(It seems to me that this is some kind of sign of things to come….cd) Korean First to Successfully Clone a Dog – Yahoo! News Scientists for the first time have cloned a dog. But don’t count on a better world populated by identical and resourceful Lassies just yet. That’s because the dog duplicated by…
Homage to Hendrix past due
(It always amazed me that Paul Allen was the only person in the Northwest that created a museum for Jimmy Hendrix. Many Seattlites have no idea he was from there….cd) The other day my 3-year-old son, Oscar, was looking at the birds and planes when he said: “Dad, I want to fly into the sky.”…
Bird flu could spread to European Russia – ministry – Yahoo! News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A bird flu strain that is dangerous to humans could spread from Siberia to the heavily populated European part of Russia, where the main poultry farms are located, the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday. “In autumn, some wild birds migrate from the northern part of Siberia to the Caspian and Black Sea…
Army says seizes power in Mauritania
(Judging by the US and Isreali interests that are represented and at risk, I would guess that action from the US/UN will be forthcoming…never mind that we allow the genocide in Sudan to continue…we have no strategic partners there, it’s just people being slaughtered…..cd) NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritania’s army said on Wednesday it had seized…
Feeding Europe, Starving at Home
(Must see – good example of how filmmaking can actually be a potential catalyst for social change – this world is so fucked up, I almost cried when i read this story.–KG) By A. O. SCOTT Published: August 3, 2005 “Darwin’s Nightmare,” Hubert Sauper’s harrowing, indispensable documentary, is framed by the arrival and departure of…
Does the Affordable Paris Bistro Still Exist? Oui.
(Food Porn!–kg) The New York Times > Travel > Does the Affordable Paris Bistro Still Exist? Oui. NSIDE Chez Michel, a cozy neighborhood bistro beyond the Gare du Nord, the atmosphere is a tad nautical, the menu dotted with specialties of Brittany. My companion and I share brouillade d’oeufs, the creamy stew of scrambled eggs…
Boing Boing: Teapot temples of Malaysia demolished
Teapot temples of Malaysia demolished The odd temples of a teapot-worshipping religious sect in Malaysia have been destroyed by authorities. The group’s leader, Ayah Pin, is on the lam; his wives have been arrested, and his devotees are distraught. The crime: The [local] Islamic affairs department had put them on the wanted list for being…
2005 Results Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
2005 Results As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in…
Update on Kahana Bay Diver
It turns out that the fish that got him wasn’t a barracuda after all, it was a crocodile needlefish…huh, go figgahs! –cd Swimmer nearly eviscerated by a crocodile needlefish in Hawaii Nineteen-year-old Tonga “Papio” Loumoli was diving at night in Hawaii when a four-foot-long crocodile needlefish sliced him from groin to breastbone. 2005 07 30…
Hilton and Richie Will 'Sex it up' in Hawaii
(I look forward to driving them around while they bitch at each other …–cd) CNN.com – Despite feud, ‘Simple Life’ to return – Jul 29, 2005 Fox announced Thursday that the network has picked up the options on the contracts for both of the feuding friends for the fourth season of the reality show. Aside…