Observations

A court in Finland has convicted a woman of murdering her three young children and has given her a life sentence.  

Observations occasionally about astronomy, but mostly about matters of ultimate concern: theology, ethics, culture, mores, the Cubs, the Bears, and the Blackhawks.  

Elmer over at Living in Hong Kong has 7 Observations from Hong Kong TV Olympic Coverage , and I have to say that I agree with most of what he says.  

The images and pictures that surround us today aren't recent inventions, but originate in a world that is hundreds of thousands of years old, and they explain much about modern society and culture.  

Sen. Joe Biden's financial report as of June 2007. Earned income: $185,700. Honoraria, all donated to charity: $800. Major assets: Bank accounts and life insurance policies, $19,000-$110,000; three bank ...  

In an article published in the Times Online from London, Peter Butler, MD argues that a better quality life made possible through face transplantation outweighs the risks of failure and rejection and possible ...  

Reconstruction of the accident that claimed Police Lt. Rob Curry's life confirms the other driver struck the officer's motorcycle while she tried to cross northbound lanes of U.S. 49 to go south, the ...  

Andrew Matson of the Seattle times said" "For two-plus hours at White River Amphitheatre Wednesday night, life on Earth made sense ..." Ernest Jasmin of the News Tribune gave the show a visual treatment with ...  

Reported by: Bill Price We are now learning the exact cause of death for 11 month-old Jenna Edwards, the baby who was left for hours inside a hot car on Wednesday in Price Hill.  

"It's good to be me," Aaron Cox loved to tell his wife, Christy. Despite struggling with chronic illness since childhood, the 36-year-old Hutchinson man lived a good life in the security of a loving family.  

New Zealand kayaker Ben Fouhy remained introspective to the end of an Olympics that finally came right yesterday -- before admitting it was time to give normal life a crack.  

Bryant Heath Watson, the three-month old son of Brian and Tonya Watson, has been fighting for his life since his birth on May 30.  

Take your music video moments wherever you can find them Sometimes you just have to sit back and appreciate the rock-video moments in your life.  

Cape Cod : Illustrated Edition of the American Classic, by Henry David Thoreau, with photography by Scot Miller A combination of a modern-day exploration of Cape Cod with the centuried observations of Henry ...  

A 12-hour standoff between Fresno police and a man suspected of killing a Sacramento woman ended when the suspect apparently took his own life.  

Obama's rejection of 2003 abortion bill comes to forefront The events of Wednesday, March 12, 2003, in Springfield are suddenly looming large in the U.S. presidential race.  

Rick Warren, pastor of mega-church Saddleback and author of "The Purpose Driven Life" and "The Purpose-Driven Church," was declared by one news outlet to be the new Billy Graham.  

He's played a real-life Manchester record mogul, the voice of a snake , a policeman, a Roman warrior and none other than Tristram Shandy - the lead in the supposedly unfilmable Cock and Bull story from Laurence ...  

Sure, life as a touring rap star seems glamorous and all, but consider the case of Snoop Dogg and his Unity Tour: Between those shows with tens of thousands of screaming fans, clamoring press and raging parties ...  

On the third day of his new life, Mark Spitz said that no matter what people might think, he's relieved.  

Ashley's tag line: "Life is Short. Have an Affair." Thursday, August 21, 2008 VIDEO: Ad tells people to have an affair Find monogamy monotonous? A racy ad ran on U.S. cable television after 11 PM.  

Addis Ababa, August 18 The Ministry of Culture and Tourism disclosed it has built its capacity that would enable it to register and promote cultural heritages with modern technologies at the global level.  

At the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum, the wildlife hot line has been peppered with "Where are the monarchs?" calls.  

Eight Days in Gitmo: Observations on the... I now understand that no matter what aspect of Guantanamo Bay is under examination, a person can't fully understand this off-shore prison project without going, ...  

Every now and then I like to share some observations about the local real estate market.  

Nigel Lythgoe said that his recent announcement that he is leaving his role of executive producer of American Idol was to "get myself a life". "Because is 24/7 and then some, you know," he said.  

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Observations from Detroit Lions camp: 1. It's impossible not to like Lions coach Rod Marinelli .  

The Trough The Trough will gather news, observations, links and marginalia about politics and government, in Connecticut and beyond.  

Much, much, more. Jesus says that He came to give abundant life. "I have come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly." It applies to those who believe.  

Ernesto Guevara's transformation from adventurer to revolutionary is chronicled by his first wife in the intimate portrait "My Life With Che," picking up where his own book, "The Motorcycle Diaries," left off.  

"There is no point in arguing with Williamsburg city management . It's futile to try to express concerns, personal experience, observations or preference to local bureaucrats.  

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. has updated its classic Clue game for today's tabloid culture to include younger characters, more weapons and new rooms including a spa and guest house.  

A collection of often sceptical, always candid observations and insights on the US economy, politics and large-cap equity markets by the Chief Investment Officer of Performance Research Associates, LLC.  

He's written million-selling books about his early years and the meaning of public life.  

Beginning the third week of practice before the Aug. 30 opener at Ole Miss, Tiger coach Tommy West is looking for more from the veteran group.  

You can do just about anything on the Internet these days, from buying a car to finding the love of your life.  

For its dazzling reporting, points of view, and pungent observations, Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has become a permanent part of the American sociopolitical bibliography.  

