All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wanda Potrykus OWN
October 14, 2009, Comments Off on Wanda Potrykus OWN

to   Wanda Potrykus   Greetings:     Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Persons, we ...

Sam Stein OWN
October 14, 2009, Comments Off on Sam Stein OWN

to   Samuel “Sam” Stein   Greetings:     Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Pers ...

Winnie-the-Pooh and all his friends return
October 8, 2009, 2 Comments

A new Winnie-the-Pooh? Oh bother A sequel adds little to be desired to A.A. Milne’s classic tales. (LA Times) As o ...

Wednesday Night #1440
October 7, 2009, 2 Comments

Jaime Webbe gave birth this Wednesday morning to a fine, healthy baby boy, Sebastian (possibly with an ‘e’ depen ...

UN Human Development Report 2009
October 5, 2009, Comments Off on UN Human Development Report 2009

Download complete 2009 Report ; All Reports UN report: “Best” countries should improve opportunities for mig ...

China's 60th birthday
October 3, 2009, Comments Off on China's 60th birthday

  From the Economist archives, October 4 1969 It’s later than Mao thinks China needs pulling together more urgent ...

G20 to end fossil fuel subsidies
October 2, 2009, 1 Comment

The G20 will end subsidies on fossil fuels TO LITTLE fanfare, world leaders at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh announced t ...

Wednesday Night #1439
September 30, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1439

In response to the video news summaries, there were several negative reactions about the way news is presented. In a non ...

Denise Bombardier : Le Canada: pays ou village?
September 29, 2009, Comments Off on Denise Bombardier : Le Canada: pays ou village?

Le Devoir Édition samedi et dimanche septembre 26-27 Alors que les chefs d’état et de gouvernement écoutaient c ...

William Safire R.I.P.
September 27, 2009, Comments Off on William Safire R.I.P.

Maureen Dowd: On Safire William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 (NYT) William Safire, a s ...