News Analysis President Obama is a student of history - it was no coincidence that he formally announced his run to become the first African-American president back in 2007 at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his "house divided" speech in 1858 - and his inaugural address today drew an unmistakable line between the nation's past and its prospects for...
Inauguration: 7.5 Things You Should Have Seen
Labels: Business A presidential inauguration is a big, long event that lasts all day and into the night–and who has time to really watch it? People have jobs, ones that don’t let you off for a federal holiday.Everyone (or, at least, some) will be talking about it, which means potential embarrassment for anyone who doesn’t know what happened. Thankfully, ABC employs news professionals stationed in Washington,...
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21
Wind power delivers too much to ignore
Labels: World Although aesthetic concerns need to be heard, qualms about wind's reliability are wide of the mark, argues energy policy researcher Reg Platt THE location of the British Isles at Europe's wild and windy western fringe does not always seem like a blessing. But in one important respect it is: the UK has the greatest...
Business in Taiwan's Wowprime brisk despite slowing economy
Labels: Technology TAIPEI: 2012 was a slow year for many industries in Taiwan except for the food and beverage industry, which bucked the trend.Leading the pack is Taiwan's biggest restaurant chain, Wowprime. It is aiming to cater to the rest of the world.Wowprime's Wang Steak restaurant is fully occupied almost all year round. Business did not seem to be affected by a slowing economy. Many customers visit...
Midwest faces frostbite threat
Labels: LifestyleBy Ben Brumfield, CNNupdated 3:57 AM EST, Mon January 21, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSFrostbite can occur in as little as 10 minutes in extreme wind chill, the CDC warnsMonday's highs in North Dakota and Minnesota will stay below zeroExtreme cold is dangerous to people with heart conditions(CNN) -- Frigid temperatures in Minnesota and North Dakota this week will have residents thinking they've been living...
MLK's "content of character" quote inspires debate
Labels: Health "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." This sentence spoken by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been quoted countless times as expressing one of America's bedrock values, its language almost sounding like a constitutional amendment on equality. 20 PhotosMartin...
Obamas Share the Love, Even for Michelle's Bangs
Labels: Business Jan 20, 2013 10:49pm (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)President Obama used the first public remarks of his second term to address what he called the “most significant” event of this weekend: his wife’s much-talked-about new haircut.“I love her bangs,” Obama told supporters at an inaugural reception at the National Building Museum. “She looks good. She always looks good.”First...
Jan
20
Turn up the bass to scare birds away from planes
Labels: World PLANES and birds aren't good at sharing air space - bird strikes worldwide cause over a billion dollars in damage every year, and put passengers and crew at risk. To scare avians away, a new device will fire low-frequency sound waves at flocks as they near busy flight paths. ...
Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visits Singapore
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on Sunday.She was hosted to lunch by PM Lee. The Princess, who arrived on January 19, also visited the Asian Civilisations Museum on Sunday morning. She was there to view a special exhibition, entitled, 'Enlightened Ways: The Many Streams of Buddhist Art in Thailand'.- CNA/fa !--...
5 hurt in 3 gun show shootings
Labels: LifestyleAn injured person is taken from the North Carolina State Fairgrounds after being wounded in a gun accident on Saturday.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: A man shoots business partner with a gun he bought at an Ohio show, police say A shotgun goes off as its owner unfastens its case at a N.C. gun show, wounding 31 man shoots himself with his semi-automatic in Indiana, police sayAll three shootings are deemed accidental...
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