Category Archives: Blogging

The number of new foreign students coming to the United States grew this school year, after several years of weakness that followed the terrorist attacks of 2001, according to a survey to be released today by the Institute of International … Continue reading →

Many cows, pigs and chickens will soon be living cushier lives. But in the end, they will still be headed for the dinner plate. Whole Foods Market is preparing to roll out a line of meat that will carry labels … Continue reading →

LONDON (Reuters) – An American helped foil a burglary in northern England whilst watching a Beatles-related webcam over the Internet, police said Friday. The man from Dallas was using a live camera link to look at Mathew Street, an area … Continue reading →

For the past several years we have included an extra unit in our Business Classes when we are dealing with Marketing – Product Placement. It seems that brand name products are popping up EVERYWHERE; not just in movies, but on … Continue reading →

Only people with top-secret security clearances could read her musings, which were posted on Intelink, the intelligence community’s classified intranet. Writing as Covert Communications, CC for short, she opined in her online journal on such national security conundrums as stagflation, … Continue reading →

PETA activists are cracking the whip on Springfield-based Merriam-Webster, demanding that the definition of "circus" be rewritten to label the big top as cruel to "captive" animal performers. The dictionary currently defines a circus as "an arena often covered by … Continue reading →

The Dowbrigade is bereft and depressed, listless and out of sorts. We are walking around in a viscous miasma of pain and loss, lashing out at innocent bystanders and loved ones alike, whoever happens to be in the vicinity. Everything … Continue reading →

Yeah, the Dowbrigade is Back. We are happy again. After the better part of a week battling balky server problems the gnomic genuises in the Berkman back room have come through again.The server’s up, and all’s right in the world. … Continue reading →

FAIRFIELD, Conn. –Janet Kettman says she and her neighbors on Sunset Circle are always looking over their shoulders in fear the stalker will strike again. "He attacks from the back," Kettman said Monday. "You never see it coming. He has … Continue reading →

It may sound like science fiction, but the prospect that suicide bombers and hijackers could be made redundant by flying robots is a real one, according to experts. The technology for remote-controlled light aircraft is now highly advanced, widely available … Continue reading →