State Welfare Rolls Feel Impact Of Recession (source: NPR) Welfare caseloads have been going up in most states over the past year, but not in all of them. In fact, cases are going down in some of the hardest-hit areas. That's raised questions about whether the program is an adequate safety net for families in ne 07-08-2009 Tags feel, impact, rolls, source
McNamara wanted to nuke China to defend India (source: Canadastandard.com) Former US defence secretary Robert S. McNamara, who has died in Washington aged 93, wanted America to attack China with nuclear weapons if it invaded India for a second time. (source: Canadastandard.com) - RSS widgets. and RSS feeds. on Feedzilla.com. 07-08-2009 Tags india, mcnamara
UK (source: FT) The romantic self-sacrifice, especially when it involves the sublimation of a woman's interests to a man's, is out of fashion, but it is perfectly enshrined in Rusalka and vividly brought to life in this new production, writes Andrew Clark (source: FT) 07-08-2009 Tags east, glyndebourne, rusalka, source
DOUGLAS COUPLAND TAKES TORONTO Doug Coupland is all over Toronto. Remember this as the time when the Vancouver author, designer and, yes, prolific public artist descended on Toronto like Peter Pan and made us believe all over again in Neverland. 06-22-2009 Tags douglas, takes, toronto
Grant Wahl: Breaking down Lute Olson's resignation Arizona athletics director Jim Livengood confirmed Thursday that coach Lute Olson has retired. SI.com caught up with senior writer Grant Wahl, who has been in Tuscon for the last few weeks reporting on Olson. 06-22-2009 Tags grant, lute
Ba Faquan Different Type of Martial Arts Chinese Martial Arts - Tai Sheng Men, Pao Chui, Ba Faquan Tai Sheng Men This system is named after the monkey king, Sun Wu Kong, a mythological figure who features in the book Journey to the West. Developed by Kau Tze while 06-10-2009 Tags arts, chinese, faquan, martial, sheng
I’m Asking You For a Favor… Dance Watcher readers, I’m asking you for a giant favor. I also write about reality TV shows on my other blog, Reality Exploits and I was lucky enough to be invited by NBC to compete in a contest in conjunction with their new reality series, I’m a 06-10-2009 Tags asking, dance, fans
Grant Wahl: Soccer's Moment of the Year Spain's 1-0 win over Germany in the Euro 2008 final in June gave the Spaniards their first European championship since 1964 (and second major trophy in their country's history) 06-10-2009 Tags grant, moment, soccer, wahl, year
