Bluepanjeet has stories of the tsunami, and includes this photos from the news. It gives one an idea of how high the tsunami was when it hit.
Will the gov't evacuate our workers? This article notes that there are 350 thousand of them there....
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But the real worry is Bahrain where Iran is stirring up trouble and Saudi sent in troops to keep things calm. With Obama voting "present" on the crisis in Libya, Iran figures the US won't bother to stop them as they seek to incorporate the Arab but Shiite gulf area into a new Persian empire.
and the Philippines has over a million OFW in the danger zone.
Strategypage notes that China is expanding it's influence and waiting to step in.
Yes, they are already pushing the Philippines around about the Spratlys.
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The Copyright cops are coming! the Copyright Cops are coming!
Yes, we know the real "enemy: That lady in Minnesota who uses Limewire to listen to Lady Gaga....
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First they came for your toilets, then they came for your lightbulbs, and now they are coming for your new washing machine.
Doesn't bother the Philippines. Here it's cheaper to hire a girl to wash everything in a huge plastic basin before hanging it up in the sun on the roof.
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WAGD news of the day
Dustbury quotes PJ O'Rourke on the Boomers, who used every chemical known to mankind and now are super worried over health issues for fear of harming their bodies.
on the other hand, the bad news: humans ages similarly to other primates.
as for the hyperpanic about the Japanese reactors: Popular Mechanics says unless you live within 20 miles of the plants, don't worry.
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StrategyPage notes why so many foreigners live in Arab lands.
Saudi has 27 percent of their population are from other countries, including a million Pinoys...
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Pain and fasting help "wash away" guilt. Well, duh...
in contrast, modern psychiatry is all about sedating guilt or talking it away...
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Uncle Orson Reviews Rumsfeld.
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