Non-Paper Daily, 1.11.2009

*An earthquake in Costa Rica has thus far claimed 18 lives. This sounds weird to say, but hasn't it been awhile since we've had a natural disaster?

*The death toll, 870 Palestinians and 13 Israelis, is nearing one thousand in Gaza. It continues to be unclear what Israel is trying to achieve. As we've learned in Iraq (and you'd think they would have learned in the last fifty years there), you can't win these types of battles relying on force alone. Apparently Israel is choosing to ignore that lesson.

*Sadly it's "au revoir" to this year's college football season. It's never too early to begin looking at next year, so here is Rival's initial rankings for 2009. Just a note, both Oregon and Oregon State are ranked!

Non-Paper Daily, 12.13.2008

*There are dozens and dozens of reasons why Africa struggles to move out of poverty. Even with billions of dollars in aid and expertise, little progress is achieved and, in many cases, they are still moving in reverse. Just one of those reasons is a distrust of the West.

*For all my fellow college football lovers, Sam Bradford of Oklahoma won the Heisman Trophy today.

*It's been a slow day.

Weird Score

Today a funky football score occurred:

Auburn 3
Mississippi State 2

You don't see that often.

And now we will return to our regularly scheduled blogging.