Monthly Archives: May 2010
BP Continues to Work Feverishly to End Oil Spill
Gulf of Mexico – Forty days since an explosive blowout on the drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, BP executives announced they would be attempting what is known as a “junk shot” in a desperate bid plug the spewing wellhead. Technical experts … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Local, Science & Technology
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Filed under Advertising, Lifestyles & Entertainment
Hundreds Turn-Out to Eulogize Optimist
Detroit, MI – Dwayne T. Clarke was always renowned among his friends and co-workers for his sunny disposition. Today those friends turned out to pay their last respects to the man that had been the president of their local Optimist … Continue reading
Filed under Lifestyles & Entertainment
Economists Confront Unexpected Downturns
Chicago University – Economists here have been an integral part of President Obama’s economic policy formulations but in the last 16 months they have had to deal with several unexpected setbacks. Despite advising the government to extend unemployment benefits for … Continue reading
Filed under Economics & Finance
Allegation of Ethnic Profiling Raises Concerns
Arlington, VA – Early last week national security officials here met with community leaders who have long voiced on-going concerns that the America’s national security apparatus is suffering from what some have benignly described as “tunnel vision” when confronting challenges … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign Affairs, Law Enforcement, National Defense
Fear of Adjectives Rising In Kashmir
Kargil, Kashmir – While rival political, religious and ethnic factions have long competed over this troubled region in central Kashmir, today saw a frightening escalation in the tensions that have long-gripped this wind-swept mountain city. A faction calling itself The … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign Affairs
Eco-Friendly Replacement for SMART Car Makes Debut
Silicon Valley, CA – In today’s eco-conscious world the SMART car has already out-lived its usefulness. Now a manufacturer has debuted the Totally Amazing Research Design Car or TARD Car as a replacement for the SMART Car. The TARD Car’s … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Environment, Science & Technology