WHY TOILETS MATTER A child dies every 15 seconds from diarrhoeal disease, attributable mainly to poor water supply and/or sanitation 443 million schooldays are lost each year from diarrhoeal disease Failure to meet the MDG on water and sanitation is costing poor countries US$84bn per year 36% of Africans have access to an adequate toilet…
Month: September 2005
Funk's Fukn mighty Dodge convertible beach car.
(Conrad found this and pointed it out to Kate who remembered it and pointed it out to me and now I would probably buy the damn thing but I sort of hate working on cars and can’t really afford such a cool beast as this….cd) The mighty Dodge convertible beach car. – $300 Reply to:…
Music Video Codes For MySpace, Xanga Or Any Website – Over 15,000 Music Video Codes at GetMusicVideoCodes.com
(This site is cool. I kept wondering where everyone got the codes for music videos on their sites…now I know…cd) Music Video Codes For MySpace, Xanga Or Any Website – Over 15,000 Music Video Codes at GetMusicVideoCodes.com Find music video codes for over 15,000 music videos live on our website right now. We are proud…
Bill Clinton wheels and deals at his summit
(I love the man more every day…) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton wheeled and dealed on Friday at his Clinton Global Initiative summit, yielding promises from global leaders to do things to make the world a better place and bringing the value of aid commitments over two days to nearly $500 million….
Son of Florida Gov. Bush Arrested – Yahoo! News
(must be hard to be a Bush…cd) John Ellis Bush, 21, shown in this photo provided by the Austin, Texas Police Department, was arrested early Friday morning, Sept. 16, 2005, in Austin and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest, a Travis County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said. Bush is the youngest son of Florida Gov….
Fugitive in Armored Car Theft Gives Up After 12 Years – New York Times
(I love armored car robbery stories…the fascinating part of this one is what happened to her accomplice Mr. Solis…is this simply part of a plan they hatched together? Does he still have the child? How did they get out of the U.S. and how did she get back in? What happened to the money?…fascinating fukn…
Hurricanes Jova and Kenneth in the Pacific
(Just a thought as we deal with Ophelia and Katrina, Jove and Kenneth are bearing down on the Hawaiian Islands…for those of you who don’t know, Hurricane Iniki smashed the island of Kauai on Sept 11, 1992. They say we are overdue here in Hawaii for hurricane, earthquake, and tsunami. Not to mention the fact…
Static Man!
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building. Frank Clewer, who was wearing a woolen shirt and a synthetic nylon jacket, was oblivious to the growing electrical…
How Should a President Respond
(Thanks for sending this my way Lena!) Subject: How SHOULD A President Respond? In September 1999, Hurricane Floyd — a category 3 — was bearing down on the Carolinas and Virginia. President Clinton was in Christchurch, New Zealand – meeting with President Jiang of China (you know, actually working). He made the proclamation that only…
Burning Man Photo Gallery
Burning Man Photo Gallery…awesome photos… Adobe Web Photo Gallery