Blog Heap of Links for the day 24 June 2009
Wars and Rumors
"If the U.S. imperialists start another war, the army and people of Korea will ... wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all," the official Korean Central News Agency said.
Sex can be Dangerous
South Carolina GOP Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday to an affair, and resigned his position as chair of the Republican Governor's Association following a strange week in which the governor dropped off the grid and could not be located. [What is WITH these idiots?]
Threats
China has made its first big foray into Iraq in a C$8bn (£4.4bn) deal to buy London-listed oil explorer Addax Petroleum.
Digital Threat
A New Jersey man described as an Internet radio talk show host and blogger was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill three U.S. Appeals Court judges in Chicago who earlier this month upheld a law banning handguns.
Family Tragedy
Big Nanny
Composting will prevent tons of material from going to the landfill, create healthy soil for our local farms and help us fight global warming. [HELLLPPPP!!!!! THE REAL COMPOST IS BIG NANNY GOVERNMENT!!!]
Mass Murdering Monsters
[executed 1959 June 25] ...an American spree killer who murdered 11 people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a road trip with his pubescent girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate. He became a national fascination in the United States....
Mass Madness
A bomb in a sprawling Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Baghdad killed at least 72 people and wounded more than 135 Wednesday, highlighting the danger that Iraq will slip back into violence after a deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave its cities -- now less than a week away.
Feeding Ourselves
Among the legion of today's most popular diet regimens, the Mediterranean diet has become a poster child for healthy eating, garnering praise from nutrition experts and home gourmets alike. But while few would dispute the health benefits of such a diet, what is it about the Mediterranean menu that makes it so healthy?
Spiritual Matters
Healing Ourselves
Earlier this week, ABCnews.com published an article outlining the top frustrations doctors experience with their patients. But there was another side to the coin. Our audience shot back with comments about the bad habits doctors had that they felt often led to wasted time and wasted money.
Anthropology
A newfound vulture-bone flute is likely the world's oldest recognizable musical instrument, a new study says. The 40,000-year-old flute may add to evidence that music helped do in the Neanderthals.
Big City Stories
The Sears Tower will undergo a $350 million green remodeling effort at the 110-story skyscraper, including wind turbines, green roofs and solar panels
Transport Incident
Operators of an unauthorized New York airport van service that took five French tourists on a high speed chase in an attempt to evade police
Iran
No RSVPs from Iranian diplomats offered a chance to party down on July 4th with U.S. officials at embassies around the world means no more invitations.
Sex -- always attractive
GREENSBORO -- A buck-a-day -- that's the incentive being offered to young girls to keep them from getting pregnant. Wednesday, June 24, 2009.
Copy Rights
Only Natural
A chance recording by astronauts on the International Space Station has captured the moment a volcano explosively erupted, sending massive shockwaves through the atmosphere.
Solar System
Huge geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be fed by a salty sea below its surface, boosting the odds of extraterrestrial life in our own Solar System
US Military
The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace.... will be responsible for defending U.S. military systems but not other U.S. government or private networks...