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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 →

Mmmmm. Butterfingers. New Orleans assistant city attorney cited for marijuana violation, butterfingers Business was brisk inside Orleans Parish magistrate court Monday afternoon as criminal defendants filled up the back rows while cops sat waiting to testify. That’s when a joint … Continue reading →

Energy question could make Star Trek warp drive possible “NASA scientists are working on a way to power a spacecraft to distant solar systems with the use of warp drive, a fictional faster-than-light propulsion system that became popular due to … Continue reading →