Hundreds attend visitation for Const. Vu Pham, shot and killed in rural Ontario (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) (Mar 11)
WINGHAM, Ont. - A steady stream of people came to a funeral home in this southwestern Ontario community Thursday to pay their respects to the family of Const. Vu Pham.


Throngs of people pay respects to slain OPP officer (CTV.ca) (Mar 11)
Hundreds of people who knew OPP Const. Vu Pham at various stages of his life -- as a young boy newly arrived in Canada from Vietnam through to dedicated father and police officer -- flocked to a funeral home to pay their respects.


Footy Clinic confirmed at RMIT, Saigon, Sunday 14 March (Mar 11)
View Larger Map The Vietnam Swans can now confirm that our footy clinic on Sunday 14 March 2010 will be held at RMIT University, 702 Nguyen Van Linh Boulevarde, District 7, Saigon, will be held from 5 – 6pm. Please arrive at 4.45pm to ensure we can start on time. Gary O’Donnell from Essendon is confirmed to [...]


Asian American Immigrants Share Silicon Valley Stories (Silicon Valley Moms Blog) (Mar 10)
As I watch my kids soccer game, I marvel at the United Nations at play - the boys' families hail from Vietnam, Iran, Mexico, Honduras, Portugal and Japan. Some are Catholic, another is Jewish and a few are Muslim. The...Source : Silicon Valley Moms Blog (subscribe)Explore : Honduras, Marvel Comics, Publishers, United Nations, Vietnam


Yangon to be sold off, Burma state assetts privatized (Jot Asean) (Mar 9)
... Reformers in the government, they say, may be hoping to follow a path similar to that of China or Vietnam, where the economies have been liberalized but the ruling party has remained firmly in charge and has tolerated little dissent. It is also opening the health care and education sectors to private enterprise, Mr. Phone Win said, issuing licenses for the first time for private...Source : Jot Asean (subscribe)Explore : Petroleum, Vietnam, Yangon


Stop Press: Change of Venue for Sunday’s footy clinic (Mar 9)
There will be a last minute change to the venue for Sunday’s footy clinic in Saigon on 14 March with Nathan Buckley and Gary O’Donnell. Gary and Nathan are now due on a flight that won’t land in Saigon until Sunday afternoon. This has caused a problem with our booking at Parklands in D2, Saigon. We are [...]


The Council has spoken! Here's a complete... (J O S H U A P U N D I T) (Mar 7)
The Council has spoken! Here's a complete rundown of the voting tallies on our weekly competition : Winning Council Submissions First place with 2 2/3 points! – Wolf Howling - Public Sector Unions: A Toxin, A Crisis & An Opportunity Second place with 2 points – Soccer Dad - The sophistication of antisemitism Third place with 1 2/3 points – American Digest - Frequently Answered Questions...Source : J O S H U A P U N D I T (subscribe)


Watcher's Council Nominations, 3/3/10 (J O S H U A P U N D I T) (Mar 3)
... Obama’s Engagement, Publicly Mocks Clinton And Embraces Iran The Colossus of Rhodey - Lessons from Vietnam? Or just about any Third World country? Rhymes With Right - Dodd Introduces Amendment To Strip Americans Of Right To Donate To/Spend On Behalf Of Political Candidates Right Truth - Maj. Nidal Hasan moves to county jail. The Razor - The 2010 Healthcare Games Soccer Dad - The...Source : J O S H U A P U N D I T (subscribe)Explore : Board game, Games, Lifestyle, Monopoly


It could happen here, and the Glenn Becks of the world want it to happen to you and me (They gave us a republic) (Feb 26)
... killing a man who served his country for 47 years - 20 in the Army, where he did two tours in Vietnam, and 27 more working for the IRS. He likes to describe himself as an 'anti-big government Libertarian' and he explained how he got there - he educated himself - by going to the public library and reading - "Books are free!" he implored. The irony was not only lost on Beck, but on...Source : They gave us a republic (subscribe)Explore : Information Science, IRS, Money, Taxes, Vietnam