Fort Hood shootings leave America grieving
Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports:
The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood - the largest US military base in the world, home to about 40,000 troops.
The commander...... >Read More
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Fly Me to the Moon
Forty years ago today, man stepped on to the moon for the first time. Neil Armstrong touched his foot to the dusty surface and said “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind”. Armstrong wasn’t only stepping on to the moon that day. He, along with Buzz Aldrin and pilot Michael Collins, stepped straight... >Read More
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G-8 Summit Tackles Climate Change
The G8 leaders summit is an annual gathering of eight of the world's most powerful government leaders. The purpose of the summit is to discuss important world issues, and besides the economy, the main topic of discussion seems to be the environment and climate change.
US President Barack Obama is heading the Major Economies Forum, attended by...... >Read More
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Michael Jackson, "King of Pop", dead at age 50
The beloved but controversial "King of Pop", Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter of famous songs like "Beat It", "Bad", "Thriller", and "Billie Jean", died yesterday.
Around the country and the world Friday, legions of grief-stricken fans of the King of Pop mourned the sudden death of Michael Jackson with spontaneous flower-laden and candlelit memorials...... >Read More
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Violence in Tehran
"The world is watching. And how they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying to be heard will, I think, send a pretty clear signal to the international community about what Iran is and is not. ... This is not an issue of the United States or the West versus Iran. This is an issue... >Read More
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Remembering Tiananmen Square
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. On June 4 1989, hundreds of protestors were killed in Beijing, China, and thousands more left wounded, after the ruling Communist Party of China government commenced military intervention. The event was immortalized, in part, by the famous "Tank Man" photo and video of a lone, unknown...... >Read More
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Swine Flu Fear
The recent news about "Swine Flu" has caused widespread concern, perhaps with memories of the SARS outbreak only a few years ago, which ended up killing over 900 people, still fresh in our minds.
Today the Toronto Star provided a helpful list of questions and answers about Swine Flu:
Q: What can I do to prevent myself from getting the... >Read More
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Unfairly Grounded?
Were the airplanes unfairly grounded? In the aftermath of the recent Iceland... >more
Tiger Woods, Sex & Broken Promises
Tiger Woods comments on his blog,
“ I have let my family down... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)