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POOR old De Beers is being harassed on all sides. Though the diamond giant claims everything is tickety-boo with resurgent sales, chairman Julian Ogilvie Thompson warns of 'the likely increases in the flow of rough diamonds from Angola and the US stockpile, and uncertainty over possible leakages of Russian goods'. All very ominous but cynics are also remarking on the coincidence that the £150 million recently raised on the capital markets equates neatly with the cost of the current final dividend payout.Tianamen Student Leader Seeks to "Turn Himself In"/ China Blocks Twitter
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HONG KONG — A prominent student leader from the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square says he's arrived in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau to turn himself in.
Wu'er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that immigration officials at Macau's airport took him to a room after he arrived from Taipei. He was not immediately told if he will be allowed to enter the territory.
Toilet snake attack: urban legend comes true?
Toilet snake attack: urban legend comes true? TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwanese man became a sitting target for a snake, which bit his penis as sat on the toilet at his rural home, local media reported on Monday. "As soon as he sat down, he suddenly felt a knife-like pain and reacted instinctively by standing up," the China Times said.No Offence Please - Some of These Are Funny!!!
Top 19 Rejected International Sports Team Names 19. Brussels Sprouts 18. Cannes Openers 17.Questions arise about "overseas" donor who gave McCain $70,000 in one day
By Andrew Zajac, Ray Gibson and Bob Secter | Tribune reporters October 29, 2008 Big campaign donors typically come with deep pockets and influence. But in Illinois this election cycle, no one not running for office himself has given more to the nation's federal campaigns than Shi Sheng Hao of Roselle, a virtual unknown in business and political circles. Before September 2007, Hao's name had never appeared in the 15-year-old federal database of campaign contributors.Mighty Mouse
------------------- Mouse 1, Viper 0 -------------------- TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan firefighters caring for a foot- long viper tossed a tiny mouse in the cage as a snack but then watched as the mouse turned mighty and killed the snake. The furry little rodent skirted in and out of range of the snake's gaping jaws and long fangs, darted in for a bite, then skittered away, constantly on the attack. At the end of a fierce 30-minute battle at the Nanoun fire station, the snake was dead and the mouse had "barely a scratch on him," one fireman told The Daily Telegraph.Restaurant with TOILET theme.....
If you go to Taipei, don’t forget to visit this unique restaurant. The name of the restaurant in the Shilin district in Taipei is called Modern Toilet. There is no chair in the restaurant, all the seats are made from toilet bowls, the tables are modified by sinks and the bowls used to serve foods are toilet bowls also.
Jardine Cribs Sold by Babies"R"Us Recalled Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazard
Jardine Cribs Sold by Babies"R"Us Recalled Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2008 Release #08-312 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 646-4106 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Jardine Cribs Sold by Babies"R"Us Recalled Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S.This Day in History: May 1st
On this day in 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City's Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building's lights. Hoover's gesture, of course, was symbolic; while the president remained in Washington, D.C., someone else flicked the switches in New York.
The idea for the Empire State Building is said to have been born of a competition between Walter Chrysler of the Chrysler Corporation and John Jakob Raskob of General Motors, to see who could erect the taller building.
Download of the Day: Peeps Screensaver
Happy Easter! If you're looking for a way to get into the Easter spirit, I'd suggest downloading this eggcellent peeps screensaver. Here are some interesting and geeky facts about these sweet treats: There are more than one billion marshmallow peeps made in a year.
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