2009/05/12 (The New Straits Times)
I REFER to the report “Jobless man robs friend” (NST, May 5) where a jobless and penniless man robbed his friend, even though he was aware that he would get caught.
Source: www.nst.com.my
Online comments: Uncensored, unfiltered, untied (Seattle Times)
Do we let commenters rip in this, a free country? Or monitor them by the minute, and clean up the trash as soon as it hits the site? And who decides what is trash, anyway?
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
DVD reviews: ‘Taken,’ ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ (Reno Gazette-Journal)
This week’s DVD releases are anchored by a prequel to the popular ‘Underworld’ franchise and an action-packed thriller featuring Liam Neeson.
Source: www.rgj.com
Happy Toilet Day (Washington Post)
For those who believe the country is headed down the toilet, there’s new evidence out today that they may be right: It’s World Toilet Day, and Capitol Hill is involved in the celebration: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is listed as a participant in this afternoon’s “Sanitation is Dignity” exhibit on the Capitol’s West Front in honor of World Toilet Day. The purpose of the day, declared by the World …
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Brighten Your Mood and Enhance Your Mental Health (ThirdAge)
Physical activity is known to exert a powerful “feel-good” effect, brightening mood and enhancing mental health — in fact, regular exercise may be as effective as medication for some people with depression.
Source: www.thirdage.com
Hill still a climb for female staffers (Politico via Yahoo! News)
Even with a woman wielding the speaker?s gavel, Washington can still feel like the old boys? club it once was.
Source: news.yahoo.com
David Holtgrave: To End America’s AIDS Crisis, Reinvest in Prevention (The Huffington Post)
Last Thursday President Obama released a deeply disappointing 2010 budget proposal with only a small increase in domestic HIV prevention funding.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com