SEOUL (Reuters) – Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea’s “invincible brilliant commander” by state media, as regional powers wondered whether he would abide by a nuclear deal. The communist world’s first dynastic leader, Kim Jong-il, 65, is the unchallenged head of the reclusive state whose economy has…
Stranger than LOST
I totally enjoy watching Lost. A couple of years ago, before the show started, I applied for a job I saw on Craigslist to be a production assistant for some new show. I had been doing a lot of PA work around that time for a lot of shows. This show sounded cool, they called…
BBC – Science & Nature – Horizon – Parallel Universes
BBC – Science & Nature – Horizon – Parallel Universes Everything you’re about to read here seems impossible and insane, beyond science fiction. Yet it’s all true.Scientists now believe there may really be a parallel universe – in fact, there may be an infinite number of parallel universes, and we just happen to live in…
Richard III: Evil Evil England
Another quickly penned assignment for you….you guys are lucky I don’t post all the crap I have to write…lol. cd Richard III: Evil Evil England by Chris Damitio When one looks at the United Kingdom, one naturally expects to find certain things. Among these are crumpets, tea, drivers sitting on the right hand side of…
Letter from Iraq #16
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from David, a U.S. soldier we know in Iraq. Here is his latest. We are glad he is alright. cd the ride over on the bird, well its an expierence that is too surreal, after being bombarded as an American with all types of War movies and images,…
Be intimate! It's good for your health.
Feeling insecure in a relationship may take its toll on the immune system, Italian research suggests.A study of 61 healthy women, showed that those who struggled to form close, trusting relationships may have weaker immune function. Blood tests revealed that the women’s “natural killer” immune system cells did not function as well. However, the study…
8 Diseases That Give You Superhuman Powers
This is a fascinating article…enjoy! cd 8 Diseases That Give You Superhuman Powers
Egyptian queen Cleopatra was no stunner, coin shows
You might not want to compare your girls beauty to Cleopatra….Happy VD. cd LONDON (AFP) – When Shakespeare wrote that the face of Cleopatra, the ancient queen of Egypt, “beggar’d all description”, he meant that words could not sum up her beauty. click hereBut a coin dating from 32BC and put on display in Britain…
Got Bilk?
Sorry to over use this annoying phrase – It was just too fitting. Take a look at what someone thought was a good way to use surplus milk. Milk beer called ‘Bilk’ to go on sale in Hokkaido NAKASHIBETSU, Hokkaido — A brewery here has succeeded in producing a low-malt beer with milk, after the…
Baron Chairman and Lady Mink
Some of you may remember that a while back the Reverand Earl posted about the Principality of Sealand being up for sale. He theorized that this might be an opportunity for me to create an anarchist Utopia. I have been in contact with the sovereign of Sealand, Prince Roy of Sealand, and while we were…