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A Hong Kong Vacation Offers You a Lot More Than Shopping

A Hong Kong vacation offers you more than great shopping and marvelous restaurants, and it is certainly far divorced from the traditional China that you would find on the mainland.  Hong Kong comprises Hong Kong Island, the part that everyone associates as being Hong Kong, Kowloon, the most densely populated part of the territory, and over 200 islands, some large and some small, that combine to form what is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Asia.  A major reason read

Today is Swaziland's King Sobhuza II's Birthday

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Bhuza.jpg At the time of his death in 1982, King Sobhuza II was the longest-reigning monarch in the world. His death established him as the most recently-deceased monarch in the world. Today he is simply dead. Sobhuza began his career as Paramount Chief of the Swazi in 1921, but was not recognized as king by Great Britain, which ran the nation as a protectorate, until 1967. (The forgetful Brits have a long history of failing to recognize kings, pe read

VICKY'S BLOOMERS A pair of Queen Victoria's bloomers have been discovered which show that Britain's longest-reigning monarch had a 50-inch (127 cm) waist. The size of the underwear gives weight to the theory that the Queen had become morbidly obese towards the end of her life. The drawers - which dwarf the average British woman's 33 inch (84 cm) waist today - will be auctioned along with a selection of other Royal undergarments. These include a nightdress and a chemise with an impressive 66 read

Great Facts - 1

In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty One out of 20 people have an extra rib 44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67. Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency read

Working Towards Democracy

Political Systems and Governments in South East Asia    DEmocracy can be defined as government by and for the people. Power rests in the people, who have the ability to exercise this power either directly or through freely elected agents whom they have chosen. Key aspects of democracy include: competitive multi-party elections, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and majority rule with protection of minority rights. Civilian control of the military is an important aspect of democracy, preve read

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Ann Kilkenny Palin Email (Photos)

Ann Kilkenny of Alaska, wrote an open letter in email about Sarah Palin. Kilkenny is a housewife in Wasilla, Alaska and was in attendance at council meetings with Palin. See the Kilkenny Palin email below. Click Thumbnails for Larger Images Here is Ann Kilkenny’s open email about Sarah Palin. Keep in mind she is some housewife from Wasilla, Alaska that may just be jealous of Sarah Palin. Who knows? CNN has reported that most people sing Palin’s praises and Kilkenny is one of her read

Greetings From Alaska

There is an amazing letter circulating in the blogosphere that appears to be written by Anne Kilkenny of Wasilla, Alaska, probably Johnathan Yardley’s “Ann” Kilkenny, “a Democrat who said she attended every City Council meeting in Ms. Palin’s first year in office [as mayor]. . . .” and who is frequently quoted by the Frontiersman and  Anchorage Daily News. Ms. Kilkenny may be called a critic, troublemaker, or gadfly. Those terms were once used to describe Sarah Palin,  but Ms. Kilkenny lacks Ms. read

Palin and book banning

According to the NYT today: Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books, though she never followed through and it was unclear which books or passages were in question. Ann Kilkenny, a Democrat who said she attended every City Council meeting in Ms. Palin’s first year in office, said Ms. Palin brought up the idea of banning some books at one meeting. “They were somehow morall read

But Now It's Personal

I don't usually delve into the political world over here, but since Sarah Palin apparently thinks it's okay for politicians to interfere with libraries, I figure the librarians deserve a chance to bite back. Only fair, right?Both Time and the New York Times have run articles which mention that, as the newly-elected mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin "approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books."Here's how Time tells it, quoting Palin's mayoral predecessor, John Stein. read

PALIN FACTOIDS

In October 1996, she asked the Wasilla police chief, librarian, public works director, and finance director to resign, and she instituted a policy requiring department heads to get her approval before talking to reporters. In January 1997, Palin notified the police chief, Irl Stambaugh, and the town librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons that they were being fired. Palin said in a letter that she wanted a change because she believed the two did not fully support her administration. She rescinded the firi read

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OBAMA'S AMERICAN RED GUARDS

OBAMA'S AMERICAN RED GUARDS If this does not upset you, I do not know what will. In his acceptance speech Obama promised to equate the compensation package afforded to American soldiers who risk their lives for the military with that of "serving" the country at home by community organizing and such. Now we know what he has in mind. Nothing else than a boot camp for radicals: Barack Obama was a founding member of the board of Public Allies in 1992, resigning before his wife became executive read

