In the world of computer keyboards, the commonly held standard for layout and design is based on the 101-key IBM Enhanced AT Keyboard (aka the "Model M", sometimes known as The World’s Greatest Keyboard). Keyboards following that standard have a QWERTY layout, a flat or slightly inclined rectangular shape, and keys situated (for the most […]
The Structural Nuts and Bolts of The Great Leveling, Revisited
Some 13 months ago I first posited an oncoming phenomenon I identified as The Great Leveling — which referred to a four-to-six-year-long series of crises in America and abroad that were all tied to addiction, and featured a mass downward spiral leading to two more results: hitting bottom and then embracing a far-too-long absent Humility […]
Army to report record number of suicides
The U.S. Army will report Thursday the highest level of suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28 years ago, CNN has learned. Statistics obtained by CNN show that the Army will report 128 confirmed suicides last year and an additional 15 suspected suicides in cases under investigation among active-duty soldiers and […]
NFL: Eagles Team Transcript 01/16/2009
NFL: Philadelphia Eagles Team Transcript NFL Championship Games GO EAGLES! Philadelphia Eagles Conference Championship Transcripts 01/16/2009 Head Coach Andy Reid Press Conference 1-16-09 Opening statement: "Alright, let’s talk about injuries real quick here. [T] Jon Runyan was really the only one that didn’t practice. [RB Brian] Westbrook was out there, he did three quarters of […]
Op-Ed: Obama, Please Drop Stimulus Packages
According to press reports — and even recent suggestions by President Elect Barack Obama, now less than three weeks before Christmas 2008, and precisely one month before he takes the Oath of Office — the astute, well-meaning and determined new administration is about to make a horrid blunder: wasting what enormous tax dollars it now […]
One day in prison to protect Goa from mining disaster
Indian prison cells are a nightmare. They are dirty and stinky. To spend one hour inside a prison cell in the small cell is an ordeal. Indian police system ranks high on the corruption scale. There is yet another element to prison life -torture of prisoners during the night by policemen. A frightening thought for […]
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