(Am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea? What about the soccer riots? Show them something else…cd) BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is dishing out free cable television in its restive Muslim south in the hope that sports coverage such as English Premiership soccer will calm tensions in a region plagued by…
Category: Politics
U.S. Marine opens fire outside Mass. nightclub
(Personally, I think he showed incredible restraint. If a bottle comes through my window, watch what happens….Semper Fidelis…cd) BOSTON (Reuters) – A decorated U.S. Marine, who had been treated for post-war stress since serving in Iraq, opened fire outside a Massachusetts nightclub, wounding two people, Boston media reported on Monday. Daniel B. Cotnoir will be…
Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter
(Personally, I think everyone that claims Hawaiian descent should be given a free parking pass…that would solve all of these problems…cd) Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter Aloha, Apartheid A Court Strikes Down a Race-based Policy in Hawaii, While Congress Considers Enshrining One By John Fund, 8/10/2005 8:42:44 PM For the seven million people who vacation in…
New White House Head Chef…
(The Bushes sure don’t seem to like to hire white people as their servants….cd) CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, on a quest for the last six months to give White House menus a lighter, more American flair, has hired Philippine-born Cristeta Comerford as the mansion’s new head chef, the first woman…
The Wisdom of Kim Jong Il
(Okay, even scarier than being a lunatic is seiing Kim as a genius….cd) Kim Jong-il practicing the ‘Art of War’ A nervous world sighed with relief when the North Korean denuclearization talks resumed on July 26 after a 13-month deadlock, but now the talks are in recess after 13 days’ fruitless negotiations. In a moment…
The Terrorist and the Grid – New York Times
(I’ve been suggesting this for years. I think the world would be a better place if someone were to log the telephone poles and mine the substations…Go ELF!!!…cd) AFTER the blackout of 2003, addressing the vulnerabilities of America’s electrical grid was a top priority. Not only was the creaky system going to be repaired and…
Army restricts use of shakas in Iraq – The Honolulu Advertiser
(Banning the Shaka? Somebody should cut that general’s fingers off…obviously he already lost his balls….cd) Army restricts use of shakas in Iraq By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The thumb-and-pinkie salute, a ubiquitous symbol of pride, heritage and greeting in Hawai’i, was banned at Camp Victory guard stations after a National Guard soldier mistakenly flashed…
Minority-Majority Map
There may be hope for the US after all….cd
No link between sugar and obesity -sugar group – Yahoo! News
(It all sounds good…until you look at the source. I remember a tobacco executive in NC telling me that there was no scientific correllation between tobacco and cancer…cd) SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) – There is no link between sugar and obesity because health problems linked to weight gain are caused by increased consumption of calories…
Canadian Mayor to Work from Hawaii
(Hey if GW can work from Texas, why shouldn’t this guy do it…this is just wrong for some reason though….cd) The mayor of Whistler, British Columbia, a ski resort town and key site for the 2010 Winter Olympics, says he needs a mid-life change from mountains and snow and will do his mayoral work at…