NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks ended on a mixed note yesterday at the close of a busy week of earnings news. The Dow finished slightly down, while the broader Standard and Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq both ended with gains.
Stocks stayed within a narrow r...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican newspaper has declared that Homer Simpson is part of the pope's flock — a claim that leaves "The Simpson's" TV producer baffled.
"Few people know it and he does everything to hide it but it is true: Homer J. Simpson is...
Question: How many years of grade skipping would you consider acceptable? I worry about the social aspect of acceleration and being exposed to much older children when my child is socially immature. Where do you find the balance of providing the appr...
Sometime quite soon, we will witness another changing of the guard. We don't know who it will be representing us and the affairs of our country, but we hope the person selected is taking this position at the right time, for the right reasons, with th...
'Monica and David'
Every parent has to deal with the conflict between giving their children freedom and keeping them protected.
But for the family of newlyweds Monica and David, the choices are that much harder.
Monica and David, the titular charact...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dear Annie: About ten years ago, my brother, "Sam", stopped speaking to me. The reason was that he set me up with his best friend when I was 18, but after two years together, I realised it wasn't going anywhere and broke it off. Sam went ballistic on...
"And the Show Went On: –Cultural Life in –Nazi-Occupied Paris"
Alfred A. Knopf, –by Alan Riding
In what was arguably the darkest period in the history of France, the lights at theatres, cinemas and cabarets in Paris never gave up their glow.
During ...
'Last Train Home'
Every spring in China, millions of migrant workers take part in a mass exodus from the cities, as they head to the country to spend New Year with their families.
Director Lixin Fan's film opens with a scene showing the huge strain t...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Live Wires a.k.a. Mitchell Trott will be showcasing his reggae styling as part of Chewstick's griot sessions this evening.
No stranger to the stage, he has been performing for over thirty years.
He is a former member of 'Sophisticated Gents', a now d...
And the race is on... Shadow flies around the course. He leaps a jump, goes through a tunnel and then mounts the A-frame. There are cheers from the crowd. It sounds like your average day at the racetrack, but in fact, this is dog agility.
Shadow is a...
