Okay…I’ve been pretty lax on my homework….here are the stories I have been following the past several days… cd Dennis Cogburn likes to do things in the good old-fashioned cowboy way. The 51 year old native Texan has been staying in a flophouse in South Bend, Indiana and doing a little wrangling to save up…
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Ghost ship reaches Big Isle after 4,500 miles adrift – The Honolulu Advertiser
HILO, Hawai’i — A derelict, battered 33-foot sailboat abandoned in rough weather off Costa Rica last year apparently drifted for six months and more than 4,500 miles before it was sighted a few miles off the southwestern coast of the Big Island. A Big Island Fire Department rescue crew was lowered to the deck of…
Hello! sues over Jolie photo leak
Oooooooooooooo, we’re in trouble…. Hello! magazine is taking legal action to stop websites publishing a leaked picture of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt with their newborn daughter Shiloh. The photo “has been obtained totally illegally,” said the magazine’s features editor, Juliette Herd. Jolie and Pitt sold the photos through picture agency Getty, with all proceeds…
Blatant Self Promotion
I just put over 100 books on ebay auction. They all start at 99 cents. They can all be found at http://stores.ebay.com/sunseaadventures and you can find many other books I have for sale at http://www.fuknbooks.com By buying or bidding, you are not only getting great books, you are supporting this site. Thanks. cd
Aide organization uses biker gang to reach injured in Java
JOGJAKARTA: AUSTCARE and Australian Aid International (AAI) have partnered to send a team of medical personnel to Java, to help people injured in last Saturday’s earthquake. AUSTCARE and AAI are using the local Tigers motorbike club to travel to areas inaccessible by car, to reach people injured by the quake. The Tigers are volunteers, donating…
Corrupt Beijing doctors urged to pay back bribes
And they think this is going to work why?? OK, governments all do stuff just so they can look like they are doing something, but this seems like particularly brazen ineffectual hand-waving. BEIJING, June 7 (Reuters) – Beijing health officials have called on corrupt doctors and other medical staff to hand over bribes taken from…
Is it really Shiloh?
From my oh-so-reliable source, the China Daily…. People magazine has outbid all other US weekly tabloids for $ 4.1 million to land the Angelina Jolie- Brad Pitt baby Shiloh pictures. All the weekly magazine editors were summoned to the offices of the Getty photo agency at Canal and Varick late Saturday night. “We were sequestered…
India's eunuchs seek new way
Castrated males are no longer recognized as male by Indian law, nor are they considered female. Sudha is dusky and wears a salwar kameez, a traditional dress for women in India, but no make-up. She is a eunuch (or “aruvani” as they now prefer to be called) and represents a group of transsexuals seeking respect…
Shananapocalypse boy surgery 'success'
The third arm of the Shananapocalypse boy has been successfully removed at Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre. (The little numbers on the photo refer to the surgery, not to the arms – you’ll have to go to the BBC story to see the explanation.) A two-month-old boy born with two left arms has successfully undergone surgery…
Fighting with fire…
Life has been incredibly busy lately and I’ve only had the opportunity to post small samplings of enjoyment for you guys…I haven’t been doing my homework either, but all that aside… Happy Number of the Beast Day!(6/6/6) Moms are afraid to give birth today. They are having a party in Hell and aside from that,…