The eternal flame at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which has burned continuously since 1921 to commemorate the dead of World War I, is extinguished by an intoxicated soccer fan with his beer-enriched urine. Mexican national Rodrigo Rafael Ortega is arrested and charged with public drunkenness and offending the dead.
Uke said
11:35 PM, 07/02/09
Offending the dead? Is that really a crime? Maybe in France. I guess...
Troll said
3:20 PM, 07/05/09
Impoverished North Korea Airs 1st Beer Commercial
Three-Minute Advert: Taedong River Beer Improves Health And Longevity
Beer are seen in mugs in North Korea this video still. (File)
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In an apparent first, North Korea -- a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people -- has aired a beer commercial on state television.
The advertisement, which lasted nearly three minutes after a news program on Thursday, showed a grinning Korean man with sweat on his face holding a glass of beer, with a caption that read, "Taedong River Beer is the pride of Pyongyang."
The commercial said the beer relieves stress and improves health and longevity. It also showed images of a pub it said was in the capital of Pyongyang, filled with people drinking.
Normally, there are no advertisements on television in North Korea, an isolated, communist country that tightly controls its economy and is wary of capitalistic influences.
Programming consists of news, factory descriptions, some children's animation shows, and documentaries on leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung, interspersed with propaganda slogans and music, according to a South Korean Unification Ministry official.
The official, who has been monitoring the North's television for more than two decades, told The Associated Press that it was the first time he had seen any sort of advertisement for food, much less beer -- although he has seen programs on North Korean cuisine. He asked not to be identified as he was not authorized to speak to media.
The commercial assured viewers of the beer's quality and nutritional value, saying it was made of rice and contained protein and vitamin B2.
It was unclear how much the beer cost and how many North Koreans could afford it. The country is among the poorest in the world, with an average per capita income of $1,065 in 2008, according to the South's central bank.
The North faces chronic food shortages and has relied on food aid to feed its population since a famine that is believed to have killed as many as 2 million in the mid and late-1990s.
Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader, apparently enjoys beer.
Kenji Fujimoto, a Japanese sushi chef for Kim, said in a 2003 memoir that he traveled the world for the leader, buying Czech beer as well as Chinese melons, Danish pork and Thai papayas.
Kim's wine cellar was stocked with 10,000 bottles, the chef said, and banquets often started at midnight and lasted into the morning.
Offending the dead? I guess, Uke is offended often by Troll.
Uke said
10:51 AM, 07/31/09
That bastard offends me every damn day! He forwards crap that's been forwarded around the internets several hundred times already... And those multi-FWD:fwd:fwd...fwd things just add ta the pile of junk in my 'in-box,' frankly Troll IS hateful!
But...in spite of all this...this...this uncalled for harassment by Troll, I don't hate him. Yet. That may happen any day now...
Troll said
8:37 PM, 07/31/09
Uke wrote:
That bastard offends me every damn day! He forwards crap that's been forwarded around the internets several hundred times already... And those multi-FWD:fwd:fwd...fwd things just add ta the pile of junk in my 'in-box,' frankly Troll IS hateful!
But...in spite of all this...this...this uncalled for harassment by Troll, I don't hate him. Yet. That may happen any day now...
Hey Crybaby....we're fresh out of kleenex.....wipes your eyes with some toilet paper.
Astronauts' urine clogs space station water recycler
Astronauts' urine is clogging the £150 million water recycling system on the International Space Station, Nasa scientists said.
Published: 10:12PM GMT 12 Jan 2010
The £62 billion space station project involving 16 nations has been under construction 220 miles above the Earth for more than a decadePhoto: AP
Engineers investigating a problem with the system, which processes urine into clean water for drinking, said they believed the cause for the back-up was a high concentration of calcium in the astronauts' urine.
Scientists do not yet know if the high calcium concentration is due to bone loss, a consequence of living in a zero-gravity environment, or other factors.
"We've learned a lot more about urine than we ever needed or wanted to know - some of us anyway," said David Korth, the station flight director.
The £62 billion space station project involving 16 nations has been under construction 220 miles above the Earth for more than a decade.
