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Sea Savvy - The cruising life isn’t always a joy ride (Soundings) What’s it like to go cruising? What’s it like to explore coastlines and rivers and bays and visit one special harbor after another? What’s it like to live to the pulse of nature rather than the blink of traffic lights? What’s it like to follow the geese south? us.rd.yahoo.com
Opposition agrees to coalition with Dion as PM (CTV Winnipeg) In a historic political move, the leaders of the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc Quebecois signed a formal agreement Monday to topple the Tories and co-operate as a coalition government for at least 18 months. us.rd.yahoo.com
How safe is your job? (The New Statesman) This has been a year of financial panic, but 2009 will be dominated by unemployment. In a flexible labour market, with few legal protections, the indebted young will be hit hardest us.rd.yahoo.com
Foreigners targeted in co-ordinated Bombay attacks (Times Online) At least 80 people were killed, 250 injured and up to 100 taken hostage by suspected Islamic terrorists in a series of attacks in Bombay targeting British and American citizens. us.rd.yahoo.com
Global Cooling, Confused Coverage (Columbia Journalism Review) Proving that old misunderstandings are not easily resolved, Politico published an anachronistically bad article about climate science yesterday. The piece, by Erika Lovley, began by stating that: us.rd.yahoo.com
Nigeria: Second Niger Bridge Still Undone? I Approved Budget for It 14 Years Ago!, (AllAfrica.com) Two-time Finance Minister, Dr Kalu Idika Kalu, who, at different times, also served as minister of national planning and minister of transport, penultimate week in Abuja, spoke to Sunday Vanguard on the global economic meltdown and sundry economic issues on the domestic front. us.rd.yahoo.com
Yukon Ho! AMD shows off new ultraportable roadmap (Ars Technica) After months of coy hints and whispered secrets, AMD has come clean and announced that yes, it will move more determinedly into the subnotebook arena. Don't call them netbooks, though, and don't expect to see AMD directly challenging the Atom anytime soon. Read More... us.rd.yahoo.com
EVE Online: Quantum Rise Deployed (Voodoo Extreme) EVE's Winter expansion is now live, following 24 hours of downtime. Key features include a new... us.rd.yahoo.com
My vision for America: Speeches by Barack Obama (Independent) In the heat of the primaries, Obama addresses the Reverend Wright controversy and America’s racial divide: National Constitution Centre, Philadelphia, Tuesday 18 March 2008 us.rd.yahoo.com
Brian Taylor blogs on the future of devolution (BBC News) Read Brian Taylor's blog us.rd.yahoo.com
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