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...franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. Some gravity, however, is called for: This year alone, pirates with land bases in Somalia have attacked over 100 ships off the coast of Africa. Most notably, they have held a Saudi tanker with over 100 million dollars in oil and a Ukrainian ship full of Soviet-era tanks (the destination of which remains unknown). According to CNN, as of December 5, almost 300 crew in 14 vessels adrift at sea remained hostage to Somali pirates. Clearly, these guys are not your regular Hollywood folk. In the coming days, the Bush administration will propose...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Pirates of the Aden Gulf | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...where do we go from here? Pakistan must continue to extend its full cooperation to the Mumbai investigation, and make it clear that its soil cannot be a training ground and safe haven for terrorists. Pakistan’s recent raid and arrests at a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba training camp gives us reason to take heart. India must exercise extreme caution and constraint in its response and show a willingness to work with the Pakistani government during these troubled times. Diplomatic intimidation and flexing of military muscle will serve no productive end. Furthermore, Delhi must collaborate and provide...

Author: By Hasan Siddiqi | Title: South Asia After Mumbai | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...college kids are not safe from the horrors of Windows Vista. If you leave your computer alone for just a moment, it could be running Vista when you return. To prevent this from ever happening, switch to an abacus or slide rule. 3. The environment Desktop computers are full of noisy, power-hungry moving parts, and they release toxic chemicals into the soil when put in landfills. Before the liberals take over our government and send your desktop the way of the incandescent light bulb, smash your computer to deny them the pleasure. 4. It’s addictive Recent...

Author: By Mark A. Vanmiddlesworth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Reasons to Smash Yr Computer | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...Following in his footsteps, both his sons ended up as career hourly employees at Ford, applying sealer to the seams of metal on the assembly line. "I worked hard, saved my money, and eventually opened a Coney Island diner and a pizzeria on the side while I worked full-time at the plant," says a proud Darwish, now married with two children. "Ford was good to us." (See pictures from Detroit in decline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Auto Industry's Forgotten Legacy: Diversity | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...count Joel Aldrich Matteson (governor from 1853-1857), who tried to cash $200,000 of stolen government scrip he "found" in a shoebox. Matteson pulled a "how-did-that-get-there?" excuse and escaped indictment by promising to pay it back. (Oddly, this isn't Illinois's only shoebox-full-of-money scandal; after former secretary of state Paul Powell's death in 1970, a search of his home revealed shoeboxes full of hundreds of thousands of dollars in checks made out to him by unsuspecting Illinois residents who thought they were paying license plate registration fees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Illinois Corruption | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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