Latrines are a big deal in public health – keeping poop from spreading around a community massively decreases illness and death (particularly among children). So, my first reaction to this story was that it was great that people understood that using the latrine was a good thing and were even willing to break in to…
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Memorial Cost at Ground Zero Nears $1 Billion – New York Times
What?!? One BILLION dollars?!? Now don’t get me wrong – the WTC disaster was a horrible tragedy and I have no objection to a memorial for the thousands of people who died there. But they are DEAD! Sure, build a nice elegant little memorial – hell, spend a few million if you want – but,…
Mexico's Fox Backs Off Drug Decriminalization Bill
Why am I not surprised? The office of Mexican President Vicente Fox says he will not sign a bill that would have legalized possession of small amounts of drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin. President Fox’s office said in a statement Wednesday that the law would be sent back to Congress for changes. The…
Filipinas aim for breast-fed best
First we had the largest chain of bras. Now we have the largest gathering of lactating breasts…. More than 3,000 mothers in the Philippines have made a bid to break the Guinness World Record for simultaneous breast-feeding. A total of 3,738 mothers simultaneously breast-fed their babies for at least a minute, said Manila mayor Lito…
Kinky Kim rules in North Korea
Thanks, Huffpo. Albright also appeared on the Daily Show two nights ago to promote her book. She described a conference which she attended at the White House, ostensibly called by B*** to ask the advice of the numerous high-ranking former government officials who attended. Albright told B*** that the war in Iraq was not going…
Democracy Now! | Stephen Colbert's Blistering Performance Mocking Bush and the Press Goes Ignored by the Media
Steven Colbert is a God! The democracy now link is below and at the top of the page you’ll find the links to streaming video of the event…This guy has more balls than anyone else in America…you have to watch it. The President is next to him ….in a way this makes me love America…if…
Independent Online Edition > Asia
I don’t know who to feel worse for the men who are retiring to get dumped or the women that feel compelled ot dump them….keep in mind, as Mink Hippie reported not long ago…Japanese statistically are the least sexually satisfied in the world…maybe its the dawn of a new revolution…watch out for many Mrs. Robinsonniku…
Creators of TV's Lost meld Television and Literature
Okay….I have to admit to really liking this twisting of reality. Now, I’ve only seen the first season of lost. I am waiting for the second season to come out on DVD. Of course, Mink Hippie and I are huge fans of Lanikai Juice but we never see the cast of Lost there. They are…
Providing a Plaintive Voice For the World AIDS Epidemic
NPR often airs excerpts from the Radio Diaries project. I heard Thembi Ngubane’s Radio Diary on All Things Considered on 19 April and I cried. She is articulate and likable and honest and she is only 20 and living with AIDS in South Africa. A few days ago I tuned in to CNN’s Global AIDS…