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Aug. 13th, 2008
Floods in the North of Viet Nam
Aug. 13th, 2008 01:10 amFresh Floods In Vietnam Kill Teenager, Toll 120
Published: August 13, 2008
Filed at 1:47 a.m. ET
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The PC is in the north somewhere, last I heard, although I'm not sure Left Sai Gon is the the same as In Ha Noi. But, there you go. WoW, ($1=16,495 dong). That's a bit of a bang for a buck. I hope he's safe, rumored with a bride.
I hope too that someday Iraq too becomes a quiet memory of a long left war.
Published: August 13, 2008
Filed at 1:47 a.m. ET
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HANOI (Reuters) - Fresh floods triggered by rains swept away a teenager in northern Vietnam and several boats were destroyed, the government said on Wednesday, as it struggled to deliver aid to thousands of people hit by the worst floods in four decades.
At least 120 people have been killed after days of heavy rains triggered by the remnants of a tropical storm. Another 44 are missing. More
The PC is in the north somewhere, last I heard, although I'm not sure Left Sai Gon is the the same as In Ha Noi. But, there you go. WoW, ($1=16,495 dong). That's a bit of a bang for a buck. I hope he's safe, rumored with a bride.
I hope too that someday Iraq too becomes a quiet memory of a long left war.
Lefties Day
Aug. 13th, 2008 06:24 amSpotlight: Once a year the sinistral among us have their day. August 13 is International Lefthanders Day. It would seem that left-handers weren't always as discriminated against as they are today. Studies of cave drawings have even shown a preference for the left hand. There seems to be an equal number of left- and right-handed tools discovered from Stone Age times. One theory for the growing preference for the right hand comes from medieval times: since the heart is on the left side, it would need to be protected in combat by a shield held in the left hand. The weapon needed to be held in the right hand, which became the dominant one.
Quote: "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!"— Theodor Geisel
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Living and Drinking in the Moment
By ERIC ASIMOV
By ERIC ASIMOV
THE middle of August has arrived, and you know what that means. The stores are decked out with sweaters and woolens, food magazines are beginning to offer recipes for hearty stews and, by the way, if you have Christmas travel plans, you had better book now.
Has anybody looked out the window or checked the temperature?
Here at Wines of The Times, that sort of desperate forward thinking stops right here and right now. Let the ants fuss with their preparations for storm windows and winter insulation; we grasshoppers are still in a relaxed summer mood. We continue to thirst for crisp, refreshing white wines like albariño, one of Spain’s finer contributions to warm-weather drinking.
The rocket trajectory of Spain’s transition into a modern wine-producing powerhouse makes it highly susceptible to a focus on the next new thing, in which each pleasant discovery quickly overtakes the last. In the 1980s, albariño was one of the first wines to emerge from modern Spain, which in the current scheme of things makes it positively ancient. More
As the Empire Falls
Aug. 13th, 2008 07:54 amIll and in Pain, Detainee Dies in U.S. Hands
By NINA BERNSTEIN
By NINA BERNSTEIN
He was 17 when he came to New York from Hong Kong in 1992 with his parents and younger sister, eyeing the skyline like any newcomer. Fifteen years later, Hiu Lui Ng was a New Yorker: a computer engineer with a job in the Empire State Building, a house in Queens, a wife who is a United States citizen and two American-born sons.
But when Mr. Ng, who had overstayed a visa years earlier, went to immigration headquarters in Manhattan last summer for his final interview for a green card, he was swept into immigration detention and shuttled through jails and detention centers in three New England states.
In April, Mr. Ng began complaining of excruciating back pain. By mid-July, he could no longer walk or stand. And last Wednesday, two days after his 34th birthday, he died in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Rhode Island hospital, his spine fractured and his body riddled with cancer that had gone undiagnosed and untreated for months. More
Why do humans assume movies are shot linearly as they're cut? Reading an IMDB review last night talked about somebody's awkward start before "getting into" a role. Obviously they're more psychotic than I am unless they've seen the shooting schedule.
Arctic Fixation
Aug. 13th, 2008 12:11 pmThere seems to be a fixation on North Pole ice melt. There may be much I don't understand about the climate models and polar bears, but the damned thing floats. It can all turn to water the the earth's oceans rise zip. Greenland or the antarctic, now that's a whole other kettle of fish.
Of course, if the Arctic melt shuts down the gulf stream, the UK & Europe better invest in some winter clothes....
Of course, if the Arctic melt shuts down the gulf stream, the UK & Europe better invest in some winter clothes....
New Repug Wingnut Strategy?
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Same Old Same Old?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/13/arkansas.shooting/index.html
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Same Old Same Old?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/13/arkansas.shooting/index.html