Michael Jackson has topped the UK album chart and made six new entries in the singles top 40, six years after his last number one.
- Jun 29 Mon 2009 13:32
Michael Jackson tops album chart
- Jun 26 Fri 2009 10:49
時人時語
“I never understood where the satisfaction is when you’re missing the pleasure of conquest.”
--Silvio Berlusconi
- Jun 22 Mon 2009 14:41
Google Searches For Ways To Keep Big Ideas At Home
by Jessica E. Vascellaro
Google Inc. is revamping how it develops and
prioritizes new products, giving employees a
- Jun 22 Mon 2009 13:45
Caesar salad
- Jun 15 Mon 2009 15:46
To Sustain iPhone, Apple Halves Price
by Yukari Iwatani Kane
Apple Inc. halved the price of its
- Jun 09 Tue 2009 16:06
Microsoft Game Guru Seeks To Expand Xbox's Appeal
by Nick Wingfield
Microsoft Corp. has shown its Xbox360 console can win with
- Jun 04 Thu 2009 10:22
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE (p.18)
to you, Eragon, that was never part of our plan. I had no choice,
though. They recognized me. I stabbed the white-haired man un-
derneath his chin... It was like when Father cut the throat of a
pig. And then the other, I smashed open his skull. I can still feel his
bones giving way... I remember every blow I've landed, from the
soldiers in Carvahall to the ones on the Burning Plains... You
know, when I close my eyes, sometimes I can't sleep because the
light from the fire we set in the docks of Teirm is so bright in my
mind. I think I'm going mad then."
Eragon found his hands gripping the staff with such force, his
knuckles were white and tendons ridged the insides of his wrists.
"Aye," he said. "At first it was just Urgals, then it was men and
Urgals, and now this last battle... I know what we do is right, but
right doesn't mean easy. Because of who we are, the Varden expect
Saphira and me to stand at the front of their army and to slaughter
entire battalions of soldiers. We do. We have." His voice caught,
and he fell silent.
Turmoil accompanies every great change, said Saphira to both of
them. And we have experienced more than our share, for we are agents
of that very change. I am a dragon, and I do not regret the death of those
who endanger us. Killing the guards in Narda may not be a deed worthy
of celebration, but neither is it one to feel guilty about. You had to do it.
When you must fight, Roran, does not the fierce joy of combat lead wings
to your feet? Do you not know the pleasure of pitting yourself against a
worthy opponent and the satisfaction of seeing the bodies of your enemies
piled before you? Eragon, you have experienced this. Help me explain it
to your cousin.
Eragon stared at the coals. She had stated a truth that he was re-
luctant to acknowledge, lest by agreeing that on could enjoy vio-
lence, he would become a man he would despise. So he was mute.
Across from him, Roran appeared similarly affected.
In a softer voice, Saphira said, Do not be angry. I did not intend to
upset you... I forget sometimes that you are still unaccustomed to
- Jun 04 Thu 2009 09:46
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE (p.17)
"It must have fallen," said Eragon, examining the side of the
gulch. He allowed the werelight to fade into oblivion.
Roran nodded and stood, brushing dirt from his pants.
- Jun 02 Tue 2009 14:33
If you think worst is over, Take Benjamin Graham's advice
by Jason Zweig
It is sometimes said that to be an intelligent
- May 27 Wed 2009 15:02
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE (p.16)
the ashen light that precedes dawn. Saphira had landed in the hol-
low where they were now, and they had slept through most of the
past day before beginning their reconnaissance.