News – Lacking Confidence
Americas
The Senate debates a nonbinding no confidence motion with regard to Alberto Gonzalez. The White House promises to ignore it, but I still think that such a motion, if approved of, would be a significant pressure to usher Alberto out. Simply because there will be those that take it seriously. The White House can only ignore so much, as has been proven time and again.
A guy in a wheelchair gets stuck to the front of a truck and goes on a ride. Takes a certain sort of guy to go through that, then have his only real complaint be that he spilled his soda.
The Prez and his lawyers and just how things should work between them. Doesn’t sound like how things are working now, that’s for sure.
Middle East
Violence in Egypt as voting day comes for their upper chamber of parliament. Another of our so called allies, this one. Strange how our freedom spreading prez will declare us allies of states that have authoritarian governments.
Iran confirms a fourth Iranian-American arrested in their country on allegations of spying. Bush says they weren’t spying for the US and wants their immediate, unconditional release. I’ll go on a limb here and guess that is unlikely to happen.
The world we live in is one where two sides will talk of peace, yet prepare for war in the same stroke.
Africa
South Africa may be spared a general strike as talks between the government and the unions make progress.
Talks are underway over the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, sentenced to death in Lybia on the charge of infecting 426 Libyan children with HIV.
Asia/Pacific
Playfair, an alliance of world trade unions, reports that some of the 2008 Olympic merchandise in China has been made using child labour, forced overtime and low wages to boost profits. I wouldn’t be surprised, though some of the accused firms have openly denied the allegations.
Europe
Staunch US ally Bulgaria wants to make sure that it will be covered by the missile defense shield. All things considered, I doubt that the shield will be all that useful to anyone who is under its limited protection. Some have stressed the small size of it quite clearly.
General
In a list of internet companies, Google rates lowest when it comes to privacy. Google, of course, says they’re mistaken.
The Church of England wants an apology from Sony cause they used Manchester Cathedral as a backdrop for the game Resistance: Fall of Man without permission. Sony says they got all the right permissions to use the cathedral as a model. The church will demand an apology as noted, as well as withdrawal of the game or removal of the cathedral from it, a substantial donation to the cathedral’s education department from the game’s profits and support from Sony for Manchester groups fighting against gun crime.
I think that calls for an LOL. I mean, seriously.. do they expect Sony to do all of that? Or a judge to make Sony do all of that? Highly unlikely. Nor should Sony be forced to do all of those things.
The first zero-emissions house is going to be in the UK by the look. Looks kinda funky, but if it works, I’d live in one.
The Nintendo Wii is a winner in the console wars. It might not be all tricked out, but it’s a solid, fun system. But could the bubble burst?
Latest in a long line of ‘interest’ Explainer blurbs is this one. About how much horses pee.
The Blogs look at Moscow’s offer to let the United States establish its missile defense system in Iraq, , Turkey, and Azerbaijan and the finale of the Sopranos.
Today’s Papers has a $250 billion World Bank program to pay countries not to destroy their rainforests, that Google narced on Microsoft to the Justice Department, charging that its new Vista desktop-search program makes Google’s and others’ difficult to use, that armored vehicles dubbed “the Bull” have proved effective at protecting occupants from the most deadly roadside bombs now being deployed by insurgents in Baghdad(but the military has yet to buy any) and more in the one page news.
Amusements
Woman caught stealing toilet paper from courthouse. Bonus: Her last name is Butts
Belgian employer turns down Nigerian job-applicant, saying his dog is racist and would bite non-whites. “My dog is racist. Not me”
Beverly Hills boutique sues magazine for failing to cover it as a hot-spot of celebrity shopping. And wins
The ITC bans any cell phone carrier using phones with Qualcomm chips. In other words, almost every cell phone in the US is now illegal
Not news: Italian Senator risks being late for a TV interview due to traffic jams in Rome. Fark.com: he calls an ambulance asking to be brought to his cardiologist, giving the oblivious paramedics the TV studio’s address
Step 1: Befriend creepy guy with butt-poking fetish. Step 2: Let him do his thing. Step 3: Profit
Undertakers fight kung-fu style over corpse – competition in the funeral business is tough these days
Not news: British artist sets up international hotline. News: So you can have a “one-to-one beautiful and intimate moment”. Fark: With a melting glacier
Step one: Deeply discount price of final Harry Potter novel. Step two: Sell millions of books. Step three: Lose millions of dollars
Fark Photoshop Challenge: <A HREF="http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=2831960″>Photoshop these fencing fanatics
Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop this frowning clown
Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop this lovely couple dancing