NKorea vows to achieve nuclear-free Koreas – San Francisco Chronicle
December 31, 2009
NKorea vows to achieve nuclear-free Koreas – San Francisco Chronicle
North Korea reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula in a New Year’s message Friday, brightening the prospect that Pyongyang may rejoin the stalled international talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs. “It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to establish a lasting
TSA backs off demand of immediate response on leak – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON— The Transportation Security Administration backed down Thursday from its demand that an Internet travel writer immediately provide information on how he obtained an airline security directive. Anthony Elia, attorney for writer Chris Elliott, said the TSA extended the response period
music immersion
December 31, 2009
MoKo LoCo
Real time Internet/SL music jam
Komuso Tokugawa/Japan
http://music.sonicviz.com
MoShang Zhao/Taiwan
http://moshang.net/
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Not a fashion show?
December 30, 2009
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for the Botched Bombing of Christmas Flight – ABC News
December 29, 2009
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for the Botched Bombing of Christmas Flight – ABC News
 Reuters |
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for the Botched Bombing of Christmas Flight
ABC News President Obama promised today that the country would "not rest until" the people behind the the plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day were caught and brought to justice. … U.S. Authorities Missed Terror-Threat Signs Air terrorism attempt reveals bigger 'system' failure Terror suspect's family expresses shock |
US Calling Friends, Allies on Iran Sanctions – FOXNews
 Times Online |
US Calling Friends, Allies on Iran Sanctions
FOXNews Obama's National Security Council chief of staff said that both unilateral or UN sanctions are options. President Obama speaks to reporters Dec. 28 at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. (AP Photo) A top national security official said Monday … No easy answers in Iran Iranian dissenters reportedly arrested Obama condemns Iran's 'iron fist' |
Buttons
December 29, 2009
Meet Buttons, the newest curling mascot (photo by Anil Mungal, click to zoom in). Buttons was unveiled as The Dominion Curling Club Championship sprang into gear yesterday, and here he/she (?) is with L’Equipe Québéc, aka Team Quebec.
There are 28 teams here representing, for the first time ever, all 14 provinces and territories, including Nunavut… whose ladies team is a remarkable 2-1 early in the competition.
The action runs through Sunday at Toronto’s St. George’s Golf and Country Club. Fans can also follow online through The Dominion curling website which features the Canadian Curling Association’s live scoring system, Curlcast.
There’s another photo on our Twitter page (actually a Twitpic image) as well as more stuff on:
• Curler slays demons and turns his life around, now off to Olympic Games
• Regina to host 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship
• Glenn Howard returns to Brantford today and thru the weekend
• Olympic curlers set to invade Kelowna, BC
• Wheelchair and vision-impaired curling workshops to PEI
… and more!
Female drivers are skipping meals, driving on an empty stomach
Female drivers are skipping meals and driving on an empty stomach | Sheilas' Wheels
Can a better diet help your concentration and mood? Nutritionist, London Yvonne Bishop-Weston says “yes”
Yvonne is on the Radio today talking about how better nutrition can help you be a safer more considerate driver.
Gaza Freedom Marchers Maintain Pressure in Cairo for Border Opening – Salem-News.Com
December 29, 2009
Gaza Freedom Marchers Maintain Pressure in Cairo for Border Opening – Salem-News.Com
 BBC News |
Gaza Freedom Marchers Maintain Pressure in Cairo for Border Opening
Salem-News.Com Activists are keeping up the pressure with the intent that Egypt should open the border and allow the convoy to go to Gaza. (CAIRO, Egypt) – The Gaza Freedom March is being held up by the Egyptian government after all, in spite of word issued a few … Australian protesters banned from travelling to Gaza Strip Gaza marchers on hunger strike in Egypt Galloway in fresh Gaza convoy plea |
US Calling Friends, Allies on Iran Sanctions – FOXNews
Times Online |
US Calling Friends, Allies on Iran Sanctions
FOXNews Obama's National Security Council chief of staff said that both unilateral or UN sanctions are options. President Obama speaks to reporters Dec. 28 at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. (AP Photo) A top national security official said Monday … No easy answers in Iran Iranian dissenters reportedly arrested Obama condemns Iran's 'iron fist' |
China drug case debated as execution goes ahead – BBC News
 Globe and Mail |
China drug case debated as execution goes ahead