Apparently They Do Have Responsibilities

“Community Organizer” has become a running joke in this campaign.  Sarah Palin compared her role as Mayor to Barack Obama’s time as a community organizer by saying, “Being a Mayor is a lot like a community organizer, except it has responsibilities. Today’s Investor Business Daily gives a detailed look at what being a “community organizer” is in Barack Obama’s world.  YOU NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE! A description of what community organizing looks like in Barack Obama’s world “Our alumni are read

Media: since you so totally “vetted” Barack Hussein Obama, some more tidbits came up

Media: since you so totally “vetted” Barack Hussein Obama, some more tidbits came up Written by Joel Johannesen Read Comments/Make Comments (There's 1 so far) A reader (thanks David N) sent me this list which you should, as always, view with your usual caution and skepticism rather than as liberal mainstream news media-style “fact” (for related media “fact” references, refer to media coverage of any conservative issue, Sarah Palin, or “man-made global warming"). I don’t know the read

Shocking correspondence between Judge Davis and Mike Berger

This link will shock you...but first some background. Few people in the local Jewish community have put more effort into defending Israel in the media than Mike Berger. Berger recently started a blog called Solar Plexus where you can catch all his correspondence with the press. Berger says he has been on the receiving end of some ad-hominem and gratuitous slurs (I’m reminded of Finkelstein vs. Dershowitz on Democracy Now) from one of South Africa’s most respected judges and prominent member read

Myths About Afghanistan September 5, 2008

Posted by Sobek in Politics. trackback As some of you know, I’ve recently been reading up a lot on the Middle East and Central Asia.  I recently finished Steve Coll’s book Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden From the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001.  The book has its problems, including but not limited to the author’s liberal bias (he’s a Washinton Post editor) and the bias of his sources (he relied heavily on interviews and statements by the Clinton Admin read

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Stamp a Sweet Impression - RELEASE DAY!

Happy Friday, Happy Cupcake Day, and Happy Release Day! Are you ready to PARTY!? Thank you all for your excitement and your encouragement over the past few days of announcements and sneak peeks! It's time now to introduce you to the Stamp a Sweet Impression sets available for purchase RIGHT NOW at Taylored Expressions: There are three sets being released today: Frightful Night, Trick or Sweet, and Sweet Celebration (pictured above from left to right). Each set retails for $21.95 whi read

Let the Shopping Begin!

Run, don’t walk over to Taylor’s webstore Taylored Expressions!!!   Yep - it’s time - the Official Release of the Taylored Expressions Stamp a Sweet Impression line of rubber stamps, unmounted storage, and Key Ingredients packages.  You can get all the deets at Taylor’s blog. Tonight I have a project to share that utilizes the Sweet Celebration stamp set and the Birthday Girl Key Ingredients. One of the papers in the KI package has this green corner border and it reminded me of a tablecl read

Audio slideshow: At Republican convention, celebration amid protests

Audio slideshow: At Republican convention, celebration amid protests Thu, Sep 4th, 2008 posted by admin 05:09 PM See Also: EstDomains, Inc: Transfer Domain Name to EstDomains, Inc Before October and Save Money on Renewal Back to School Juniors to Face Tough Lesson or Fail — Competition in High School Sports Means Scholarships Challenging Scala Introduces the First Connected Signage Platform at Digital Signage Expo East Get Ready for Wretch 32’s Debut Album Entitled Wretchro read

Islam: No Flags.

No Flags! No Fun! Saudi Cleric Denounces Birthday Parites What a putz. The good news is that most muslims, the ones with any sense that is, don’t listen to this jive for a second. Though they do sort of feel guilty about that. When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student was stepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic? Saudi Arabia’s most senior Muslim cleric recent read

Alibe The Bichon Turns Fifteen!

Thank you to EVERYONE who left such thoughtful messages on my last post regarding our Darling Dusty. My mom read all the comments and it meant so much to her to know that people from all around the world would take the time to leave a sweet note or sentiment. It still amazes me how the Internet and blogging connects us all, whether it's through our art of our love of animals. I started my blog 2.5 years ago with the intention of just posting my art and sharing it with close friends and family read