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'I want to be a concubine'
Published July 4, 2009, 7:33 pm, Little Speck
China An eye-opener for Singaporeans. This translated tale of a peasant girl may partly explain the Geylang phenomenon. June 5, 2009 I was born in a remote hamlet in the north of China. I have heard from someone, who never been to the genuine villages, that the countryside is very nice.
Utilities projects power through losses in funds
Published July 4, 2009, 7:24 pm, The Glendale News-Press
Despite the loss of $2.5 million in state funding, construction has begun on two Glendale Water & Power facilities, one of which should reveal the preferred method for stripping chromium 6 from local ground water supplies, officials say.
Obama might appear weak
Published July 4, 2009, 7:00 pm, The Myrtle Beach Sun News
Help me out here. President Obama immediately "meddles" in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country's constitution, but when it comes to Iran's fraudulent election and the violent repression of demonstrators who wanted their votes counted, the president initially equivocates. Are we expected to accept this as a consistent foreign policy? ...
Indonesians flock to see 'sweet and handsome' President
Published July 4, 2009, 6:58 pm, Sydney Morning Herald
Pak Fahru, 65 but wizened and hunched like a man of 100, smiles a gap-toothed smile.
Airline Fees Rising, Again
Published July 4, 2009, 6:50 pm, FOX 5 New York
Before you book that next flight, listen up. Airline fares and fees are set to climb. Fox's Melanie Alnwick takes a look at the reasons behind the hike (watch the video, left). The nation's carriers can't seem to catch a break. Last year the airlines were hit with high gas prices and now the recession has forced many to cut flights, lay off personnel, and raise fares.
Colorado firm recalls beef
Published July 4, 2009, 6:43 pm, Pikes Peak Courier View
On June 24, JBS Swift Beef Company, a Greeley establishment, recalled approximately 41,280 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The Best Kids’ Books Ever
Published July 4, 2009, 6:42 pm, New York Times
Pry your kids away from the keyboard and the television, and give them a book. For ideas, here’s a summer reading list.
Failure to win tax breaks crippled affordable housing empire
Published July 4, 2009, 6:20 pm, Austin American-Statesman
For the first decade after its modest beginning in Amarillo in 1989, American Housing Foundation was a small, regional owner of affordably priced apartments. Then, starting in 2000, the nonprofit company founded and run by Steve Sterquell went on a buying spree, spending millions of dollars in borrowed money to snap up apartment complexes across Texas.
Restoring Connecticut's historic whaling ship
Published July 4, 2009, 6:04 pm, Los Angeles Times
At the Mystic Seaport, the world's last surviving wooden whaling vessel undergoes a three-year, $5-million restoration before the curious eyes of tourists. She has weak knees, her front and rear ends sag, and Quentin Snediker worries about what else he may find when he digs deeper into her stout frame.
Markets poised to open lower
Published July 4, 2009, 5:56 pm, Herald Sun
THE Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower on Monday, with no lead from United States markets, before investor attention turns to interest rates.
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