For investors, that outcome justified the creation of the catchy acronym.

The extremists also peddle the appealing fantasy that total victory is somehow possible, often by personalizing the battle.

But the prospect of a jihadist style ethnic war that extends throughout the Levant is not especially attractive, either.

Spain's southern region Andalusia is home to flamenco, a style of folk art known for its emotional music, powerful singers and seductive dance.

1991,'92, we found a finance minister and a prime minister willing to let the world look at India, rather than be this great country of intrigue and mystery in this closed country.

Given the political friction and violence generated by last year s election campaign, new balloting would prove a less than appealing prospect.

The Internet is where some young Muslims succumb to the alluring narrative of Islam constructed by those behind the terror attacks of our age.

In June 2009, the foreign ministers of the four countries met for the first time in Yekaterinburg, Russia, to transform a catchy acronym into an international political force.

Uditha Wijesena posts a photo essay on the covered bridge at the Bogoda Temple in Badulla and reports that support is required to preserve this unique attraction.

The problem is that, despite its alluring name, the new facility has had few takers, and no Asian takers in particular.

Only then can any credence be given to its stated position not unattractive in principle in favor of resource sharing arrangements for disputed territory pending final resolution of competing claims.

Indeed, for the financial industry, the appeal of Paulson s proposal is precisely that it taxes the many and benefits the few. Since the many (taxpayers) are dispersed, we cannot put up a good fight in the US Congress, whereas the financial industry is well represented politically.

The ruling elite, whose public face at present is the attractive, mild mannered, Oxford educated prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, is pinning all the troubles on one man, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, exiled abroad and a fugitive from Thai justice.

And so I have a new project in my group I wanted to present to you today called Playtime Computing that's really trying to think about how we can take what's so engaging about digital media and literally bring it off the screen into the real world of the child, where it can take on many of the properties of real world play.