Defending Earth from asteroids (via The Christian Science Monitor) Does this topic make Hollywood screenwriters drool, or what? While it sounds like science fiction (and has figured into the story line of any number of Hollywood hits), it is now […]
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Why US Baby Boomers Are Retiring in Latin America (+video)
Why US baby boomers are retiring in Latin America (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) Former US Marine James Cummiskey is seen on one of his coffee farms near Medellín, Colombia.(Courtesy of Christian Gonzales/CIMA Coffee Farms) After 20 years in […]
Here’s a conversation starter for Thanksgiving
Here’s a conversation starter for Thanksgiving (via The Christian Science Monitor) Charles Bandy of Feeding South Florida organizes bags of produce in West Park, Fla., to be distributed to residents in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. (AP Photo) The presumed […]
Adventures In Buying Bitcoins: A ‘How To’ Guide, Sort Of
Adventures in buying bitcoins: a ‘how to’ guide, sort of (via The Christian Science Monitor) Signs on window advertise a bitcoin ATM that has been installed in a Waves Coffee House in Vancouver, British Columbia in October. The new ATM […]
Thanksgiving By The Numbers
Thanksgiving by the numbers (via The Christian Science Monitor) Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade(Charles Sykes/AP/File) Whether you are sympathizing with the animated turkeys in the new movie “Free Birds,” pulling out your recipe for green bean casserole, or waiting for your […]
50 years after JFK, conspiracy theories of all sorts thrive in America (+video)
50 years after JFK, conspiracy theories of all sorts thrive in America (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura investigated conspiracy theories about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for a 2010 television program. ( […]
Russia opens its arms to Cairo as US-Egypt ties fray
Russia opens its arms to Cairo as US-Egypt ties fray (via The Christian Science Monitor) Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy (r.) accompanies his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (c.) following their meeting in Cairo on Thursday. Russian officials are visiting Egypt […]
From war protester to teaching the Vietnamese how to write speeches
From war protester to teaching the Vietnamese how to write speeches (via The Christian Science Monitor) Bob Lehrman teaching speechwriting at a workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Courtesy of the Government of Vietnam) “Have you seen the lake from your window?” […]
Iran: Don’t blame us, blame our tea party
Iran: Don’t blame us, blame our tea party (via The Christian Science Monitor) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif waits for the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva Switzerland, Nov. 7. […]
Is ‘Spain’s Fox News’ leading its own Tea Party-style insurrection?
Is ‘Spain’s Fox News’ leading its own Tea Party-style insurrection? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Pedro J. Ramirez, founder and director of conservative Spanish newspaper El Mundo, in Madrid in July. Mr. Ramirez, better known as Pedro J, and his […]