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SearchAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, take a bow06:35 AM, Sep 09, 2010relationship between India and Pakistan for a while, and I can't imagine a quicker way for it to dissipate than the respective foreign offices or some random bureaucrat giving us their two cents. If they want to solve the very real issues that plague the relationship between the two countries, they should do it themselves, and not co-opt the efforts of these two.... Rags to riches: The Casella Wines story06:42 PM, Sep 07, 2010ound the culture of wine drinking,” says John. “Even when I was young, it was normal to sip wine at the table and I started to get an idea of what is a good wine and what is not. When my family started making wine commercially I got to see how it was done first hand. I saw how the wine was made, the work that went on in the vineyards and the process of going out and promoting and selling the wines. I got a fairly broad experienc... Afghans protest US church's plans to burn Quran05:14 PM, Sep 06, 2010r, an 18-year-old high school student who said he joined the protest after hearing neighborhood gossip about the Quran burning. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a statement condemning Dove World Outreach Center's plans, saying Washington was "deeply concerned about deliberate attempts to offend members of religious or ethnic groups." Protesters, who gathered in front of western Kabul's Milad ul-Nabi mosque, raised placards and flags embla... 2 activists convicted of whale meat theft in Japan03:38 PM, Sep 06, 2010orities, alleging that whalers in the hunts — which are financed with taxpayer money — siphon off the annual catch to sell or for their private use. Monday's ruling was "wholly disproportionate result given they acted in the public interest to save whales," Greenpeace Japan said in a message on Twitter.Associated Press... Meet Cambodia's anonymous blog author 'Details are Sketchy'09:45 AM, Sep 03, 2010ome of your blog readers say that your blog lacks accuracy, and it’s largely guesswork and gossip. How do you respond to this? DAS: Please respond in comments. They are open to everyone, and they do not require any identifying information. I am certainly not perfect. I do get things wrong. When I know about it, I always make corrections. At the same time, it's a blog. Not a newspaper. Most of the material ther... Philippines counts cost of China's fury at deaths01:34 PM, Aug 31, 2010ines, the fallout did not involve any high-level policy issues, Filipino political analyst Ramon Casiple said. "In a wider context both sides did not want an escalation because there are no policy issues," he told The Associated Press. "It's not in China's long-term interest to fight the Philippines and the vice versa." "But the danger of an escalation is still there. The Philippines should avoid provocative actions and ensure a transpare... Youth's Role in the Filipino Music Scene06:31 AM, Aug 31, 2010l Filipino music should be given equal if not more airtime than foreign music. “Dapat isipin din ng mga radio stations kung anong songs yung papatugtugin nila. I mean, wag nilang i-limit to certain artists lang, as in maging open sila sa ibang genres, sa ibang artists (Radio stations should also think of the songs they would play. I mean, they shouldn’t limit their music to certain artists. They should be open to other genres a... Youth's Role in the OPM Scene06:02 AM, Aug 31, 2010l Filipino music should be given equal if not more airtime than foreign music. “Dapat isipin din ng mga radio stations kung anong songs yung papatugtugin nila. I mean, wag nilang i-limit to certain artists lang, as in maging open sila sa ibang genres, sa ibang artists (Radio stations should also think of the songs they would play. I mean, they shouldn’t limit their music to certain artists. They should be open to other genres a... Scoop mentality prevails during hostage-taking crisis07:28 PM, Aug 25, 2010rorations like "Naputol na ang lubid" (The rope was cut-off) and "Dumadami ang mga usisero" (The gossipmongers are crowding) made a difficult situation more dangerous because they divulged details from tactical to trivial; details that may have incensed the hostage-taker or compromised the operations of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. And even when it became obvious from the bus driver's account that the hostage-taker, former Senior... Vietnam storm damages homes, rice fields; 9 dead06:34 PM, Aug 25, 2010omes were lost or damaged. Mindulle has been downgraded to a low depression and was expected to dissipate later Wednesday.Associated Press... A Hindu's religious experience10:29 AM, Aug 23, 2010uld then receive in my cupped hands about a half teaspoonful of the milk used to wash Ganesh. After sipping most of the milk, I would sprinkle the remaining few drops over my head. I presume that it was a form of blessing. A lifetime later in Bali, I underwent a similar experience. The Balinese Hindu priests, even after more than a thousand years, followed the same ritual. In our prayers we, as Hindus, know that we were addressing the one and on... Robert Mugabe's Hong Kong shopping spree05:26 PM, Aug 22, 2010With the exception of gossip papers that plaster its pages with any popular personalities walking their dogs or buying grocery, it's not everyday that we see political figures on a shopping spree appear on news pages. Not necessarily headlines, but still unusual for such apparently mundane content. Maybe not, if the VIP is Robert Mugabe, the leader of Zimbabwe, a country beset with perennial problem of famine, inadequate health care and nearly wo... Kidnappers free trader in southern Philippines04:11 PM, Aug 22, 2010nday. Vicente Barrios was abandoned by his kidnappers Saturday afternoon in a remote part of Sumisip town on Basilan island, two months after kidnappers abducted him while he was on his way to inspect family-owned fish cages near Zamboanga city, military officials said. Barrios, who is in his 60s, was weak and stunned from the ordeal, and could not speak the dialect of villagers who found him in a wooded area near a river. They managed to ide... Aquino’s family wangled Hacienda Luisita deal through fear, deception09:23 AM, Aug 20, 2010s. Claudio writes: This fear is not unwarranted. As I mentioned in my previous piece “Prinsipyo o Caldero: Why Noynoy won in Luisita,” the Liberal Party has the allegiance of the hacienda’s barangay captains. Since formal work stopped in 2005, farmer-residents have been dependent on the captains to allot them plots of land to independently farm. Residents are afraid to do anything that might antagonize their respective capta... US boy returns from outreach visit to North Korea08:41 PM, Aug 19, 2010istice, the U.S., South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war. Lee, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, said the officials told him his proposed children's forest was dependent on North Korea first signing a peace treaty with the United States to formally end the war — a longstanding demand of Pyongyang's. The 2 1/2 mile (4 kilometer)-wide DMZ is the most heavily guarded border in the world, sealed off with electric fences and stud... |
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