Monday, January 14, 2008
Kenyan Protester Issues Powerful Statement of Views
Young Kenyan lady saying that she voted for "change" in voting for Raila Odinga.
ND, AS, IP, Monty to be in Johnnie Walker Classic
NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark have confirmed they will play in next month's Johnnie Walker Classic in India, organisers said on Monday. Jimenez edged out the Dane to win the event in 2004. ...
Kuwait: the only country whose weather is state-controlled?
Why does the temperature never go above 49°C/120°F in Kuwait?
Construction Worker Falls to Death From Donald Trump Building
A crane accident at a Donald Trump hotel-condominium tower under construction in Manhattan's trendy SoHo neighborhood sent a worker plummeting 40 stories to his death and injured three other people, authorities said.
Pakistan in Peril
A Report from the Field on Bhutto's Death, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy Flynt Leverett, Peter Bergen, Steve Coll, Steven Clemons and journalist Nicholas Schmidle, who was expelled from Pakistan last week after the New York Times Magazine published his "Next Gen Taliban" article, offered their insights.
You are the foreigners here!!!
"Listen well, you crazy freak. We are here to stay! Hahahaha. Drop dead! I am a Dutch Muslim and I will stay that way until I die." - Bouchra Ismaili
Iranian Ayatollah’s seek to destroy Persepolis
[T]he ayatollah regime in Iran is endeavoring to sever the link between the Persian people and its historic heritage through measures including the destruction of archaeological sites that are significant to this heritage.
MPOC RESPONSE TO ASA COMPLAINTS
Malaysia is currently one of the world's largest producers and exporters of palm oil. Its palm oil industry is also one of the most highly organised sectors of any national agriculture systems in the world today.
Nasrallah 'honored' to be enemy of US
Earlier in the day in Abu Dhabi, Bush said that "Iran is today the world's leading state sponsor of terror. It sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world - while its own people face repression and economic hardship at home. It undermines Lebanese hopes for peace by arming and aiding the terrorist group Hizbullah.
Dems No Better than Bush on Pakistan
Last week, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto marked the failure of an ill-conceived U.S. attempt to orchestrate the return of a deeply divisive political exile, discredited by allegations of corruption and incompetence, to take power in Pakistan.
NATO used Afghan children to detect land-mines
Soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have repeatedly used Afghan children to detect land-mines in war-ravaged country, said a former German ISAF officer in Berlin on Thursday. ISAF soldiers threw apples on an area and then waited to see what would happen when the children ran to pick up the apples.
'Escalating Crisis' grows between Russia and the UK
A diplomatic row between Russia and the UK has intensified after Britain reopened two regional cultural offices, defying a Moscow order to shut them.
Mafia Boss Shallows Secret Notes Before Dying
A top Mafia boss swallowed secret notes with names and telephone numbers just before he was shot dead by police this week, on Wednesday. Daniele Emanuello, boss of a Mafia family in the city of Gela who was one of Italy's 30-most wanted men, was shot on Monday as he tried to flee a police raid on a farmhouse in central Sicily.
Sea Shepherd anti-whaling group
Would you give your life for a whale? For a determined crew on a tiny ship at the bottom of the world, the answer is easy.
Fewer Cocaine shipments stopped by U.S in 2007
MIAMI - U.S.-directed seizures and disruptions of cocaine shipments from Latin America dropped sharply in 2007 from the year before, reflecting in part a successful shift in tactics by drug traffickers to avoid detection at sea, senior American officials disclosed Monday in releasing new figures.
Stick to the Facts: '08 Candidates and Religion
How does each front-runner's religion match up with their stance on abortion, gay marriage and the death penalty?
Alabama absent from gay/lesbian 'best places to work' study
As I know, there are more and more groups or organizations working for GLBT. I also know a dating site exclusively for bisexuals and bicurious named http://bicupid.com/user/biromance, where Bisexual and bicurious individuals to meet in a friendly and comfortable environment and find sexy singles& couples looking to explore their sexuality.
