Thursday, December 3, 2009

Karma: Turnabout is Fair Play

Odd News from Around the World


Shoe-thrower karma: he has shoe thrown at him
The Iraqi man who threw his shoes at President Bush gets a taste of his own medicine. "He stole my technique" - See the incident - Muntadhar al-Zeidi - Notable Bush moments

Just as in the days of the Buddha, fish will be poisoned on a mass scale. The result for the Buddha's own relatives, the Shakyans, was to be slaughtered in an attack by a neighboring (and related) warrior clan. Can the results be any better for the U.S. as it undertakes a plan to kill fish in the Great Lakes?

"Mr. Hyphen" redefines image of Asian-American men
(AP) The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer, and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, modeled fresh fashions, slathered whipped cream on bare skin and discussed their passion for community service. This is the "Mr. Hyphen" contest, a faux pageant in the San Francisco Bay area aimed at redefining the image of Asian-American men...

Google once had a creedo, which was "to do no evil." Those were the days. As Google takes over the world and makes it costlier to live in, will people switch their searches to GoodSearch.org and other innovative search engines? Will Microsoft's "Bing" gain the upper hand?


Working two jobs, but still struggling
Richard Crane once made $100,000 a year, but now finds work at gas stations and fast-food chains. Similar stories


Addictive foods we can't stop eating
From the sugary-sweet to the super-salty, we can't stop at just one bite of these tasty treats. 8 irresistible eats


A place with lightning 160 nights a year
The nearly constant presence of lightning over a small fishing village mystifies scientists. Possible causes - Slow-motion lightning - Catatumbo lightning - Calm coda to hurricanes

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