Green blot on the Red dragonThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:47PMOne way of framing the complexity of China’s long history is to understand it as the interplay of ideas between the pragmatic, human-centric precepts of Confucianism and the nature-worshipping, harmony-seeking philosophy of Daoism.
Daily Press Briefing - September 1, 2010Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:47PMSecretary Clinton Attending First Series of Meetings with President Obama at the White House Before Direct Negotiations Begin Tomorrow; Deputy Secretary Steinberg met with Chinese Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei Today
Norwell: State Rep. Candidates weigh in on the issuesWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:18PMFour candidates — Ian Davis, Rhonda Nyman, Jared Valanzola and Korey Welch — are campaigning to serve as State Representative of Plymouth County’s fifth district. The district includes Hanover, Norwell and Rockland...
ClearWire’s Rover brings unlimited, pay-as-you-go WiMax to the massesMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:21PMClearwire has just launched Rover, a pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service, and it you live and travel comfortably within Clearwire’s coverage area, this might be the excuse to ditch that capped dataplan and finally embrace WiMax. Rover offers unlimited WiMax for just $5 a day, $20 a week or $50 a month. You just wander [...]
The 2010 Hoodie Awards Wrap UpMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:11AM*Saturday night, multimedia personality Steve Harvey brought his tremendous brilliant power-filled ’8th Annual Hoodie Awards’ to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and turned the super-sized area out with a sold-out audience, heart-tugging musical performances and alarming nods to accustomed people, according to BV’s Karu Daniels.For eight after years, the King of [...]
Small-town cupcake bakery goes big timeSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:45PMManhattan was on the line, asking whether Tony and Malgosia Monje could supply 100 cupcakes for a theater party.
Reader views (40)Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:40AMI am eighteen years old and it sickens me that the bottle-throwing knife-carrying "youths" that are mentioned in every news report are the ones seemingly representing my generation.
Katrina: 5 years later "" New facilities allow for better storm responseSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:14AMIn the hectic days that started in late August 2005, everyone realized the importance of the twin cities of Alexandria and Pineville: hurricane evacuees heading north in the thousands swamped Central Louisiana.
A Tale of Two CitiesFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:09PM"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ..."
Bill bars Calif. cities from keeping traffic finesFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:35PMA bill approved by the state Senate on Friday would prohibit local governments from keeping some of the money collected in traffic tickets written under local ordinances. The bill sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday would bar local authorities from... California - Arnold Schwarzenegger - United States - United States Senate - Local government
Does God care how we dress?Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:21PMI remember getting dressed in my best clothes to go with my parents to temple for weekly Sabbath ser
City proposes increase in cemetery feesThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:55AMFamilies wanting a Saturday afternoon burial in the Grand Island City Cemetery may have to pay a premium price to get it.
Interview: IBM UK chief executive Stephen LeonardThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:43AMStephen Leonard took over as UK CEO in January this year, and in his first press interview the 20-year IBM veteran told Computer Weekly that things are going to change…
Reaping rewards from protecting forestsTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:42PMFOR DECADES, they have regarded the forests as their lifeblood, and have never lusted for the big volume of logs and lumber they could extract.
American cities that strike the right chordTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:08PMAsk people which music city rules the nation, and you’ll find plenty of debate — but not a lot of humility. United States - History - Games - Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Chris Colfer