WORLD
An Introduction
GREETINGS READERS! My name is Brandon Ferdig---born and raised in northern Minnesota.What an opportunity this is to share with you a year I lived in that other-worldly land called China! It's a count...
Posted on 2/11/12 at 7:20 AM
Education: Minnesota-style
A couple of years ago, I splurged and bought a year-long pass to the great state parks of Minnesota. I had visions of visiting every one of them if not throughout the state, at least those right here...
Posted on 2/7/12 at 8:05 PM
Booth Babes: Living in a Geek Boys' World, Part 2
Look, it's pretty girls in tight clothing at a tech trade show! Now tell me what product they're selling. Or whether it matters. I've never been to a trade show, like the one shown at left, or to a ...
Posted on 1/31/12 at 11:24 AM
The New Forty prophecy...
My son Noah was over last night and we were discussing everything from the evolution of man as a species to the shifts we have and will see in society. Noah is a big thinker and loves to engage in big...
Posted on 1/8/12 at 9:49 PM
Board Games of Christmas
It's the last day of the year...that makes this a double posting day! Our family loves board games. We love to spend time playing them, but we also love finding new ones for each other. This has beco...
Posted on 12/31/11 at 12:30 PM
Obama: Good US-China ties help the whole world
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says good ties between with United States and China are essential, and help the rest of the world.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 14, 2012
U.S. retail sales disappointment weighs on world markets
LONDON (AP) -- Weaker than expected U.S. retail sales figures dented market confidence today after another mass downgrade of the creditworthiness of European countries had little impact.By PAN PYLAS , February 14, 2012
Prosecutors in Italy seek to reinstate Knox conviction
MILAN (AP) -- Italian prosecutors asked the country's highest criminal court today to reinstate the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student.By COLLEEN BARRY , February 14, 2012
Fresh violence in Syria as UN warns of civil war
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces renewed their assault today on the rebellious city of Homs in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days, as the U.N. human rights chief raised fears of civil war.By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY , February 14, 2012
Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export in trademark dispute
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese company said today it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark.By JOE McDONALD , February 14, 2012
Police: Iranian blows off legs in Bangkok blast
BANGKOK (AP) -- An Iranian man carrying explosives blew off his own legs and wounded four other people in two blasts today in Bangkok, Thai authorities said.By THANYARAT DOKSONE , February 14, 2012
State Dept: U.S. to meet North Koreans in Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. envoy will hold talks with North Korea on its nuclear program in Beijing next week, the first such negotiations since the death of the nation's longtime leader, Kim Jong Il.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 13, 2012
Norwegians seek A-ha! moment in North Korean music (video)
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 13, 2012
Russian scientists' drilling reaches giant freshwater lake under Antarctica ice
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 08, 2012
Dutch troops lend military muscle to efforts to stage mythical skating marathon on frozen canals
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 08, 2012
U.S. announces it is closing American embassy in Syria 
BEIRUT — The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on today in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 06, 2012
Norway mass killer suspects demands medal of honor at court hearing 
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 06, 2012
Egyptian soccer game turns violent, 73 dead 
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 73 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede.
By SARAH EL DEEB , February 01, 2012
Olympics 2020: Madrid officials say financial crisis won't affect bid 
Leaders of Madrid's 2020 Olympic candidacy say Spain's financial crisis will not affect the city's third consecutive bid and believe hosting the games could help the country recover from the recession.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , January 30, 2012
Somali captors move U.S. hostage after SEAL raid 
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A group holding an American hostage in Somalia moved him at least three times in the day since U.S. Navy SEALs rescued an American and a Dane and killed their nine kidnappers, pirates said today. The abductors said they would kill the hostage if they are attacked.
By ABDI GULED , January 26, 2012
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