BBC News Briton Akmal Shaikh's case is covered widely in the papers, printed hours before news emerged of his execution for heroin smuggling in China. The Daily Mirror says to carry out such a sentence on a mentally ill man in need of medical help is barbaric. … Brown condemns British man's execution China executes British citizen for drug smuggling A Briton Is Executed in China, Britain Says |
Hmong arrive in Laos after forced repatriation – BBC News
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Hmong arrive in Laos after forced repatriation
BBC News More than 4000 ethnic Hmong have arrived in Laos after being forcibly repatriated from Thailand, despite international protests. The BBC has learned that among those deported is a group of 158 Hmong officially recognised as refugees by … Thailand begins to return 4000 Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos UN: Thai Hmong refugee deportation breaches law Nations Urge Thailand to Stop Repatriating Hmong to Laos |
Today’s Marketing Topic: PR
December 28, 2009
Source: http://marketing-expert.blogspot.com/2009/12/todays-marketing-topic-pr.html
Wearable Art: The Fishook Dress
December 27, 2009
Wearable Art: The Fishook Dress
Eshi Otawara has created a piece of wearable art that will be available until the 30th January. As she says, “The usage of fishook stencil sends out a direct message “If you come close, you WILL get ‘hooked’ !”- very bold and direct. The more graceful the movement of one who wears it, the more seductively the dress moves spreading out into a wild flower shape, splitting itself into wing-like shapes or, even, an aura-like halo which slowly settles back in place.”
I’m always interested to see the wearable artforms in Second Life – something I’ve never seen in any other virtual world, and which run the gamut from abstract avatars to Queue Marlowe’s bold and colorful creations which are not quite clothes, not mere showy costumes, but more abstract adornments. Here Eshi has a dress that will appear ordinary until the avatar swoops or swings, and as well as being a message saying the viewer will get hooked, is, to my mind, a subconscious play on “Barbies.” Beware the barbs on the Barbies.
Percy Sutton, attorney for Malcolm X, dies at 89 – Forbes
December 27, 2009
Percy Sutton, attorney for Malcolm X, dies at 89 – Forbes
NEW YORK — Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died. He was 89. Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Gov. David Paterson, confirmed that Sutton died Saturday. She did not
Florida’s Meyer resigns amid health concerns – Findlaw.com
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – While his coaching successes mounted and his tough-as-nails reputation grew, Urban Meyer admits there was one thing he didn’t pay much attention to – his health. That hit home when chest pains sent him to the hospital after Alabama beat his Florida Gators in the Southeastern
After passing 2 health bills, Hill must now build bridge – Chicago Tribune
December 27, 2009
After passing 2 health bills, Hill must now build bridge – Chicago Tribune
 ABC News |
After passing 2 health bills, Hill must now build bridge
Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON – — Even as Senate Democrats celebrated passing landmark health care legislation last week, they knew the arm-twisting and dealmaking wasn't close to being over. The $871 billion Senate measure, … About the Senate's healthcare vote Area Votes in Congress | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/27/2009 House and Senate Look to Final Health Care Talks |
Security ramped up at airports in US, UK, Amsterdam – CNN
 Reuters |
Security ramped up at airports in US, UK, Amsterdam
CNN (CNN) — Passengers flying into the United States from abroad should expect additional security measures at US and international airports a day after a passenger detonated a device aboard a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan, … More turbulence in airline security Airports tighten security after attempted attack on flight to Detroit Security tightened for US-bound air passengers |
Commander to Rescind a Provision on Pregnancy – New York Times
 New York Daily News |
Commander to Rescind a Provision on Pregnancy
New York Times By AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The top United States commander in Iraq intends to rescind a policy that had placed pregnant soldiers at risk of discipline. The commander, Gen. Ray Odierno, has drafted a broad new policy for American forces in Iraq that will … Pregnant Soldiers in War Zone Won't be Punished US military drops ban on soldiers getting pregnant Pregnant soldiers in war zone won't be punished |
Gazans mark anniversary of war – Aljazeera.net
 Aljazeera.net |
Gazans mark anniversary of war
Aljazeera.net Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are marking one year since the start of Israel's 22-day offensive on the territory, which left hundreds dead and damaged millions of dollars worth of infrastructure. Hamas officials held a ceremony on Sunday outside the … One year on, Ban bemoans lack of 'durable' Gaza cease-fire UN chief: 'Fate of Gazans, well-being of Israelis intimately connected' Gaza ceasefire in jeopardy as six Palestinians are shot |
