Strikes Leave Arab Nations Pointing At Each Other
Dec 28th, 2008 · While the Arab world is virtually united in its condemnation of the Israeli military strikes on the Gaza Strip, divisions are starting to sharpen just beneath the surface.
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Mind-Sharpening Activities May Calm Anxious Brain ***
Dec 17th, 2008 · Between job losses, the recession and Ponzi schemes, anxiety could well overwhelm holiday cheer. And tuning into, say, Desperate Housewiveswon't help tune out anxiety. Try a crossword puzzle instead. A new brain imaging study in the journal Nature Neuroscience finds it's when you focus on mentally challenging pastimes that you engage the prefrontal cortex — and its powers of organization and memory. And that allows you to banish bad thoughts.
Muslims In Mumbai: India's New 'Untouchables'? ***
Dec 1st, 2008 · The Mumbai bombings have sharpened the focus on India's borders, but journalist Asra Nomani thinks India's main concern ought to be its Muslim population. She says Muslims have a lower socioeconomic standing than the Hindu caste known as the "untouchables."
New Ads Sharpen Tone Of Fall Campaign
Sep 10th, 2008 · The Obama camp initially said the best way to counter criticism from GOP vice presidential pick Sarah Palin was to ignore it. But ads this week take a different tack.
Billie Holiday: A Lady Day Primer *
Apr 11th, 2008 · Holiday's voice was unlike that of any other singer in her time, and remains unmatched in style. She never simply sang a melody, but made every song her own by changing phrasing, sharpening or dragging out diction, or adding a little drama to a not-too-dramatic tune.
New Technology Sharpens 3-D Movies
Nov 16th, 2007 · Movie studios look to new and more sophisticated 3D technology to provide thrills. There are new opportunities with 3D such as having the audience feel the same claustrophobia of the onscreen character trapped in a dank dungeon.
A Perfect Christmas in the Desert
Dec 22nd, 2006 · My son's first Christmas was not spent in the snow. There were no trees. There was hardly anything living but the cactus which bristled up through black, wind-sharpened rock. We were a small group of travelers in the Gran Desierto of northern Mexico.
Pat Robertson's Improv Foreign Policy *
Aug 29th, 2005 · Pat Robertson's Improv Foreign Policy August 29, 2005 · Day to Day slightly cracked correspondent Brian Unger ponders the remarks of televangelist Pat Robertson, who suggested last week that the United States assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Unger thinks Robertson's excuse that the comment was just an "ad lib" needs work, and he should sharpen up his act in some comedy clubs first.
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