The blacksmith had the ramrod out and he was shoving it into the muzzle, pumping and pumping and pumping furiously, his hand already on the trigger, and he was ready to fire, strangely calm with the tiger there, almost on him, its whiskers so close and surprisingly bright and rigid.

NEWYORKER: The Tiger��s Wife

Tiger Woods continues to argue for privacy around his Thanksgiving night collision with a fire hydrant.

FORBES: Another round in the Matter of Tiger Woods' Privacy

Case in point the death of Tamil Tiger rebel leaders in Sri Lanka, or the Nigerian government signing a cease fire and amnesty deal with MEND rebels in the Niger River delta.

FORBES: Is There Ever A Good Time To Invest In War Torn Countries? Study Finds Out