Abi Tamim Vanak The word carnivore often conjures up images of large, dangerous predators such as lions and tigers.  

For Maasai tribesman Charles Kamami, Kenya's drive to boost its geothermal capacity spells environmental destruction which threatens his pastoralist way of life.  

A south valley boy with no hands and only one foot took the swim of a lifetime. Several months ago, six students from Burton Middle School in Porterville made a prosthetic hand for 9-year old Matthew Lane so he ...  

What happens when you turn off the pollution? Well the Beijing Olympics are giving scientists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe how the atmosphere responds when a heavily populated region seriously ...  

No one is expecting freshman WR Keshawn Martin to become the next Devin Thomas. However, based on comments from a few coaches and some journalistic observations, Martin might be the next MSU player to come out ...  

The classic board game Cluedo has been dragged into the celebrity obsessed 21st century after marketing men decided to kill off the much-loved traditional version.  

The rate of the development of science is not the rate at which you make observations alone but, much more important, the rate at which you create new things to test.  

CLOSE In this postmodern culture we have witnessed a fascinating revival of ancient Gnosticism.  

A collection of often sceptical, always candid observations and insights on the US economy, politics and large-cap equity markets by the Chief Investment Officer of Performance Research Associates, LLC.  

I have always loved San Francisco and have visited many times, but I have often made the same observations about the homeless problem there as Ralph Peters .  

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered John A. "Junior" Gotti held without bail after the man who insisted he had retired from a life of crime was arrested on charges linking him to three killings and large-scale ...  

At a time when government reports ask whether Americans care about reading anymore, the legacy of Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn reminds us that books can matter as much as life and death.  

Morgan Freeman remained in serious condition Tuesday with a broken arm and elbow after rescuers used a jaws-of-life machine to free him and a passenger from their car after it crashed on a stretch of rural ...  

Here are a few more observations from observing this morning's training camp practice at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind.  

Kenny Phillips adds speed and size to the Giants' secondary. Ben Reiter, a writer at Sports Illustrated, recently provided a Giants camp rundown at SI.com. In Reiters "Three Observations", he writes this of the ...  

CHINESE zoologists have set up a wildlife research site on the 4600-meter altitude plateau of Qinghai - the highest in the country - an official with the Hol Xil Natural Reserve Administration said yesterday.  

A VIOLENT argument over a car space in one of Sydney's busiest shopping malls has left one man fighting for life after he was stabbed in the back and stomach.  

Unless you were among them, you might think South Floridians who lined up for hours recently to buy the latest iPhone were a bit obsessive.  

The grounds of Parham Park were flooded with more than 26,000 people who joined in the celebrations of county life in Sussex.  

If you ask what students learn when we give them a Problem Based Learning "scenario" to learn through, teachers answers are entirely predictable.  

Serving up a short stack of "David's Appetizers," assorted musings and observations on the sports scene.  

WITH average temperatures of minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit, an almost nonexistent atmosphere and a complex web of cracks in a layer of ice encompassing the entire surface, the environment on Jupiter's moon ...  

As an Army Trained and Experienced Quartermaster, I have had ample opportunity over the past forty years of my life to see a lot of sewing and repairs.  

Israeli lifeguard David Shalom swims every morning in the Mediterranean Sea off of southern Israel.  

The Trough The Trough will gather news, observations, links and marginalia about politics and government, in Connecticut and beyond.  

Questions about salaries are out. So are queries about age. And ask about someone's love life? Forget it.  

A policewoman almost killed by a drunk-driver last week says she was "punished" for doing her job and is now in constant pain.  

' Saturday Night and Sunday Morning , Alan Sillitoe's classic novel of working-class life, is being republished on its fiftieth birthday.  

Dear Editor:In response to Tayanna Olin's letter.Why Tayanna do you feel that way about farm workers? I was a farm worker for the first 18 years of mylife and traveled to Washington to California and back about ...  

Joe Paterno has his own take on Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi" and the challenge a riverboat captain faces trying to navigate the waters of a mighty river.  

NourishLife enters exclusive license agreement with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland to a patented nutritional therapeutic formulation for the treatment of apraxia.  

Phil Spector's prosecutor has found a sixth woman who wants to testify that the music producer threatened her life, according to a new motion that sets out facts similar to those alleged in the 2003 shooting ...  

We women enjoy talking -- and after a lifetime of dating, you should have the flattened cilia in your ears to prove it.  

The inside scoop and analysis on the team from The Sun's Ravens columnist and Ravens beat writer.  

Hannah Montana hasn't just changed the life of its star Miley Cyrus, it's also had an affect on one of her co-stars too.  

MUSCAT: The cultural section at the Embassy of Japan held a DVD/video show on Japan's tourism potential on the embassy premises yesterday.  

The Hatch family head to Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre but are hindered by motorway squabbles and a fear of tortoises and things that look like tortoises.  

A real-life Hollywood drama featuring sex, lies and tons of money, is missing one essential: a tape.  

All 13-year-old boys are on board with "Family Guy." They love this show, and no wonder.  

I can't imagine Jackie Corr resting in peace, but one can hope. In life, he wasn't much for rest.  

Um, maybe the most terrifying 28 miles of amateur firework FREE-FOR-ALL I've ever seen in mah' whole life... Kelly O and Holly Mistur film .