implication, Romney as being unfit for the presidency…
But if you read the article, […]

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LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA FROM THE DELTA RIGHTS GROUP OF OVER 100 FORMER SHELL EMPLOYEES
By John Donovan
Printed below is a letter recently sent to the President of Nigeria by The Delta Rights Group, a group of over 100 former Shell employees who allege that they are the victims of deceit, trickery and […]

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It was over 150 years ago that Lewis Carroll penned the classic book Alice In Wonderland. In it his heroine Alice is transported to a new world. A world where she encounters strange, but somehow delightfully oddball characters.

You are old father time the young man said

It is true! I am no longer the young man. […]

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Frequently in the media there is a news story about the health benefits of various teas. Unlike some other foods that seem to either be good for you or not based on the most recent study done by whomever, teas of various types seem to be solidly good for you. Capitalizing on the idea is […]

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I note that Norway killer Breivik’s clenched-fist Communist salute is universally being described in the media as “Right wing”. Right wing Communism? It has been the Communist salute for around a century and Leftist journalists would be well aware of that. They have probably even seen examples of it at Leftist […]

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The annual Vegas based NAB Show is underway. It is an interesting trade get together, yet few members of the public have ever heard of it. When it comes to electronics showcase events all eyes are on CES. While CES is a trade show, very much the thrust is centered on the end user, the […]

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Below are some excerpts from a review of the latest book about the Nazi disaster. It is written by a historian but he still seems to be puzzled by why it all happened. Postwar lies have blinded him. So let me give very briefly the answer he lacks:
Hitler’s ideas […]

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This “philosopher” (below) is a chump who seems to know nothing of prior work in his field. He has attempted to reinvent the wheel and predictably come up with a very poor product. As someone who has written for the academic journals on both the philosophy and psychology of morality, perhaps I […]

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A certain author wrote long ago about how one should not go gently into the good night. Nora Shaw, mother of the author June Shaw, certainly did not go gently into that good night. Recently released through CreateSpace (Amazon’s self-publishing division) Nora 102 ½: A Lesson on Aging Well tells the story of Nora with […]

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My apologies for stealing the title from the late Sandy Denny and her fabulous song Who Knows Where The Time Goes, but it seemed fitting.
Who does know where the wind goes? Every TV station in the country has a Weatherman, likeliest the most unpopular star of the station. Most are about as exciting as a […]

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“Everybody counts or nobody counts” has always been Detective Harry Bosch’s personal mantra. In THE DROP, the latest book in a series that began long ago with the excellent novel The Black Echo, Harry Bosch’s belief system and his trust in others are tested in new ways. Ways that will have him second guessing himself […]

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One of the most identifiable hits from the 60’s was the smash hit Wipeout. It put Surf Music in the center stage for the radio listener.
For as long as I can recall I have been a fan of mysteries. It matters not what the subject is, they are just fun to explore. The Kennedy Assassination, […]

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Back in the fall of 2011 when Warren of Buffett Rule fame first began angling for a positive Wikipedia entry by insisting he wasn’t paying enough taxes, Gene Sperling, the Director of the National Economic Council, wrote an article on the White House blog awkwardly titled “Buffett Rule Facts and Fictions.”  If Buffett himself was guilty of comparing apples and […]

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Near Field Communications (NFC), is the exchange of information between two devices via wireless signal. For example, a wireless signal emitting from your cell phone can act as a credit card when making a purchase. In the case of a mobile wallet application, those devices would be a mobile phone and a point of sale […]

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Annette Lantos, the wife of the late Congressman Tom Lantos, has joined efforts to oppose the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) proposals to cut Voice of America (VOA) services, the independent, nongovernmental Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting reported today on its website www.cusib.org.
Mrs. Lantos’s April 4, 2012 letter to the BBG begins:
“I write in support […]

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An article by Eidelman et al. claims that they are and it has predictably got a fair bit of attention from Left-leaning journalists.
I noted the article at the beginning of this month and dismissed it out of hand on the grounds that its taxonomy was wrong: Eidelman had no idea of what conservatives actually […]

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So there I was, trying to figure out why all these bigshots are telling me not to test my patients, and wondering why (and remembering I was once sued for not ordering a test that was still experimental at the time, and only available 800 miles away at a University that was doing a study […]

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