Archive for September, 2010

Mexican newspaper appeals to drug lords

The editors of a Mexican newspaper have taken the extraordinary step of appealing in the pages of the paper to the drug lords who killed several of their journalists. In a tactic that is also aimed at highlighting the government’s failure to control the cartels, the editors ask the drug lords to advise them on [...]

Far right makes gains in Swedish election

Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has pleaded for calm after being re-elected at the head of a minority government, while ruling out a deal with the country’s surging far right. Mr Reinfeldt says he will not collaborate with the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats, now poised to hold the balance of power with 20 seats in the [...]

Real Brewing with Rofaxen – Episode 11

In this episode Rofaxen shows you the second part of bottling your beer.

IHN Show-Episode 80

I Have Nothing Episode 80 – Listen Now! This weeks episode we have Ru486, Suave, Sard, Haevy, Morpse, Nox, BSV, Yugosaki, and Loreandlaw. Disclaimer – Yugosaki Opening Song – Autonation by Patient Zero Old Timey Music  – The Bandit by Kevin MacLeod Disclaimer Music – Velvet Embracer by Diablo Swing Orchestra Ending Song – Nuclear [...]

Lore’s Lectures – Episode 32

In this episode Lore talks about all the shows he edits.

Russian heatwave killed 11,000 people

Moscow registered nearly 11,000 deaths due to an unprecedented heatwave this summer, a city official said, as the mortality rate more than doubled in the Russian capital. In August alone, 15,016 deaths were registered in the city of more than 10 million people, compared with 8,905 for the same period last year – an increase [...]

Monkey HIV virus thousands of years old: study

An HIV-like virus that infects monkeys is thousands of years older than previously thought and its slow evolution could have disturbing implications for humans, according to a new study. Scientists said the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) – the ancestor to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS – is probably between 32,000 and 75,000 [...]

SIPR Special – Vodka

SIRP Vodka – Listen Now! Host – Slothen Guests- Amber Maiden, Rofaxen, and Loreandlaw. In this episode of the Slightly Indifferent Product Review, we take a look at 3 different types of vodka. We preceded to get fairly drunk, so as the episode ends, you might want to wait until after the music stops to [...]

Fidel Castro warns of a ‘nuclear winter’

FIDEL Castro has participated in a scientific conference with a US researcher, discussing the threat of a “nuclear winter”. Alan Robock, a professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at Rutgers University, spoke with Castro during a meeting yesterday in Havana. The pair talked about the catastrophic effects on global climate change that could be [...]

US to announce $US60b Saudi arms deal

In the largest US arms deal ever, the administration of US President Barack Obama is ready to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft worth up to $US60 billion ($64.7 billion) to Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal has reported. The newspaper said the administration was also in talks with the kingdom about potential [...]