Police fighting with drug gangs in Rio. They took a police helicopter down. 6,000 murders so far this year. Still a little clean-up to do… # 192,000 kids in Colorado live in poverty as of 09/07. Biggest increase in % in the nation since 2000. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13586917 # I like the fact that 4 champions will [...]

It is nice that the Nobel Economics prize winner Elinor Ostrom’s theories are actually something that the broader public can understand # Here is a blog post on peace. Lots of questions very few answers http://bit.ly/ALAM6 # Downtown Islamabad: “I am just a poor Taliban & I need ur help. Could u just hand me [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The (supposedly) most powerful man in the world has been acknowledged for his intentions to bring peace to the world. It was a surprising choice.  Many people around the world have the desire for peace on top of their agenda and were celebrating. Yet the American press is very [...]

A stewardess on an Air India flight accuses the co-pilot of sexual harassment. A fight breaks out between pilots & stewardesses. 2 injuries # How do u protect yourself from that upcoming cold / flu? I believe in the placebo effect. Do whatever ur grandma told u works best. # A study claims that sperm [...]

Image via Wikipedia Most of us dislike shopping for cars. Car dealers are one of the least popular professional groups in this country. They are perceived to be deceiving, pushy, grumpy and many other things. I was shopping for a car for the upcoming Colorado winter this week. One dealer had just sold a car [...]

Sometimes 140 characters is just totally insufficient. Roman Polanski being arrested today is a perfect example for this. # Attention bank robbers: Too much dynamite means you’ll blow up as well. Happened in Belgium today. They “overdosed” and died. # A man in Saudia Arabia talks openly about his sex life: He’s facing1000 whips & [...]