A Hanukkah story of nobility and bravery. As Hannukah approaches tonight, I want to hope that my Christian friends will not mistake this holiday for Christmas. Hannukah is a holiday of Jewish survival, a story that can be glorious on the rare occasions when we win and sometimes noble even when the[...]
Posts Tagged ‘World’
October 15th, 2012 - 8:55 pm § in Uncategorized
Hinglish
A Case for Hinglish A new circular from the Department of Official Language, part of the Indian Home Ministry, encourages the use of popular English words in place of difficult Hindi terms in official Hindi communications. The circular states that Hindi words such as “misil” (for “file”), �[...]
October 9th, 2012 - 11:04 am § in Misc.
OBAMA DOCTRINE: Credible Military Threat to Iran
According to the authoritative Journal of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Policy,” Pres. Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu have reached an agreement on a strategy to avert Iran’s acquiring nuclear capability. The strategy would be a joint US Israeli strike targeting Iran’s enrichm[...]
October 3rd, 2012 - 6:15 am § in Politics
Anniversary of German Reunification: Mr. Gorbachev, Keep That Wall Where it Belongs!
Thatcher vs. Reagan Reagan’s performance at the Berlin wall was a historic (if histrionic) event. His lady friend and Britsh soul mate, however, had other ideas. In the Reagan era, most people thought the Germanies could not be reunified. Erich Honecker, President of the German “Demo[...]
CHINA: Spreading Censorship Over Art
China Cracks Down on Ai Wei Wei Protege Zhao Zhao Life for modern artists in China is not easy. Imprisonment, hefty fines and travel bans are just some of the intimidation tactics the state police use to silence those critical of the regime. But Beijing artist Zhao Zhao, once an assistant to artist [...]
August 19th, 2012 - 11:31 pm § in Politics
Juche Philosophy Popular in Bangladesh!
Kim Jong Il’s Work Off Press in Bangladesh Pyongyang, February 18, 2011 (KCNA) — General Secretary Kim Jong Il’s work “The Juche Philosophy Is an Original Revolutionary Philosophy” was brought out in booklet by the Bangladesh Institute of the Juche Idea. The work, publi[...]
July 8th, 2012 - 7:59 am § in Politics
When The Solar Industry Goes Political
Sunny Business Germans Lobby for Solar Subsidies By Alexander Neubacher and Catalina Schröder Der Spiegel DPA Solar subsidies cost German consumers billions of dollars a year and are widely regarded as inefficient. Even environmentalists are concerned that Berlin’s focus on solar comes at the[...]
June 16th, 2012 - 9:24 am § in China
CHINA: Taobao Offers Amazon a Challenge
Taobao to offer beautiful Tao Girls personally delivering Internet goods, Ingenious! Recently, Taobao is setting up a delivery/logistics company with their “Tao Girls” (淘女郎) to delivery goods purchased off the Internet. Currently hiring “Tao girls” all over the country whoever[...]
June 14th, 2012 - 9:38 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Chaos in Egypt
Egypt’s Parliament Dissolved By Court; Election Ruled Unconstitutional[...]
ROMNEYISMS: How Romney Contributed to the Italian Crisis
The buyer, Italy’s biggest telephone company, now has a total market value less than what it paid Bain and other investors for the directory business.. based on a report in Bloomberg: By Jesse Drucker, Elisa Martinuzzi and Lorenzo Totaro – Aug 6, 2012 Another Romney/Bain Taxes scandal may be[...]