Brazil spat with FIFA brings uncertainty over World Cup
SAO PAULO (AP) — With Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup under increasing scrutiny, tensions are escalating between the country and FIFA. The public fighting between the host country and soccer’s governing body could further affect Brazil’s work leading…
Obama makes case against striking Iran now
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he doesn’t want war but insists he would attack Iran if that was the only option left to stop that nation from getting a nuclear weapon. “Loose talk of war” only plays into…
Ten signs that you aren’t cut out for IT
By: Jack Wallen of TechRepublic email: [email protected] It’s a tough world out there. Anyone who’s ever worked in IT knows just how tough it is. And if you’re not totally up for the challenge, there will always be someone else…
The golden age of electronics
What was the golden age of electronics or are we in it now or is it still to come? What defines a golden age? Conventional wisdom echoes that a golden age is when the quality of the product being produced…
Jamaica’s famed coffee industry facing hard times
BRANDON HILL, Jamaica (AP) — A few years ago in this mist-shrouded mountain town, steep slopes were quilted with some of the world’s most valuable coffee trees. Farmers scrambled to increase acreage and pickers painstakingly filled wooden boxes with ripened…
The Editor Speaks: Missing and my pet hate – bloggers!
An astounding 2,300 persons are reported missing in the USA EVERY DAY! But only a tiny fraction is from kidnappings and even less ending in murder. By the end of 2005 there were approx 110,000 persons still actively missing. This…
