To keep you company during sleepless nights...
on Jan 2, 2009 in internal I have updated the list of "Aid Resources" in the right column.Over 100 links are now listed, giving you an overview of the most relevant sites, if you are interested in aid, humanitarian issues, development, the environment, activism, fundraisi

Dubai: End of "sex on the beach" saga.
on Jan 2, 2009 in news item UAE Dubai How a three days trip to a holiday resort turned into a five month's involuntary stay in Dubai:On July 5th, two Brits, Vince Acors and Michelle Palmer got accused of having sex on the beach in Dubai. Mr Acors was on a three days business trip, and Ms

2009 -- Putting things into perspective
on Jan 1, 2009 in rumble space pictures astronomy A photograph taken by Voyager 1, at a distance of 4 billion miles, (only) about 6 light-hours, from Earth. Our planet is the tiny pale speck, in the top center of the picture. You have to look carefully to see it.Astronomer Carl Sagan put things into...

New layout
on Jan 1, 2009 in internal To start off the new year, I changed the layout of the right column, inspired by Paddy's layout. Hope you like it.Did you know, you can always follow the latest changes and updates on The Road here.

Happy New Year to all!
on Dec 31, 2008 in news item Italy And this:Hundreds of women in Naples have pledged to go without sex unless their men promise to refrain from setting off illegal fireworks.Local authorities are backing the women and have sent out text messages urging the men to "make love, not explo

2008 Press Freedom, and freedom of expression today.
on Dec 30, 2008 in news item press freedom RSF Reporters Without Borders wrapped up their 2008 press freedom report.In short, this year:- 60 journalists were killed- 1 media assistant was killed- 673 journalists were arrested- 929 were physically attacked or threatened- 353 media outlets were cen...

Picture of the Day: New York Times pictures of 2008
on Dec 30, 2008 in pictures picture of the day Last May, Cyclone Nargis swept through the Myanmar lowlands.Extracted from the New York Times series "2008, The Year in Pictures".More Pictures of the Day on The Road.Picture courtesy Brian Sokol...