Archive for the 'Asia' Category

Where is the GREAT EASTERN when one needs her?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Saboteurs may have cut Mideast telecom cables: UN agency
1 day ago
DOHA (AFP) — Damage to several undersea telecom cables that caused outages across the Middle East and Asia could have been an act of sabotage, the International Telecommunication Union said on Monday.
“We do not want to preempt the results of ongoing investigations, but we do […]

I wonder who talked.

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Rare Sumatran rhino filmed for first time
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Tue Apr 24, 9:38 AM ET
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - One of the world’s most endangered animals, the Sumatran rhinoceros, has been filmed in the wild for the first time in a coup that could help save it from extinction, wildlife campaigners said Tuesday.
The night time footage from Borneo island […]

I just received this communique from fils, numero un.

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

“President Bush and other APEC leaders line up for complimentary haircuts in Hanoi this Sunday, Nov 19.”

Actual caption…

Dressed in traditional ‘ao dai,’ leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) walk to a garden of at the National Convention Center for a group photo session in Hanoi Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006. From front: Peruvian Vice […]

Some people tour the USA by visiting ballparks, some are interstate yard sale enthusiasts and others love exploring the world’s capitals. I like monuments.

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

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This gives a whole, new meaning to “Whaddayoulookinat?!”

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

“19/08/06 - News section
Mutiny as passengers refuse to fly until Asians are removed
By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE and ANDREW CHAPMAN

British holidaymakers staged an unprecedented mutiny - refusing to allow their flight to take off until two men they feared were terrorists were forcibly removed.”
Please find the entire article here.

I’ll venture to say 10% of our fellow Americans would welcome laws like these. Of course, the folks would want them only for their brand of worship.. My second comment refers back to the name of the defense “lawyer, Syahroni, who goes by a single name.” His name could have been Fabian, Cher, Lulu, any of the American Gladiator monikers, Madonna, IceT, Tamerlane, Capucine or Tecumseh–among others.

Friday, July 21st, 2006

“International Herald-Tribune

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Editor charged over cartoon
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Agence France-Presse, The Associated Press
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006

JAKARTA An Indonesian newspaper editor will stand trial on charges of offending Islam for publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad last year, his lawyer said Friday.”

Please find the entire article here.

This is a welcome change. Most nature programs only deal with the stealth and violence in animals’ lives, as if Marlon Perkins had joined the S.A.S.

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

New Species Discovered in Indonesia Jungle

Named for its negative world view, this bird was found
sleeping in a transient hotel amidst scrapbooks filled with
photographs of its performance shots on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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Zoologists were stunned by this creature’s ability to know direction as its
needles always point 5.12 degrees East of due North. After studying […]