Turkey, the missing link in Libya

(Sun Apr 10th, 2011, by Terrence Aubrey)

The absence of Turkey as a pivotal contributor to the unfolding events taking place within Libya is quite possibly an error, the seriousness of which could become increasingly apparent within the very near future. Turkey is uniquely placed a...

Maine Corrections Commissioner Hits The Ground Running!

(Sun Apr 10th, 2011, by Stan Moody)

Copyright (c) 2011 Stan MoodyNewly-appointed Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner, Joseph Ponte, is living up to his reputation as "Joe the Boss." Quiet, self-effacing, he is assuming control by doing the right things early on.Mark o...

Rethinking Obama's Recommendation For Africa

(Fri Apr 8th, 2011, by Chuks Oluigbo)

On Saturday, July 11, 2009, during his official visit to Africa, President Barack Obama of the United States of America addressed Ghana's parliament. In his speech, Obama made a case for the need for strong institutions rather than strongmen...

Winning design announced for Phuket Exhibition & Convention Centre, Thailand

(Thu Apr 7th, 2011, by Rebecca Smith)

At a ceremony in Phuket Town on Saturday 26th March 2011, Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha announced the winning design for the 2.6 billion baht (US$86 million) Phuket Exhibition and Convention Centre in Mai Khao. Shortlisted from three fina...

Stray dogs menace, an unavoidable nuisance for people

(Wed Apr 6th, 2011, by Agence India Press)

Stray dogs menace, an unavoidable nuisance for people Staff Reporter Agence India Press Srinagar: Fear of stray dogs is haunting people in most areas of the city as Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has miserably failed to deal with the ...

Daddy's Big Shoes

(Tue Apr 5th, 2011, by Daniel James Wood)

As Barack Sulks By now, we must all have grown weary of the trend in television commercials that portray children as the cool brains behind the family at the expense of Mom and Dad. Oh come on, you've seen them...youngster strapped into the...

Prison Reform: Is "Joe The Boss" Ready For Prime Time?

(Tue Apr 5th, 2011, by Stan Moody)

Copyright (c) 2011 Stan MoodyAs the first to jump on board in support of the nomination of Joseph Ponte as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, I am getting the uneasy feeling that he may be inching toward the end of an illus...

THE WESTERN STATES DOUBLE STANDARDS POLICY. ESTIMATING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES IN UKRAINE

(Tue Apr 5th, 2011, by by Jan Bremmer)

A policy of double standards is the unjust application of different sets of principles for similar situations. That means the situation when the estimation of the same actions of subject changes depending on relations of this subject between the esti...

Ogboru: The Man, Manifesto and Many Mandates

(Mon Apr 4th, 2011, by Eferovo Igho)

Three inseparable phenomena have built up to great height in Delta politics. There is the marvel associated with the man Great Ogboru; and closely knit to that is the total embrace that his manifesto has been home to in Delta; and then the r...

Here Come Those Demagogue Tears Again

(Mon Apr 4th, 2011, by Daniel James Wood)

Democrats' Road to Ruin As this Friday looms as the deadline for the 2011 budget stopgap, and as both parties in Congress seek to avoid a government shutdown, the gauntlets are being thrown down by both sides of the debate.Republican Rep. P...