ISLAMABAD, Feb 20:(Imtiaz Ahmed in Islamabad):- In a preliminary assessment the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has concluded that Monday’s national and provincial assembly elections in Pakistan were competitive and the polling process "achieved increased public confidence." "We are relieved that election day has passed off better than had been anticipated and […]
Health Fact: Yogurt is More Healthful than Milk
As nutritious as milk and possibly even more healthful, yogurt is what you get when "good" bacteria feast on fresh milk. These "live active cultures" digest some of the milk’s sugar (lactose), converting into lactic acid, which gives this "spoonable" dairy food a refreshing tang. Yogurt is not only tasty; it’s easily digested and calcium-rich […]
Heard By a Bird, February 12
"We live our lives four days at a time." – Hart Crane Did you see the cloud shaped like an Oscar de la Renta gown over Boiceville last Thursday? A Letter Dear Monsignor Sparrow: Call me a nut, but late at night I like to find a Pete Seeger video on YouTube — and sing […]
Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off Carrying Europe’s Space Hopes
It looks like a hollow metal canister the size of a single-decker bus. But to the European Space Agency, the precious cargo that blasted off from Cape Canaveral today aboard the shuttle Atlantis represents an historic turning point in more than 50 years of space dominance by Russia and the US. Almost five years after […]
Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off Carrying Europe’s Space Hopes
It looks like a hollow metal canister the size of a single-decker bus. But to the European Space Agency, the precious cargo that blasted off from Cape Canaveral today aboard the shuttle Atlantis represents an historic turning point in more than 50 years of space dominance by Russia and the US. Almost five years after […]
Serbia: President Tadic Gets Re-Elected
By Veronica Khokhlova Below is a selection of Anglophone bloggers’ views on the outcome of Serbia’s presidential election. Eric Gordy of East Ethnia began his analytical piece for OpenDemocracy.net with this summary: The inconclusive result in in the first round of Serbia’s presidential election on 20 January 2008 led to a second round on Sunday […]
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