Monthly Archives: May 2008

No Racism in the Presidential Election

Commentary: No racism in the presidential election? SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) – In claiming victory in West Virginia last night, Hillary Clinton reiterated her last best argument as to why she should be the Democratic nominee: because only she can … Continue reading

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Stumped

I find myself posting quite a few political commentaries lately and I can’t seem to get away from it. I would much rather stick to my areas identified in my profile. But to be blunt about it, I am stumped. … Continue reading

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Decisions, Lightwork or Darkwork

Decisions – the Power to Change Your LifeLightworking By Steve Pavlina on Spirituality I’ve written a lot about the mindset behind becoming a lightworker (or darkworker), but what do lightworkers actually do? What does the business of lightworking look like? … Continue reading

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Torrent Spy Ordered to Pay $110m

Torrent Spy Ordered to Pay $110mFile-sharing site TorrentSpy has been ordered to pay $110m (£56m) in damages to the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement. The ruling from a court in the United States comes just weeks after … Continue reading

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African Heritage

African Heritage The Continents True History May 1st 2008 | NAIROBI From The Economist print edition Link: http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11294462 Protecting cave paintings can restore Africa’s pride in its history SO LATE to be ?discovered? by the rest of the world? Henry … Continue reading

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Clinton Fatigue

The Recurring Case of Clinton Fatigue By Joan Vennochi May 8, 2008 EVERY TIME Barack Obama’s pastor got him in trouble, Hillary Clinton bailed him out. After victory in Ohio, she invented the story of coming under sniper fire in … Continue reading

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The Democratic Party and Humpty Dumpty

Marc Ambinder over at TheAtlantic.com wrote about the Democratic Party cracking up. http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/21191 Personally, I think that the Democratic Party is already cracked up.  The damage done from one of the nastiest campaigns ever is  beyond repair. Many in the … Continue reading

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Pundits Declare the Race Over

Pundits Declare the Race Over By JIM RUTENBERG Very early this morning, after many voters had already gone to sleep, the conventional wisdom of the elite political pundit class that resides on television shifted hard, and possibly irretrievably, against Senator … Continue reading

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Microsoft Will Pursue Independent Path

Gates Says Microsoft Will Pursue ‘Independent Path’ After Failed BidAssociated Press May 7, 2008 5:40 a.m. TOKYO — Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn’t pursuing other deals following its withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid … Continue reading

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Hit Movie “Ironman” Helps Marvel Stock to Soar

Hit Movie Helps Marvel Stock Soar By REUTERS  Shares of Marvel Entertainment, the comic book publisher, soared on Monday after “Iron Man,” its first self-produced film, raked in more than $100 million in ticket sales over the weekend. The company, … Continue reading

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