We read: “Traditionally-made wines from southwestern France and Sardinia boast the highest concentration of complex compounds, called polyphenols, that are linked to greater longevity, a study published on Thursday in the science journal Nature says. Previous studies have generally established that a glass or two of red wine every day helps combat heart and [...]

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The blogosphere has been alive with Charles Krauthammer’s blaming of Iraqis for the Iraq failure. He argues that America is not to blame for the mess, implying there’s no way we could have predicted this outcome and worked to prevent it. The consequences were predictable, and I feel kind of proud for calling this years [...]

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Quasi-News and Commentary by Wordworks2001 Colonel Moammar Gaddafi, Chief of the State of Libya, arrived at the international airport in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, to attend the African Union Peace & Security Council on Wednesday and the African South American Summit on Thursday. The colonel, who is not unknown for his elan and flamboyance, came [...]

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Here’s a bizarre Supreme Court case. Several states are suing the EPA for failing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Massachusetts claims its shoreline will suffer if something isn’t done, with a few others jumping on board. On a gut level, this just seems wrong on so many levels. For one, the EPA is set up [...]

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Used to track everything from Pepsi to people, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is changing the face of supply chain management. Small and medium-sized Pa. businesses have the opportunity to learn about RFID technology, business benefits and opportunities by participating in interactive training courses, presented by the RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Erie, The [...]

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This decision (very good though brief AP coverage; actual decision text here) has a lot of subtleties. A judge has issued an injuction requiring FEMA to continue benefits to Katrina evacuees — some applicants were recently denied. First of all, I think it needs to be clear it’s a preliminary injuction, not a ruling. That [...]

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The holiday season is a time filled with love, family and friends. It is a time of gifts, fond memories and huge holiday meals. However, the holidays are also well known for the stresses of money, reoccuring family feuds and over extended schedules. The quickly approaching holiday season has given birth to a multitude of [...]

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The Philippines is preparing for the supertyphoon Durian , the eighteenth typhoon to hit the islands this year and the third to pass the Metro Manila region in the last two months. In Manila , they are preparing by shutting down the schools and removing the billboards in preparation for the typhoon, which is estimated [...]

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Only briefly glimpsed since the announcement that he was hospitalized, and his brother Raul was in charge, Fidel Castro has not appeared at the public celebration of his 80th birthday. As the focus for a cult of personality, it’s pretty significant when the guest of honor doesn’t show up. According to this story, the celebrations [...]

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By sheer coincidence I happened to be reading through Ian Bremmer’s The J Curve when this story broke today. The U.S. is banning exports of some entertainment products to North Korea. The move mirrors Bremmer’s assessment quite well: The U.S. tries to scold North Korea by isolating it. However, North Korea is a successful, stable [...]

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Global warming finally had it’s day in court today, as 12 states, 3 cities and 13 environmental groups argued their case against continued EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) inaction in front of the Supreme Court. There were arguments for and arguments against…all in all, I feel that the event was a success. Here’s the argument as [...]

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Pop star, Madonna, will have 67 human rights groups watching over and making sure that the Malawian government’s adoption laws are being enforced and followed correctly. According to the Associated Press, the lawyer representing the Human Rights groups are not against the adoption, they just want to clarify the otherwise gray areas of their adoption [...]

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by Ted Lipien FreeMediaOnline.org Free Media Online, Dublin, CA, November 28, 2006 — The Voice of Russia‘s (VOR) English web site has ignored the poisoning death in London of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who became a strong critic of President Putin. The state-funded radio station, a successor to Radio Moscow which had broadcast [...]

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Indin Parliament records show that every fourth MP has a criminal record. Cases range from murder to cheating.

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Detroit’s historic Kronk Gym has closed for good. The gym — actually the cramped basement of an already decommissioned community rec center — opened just after WWI, and became world-famous as a champ-factory under trainer Emanuel Steward, who drilled boxing luminaries like Hector “Macho” Camacho, Julio César Chávez, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis in the [...]

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Leaders of Lebanon’s pro-Western governing coalition lashed out at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Lebanese allies — President Emile Lahoud and Shiite militant group Hezbollah. They blamed Syria for the assassination of Pierre Gemayel. The language of their speeches was politically incorrect. It angered the Shiites when they watched on television insults hurled at [...]

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India’s Christians are running out of space to bury their dead, leading some to pay small fortunes to book their final resting place in a relative’s grave.

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Fresh perspectives on today’s news by: Whymrhymer The Reverend Jessie Jackson knows what he wants! Rev. Jackson wants the “N-word” banned from the entertainment industry and additionally, to “punish” comedian Michael Richards for his “N-word” outburst in response to some black hecklers during a performance at an LA comedy club, Jackson wants everyone to stop [...]

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Last week I joined the “is Michael Richards Jewish?” debate squarely on the “no” side. A few folks on my comment board disagreed, arguing that (A) his publicist said he was and (B) some Jewish Web sites list him as a Jewish entertainer. It turns out I was right, at least insofar as Richards wasn’t [...]

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  I rarely read a book that changes my opinion of anything. I learn new facts every day but those facts usually confirm conclusions I have come to long ago. The book The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature by Elizabeth Kantor has however changed my mind about something that I thought I [...]

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An American defender playing for Hannover told his cousin who called a friend whose kids found out about it and quickly spread the rumor at school where a group of teachers called up unidentified media sources who then reported that Jürgen Klinsmann will pretty much likely for sure maybe be taking over as the new US [...]

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