Pre-Friday Random Ten

As I will be traveling to Hong Kong on Friday, I thought I would post this now (and get a jump on TBogg):
1. Coldplay – We Never Change
2. Fleetwood Mac – Think About Me
3. Groove Armada – At The River
4. Robbie Williams – No Regrets
5. Minuteman – Words Fail Me [...]

An Honest City

Seoul scored high marks in an informal test to measure just how honest people are around the world.
For its annual “Global Courtesy Test”, monthly magazine Reader’s Digest left 30 mid-priced mobile phones in busy public places. Reporters observed the phones from a distance, called them and waited to see if anyone would answer. Would the [...]

Crude Awakening

Just finished an interesting book on African oil – Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil by John Ghazvinian. The author travels the sub-Saharan Africa analyzing the social and economic realities of oil exports as a back-bone of an economy.
The Economist says this:
“Like the cars that might one day make the Western world a bit less [...]

Friday’s Random Ten

1. Rushing – Moby
2. Of A Broken Heart – Zwan
3. I.O.U. – The Replacements
4. Picking Up Chips – Justin Hinds
5. 7 – Moby
6. Woman Trouble – Artful Dodger
7. In This Time – Justin Hinds
8. Let’s Get Lost – Elliott Smith
9. Oh Girl – Evil Superstars
10. If [...]

Giant Squid Washes Up in Tasmania

A GIANT squid washed up on Tasmania’s west coast is one of the biggest ever found, with a cross-section as big as a truck tyre and longer than a station wagon.
Scientists, who see it as an exciting and intriguing discovery, plan to take DNA and tissue samples from the 250-kg sea monster before transporting it [...]

Korean Justice and Hospital Visits

It is a joke that every time a high-profiled Korean runs afoul of the law they admit themselves into a hospital complaining about something or other. It happened again with Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn:
SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) — Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison [...]

Spain Seizes Treasure Hunting Vessel

The guard had been ordered by a Spanish judge to seize the vessel as soon as it left the British colony of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar officials and Odyssey Marine Exploration, which owns the ship, said Spain had boarded the ship illegally as it was in international waters. In May, Odyssey said it had found $500m (£253m) [...]

Drinking and Smoking

Toronto – A drug recently approved for smoking cessation may also help combat alcohol dependence, according to a new animal study released Monday in the newest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Drinking and smoking often go hand-in-hand, and addictions to each can be hard to overcome. The recently approved [...]

Friday’s Random Ten

1. The Streets – Get Out of My House
2. Buffalo Tom- Tree House
3. Guided By Voices – Yours To Keep
4. Gorillaz – 5/4
5. Pixies – Wave of Mutiliation
6. The Small Faces – Don’t Burst My Bubble
7. Robert Pollard – Meet My Team
8. The Jam – Going Underground
9. [...]

Free Scooter Libby

and that is just what Bush did today. The political blogs are buzzing about this travesty. We all knew it was going to happen. Further evidence of the rotting of America.
The DC Beltway is pleased because one of their own isn’t going to jail. With apologies to the Special AKA:
He pleaded [...]