Sunday, January 6, 2008


New York Times
New York Times, United States - Jan 3, 2008
By PAUL KRUGMAN On both Wednesday and Thursday, the price of oil briefly hit $100 a barrel. The new record made headlines, as well it should have. ...


In Search of Dracula
Skeptical Inquirer - Jan 4, 2008
In fact, it meant "Son of the Dragon," and this was because Vlad's father had joined an Order of Knighthood called the Order of the Dragon. ...



The Trades
Book Review: The Search for the Red Dragon: The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica
The Trades, OR - Dec 10, 2007
James A. Owen's second epic in The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, The Search for the Red Dragon, is the literary equivalent of a game of ...


Year of the dragon
Scotland on Sunday, UK - Jan 5, 2008
An excellent broad outline of Chinese history is Jonathan Fenby's beautifully illustrated The Dragon Throne. It charts the imperial dynasties, ...


NDTV.com
Beijing opens world's largest air terminal
NDTV.com, India - 18 hours ago
A dragon is rising in the Olympic city of Beijing as the world's largest airport terminal is about to open for business at the end of February. ...

China has contingency plans if NK becomes unstable: US think tanks
Yonhap News, South Korea - 4 hours ago
6 (Yonhap) -- China has contingency plans to dispatch troops to North Korea should its neighbor become politically unstable, says a report by American think ...

AFRICAN CROSSROADS: Living with the dragon (I)
The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - Dec 17, 2007
The mere fact that the EU has imposed a deadline – a short one at that – on Caribbean heads speaks volumes about the kind of playing field we are dealing ...

Sydney Morning Herald
The Water Horse
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jan 4, 2008
Rating stars-3half The water horse is an unlikely but friendly hybrid: the Loch Ness monster crossed with Puff The Magic Dragon. ...
Don't tread on me
Jerusalem Post, Israel - Dec 26, 2007
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER St. Louis - Peter Yarrow wants to make something clear: "Puff the Magic Dragon" is not a song about marijuana. And he should know. ...
China Doesn't Flinch The Dragon and the Toothless Dog
CounterPunch, CA - Dec 13, 2007
Mr. Paulson traveled to China without a stick, and the Chinese dragon did not flinch. Meanwhile, the United States is amassing a huge overseas debt, ...

Student builds a dream
Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA - Dec 25, 2007
It features a 27-foot-long flying dragon, a phoenix, a replica of the Great Wall of China, a pagoda, cherry blossoms and carp. And Yeseta has the science ...


The Trades
Interview: James A. Owen: Here, There Be Authors
The Trades, OR - Dec 18, 2007
As I stated in my review of The Search for the Red Dragon, the various overlapping mythologies and fables all seem to have such common touchstone points ...

Dragon Oil hits gross production record of 40038 bopd; optimistic ...
Forbes, NY - Jan 3, 2008
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Dragon Oil PLC said it hit a new gross production record of 40038 barrels of oil per day on Dec 31, exceeding its internal ...
Dragon shares surge as output target met ShareCast
Dragon fires up output Growthcompany.co.uk (subscription)
Dragon Oil Provides Production and Drilling Update OilVoice (press release)
RTT News - RTT News
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The Free Lance-Star
China, India primed to be economic superpowers
The Free Lance-Star, VA - Dec 8, 2007
But "The Elephant and the Dragon" is more focused, dealing only with the economic and political changes in India and China, the world's two most populous ...

HP Dragon laptop 'is on fire'
CCL Online, UK - Jan 4, 2008
In particular, the HP HDX "Dragon" laptop has grabbed the attention of Gizmodo.com, which asserts that though the machine's spec had been previously leaked ...

The year of the dragon
7DAYS, United Arab Emirates - Jan 3, 2008
Well, here we are - a nice, shiny new year. It may be full of promise and challenge, or it could just mean more of the same to you. ...


Xinhua
Snow Dragon heads for Great Wall Station
Xinhua, China - Dec 24, 2007
24 (Xinhua) -- China's scientific exploration ship "Xuelong" (snow dragon) has left for Changcheng (Great Wall) Station in the western Antarctic to conduct ...

Goldman buys small stake in Dragon
Kyiv Post (subscription), Ukraine - Dec 19, 2007
by Mark Rachkevych, Kyiv Post Staff Writer Dragon Capital, a leading Ukrainian securities brokerage and investment bank, announced Dec. ...
Merit Medical Announces 510(k) Notification For New Sea Dragon ...
FOX News - Dec 20, 2007
The Sea Dragon torque device is used specifically with hydrophilic guide wires. It was recently released in Europe and is being well received by physicians ...
Merit receives FDA 510(k) clearance for new Sea Dragon torque device
CNNMoney.com - Dec 20, 2007
The Sea Dragon torque device is used with hydrophilic guide wires and has been well-received by physicians in Europe, where it was recently released, ...
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CITY'S OWN RED DRAGON
BCFC, UK - Dec 14, 2007
Welsh Under-21 international Christian Ribeiro has no divided loyalties when it comes to Saturday's derby with Cardiff City. The Swansea-born defender has ...


WALES FACT FILE
TravelVideo.tv (press release) - Jan 4, 2008
The Welsh flag comprises of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. It is not really known where the dragon originated, but the dragon has become a ...

Xinhua
The Rat Wraps up Canada Post's Lunar Stamp Series
Market Wire (press release) - Jan 4, 2008
Canada Post issued its first Lunar New Year stamp in 1997 with the Year of the Ox, followed by the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, ...
"Year of the Rat" stamp issued Xinhua
China offering 'Year of the Rat' stamps United Press International
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