IAAF Rules Amputee Sprinter Ineligible
The IAAF ruled Monday that double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetic racing legs give him a clear competitive advantage.
The Last Bush Poodle? Canada's Prime Minister Harper
Canada is looking towards an election soon. Mssrs. Blair and Howard are history. Guess who's next?
Darshan Singh on distorting Dasam Granth Bani
Akhand kirtani jatha has warned Prof Darshan Singh that he should discuss with them Dasam Granth and Vaar of Bhai Gurdass singh ji in presence of international media, panthic scholars and Sikh sangat. It is worth to mention that Prof
Stress...
By Layla Anwar 14/01/08 "ICH" -- -- Westerners and Americans in particular, keep complaining that their lives are so stressful... They carry their long faces along with their dead end weights, and say " Oh man, the stress..." They uphold and constantly re-create the same system that makes them stressful..
Reports: Nicolas Sarkozy Secretly Weds Singer Carla Bruni
French President Nicolas Sarkozy secretly wed singer and ex-model Carla Bruni in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace last week, sources reported Monday.
William Landers Electric Engine System
With this electric engine systems could be installed in cars and trucks with minor adjustments.
Clinton, Obama tone down rhetoric on race
By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on Monday toned down their rhetoric over race, seeking to smooth over a clash that was dividing their party, which for decades has prided itself...
Bush Offers Israel/Palestine Deal In Exchange For War w/Iran
Is Bush offering Arab leaders a trade-off? That is, a compromise on Palestine that will satisfy Arabs in exchange for their support in his crusade against Iran? Is Bush asking Arab leaders to permit an American strike on Iran, and either remain silent or actively aid his efforts?
saving the world is easier than you think
amazing stats, almost sounds like it's possible to radically change the world
The end of hand luggage - Only bordom is this our future
As a consequence, all hand luggage was banned and passengers were being hand-searched and told they could not carry anything in their pockets when boarding their flights. Only essential items were being allowed on board - and they must be carried in clear plastic bags.
Cesar Armando Laurean Headed For Texas?
All across the world, people have been following the news of missing Marine, Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and how apparently the person she accused of assault and rape was somehow able to kill her then burn and bury her body near his home.
WFS Forecasts for the Next 25 Years
Of course anything can happen, but it's always fun to brainstorm the future!
Toshiba cuts US HD player prices in Blu-ray fight
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony...
Britain's fastest supercomputer unveiled
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - A supercomputer that could help answer some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday. With the power of 12,000 desktop PCs, the mammoth machine called HECToR is the country's fastest computer...
Court: NASA Background Checks Unconstitutional
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decides background checks of scientists, researchers at Jet Propulsion Lab in L.A. violates Constitution.
Social Security Disability and the CBS Evening News
Like many, I tuned in to the CBS evening news to see the type of coverage they would display for their broadcast article on the social security disability system.
Rebels abduct 6 tourists, Colombia's navy says
The same leftist rebel group that released two long-held hostages three days ago has kidnapped six tourists at a remote beach on Colombia's Pacific coast, a spokeswoman for the Colombian navy said Monday.
FBI wants instant access to British identity data
Senior British police officials are talking to the FBI about an international database to hunt for major criminals and terrorists. The US-initiated programme, "Server in the Sky", would take cooperation between the police forces way beyond the current faxing of fingerprints across the Atlantic. Allies in the "war against terror" - the US, UK,...
German newspaper says hoaxed by pro-smoking crusader
A Hamburg newspaper that reported last week on a computer company manager who said he fired three non-smokers because they had threatened disruptions after asking for a smoke-free environment said on Monday the story was a hoax.
rottenneighbor
Here's a fun website: rottenneighbor.com You can dish on your neighbors, or find troublemakers.
Lethal Injection's Too Good for Karen McCarron, Child Killer
Karen McCarron said she attempted to kill her autistic daughter with a pillow three days before she killed the girl by suffocating her with a plastic bag.
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