There is no such thing as a free lunch, and there is no such thing as a free war. The Iraq adventure has seriously weakened the U.S. economy, whose woes now go far beyond loose mortgage lending. You can't spend $3 trillion -- yes, $3 trillion -- on a failed war abroad and not feel the pain at home.
The bursting of the housing bubble, which punctured the credit bubble, was a criminal enterprise at the outset, pooh-poohed at first by those who should have known better, that has now triggered a global economic crisis. The U.S. prison population is at an all-time high with 2.3 million behind bars, but the subprime con men/women are enjoying the fruits of their scams.
Pakistan??s celebrity cross-dresser and TV anchor Begum Nawazish Ali confesses about her crush on John Abraham as she pooh-poohs the three musketeers of Pakistan.
Emirate is 1st stop in overseas expansion Crate & Barrel is looking to expand overseas, and its first stop will be Dubai, the shopping mecca of the Middle East.
What Horton the elephant hears in the Dr. Seuss story about him is, of course, a Who. What 20th Century Fox hopes to hear with the movie adaptation, "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!," which opens Friday and features the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, is something quite different: the reassuring rustle of runaway box-office receipts.
WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) -- The bursting of the housing bubble, which punctured the credit bubble, was a criminal enterprise at the outset, pooh-poohed at first by those who should have known better, that has now triggered a global economic crisis.
Mohammed Wajihuddin narrates how an intellectual debate suddenly turned ugly when the masks came off some men. Last Sunday at Delhi??s Press Club, there was an attempt at a debate on the theme??Fascism and Terrorism: Two Sides of the Same Coin. This writer was invited to be one of the speakers.
Sammy Goldman had an innate way of connecting with people, his parents say. He was able to meet someone, gauge his or her interests and communicate in a way unbounded by physical and verbal limitations.
Mickey, Handy Manny and Winnie the Pooh will share the stage with all of their friends Sunday. Playhouse Disney Live! will be at the Mid-America Center for a live show featuring all the characters from the Disney Channel's popular Playhouse Disney program.
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was named the best children's book of all time in a poll of 4,000 people conducted by the London-based group Booktrust.
London, Feb 22 : 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe' by CS Lewis has been crowned the ultimate kids' book, beating one of the books of Harry Potter series.
'University Day' and 'Heritage Festival' ?? 8 a.m. today: High school students and parents are invited to tour Huston-Tillotson University. 1 to 4:30 p.m. today: Ninth-annual African American Community event features vendors, mobile health services and performances by youth groups, face painters, jugglers and balloon twisters. 900 Chicon St. Free. 505-3000, www.htu.edu.
CS Lewis' classic tale of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has been voted the best children's book of all time by British readers. The popular fantasy novel, written in 1950, beat more modern favourites including Harry Potter to claim the top spot.
I can??t have another guy come up to me at a bar or party and verbally (or physically) molest me all the while proclaiming how drunk he is. We??re at a bar??and while it may be presumptuous??I already know you are drinking.
Kinuha ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang reaksyon ni Erik Santos sa paglantad ng ex-girlfriend niya na si Rufa Mae Quinto sa bago nitong inspirasyon, ang 33-year-old Mexican-American executive na si Robert "Bobby" Lopez.
Emily Bright saw the world from a slightly off-kilter perspective. She liked giving voice to the zany things she wondered about, things that other people probably never thought about. If they did, they probably never voiced them aloud.
March 17 Beijing has spent more than Ethiopia's $13 billion economy improving its air quality. The marathon world-record holder, an Ethiopian, isn't impressed. He's taking a pass on running 26 miles (42 kilometers) in the city this summer.
Wrapping up one of the most impressive all-around performances in years, The Star's 2008 Boys' Basketball Player of the Year led Ventura County in scoring (22.9 points per game) and steals (4.3). His 190 assists ranked only behind Johnson on the final area list.
Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?vez, Ecuador President Rafael Correa and Colombia's FARC guerrillas issued frantic statements last week rejecting the authenticity of explosive computer files seized by Colombia in its March 1 raid of a rebel camp in Ecuador. They may have good reasons to be worried.
Margaret Bailey Hansen is 2. Her grandmothers, granddaddies (one calls her "Beetle Bailey") and cousins live all around the state, but she rules from Durham, New Hampshire, where the snow lies two feet deep.
Jolly well dressed Each May, the villagers of Tissington, England, carry out an ancient custom -- they festoon wells with flower petals to create works of living art Rebecca Kuhn Surrounded by the lush English countryside in all its springtime glory, we parked the car in a grassy pasture and set off down the hill toward the village. We were in Tissington, along with hundreds of others: Each May,
The nation's favourite fox has been in hot water. In a programme on CBBC, a Gypsy woman was seen trying to sell him heather and pegs, giving rise to a complaint that he was behaving in a racist manner. Here the IoS imagines how Basil might respond.
The plaque on the front door says, "The Three Bears Cottage." It understates the treasures within: Tom and Dee Hockenberry's north Greece home might be called Bears 'R' Us.
Ayaka Kaneko doesn't plan on becoming a professional golfer before at least a couple more years as an amateur. But after her performance this week at the Fields Open in Hawaii she knows she can compete with the pay-for-play crowd.
Dear Greg: You can imagine our amazement when we recently discovered a box of 30 films dating back to the 1930s that were made by my great-great-great uncle. One of the 16mm films was marked "Seworgan Street" -- the street our family last lived on in England before immigrating to the U.S. The last week in December, my grandmother dropped off four films at Walgreens in Winter Garden to have them
With only eight working days to go and much work ahead, the Legislature is hurtling down the home stretch. Among the questions buzzing at session's end are these:
International Exhibitions will present a Home and Garden Show Friday through March 2 at the Arlington Convention Center, 1200 Ballpark Way. The event will have horticultural products and services, lectures, water garden displays and seminars.
Technophiles rejoice: High-tech gadgetry is aiming for your backside. Several companies, including American Bidet, BioBidet, Brondell, Coco, Koehler and Toto, are marketing whiz-bang toilet seats that double as bidets.
The entrance the Scotts Garden Showcase (by Lang Stone) boasts an oversize fantasy book surrounded by a raised garden. Inside are the 15 "Storybook Gardens" at the 2008 Central Ohio Home & Garden Show. They are:
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