Robert Blake

Dr Singh, Obama to work together on major challenges: US

rediff News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington, the Barack Obama administration has said the two sides will unveil a common vision of the future and their desire to work together on challenges like climate change and food security. President Barack Obama's invitation to Dr Singh, for the first State Visit of his administration on November 24, reflects the deepening of bilateral ties,...

#RefreshCA Meeting – November 17th on Google Wave

Cotton Rohrscheib's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Our November Central Arkansas Refresh meeting will be on the 17th as opposed to the last Tuesday because of the holidays. We are hoping that our November meeting will be pretty special, we are going to be discussing a hot topic, Google Wave. Instead of a single presenter type format, we have been discussing [...]

Need Your Thoughts on Nov. #RefreshCA – Google Wave

Cotton Rohrscheib's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Okay, so we decided at our last Central Arkansas Refresh meeting that we were going to hold our monthly meeting a week earlier in November due to the holidays. Our meeting date is November 17th (which is the 3rd Tuesday), so please help spread the word about this… Since the topic that we have all [...]

Professor John Ramsden: Conservative Party historian

Times Online (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

Forty years ago there was just one authoritative survey of the history of the Conservative Party, written by Robert Blake, who was subsequently ennobled by Ted Heath. Today the whole story is clear in well-researched detail, and John Ramsden did more than anyone to bring about that change and transform the position.

#RefreshCA Meeting – October 27th

Cotton Rohrscheib's Blog (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009

Our October Central Arkansas Refresh meeting will be on October 27th this month, we usually get started around 6:00 or so but don’t worry if you come in late. Last month Rob McBryde did a presentation on Joomla and it was awesome! If you missed out on Rob’s presentation, you can find the video [...]

Neon Tommy Piece On Steven Mikulan

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009

Kevin Douglas Grant of Neon Tommy has written a piece about writer, editor and critic Steven Mikulan , who lost his job last week after 25 years at the LA Weekly : Until his firing last week, Mikulan was a longstanding employee of the Weekly who had covered some of the biggest criminal trials of the last 10 years in Los Angeles: Robert Blake . Phil Spector . Anthony Pellicano . Anand Jon . He had...

US urges for political reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

Oct 10, Colombo: The United States has stressed that, to achieve lasting peace in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan government must promote peace and political reconciliation with all parties not only inside the country, but also with the Tamils outside Sri Lanka.

Allow Tamil refugees free movement: US

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

The United States has called on the Sri Lankan government to allow Tamil refugees displaced by recent fighting to move freely around the country.

• Allow Tamil refugees free movement: US - The Age

Nothing will make us change stance on Pak: Krishna

rediff News (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009

The least Pakistan can do, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna tells Aziz Haniffa, is to bring the culprits who orchestrated the terror attack on Mumbai to justice.

Warner Bros. Archive Collection: The Our Gang Collection 5-Disc Set

DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009

Recommended I know they're not as good as the Hal Roach shorts. But there are pleasures to be found here in the Warner Archive Collection 5-disc set, The Our Gang Collection , which gathers together the final 52 M-G-M one-reelers of the iconic children's series, providing us with our last glances of Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Porky, Butch and Buckwheat as they leave childhood...while giving us an introduction...

Polanski's arrest takes me back to Hollywood Babylon

The blog Film (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009

Roman Polanski behaved badly in 1970s Hollywood. He wasn't alone The arrest of Roman Polanski takes us all back to the movie business's not-so-secret history of shame, the "Hollywood Babylon" era which lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to around the 1970s – or maybe longer. It tended to involve sexual misdemeanours, crazy and illegal behaviour, drugs, murder, and biddable...

US not to interfere in Indo-Pak issues: Blake

rediff News (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009

The United States has once again made it clear that it would not interfere in issues concerning India and Pakistan, and that they should be resolved by the two countries themselves.

Human Rights Not High on Agenda As Clinton Meets With Leader of Repressive Regime

CNSNews (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met this week with the leader of one of the world's most repressive regimes but human rights abuses were not high on the agenda. Assessed on political freedoms and civil liberties, Turkmenistan scores below Iran, Cuba, China, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe.

#RefreshCA Meeting Reminder – Tuesday, Sept. 29th

Cotton Rohrscheib's Blog (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009

I just sent out our monthly Facebook meeting notice tonight for the Central Arkansas Refresh meeting. If you are not familiar w/ #RefreshCA, be sure to check out our website for an explanation. As I mentioned a few days ago, this month should be pretty cool, we have proud new father Rob McBryde coming [...]

Death toll at 10 as Southeast floods start to ebb

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009

The storms finally relent, but the onslaught leaves many parts of the region in stagnant water. As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged homes.