Opportunity cost of Afghan surge for America and other stories

Opportunity cost of Afghan surge for America
Malaysia	Indeed, how to finance the proposed surge of American troops for the war in Afghanistan without cutting the budgetary allocation for social reforms within America has become a fairly real issue in Washington. The financial dimension of General McChrystal's strategy of surge was not very clear at the...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
iPhone finally makes its way to Korea
South Korea	South Korean regulators finally granted Apple a licence to sell the long awaited iPhone in Korea. It was always a mystery how such a popular phone worldwide had not yet made it to Korea, who is always one of the first in phone technologies. Anyway, it's set to be released on November 28th with a con...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
19-year-old takes Miss Laos crown
Laos	Spectators were surprised when Phailinda Philavane, 19, a student at Rattana Business Administration College in Vientiane walked off with the Miss Laos title on Saturday after already being voted Miss Photogenic and Miss Healthy. The 165-cm tall Phailinda walked away with the crown at the end of the...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Thaksin's Voice TV
Thailand	Pantongtae and Pintongta Shinawatra, the son and daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, launched their Internet-based 'Voice TV' on Monday at the Voice TV Building near the Army Club on Vibhavadi Rangsit road. (matichon) digg_skin = 'icon'; digg_window = 'new'; digg_url =...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Organic Liuzhou?
China	I have come across an episode of a television programme, China's New Faces, originally broadcast in January 2009 by Hong Kong's RTHK public broadcasting service. The episode is about efforts to introduce organic farming in and around Liuzhou.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Random Picture No. 17 - Night...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ liuzhou.blog-city.com
Dickens' Christian booklet & Malay translation
Malaysia	I really don't think the BN Government would dare to classify a Malay -language translation of Charles Dickens' The Life of Our Lord as being 'subversive' or 'undesirable'. However, it could still cari pasal on hair-splitting points, such as whether the term 'God' is rendered as 'Allah'. I am very s...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Atomicalia Exhibit Opening
Japan	I went along to the opening party of the Atomicalia: Material Culture Collecting in the Atomic Age exhibit at Space Pica last night. The pieces on display, a variety of toys, consumer products, jewelry, candy, and the safety cap of a nuclear warhead, is a small part of an extensive collection ...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com
Lucky Car Has to be in Your Lucky Color
Laos	I don’t think much about my lucky color when it comes to car buying, seriously if I’ve to rely on my lucky color, I would be in big trouble because I don’t know what it is. As for me, I think your lucky color should be your favorite color, what’s the point of having a [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com
October means Matsuri. Matsuri means Kagura. Part 4
Japan	Ichiyama Hachimangu is a much bigger shrine than the one we just visited over the river in Eno. We come to most matsuris at Ichiyama as a friend, Toshi, dances there.When we got there they were still dancing Iwato.Toshi dances the character Ame no Koyane, the mythical ancestor of the Nakatomi. Its q...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
San Francisco: Fisherman's Warf
South Korea	Well, there's not much in the way of fishing to see here. It's mostly a big tourist trap, but you can also get some good sea food here if you like that sort of thing. And you can see the sea lions chilling out at pier 39.Some sea food stalls with all sorts of food for take out. Our lunch of shrimps ...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
Cells at Miss Laos 2009 Beauty Pageant
Laos	Zack from Cells Lao Band performed live at Miss Laos 2009 Beauty Pageant last night with the song Phieng Me....more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ saodarly.com
25th SEA Games rehearsal for the opening and closing
Laos	Rehearsal for the opening and closing ceremony of the 25th SEA Games to be held in Vientiane, Laos. ...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Wonderful Weather
Philippines	For me, Saturday November 21 was a wonderful day for the weather. It was cloudy, light rains at time and breezy. Best of all it was cool. Many people love the idea of the Philippines being hot. In America many people, especially as they get older, move to Florida, Arizona or Southern California ...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Thailand Bird Fair 2009
Thailand	Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut Prakan, presided over the opening ceremony of the Thailand Bird Fair 2009 at Bang Pu Seaside Resort in Samut Prakan. Over the weekend of 21st-22nd November 2009, a number of different activities were arranged including bird watching, exhibitions, discussi...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Xinjiang's First Thanksgiving: A Poem
China	Once upon a time, in a land far to China’s west where camels did roam and merchants had passed, where a living was made with the cattle and soil and no one yet cared for that ugly black oil, Two cultures collided who shared nothing the same not music, not language nor deities they claimed...more info>>> Discovered on 23/11/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ farwestchina.com