WSMR support invaluable in Airborne Laser interceptThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:02PMThe Airborne Laser Testbed will be used as a pathfinder for the nation’s directed energy program following the successful shoot-down of a ballistic missile in its boost phase Feb. 11 in California.
Amit Travolsi - Musician and Soon-to-be IDF Combat SoldierThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:50PMFollow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) Arutz Sheva TV joined musician and singer Amit Travolsi at a unique, very exclusively Israeli, event – a cross between a recruitment party and a celebration in honor of his new album.
New Kid Cudi, Ratatat, MGMT Music Video: Pursuit of HappinessThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:38PMKanye West’s latest protege, Kid Cudi, has made a name for himself over the past year and for someone who runs in West’s circle of friends, he seems pretty chill. We liked him even more when he teamed up with electronic rock duo Ratatat and Brooklyn hipster duo, MGMT for the song, “Pursuit of Happiness.” [...]
Tone Music closingThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:31PMTone Music in downtown Albert Lea will close its doors for good the first week of April, store manager Merle Krause announced Thursday. “I have been expecting this for a while now with the economy, Internet, loss of the daily high school traffic and Farmstead,” Krause said.
Women Feel Guilty About Feeling Guilty – Men? Not So MuchThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:17PMWhen it comes to feeling guilty, men and women inhabit different planets. Women feel guilty about everything, but men? Researchers say they're "guilt-deficient." But, maybe that's a good thing, psychologists say.
Princess Wow aims to win hearts through smilesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:16PMIt’s Saturday morning in Old Greenwich, the first day this year that winter finally feels like it may be in retreat. Sound Beach Avenue is filled with families walking around in the sunshine. Off the main drag, Arcadia Cafe buzzes with caffeinated conversations.
MARCUS: Chief WhinerThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:46PM WASHINGTON -- The chief justice is a big crybaby.
1°C - Mainly clear with plenty of sunshineWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:47AMWHEN the Nazis came, Scots missionary Jane Haining refused to abandon the 400 Jewish orphans in her care.
Tributes to two soldiers killed on same dayWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:41AMTributes were paid yesterday to two British soldiers killed on the same day in Afghanistan. (10/03/2010 11:23:55)
University of Michigan 2010 Golden Apple Award winner: Other people matterWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:27AMChristopher Peterson, the recipient of University of Michigan's 2010 Golden Apple Award, promised not to lecture the audience of hundreds who gathered to see him do just that. "We’re in the business of ongoing life, not school," the U-M positive......
-2°C - Mainly clear with plenty of sunshineWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:01AMWhen the Nazis came, Scots missionary Jane Haining refused to abandon the 400 Jewish orphans in her care. Ordered to flee Hungary by her Church Of Scotland bosses, she told them: "If these children need me in the days of sunshine, how much more do they need me in the days of darkness?"
Arsenal Can`t Win But Rafa`s Still LosingWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:52AMThe Champions League Is The New FA Cup After watching football for nigh on 35 years now I had a sudden eureka moment today. This is how it happened...
Businessman's Caribbean gesture to aid Lancashire children's hospiceWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:35AMHOLIDAYMAKERS destined for the Caribbean are being given the chance to rub shoulders with the stars while at the same time contributing to a Lancashire children’s hospice.
GOP state Senate hopefuls air views at forumWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:12AMGREENLEAF Three Republican hopefuls for the 1st State Senate District shared their views on issues ranging from global warming to taxes and took questions from an audience of about 40 people Monday night.
Of 'Wild Things' -- and tamer tips for totsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:21PMVideo Watching "Where the Wild Things Are" is like being 5 years old and losing your grip on Mom's hand inside Macy's, then racing out a revolving door and finding yourself in the middle of the Thanksgiving Day parade. What are those huge, threatening shapes bobbing around above your head? Why...
Living OprahTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:18PMAn experiment to test the queen of chat's recipe for female happiness has thought-provoking results.
ADR's service is one that goes beyond outsourcingTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:14PMOn his first trip to China some 20 years ago, Larry Mahoney found that "the streets were packed with people on bicycles." These days, however, it's BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes that crowd the r...
What kind of government we want?Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:12PMPakatan Rakyat has recently announced its political achievements in the four PR states for the past two years. But it is still hard to judge its performance based only on the data. Most importantly, we still have to see how the people think and do.
Experiencing “Buddha’s Joy” at Nalanda Centre, MalaysiaTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:04PM-- Nalanda Buddhist Society, a leading Buddhist education organization in Malaysia, will host the “Buddha’s Joy” exhibition featuring exquisitely-moulded Buddha and Kwan Yin (Goddess...
