Guest Column: Privatization of state services may cost taxpayers moreThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:35AM"Proceed with caution." That should have been the subtitle of the report released July 9 by Gov. Christie's Task Force on Privatization, which recommended the privatization of 40 state functions.
Book review: 'Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century'Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:17PMAuthors Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger draw on sources that include some of the remarkable love letters that Burton sent to Taylor over the years. Love is a condition of life that rewards all the virtues, except moderation.
Gadget Review: Seagate — packed with featuresTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:56AMTuesday, July 27th, 2010 13:25:00 GADGET: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+HD Media Player AND Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB MANUFACTURER: Seagate RATING: 7/10
Gadget Review: Seagate — packed with featuresTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:43AMThere are now several products out on the market that can help you play media files on your TV set. This one, from Seagate, is definitely one that comes with all the bells and whistles. More bells and whistles than one would expect, really.
Book review: The Last ProtectorSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:06PMNews that the Collard family is suing the State Government in Western Australia's first Stolen Generations case has its precedent elsewhere. On August 1, 2007, a South Australian Supreme Court judge awarded Ngarrindjeri man Bruce Trevorrow $525,000 in compensation for "wrongful imprisonment" by the government. Thirteen-month-old Trevorrow had been sent to hospital in Adelaide by his parents ...
Comment on My Advice to MACC’s Abu Kassim: Emulate Dato Shafee Yahya by Sayang bangsaSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:31PMMr Bean So we have a mutual friend in K. Das, the correspondent. Do you know Nair of AFP and M.G.G. Pillay? They have all passed on. Loved their writings. They are frequent visitors to my house to chat with my dad.
‘Coherent,’ ‘entertaining’ history of ScoutingSaturday, July 24, 2010 @ 11:46PMMark Lardas reviews “The Scouting Party.”
Finance and BankingFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:28AMLargely in response to the recent financial crisis, Congress has just approved the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" ("Act"). The Act is an historic and wide-ranging piece of legislation that will result in significant changes to the regulatory framework, operations and supervision of the financial services industry.
Author coming to sign bookThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:50PM"The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement" is the subtitle of Dr. Cynthia Orozco s book, "No Mexicans, Women or Dogs Allowed," which illustrates segregation is not limited to African-Americans, and New Mexico is 45 percent Hispanic.