Author: Bruce Scott DwyerAt the core of any celiac shoppers shopping list is buying products that are gluten free. But what exactly does that mean? Do you buy foods that have no ingredients that could possibly contain gluten grains, or are you willing to risk buying foods that are classed as gluten free, because they contain an amount of gluten that ‘someone’ has assessed as safe? It would appear that the more experienced celiac shopper knows...more
Author: Terry PaulsonSeason nine of American Idol is fast approaching, you don’t need to worry that you have to work or are travelling or someone else in your household is hogging the TV. It's easy to stream American Idol so you don't miss any episodes. Remember last season when Adam Lambert performed the Kiss song? I would have missed it, except now I can watch TV on my PC. I would have been seriously stressed out when I found out I couldn’t...more
Author: Philip TufanoThe suicide attack on December 30th, 2009 that claimed the lives of six CIA officers, one American security contractor assigned to the agency and a Jordanian military intelligence officer was the second worst attack against the CIA since the American embassy bombing in Beirut in 1993, that attack killed eight CIA officers. The attack last week took place at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Afghanistan. The base is located in the Khost province, a hotbed of Taliban activity and a stronghold of one of the most hardened and dangerous militant groups called the Haqqani Network. The base played a critical role in the CIA's operations in Afghanistan, including assisting with drone attacks and building informant networks in Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility last Thursday for the killings that was carried out by a suicide bomber who was wearing an Afghan National Army uniform. "The martyr attack was carried out by an Afghan military, Samiullah, when the CIA agents got together in a U.S. club-cum-training center for a meeting in order to collect information on the Mujahedeen," the release said, according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research...more
Author: Kim ChambersAlthough the overwhelming images associated with Las Vegas are those of spectacular shows, Elvis impersonators and glitzy casinos, Las Vegas holidays offer far more variety than that. Of course, nobody denies that most Las Vegas holidays revolve around the glamour and razzamatazz of the city, but it is in the Nevada Desert –...more