Before the urine recycler was started up in November 2008, it was fully tested by Nasa.
"Folks had good knowledge of the content of the urine going in, but the chemistry changes as it works through the processor are not always understood," said Julie Robinson, a scientist working on the project. "There are a lot of parameters including urine calcium and pH (acidity) that everyone is looking at."
Engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are hoping to come up with a fix in time to fly replacement parts out on the shuttle Endeavour, which is scheduled for launch on Feb 7 on a construction mission.
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The eternal flame at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which has burned continuously since 1921 to commemorate the dead of World War I, is extinguished by an intoxicated soccer fan with his beer-enriched urine. Mexican national Rodrigo Rafael Ortega is arrested and charged with public drunkenness and offending the dead.
Impoverished North Korea Airs 1st Beer Commercial
Three-Minute Advert: Taedong River Beer Improves Health And Longevity
Watch The TV Beer Commercial
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)Close
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The advertisement, which lasted nearly three minutes after a news program on Thursday, showed a grinning Korean man with sweat on his face holding a glass of beer, with a caption that read, "Taedong River Beer is the pride of Pyongyang."
The commercial said the beer relieves stress and improves health and longevity. It also showed images of a pub it said was in the capital of Pyongyang, filled with people drinking.
Normally, there are no advertisements on television in North Korea, an isolated, communist country that tightly controls its economy and is wary of capitalistic influences.
Programming consists of news, factory descriptions, some children's animation shows, and documentaries on leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung, interspersed with propaganda slogans and music, according to a South Korean Unification Ministry official.
The official, who has been monitoring the North's television for more than two decades, told The Associated Press that it was the first time he had seen any sort of advertisement for food, much less beer -- although he has seen programs on North Korean cuisine. He asked not to be identified as he was not authorized to speak to media.
The commercial assured viewers of the beer's quality and nutritional value, saying it was made of rice and contained protein and vitamin B2.
It was unclear how much the beer cost and how many North Koreans could afford it. The country is among the poorest in the world, with an average per capita income of $1,065 in 2008, according to the South's central bank.
The North faces chronic food shortages and has relied on food aid to feed its population since a famine that is believed to have killed as many as 2 million in the mid and late-1990s.
Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader, apparently enjoys beer.
Kenji Fujimoto, a Japanese sushi chef for Kim, said in a 2003 memoir that he traveled the world for the leader, buying Czech beer as well as Chinese melons, Danish pork and Thai papayas.
Kim's wine cellar was stocked with 10,000 bottles, the chef said, and banquets often started at midnight and lasted into the morning.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezfqQtekDeU
I used ta be one of Kim's fans, and supporters...but...
Now I send my spare change ta Cuba. I jost ove Fidel!
-- Edited by Uke on Thursday 30th of July 2009 12:33:07 PM
Hey Crybaby....we're fresh out of kleenex.....wipes your eyes with some toilet paper.
Some fucking moran no doubt.
Boycott Uke
Astronauts' urine clogs space station water recycler
Astronauts' urine is clogging the £150 million water recycling system on the International Space Station, Nasa scientists said.
Published: 10:12PM GMT 12 Jan 2010
Engineers investigating a problem with the system, which processes urine into clean water for drinking, said they believed the cause for the back-up was a high concentration of calcium in the astronauts' urine.
Scientists do not yet know if the high calcium concentration is due to bone loss, a consequence of living in a zero-gravity environment, or other factors.
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"We've learned a lot more about urine than we ever needed or wanted to know - some of us anyway," said David Korth, the station flight director.
The £62 billion space station project involving 16 nations has been under construction 220 miles above the Earth for more than a decade.
Before the urine recycler was started up in November 2008, it was fully tested by Nasa.
"Folks had good knowledge of the content of the urine going in, but the chemistry changes as it works through the processor are not always understood," said Julie Robinson, a scientist working on the project. "There are a lot of parameters including urine calcium and pH (acidity) that everyone is looking at."
Engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are hoping to come up with a fix in time to fly replacement parts out on the shuttle Endeavour, which is scheduled for launch on Feb 7 on a construction mission.