Monthly Archives: October 2012

Model City or Tourist Trap: Hoiryeong Sparkles “The redevelopment of downtown Hoiryeong, the North Hamkyung Province former home of Kim Jong Il’s mother that was designated a model city in 2009, has been completed, and the task of extracting foreign … Continue reading →

Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77 LOS ANGELES – Alex Karras, who gained fame in the NFL as a fearsome defensive lineman and later as an actor, has died. He was 77. Craig Mitnick, Karras’ attorney, said … Continue reading →

California’s Green Gas Shortages “Gas prices in California have soared by 55 cents in a week to an historic high of $4.65 per gallon, about 84 cents higher than the national average. The immediate cause was a power outage at … Continue reading →

Remember that CA’s gasoline tax is a percentage, not a fixed amount, so state coffers benefit from rising gas prices. Some might call it a “windfall”. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/us/gas-prices-rise-again-overnight-in-california.html?pagewanted=all&pagewanted=print Gas Prices Rise Again Overnight in California By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ The average price … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/10/08/world/middleeast/08reuters-iran-cyber.html Cyber Attackers Target Iranian Oil Platforms, Official Says By REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) – Cyber attackers have targeted communication networks on Iranian offshore oil and gas platforms in the past few weeks, but their attacks have been repelled, a state … Continue reading →

Love the headline, BTW. Jason Cantrell, New Orleans city attorney, suspended after marijuana allegedly falls out of his pocket at courthouse “The attorney was talking to a New Orleans police officer in magistrate court, where he was working on a … Continue reading →