| Former Slovenian president dies of cancer
Former Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek succumbed to cancer at his home overnight at the age of 57, his office said on Saturday.
Drnovsek did not seek reelection and handed over the presidency to his successor Danilo Tuerk last December as he had been suffering from cancer since 1999.
Drnovsek, who served as prime minister for most of the 1990s and president in the last five years, was the main driver in Slovenia's transition to a market economy and entry into the European Union and NATO.
His battle for life started with a surgery to remove one of his kidneys in 1999. When the modern medicine could not stop the spreading of cancer in late 2003, he resorted to a reclusive lifestyle on vegetarian food in a village. Yet, the new way of life and healers disappointed him.
Tolerance actually binds a nation
According to reports, forces are getting at least one HIV/AIDS patient every day. Ever since the first HIV case in the armed forces was discovered in a soldier returning from a UN mission abroad in 1992, the number has grown and stands somewhere near 6,180 today in a force of 12-lakh plus. Thought for the day .
Students, Alums Pay Respects At NIU
The man was last seen on Tuesday, hotel manager Jay Patel said. The Chicago Tribune reported that authorities found a duffel bag that Kazmierczak had left in the room, the zippers glued shut. A bomb squad was called, but investigators found ammunition inside the bag, the newspaper reported, citing law enforcement sources. Kazmierczak also left behind a laptop computer, which was seized by investigators, Patel told The Associated Press on Saturday. Mystery Surrounds Gunman As police continued their investigation into the mass shooting, details of a troubled past few close to Kazmierczak seemed to know about started to emerge. University President John Peters said Kazmierczak had a "very good academic record" and no record of trouble before his graduation last year.
Badami bans korma combines Kashmiri and continental cuisines
Like in Lucknow in its golden age of good living, bon vivants in Hyderabad too generously patronised master chefs and encouraged experimentations in the kitchen. Parsis too, ever since they adopted India as their own land, have, as a community, constantly and quite consciously enriched their food through a process of deliberate fusion. Their recipes are truly eclectica veritable cultural confluence-Hindu, Islamic, Iranian and European. Others too have been flirting with fusion off and on. Denizens of Old Delhinotorious for their resistance to changeseem to have no problems with ishtew borrowed and soon transformed beyond recognition from the Firangee. Interesting variations on this theme are encountered in Kerala. The adventurous and intrepid Punjabis have never shied of trying everything more than once and exerting to persuade others to partake of their delights.
That beagle upstages Clemens for a little bit
It was in the cards for Uno. Many of you, if not most, know about Uno by now. He's the beagle the adorable, "feel-good" creature who spared us Wednesday from fully taking in the unsettling scene of less-adorable baseball superstar and alleged substance-user Roger Clemens making up new words during a Congressional hearing. Uno is the most famous beagle since Snoopy. He may be bigger than Snoopy because he's real. He's the first beagle to ever win "Best in Show" in 131 tries at the Westminster Kennel Club's Dog show. He continues an incredible year of the underdog in sport Appalachian State beating Michigan, Gardner-Webb knocking of Kentucky, the New York Giants upsetting the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Charley Brown finally getting the prize in the Super Bowl ad. Yep, a real dog like one you would immediately take from the pound and put in the pickup becoming top dog at the most prestigious canine beauty contest in the world.
Giusto to skip critical meeting
They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows. The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. [The writer and wife] adopted a Wemeriner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78. The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day.
Black Death Selective In Its Wrath: Plague Targeted The Weak, Frail
ScienceDaily (Feb. 4, 2008) Despite the long-held assumption by historians that Europe's Black Death of 1347 to 1351 killed indiscriminately, a new report by University at Albany anthropologist Sharon DeWitte and Pennsylvania State University researcher James Wood finds that the deadly plaque targeted the already ill and weak. .
TaylorMade sells Maxfli to retail giant
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf sold its Maxfli and related trademarks to Dick's Sporting Goods in a deal completed Feb. 11. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The sale is a fitting conclusion for a marriage that never lived up to its billing. In 2002, TaylorMade acquired Maxfli and its patent portfolio for urethane balls. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based equipment maker, however, struggled to rejuvenate the venerable, yet tired ball brand. To make matters worse, the inexpensive Maxfli Noodle – while commercially successful – cheapened Maxfli's once-premium reputation.
“Now that we've fully developed the TaylorMade brand as our premium ball franchise, we're committed to growing our business through our Tour Preferred (TP) and Burner families," said Mark King, TaylorMade-Adidas Golf president and CEO.
Inventing "The Cylie Rule"
A dog that goes to school is a good story. It's not this story, but it would be a good one.
Another good one is any story that renews your faith in human kindness. And that story did just board the bus.
It takes place in De Smet, S.D., and it began nearly two years ago with a bump on Cylie Pastian's right leg. That bump turned out to be bone cancer. There were weeks of chemotherapy, multiple surgeries, and worst of all
"I guess not being at school very much," Cylie said.
"I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood," Hartman said. "I thought you said I missed going to school."
Cylie said, yeah, "I missed going to school."
Not so much the work, of course, as the friends and especially the basketball.
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