December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 28 comments in the last 30 days.
6 Crucial Business Travel Tips.

Business travel is an essential business aspect. Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 13 comments in the last 30 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

December 26, 2012, 8:13 pm 12 comments in the last 30 days.
O Little Town in Occupied Territory.

What people might not know is that the city of Bethlehem today is not in Israel but in Palestine, and that it is a bustling city with 28,000 people. One third of them are Palestinian Christians. 

When Christians today sing “O little town of Bethlehem” they seldom think of the real city with the real people.

December 17, 2007, 11:23 am 4 comments in the last 30 days.
Singer Dan Fogelberg Dies from Prostate Cancer at 56.

He's with the leader of the band now. At the age of 56, the legendary American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg has passed away. His publicist says that after losing a battle with cancer, Dan left us this morning at 6:00 AM. "He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side. His strength, dignity, and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him."

January 1, 2024, 11:51 pm 3 comments in the last 30 days.
Are Bitcoin ATMs a Gateway to Mainstream Cryptocurrency Adoption?.

Bitcoin ATMs allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies in a way that is both familiar and easy. They offer a bridge between physical fiat money and crypto and often provide a range of services.

February 4, 2011, 12:50 am 2 comments in the last 30 days.
Magnetic Polar Shifts Causing Massive Global Superstorms.

NASA has been warning about it…scientific papers have been written about it… geologists have seen its traces in rock strata and ice core samples… Now "it" is here: an unstoppable magnetic pole shift that has sped up and is causing life-threatening havoc with the world's weather.

November 11, 2011, 3:33 pm 2 comments in the last 30 days.
Ode to a Humble Hero of Sri Lanka: Dr Brian Senewiratne.

Last week, we carried an amazing article by Dr Brian Senewiratne, a Sinhalese Sri Lankan, who may be one of the most reasonable voices in this community when it comes to Lanka's history of ethnic cleansing. I was honored that Dr. Senewiratne dispatched the story to our newsroom. He is a portrait of humility. Dr. Senewiratne does not hesitate to assess responsibility for the 2009 Genocide of Tamil people by the government of Majinda Rajapaksa.

May 28, 2011, 9:50 pm 2 comments in the last 30 days.
PACE calls on governments to 'take all reasonable measures' to reduce exposure to electromagnetic fields.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, meeting in Kyiv at Standing Committee level, today called on European governments to “take all reasonable measures” to reduce exposure to electromagnetic fields. This applies to radio frequencies from mobile phones, “and particularly the exposure to children and young people who seem to be most at risk from head tumours”.

April 16, 2007, 11:51 am 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Death Toll Rises to 32 in Virginia Tech Campus Shootings.

Two shootings on the Virginia Tech campus today have left 32 dead, including students government officals said. In addition, police say 28 people were injured, four are in critical condition. There are unconfirmed reports that the suspect was a young Asian-American male, who was looking for his girlfriend. There are media reports that police have recovered two 9-MM handguns, and a 22-caliber handgun used by the suspect during the rampage.

March 2, 2012, 12:41 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
High Stakes in Geneva in 2009 and 2012: Dayan Jayatilleka recalls.

The 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has commenced in Geneva from February 27th. It is very likely that Sri Lanka would figure as item 10 on the agenda during the concluding stages of the conclave in the days between March 21st to 23rd.