Monthly Archives: March 2007
Friday’s Random Ten
1. Ten Pins – The Connells 2. Hallelujah – John Cale 3. Know Your Rights – The Clash 4. Headshrinker – Oasis 5. White Spots – Marty Wilson-Piper 6. The Pogues – Lullaby of London 7. O’Stockholm – Marty Wilson-Piper … Continue reading
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British Teacher Murdered in Japan
Police on Tuesday were searching for a 28-year-old Japanese man who fled from his apartment where the body of a 22-year-old British woman was found in a bathtub on the balcony. Police have issued a warrant for the man, Tatsuya … Continue reading
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Smugglers Force Passengers Into Stormy Seas
This is a horrible story: SANA, YEMEN — Human smugglers sailing from Somalia to Yemen forced hundreds of illegal immigrants overboard in stormy seas in an effort to escape security forces quickly, officials said Monday. Thirty-one bodies were found, and … Continue reading
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Speak No Evil
Monica Goodling (pictured above), a 1999 graduate of Regent University School of Law, has decided to plead the fifth in regards to the US Attorney Firing Scandal. This just raises questions as to what criminal conduct she may have committed, … Continue reading
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The Hunt for the Homeland of Odysseus
ATHENS, Greece – A geological engineering company said Monday it has agreed to help in an archaeological project to find the island of Ithaca, homeland of Homer’s legendary hero Odysseus. It has long been thought that the island of Ithaki … Continue reading
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Modest Mouse’s Sinking Ship
Modest Mouse (now with legendary guitarist Johnny Marr) has a new nautical-themed album entitled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. The first single, Dashboard, is a catchy little number featuring salty dogs taking a voyage to the Sargasso … Continue reading
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Another Expat Prison Memoir, This One Re Korea
Diane Rehm interviews an American who spent 3.5 years in a Korean prison for smuggling hashish into the ROK. At age 23, Cullen Thomas was arrested in Seoul and sentenced to three-and-one-half years in prison for smuggling hashish into the … Continue reading
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Marriage, Korean Style
SEOUL, South Korea — When two young television stars called it quits only 12 days after their wedding recently, their very public and acrimonious divorce shined a rare spotlight on the underside of marriage in South Korea. Lying in a … Continue reading
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Don’t Fall Out of the Boat
GALVESTON, Texas – A man and woman fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, but both were rescued after a four-hour search and appeared to be in good condition, a cruise line spokeswoman said. … Continue reading
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