New Mexico mystery writer Tony Hillerman died Sunday, Oct. 26, at age 83. It saddens me because he was a darned good writer and, by all accounts, a good man. But I also have a selfish reason to mourn his passing: He’ll never write an author’s blurb on the back of my own mystery book. […]
Aafia faces charges of assaulting US troops
A Pakistani woman accused of grabbing a US soldier’s rifle and trying to shoot an Army captain while in custody in Afghanistan will face a US judge in New York on Tuesday on attempted murder charges. Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington Husain Haqqani sought consular access to Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained neuroscientist suspected of links to […]
The Raw Deal that General people of Bangladesh is getting
The foolish people elect Hasina and Khaleda to lead them. Both of them are in jail. But none of their Cabinet Secretaries are in jail yet. They are too big to be put in jail. You know why? Cabinet secretaries are all good people, they had no choice but follow the orders of their bosses. […]
The Truth about Acid Rain: Threat to Nature and Humanity
Many people think that acid rain is one of those environmental issues whose dangers are exaggerated by the news media. It may affect a few trees, the thinking goes, but it can’t really hurt people. The fact is that much still remains unknown about acid rain, but this much is for sure: it is a […]
Challenges in Working for Yourself
This is part 9 of a series in making the leap to self-employment Flying on your own without the benefit of a paycheck net under you is going to present challenges. Fear One of the biggest of these challenges is fear. It’s that sinking feeling you get when the Receivables account shows a mere […]
Scholar Claims To Have Solved One Of Classical Music’s Most Persistent Mysteries
One of classical music’s biggest mysteries – the inspiration source of the UK’s Edward Elgar’s theme for the ‘Enigma’ Variations – has reportedly been solved. The solution will be published in the winter issue of the Musical Times. A University of Leeds academic claims he’s conclusively solved the puzzle that the composer had hidden in […]
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