Ha ha ha ha. We haven’t stopped laughing. Facing certain defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan Army, the LTTE terrorists have announced, yes, prepare yourself for this mega-joke, an unilateral ceasefire. Yes, sir the same LTTE terrorists that wrought ceaseless misery on Tamils, Sinhalas and other ethnic groups for over 25 years and […]
Our 1,623-page Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition) does not include the word Naxalite. A rather strange, and most definitely, a major omission. Origins of the Term The word Naxalite has its roots in the Naxalbari village in the Darjeeling region of West Bengal in the eastern part of India. It was in the Naxalbari region […]
A new survey released today by Kaiser Family Foundation offers more depressing health care news – six out of ten respondents said their family has delayed or skipped medical care in the past year due to cost reasons. The survey finds that the most common actions taken by people because of the cost constraints are substituting home […]
In a few hours, Apple will reach an extraordinary milestone – the download of the one billionth application from its App Store that feeds millions of hungry iPhones and iPod touch multimedia devices. Launched in early July 2008, the App Store has been a phenomenal success with 35,000 applications and a billion downloads. As we write […]
Future historians will most certainly describe Pakistan’s craven surrender to the Taliban pigs in the Swat region as a Himalayan blunder. Emboldened by the surrender of Swat Valley, the Taliban has already ushered in Sharia (Islamic law) in parts of Swat and taken over the neighboring Buner district as well. How far from Buner to […]
The bozos at Sun have at last managed to find someone to put them out of their misery after the smart folks at IBM bailed out a few weeks back. Database giant Oracle is buying Sun for $5.6 billion (after accounting for Sun’s debt and cash). We think Oracle overpaid by $5.6 billion. The deal […]