Chinese Man Pierced 2008 Times for Upcoming Olympics

skypedia provided a link about this, but i would just like to follow it up. I don't know if I am impressed by his pride and excitement or just think he is plain crazy, but "Wei" coloured his head, face, cheset, and...

Are you ready for dot.sex?

" The group controlling Internet domain names may soon decide whether to relax naming rules and potentially open up a virtual domain name gold rush. At a meeting in Paris Thursday, the board of the Internet...

Fleur-de-lis gets symbolic approval

"Fleur-de-lis gets symbolic approval by Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune Wednesday June 18, 2008, 1:28 PM BATON ROUGE -- The fleur-de-lis should not be Louisiana's lone symbol, possibly overshadowing the pelican that emblazons the state flag, a Senate committee said today....

Congressman Comes Clean on Love Child

" A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago.Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has...

Naming the Dubai property scamsters « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

Many thanks for the feedback on my modest scoop in the Emirates Business 24/7 newspaper today about the Real Estate Regulatory Agency investigating the accounts of four developers in Dubai.

Flip-flopping down memory lane with Ol’ Fred

"The Democrat opposition is busy gathering up negative info to run on any possible Republican candidate, much as the Republicans are no doubt doing on the Democrats. Here’s a small sample of what they have on FDT so far (at least what they’re willing to show)… " ...

Putin Chooses Medvedev as Successor

Well this isn't a big surprise, looks like it'll be more of the same from Russia for the next few years."President Vladimir Putin today ended months of speculation over who will succeed him next year by naming Dmitry...

Lebanon president steps down; asks army to 'preserve security'

I have to admit that this has been a little hard to follow whether it is something good for the Lebanese people and for peace in the region. From what I get out of it, it seems to be.There are so many interests trying to make moves to control the country it's difficult to...

Mexican Journalist Recognised by Foundation

Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho was recognised yesterday for her courageous work by the International Women's Foundation in New York."MEXICO CITY (AP) — She set out to expose a pedophile ring in Cancun, naming the...

DEBKAfile Exclusive: New Al Qaeda threat of radioactive truck attacks naming ...

"DEBKAfile Exclusive: New Al Qaeda threat of radioactive truck attacks naming New York, Los Angeles, Miami"

Mexico welcomes Venezuelan envoy naming

""For President Chavez, this is a time to turn the page on previous conflicts," said a statement from the Venezuelan government. "We love Mexico," Chavez said. "Mexico will always be necessary for us Latin Americans....

House OKs Specialized Patent Judges

On the face of it, the ability to hand-ball patent cases to judges better versed in that particular facet of law is a good thing. In theory, it keeps often-technical decisions out of the hands of those who, for example, see the Internet as a series of tubes*. "The U.S. House...

The Pope Meets His Opposite Number

"Ah, the blessed perks of absolute monarchy. Pope Benedict XVI is one who knows them well. The 265th successor of St. Peter is the unchallenged head of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, with the last word on everything from the naming of bishops to his regular rewritings in...

Bush Snr joins son for carrier naming

US President George W. Bush recalled his father's heroics as a World War II Navy pilot, during a rare joint appearance overnight by the two men amid a report of strains in their relationship over Iraq.

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