McGowan's ear-to-ear optimismTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:58PMDUNEDIN, Fla. — Dustin McGowan’s smile said it all. Following a two-inning, 30-pitch simulated game Tuesday morning, the right-hander’s grin could have lit up a city block.
Acts of kindness spread surprisingly easily: just a few people can make a differenceTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:22PMFor all those dismayed by scenes of looting in disaster-struck zones, whether Haiti or Chile or elsewhere, take heart: good acts -- acts of kindness, generosity and cooperation -- spread just as easily as bad. And it takes only a handful of individuals to really make a difference.
Leave a ReplyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:21PMStudent-parents at CSUN, Motivation to keep pressing on through the college journey can be hard to find. Sometimes I feel as if my body has been filled with so much caffeine that I personally could keep a Starbucks in business.
Bill a giant step in journey to strengthen women's empowerment: PMTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:08PMNew Delhi, Mar 9: Describing the Women's Reservation Bill as a ''pathbreaking'' and ''historic'' legislation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it was a giant step towards strengthening the process of women's emancipation in the country.
Girls gather at University of Toledo forum to learn about key issuesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:23PMBy JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER It was only for an afternoon, but organizers of "Momentum 2010," a summit for young women, hope it will be a good start. More than 170 girls in grades 7-12 from all over northwest Ohio gathered at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus, formerly the Medical College of Ohio, yesterday. They were there to learn more about issues that will be pivotal in ...
Kristen Houghton: Sometimes Your Happiness Depends On Walking AwayMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:11PMToo often we focus so much on a door that has closed abruptly and unexpectedly in our faces that we don't realize that the world is full of other doors that are open to us.
Jail ListMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:44AMGeorge Washington Jr., 43; 226 Abundance St.; entered 2/23/10; defective equipment, child support/superior court contempt order, driving lic susp/rev, dui/alch, no insurance, suspended registration; released 2/23/10; ECSO.
Fred Karger: Open Letter to Maggie GallagherMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:42AMI was able to see the absolute joy experienced by gay and lesbian couples who are now able to legally marry in Washington, DC. I wept when I saw reports of couples who have been together, some for decades.
India convey willingness to open consulate in JafnaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:41AMColombo, Mar 8 : Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has conveyed to Sri Lankan Pesident Mahinda Rajpaksa about India's willingness to open the Consulate General Mission at Jafna.
Editor's NotebookMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:39AMI’m going to miss the Olympics and all the great patriotic feelings they inspired in me for the past 17 days. From the courageousness of the injured Lindsey Vonn to the sheer pleasure watching Apolo Ohno exude happiness no matter what color medal he won.
Many paths to the pulpitMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:03AMThere is no such thing as a typical day in the life of a Cleveland rabbi. “One day you are an administrator, one day you are a supervisor of people, and one day you’re a teacher. Or one day you’re a pastor in a hospital.
Don't call it a comeback . . .Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:00AM. . . as L.L. Cool J would say. Tiger is returning to golf soon no matter how guarded and ambiguous he may be on the topic.
India convey willingness to open consulate in JafnaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:59AMIndian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has conveyed to Sri Lankan Pesident Mahinda Rajpaksa about India's willingness to open the Consulate General Mission at Jafna.
Red Hatters: A flair for the dramatic at storybook eventMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:18AMWho can resist attending an event where almost 500 women are dressed as storybook characters? For the fourth year in a row, the Lee County Red Hat...
Terminally ill kids get their wishMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:09AMChildren who are terminally ill from Israel, come to the U.S. to have their dreams come true.
JIM BRANSFIELD: Not 1 but 2 new grid coachesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:03AMFriday was a busy day on the local coaching scene as Sal Morello made public his resignation as Cromwell High head football coach and Wesleyan hired Mike Whalen, the Williams coach, as its new head man.
Hamilton happier than ever as season approachesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:48AMLewis Hamilton... relaxed ahead of new season. Whatever happens in next weekend's Formula One season-opener in Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton expects to keep on smiling.
NYT Best-sellersSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:34AM1. "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.)
IPL team bidding turns out to be a damp squibSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:16AMDespite all the hype, only three interested parties came forward to take part in the bidding, out of which one was disqualified for submitting its bid late.
Get involvedSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:42AMDETROIT: Learn about Hinamatsuri -- Japanese Girl's Day -- from 1-4 p.m. today at the Detroit Institute of Arts. This annual holiday is observed in Japanese families, and it is a day to pray for the health and happiness of young girls in Japan. The program is free for members and free with museum admission of $8; $6 for seniors; $4 for ages 6-17. The Institute of Arts is at 5200 Woodward.
Children's BooksSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:42AMOut of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper, $16.99. This extraordinary novel is a fantastic glimpse of what life is like for a profoundly disabled girl whose body constantly betrays her fine mind.