LOS ANGELES, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Going maybe where no other actor has gone before, “Star Trek” star William Shatner has sold a piece of his body for charity. Shatner, famed for playing Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise in the original “Star Trek” TV series, sold his kidney stone to…
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Beggar: the robotic panhandling proxy – Engadget
Leave it to the Slovs to come up with the perfect robotic companion for the homeless….nevermind that it only speaks Slovenian, any homeless guy with half a brain knows that you just put a cardboard sign on it that says…”Homeless Robot, Electricity is Expensive, Please Help!” cd Beggar: the robotic panhandling proxy – Engadget We’re…
Brazil's Rio fears dengue epidemic as cases rise
Sure it’s not bird flu, but it still could present problems…click on the bottom of this story for more about Dengue Fever cd RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Jan 18 (Reuters) – An outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil’s tourist mecca of Rio de Janeiro has prompted the authorities to step up prevention measures, fearing a…
Fellini Clowns at Winter Games in Turin
I like this a lot. The Olympics need to be a bit creepier….I think we should have zombies close the summer games….. cd Jan. 16 MILAN, Italy — Federico Fellini-inspired clowns, acrobats and high-wire acts will perform at the closing ceremony for the Torino Olympics. The circus theme also will include aspects from Italy’s winter…
Crime does pay for North Korea
A state department investigation claims that North Korea runs a MASSIVE criminal enterprise which is at the heart of the North Korean economy. North Korea has become a gangster nation, pocketing $700 million to $1 billion a year from counterfeiting of U.S. greenbacks, trafficking in illicit narcotics, smuggling contraband smokes and even peddling knockoff Viagra,…
Today in History
Today in 1778: English navigator Captain James Cook reached the Hawaiian Islands, which he dubbed the “Sandwich Islands.” Let’s all take a moment. If you are a native Hawaiian, take an angry moment. cd
Michael Jackson Seeks Job in Bahrain – Yahoo! News
Even Michael Jackson has a place in the world….evryone just needs to find that ‘special’ place…. cd Michael Jackson Seeks Job in Bahrain – Yahoo! News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Michael Jackson seems to be settling in to the Persian Gulf. He has shopped for real estate here, been spotted in glitzy malls —…
Beyond the Headlines: Top ten list of under-reported stories in 2005
The stories that MSF identifies accounted for EIGHT out of 14,529 minutes coverage on the top three networks’ nightly newscasts for 2005! The immense human toll caused by conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Haiti, Chechnya, and northeast India are among the “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2005, according to the…
New Orleans kitchens start cooking again
This might not be the most essential humanitarian effort, but I’m sure it brings a lot of comfort. And, I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to season a cast iron frying pan, but it isn’t easy! New Orleans is known for its food, so it’s only natural that rebuilding might start in the kitchen….
Bad hair day for poodle after salon treatment
This just makes me laugh. This poor pooch is the victim of a pet beauty salon in Beijing. It looks so embarrassed! A little internet browsing on the topic of pets in Beijing revealed that pets are a current craze, and that pet beauty parlors, pet beauty contests, and veterinary clinics are flourishing. BBC NEWS…