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,…
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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…
Jogging your way to saggy breasts
That does it, no more jogging! Can you believe that when a woman runs one mile her breasts bounce 135 meters?! The study also noted that breasts bounce in a figure-of-eight shape. Imagine all the damage those poor tassel-twirling strippers do to their supporting ligaments…. Millions of women may be jogging their way to sagging…
Fire razes Hemingway island haunt
This is a super bummer. I’ve spent some of the happiest afternoons and evenings of my life sitting under the couryard tree at the Compleat Angler or playing the ring game at the bar for free drinks or dancing to steel drum music before stumbling back to my cousin’s boat……. I LOVED this place. My…
Iran threatens to end nuclear co-operation –
This article is one to pay attention to Kids. Funny how I’ve never heard about the Iranian law that requires them to resume….watch for the rhetoric to build, remember WMD?Iran threatens to end nuclear co-operation – Iran threatens to end nuclear co-operation 1/13/2006 7:00:00 PM GMT Iran threatened on Friday to end all voluntary co-operation…
Governor Wants Move Toward Renewable Energy
It’s a start, but there really needs to be more than this. There need to be incentives for wind, solar, thermal, and more alternative technology. Never mind lowering prices, raise the price of conventional energy to make the other sources more competitive….bring on the blackouts Linda! cd Governor Wants Move Toward Renewable Energy – Yahoo!…