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Here’s to a groveling plea and a whole lotta cash to secure their release…. And, trust me, nothing would please Lil’ Kim more than to have Gore, the former vice president of the United States, personally make this plea while handing over a Yankee-size bag of cash. [North Korea adds kidnapping (of US journalists) to its diplomatic arsenal, TIJ, June… Read more.
Only a decade ago, Microsoft was an unrivaled giant in the world of technology. And it trampled over all of its competitors with such monopolistic arrogance that the US government (and the EU) had to file anti-trust lawsuits to curb its unfair business practices. Therefore, it was as ironic as it was hypocritical when, a… Read more.
As regular readers of this weblog know, competitive swimming is my favorite sport. This is why I was so tuned in over the past week to the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships, which were being televised from Rome, Italy. No doubt the draw for most fans was seeing if phenom Michael Phelps would be able… Read more.
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I join all citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in expressing profound sadness over the loss of life that occurred after a boat carrying some 200 Haitian migrants ploughed into a coral reef in our waters on Sunday and capsized. Latest reports are that 67 remain missing, and are presumed dead. The boat… Read more.
I hesitate to comment on people’s physical appearance, even when celebrities invite it. But teachable moments are in vogue these days. And I’m an ACE-certified fitness trainer. So, I have standing to comment on Madonna’s new physique. Madonna’s veiny body Madonna (50) is so vain, she thinks her veiny body is hot. But it’s not. Indeed, she should… Read more.
I am not without some racial empathy of my own, having had similar run-ins with the police in Arlington, Virginia over the past 15 years. Therefore, since I always managed to reason with the good ole boys who “racially profiled” me, I find it incomprehensible that Gates was unable to do the same in this… Read more.
I relish the prospect of Cristina becoming the first wife in the Western Hemisphere to succeed her husband as the elected president of her country when national elections are held in Argentina on October 28… I don’t mind disclosing that, like Bachelet [the female president of Chile], Cristina espouses political reconciliation, poverty alleviation and a… Read more.
I am a 47-year-old who still feels capable of performing in every respect as I did when I was 34. Therefore, I never bought into the notion that, at 37, Lance Armstrong was incapable of cycling as well as he did when he was 34, the last time he won the Tour de France. Never… Read more.
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