Monthly Archives: December 2009

NoKo Jeans

Posted on December 31, 2009 by x85130c4

  If you want to buy North Korean jeans, just shell out $210+ to these Swedes online and you’ll be doing your part to support the North Korean regime. Stockholm Store Drops North Korean Jeans Line – NYTimes.comA Stockholm department … Continue reading →

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South Korea to Ease Military Restricted Areas

Posted on December 30, 2009 by x85130c4

  This will be interesting.  I wonder if US Army units will have more friction with the local populace as a result because we share training land with the Koreans.  I can just imagine going up to Dagmar North training … Continue reading →

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Ostrich Farming

Posted on December 30, 2009 by x85130c4

I didn’t know North Korea was farming ostriches…. This is an aerial view of an ostrich farm near Pyongyang. It’s on the official tourist trail but it’s not clear if this is a one-off or part of a network of … Continue reading →

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Israeli warplanes draw flak over Lebanon

Posted on December 29, 2009 by x85130c4

  What irritates me about these articles is they don’t say what types of planes or what types of antiaircraft were used.  I know it’s trivial, but interesting nonetheless. Israeli warplanes fly over Lebanon, draw army fire – Mideast/N. Africa … Continue reading →

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How Stuff Works: Growth Clinics

Posted on December 28, 2009 by x85130c4

In Korea, one’s height is often the measure of success, literally.  If two persons of unknown age and social status meet on the street, the shorter one should address the taller one in a more polite form of language honorifics; … Continue reading →

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Medical Evaluation Board

Posted on December 24, 2009 by x85130c4

I just found out yesterday from the chief psychiatrist that I’ll be undergoing an MEB.  This will take about 6 months and will decide whether I stay in the Army with certain deployment limitations or whether I am kicked out … Continue reading →

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Weapons seized in Thailand were headed for Iran

Posted on December 23, 2009 by x85130c4

Sounds like good old Axis of Evil collaboration is still going on.  This flight is probably just the tip of the iceberg. BRUSSELS – The flight plan for an aircraft seized in Thailand with a load of illicit North Korean … Continue reading →

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Kill your dog, save the planet!

Posted on December 22, 2009 by x85130c4

  Sounds like we need a global dog-shooting campaign. Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man’s best friend – Yahoo! NewsPARIS (AFP) – Man’s best friend could be one of the environment’s worst enemies, according to a new study which … Continue reading →

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Holmgren to Cleveland

Posted on December 22, 2009 by x85130c4

Bad news…Mike Holmgren isn’t coming back to Seattle, after all.  This is the worst thing to happen to the organization since the loss of Steve Hutchinson to the Vikings.

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IAEA’s Double Standard

Posted on December 22, 2009 by x85130c4

  Why is it that we let South Korea off the hook, while we continue to hold Iran’s feet to the fire? Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairsWASHINGTON – In 2004, the International Atomic Energy … Continue reading →

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