1. Gambari reports abuses back at UN HQ. Where pray-tell are the UN HQ Action Squad Superheroes? Alas, no budget for that.

2. Interviews with refugee Karen.

3. Apparently the American DCM (Deputy Chief of Mission) and Chargé d'Affaires (I believe) has had or will have a meeting with junta generals in Burma. In case you're wondering why there isn ( Read more... )

1. Whoa! Parthenogenic sharks! Biology is weird.

1.1 EDIT: Plus from the Sci-Fi File - Radiation-metabolising fungi

What was that theory called, pansporia? My goodness, if something as complex as fungi can thrive on that, anything is possible through space.

2. More poor behaviour by UN peacekeepers in the Congo...rearmament, for gold ( Read more... )

YouTubed - of course. Dated from 23 March. nhw, have you been following this? Anything to add?

1. Beebs reports on another Wikipedia controversy - really, you'd almost think the Beebs was running a hit job for the Encyclopedia Britannica people. ;-)

2. Changes to the UK in the last 10 years - Oh Happiness! Squeezable Marmite (Check last 75%)! Mmmmmm! :-) But what's this about all Britons wanting to move to Australian now?

3. No morning ( Read more... )