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Grandpa's 70th birthday
The Adventures of Supermum | July 27th 2009 by pris8299
Grandpa celebrated his 70th (according to the Chinese calendar which adds a year to the conventional age) birthday on the 18th of July at Toh Yuen Restaurant at the Hilton Hotel.The kids had great fun over the weekend with their cousins who came back read more
Expert panel says Agent Orange exposure may be linked to Parkinso…
Buckeye Psychiatry | July 27th 2009
The New York Times (7/25, A12, Lorber) reported that “an expert panel reported on Friday that two more diseases may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange, a defoliant used by the American military during the Vietnam War.” Individuals R read more
Bird Flu: Human Infection
Health and Daily Care | July 27th 2009 by harry wibowo
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997, and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia read more
Echoes of a Proud Nation – Kahnawake Pow Wow (pt.3)
A Canadian Family | July 27th 2009 by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault
More photographs of the Kahnawake Pow-Wow of July 2009 * * * * * Related Posts: Echoes of a Proud Nation – Kahnawake Pow Wow (Pt.1) Echoes of a Proud Nation – Kahnawake Pow Wow (Pt.2) Mohawk Warriors, Nam Knights & Canadian Vie read more
On heroes (from my dad)
TDA Training | July 27th 2009 by Nathan
“In this country, unfortunately, the word hero is used indiscriminately. Even football players and rap artists are described as heroes. Those who deserve the title heroes, our men and women in uniform, continue to do their duty, to serve this cou read more
Apocalypse Now 30 yaşında
Heavy Metal Fanzine | July 27th 2009 by Fatih Uzuner
Kurtz, Amerikan ordusundan bağımsız olarak, yerlilerden ve ona katılmış diğer Amerikalı askerlerden oluşan tarikat benzeri topluluğu ile Kamboçya’nın iç bölgelerinde Kuzey Vietnamlılara karşı savaşmaktadır. ABD ordusu Kurtz’un read more
Neo World Bistro & Sushi Bar Opens in Mount Kisco
Small Bites | July 27th 2009 by Liz Johnson
Neo World Bistro, an Asian fusion restaurant, has opened in Mount Kisco. The menu is a tour of Asian, from Korea’s bi bim bop to Japan’s udon noodle soup to Vietnam’s summer rolls. Plus, there are unusual twists and true fusion t read more
Agent Orange Causes Media Blindness
Photo Travel & Daily News Vietnam, China, India, Indonesia | July 27th 2009 by Chuck Kuhn
Agent Orange, the herbicide used as a weapon by US military forces in Vietnam for nearly a decade to defoliate vast stretches of inhabited forest and jungle in an effort to deprive the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces of both cover and a support read more
Vietnamese model in top ten Asian supermodels
SaigonNezumi | July 27th 2009 by Kevin Miller, Jr.
From Vietnam Net Bridge, Hanoi’s Nguyen Phuong Mai is one of the top ten supermodels in Asia: (Source: Vietnam Net Bridge) See more of Nguyen Phuong Mai’s photos here: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2009/07/860350/ By the way, Sa read more
Vietnamese model in top ten Asian supermodels
ExpatPragmatist | July 27th 2009 by Kevin Miller, Jr.
From Vietnam Net Bridge, Hanoi’s Nguyen Phuong Mai is one of the top ten supermodels in Asia: (Source: Vietnam Net Bridge) See more of Nguyen Phuong Mai’s photos here: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2009/07/860350/ By the way, Sa read more
FINDING SODOM IN OBAMA’S AMERICA
No Compromise When it Comes to Being Right! | July 27th 2009 by No Compromise
She used to be Richard; a green beret specialist in Vietnam. A tough guy who privately dreamed of wearing dresses. read more
Monday Headlines and Links
Wesley Blog | July 27th 2009
News Headlines: Vietnam Catholics Detained After Clash - CBN News North Korea Executes Christian Woman for Distributing Bibles - Christian Post Dallas Episcopal Bishop Rejects Gay Resolutions - Christian Post Church of England Offers Joint Weddings a read more
Danger of Discovery
Eric Wilder | July 27th 2009
In my book A Gathering of Diamonds, there is a scene where Tom Logan and Mary Ann Stewart crawl into a dilapidated Arkansas mineshaft in search of Logan’s missing brother’s journal. Tom Logan is a Vietnam vet facing recurrent nightmares caused by read more
Monday
SweFlo - A Swedish woman's life in Florida. | July 27th 2009
Not feeling good at all. I have had major joint pain in my wrists for a few days, but today the joint pain decided to settle in my chest, and that is just not much fun at all...But at least Sarah was very excited about going to camp this morning. All read more
The first phone-spy software seller arrested
Kevin's Security Scrapbook | July 27th 2009 by Kevin D. Murray
Vietnam - Software that allows people to bug private phone calls or text messages is now offered for sale on many websites. A man who sold the software has been recently arrested in HCM City.Where does the spy software come from?According to IT exper read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | July 27th 2009
No, it wasn’t dug by the Viet Cong…World’s Biggest Cave Found in Vietnam - natgeo Demand is low and reserves are high. Someone’s rigging the game…Oil Rises Above $68 as Rally Extends to 3rd Week - yahoo! news Didn’ read more
Ça vient de chez eux
Berceuse électrique | July 27th 2009 by Louis dahu
J'ai demandé à quelques personnes au goût sûr de nous présenter en deux titres, un classique et un moderne, la musique qu'ils considèrent comme la plus intéressante de leur pays. Voilà les premières réponses, du Vietnam et de Suède. A veni read more
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - review
Algona Bread: stories about eating | July 27th 2009
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell investigates how some people can make highly accurate split decisions. And how our intuition can really let us down.This book really gets you thinking. There has been some critique a read more
Doors and a Window - Images From Vietnam
Vietnam And Cambodia | July 27th 2009 by Adam
Old House In the Ancient Town of Hoi An.Tomb Door in the Imperial City of Hue.House window in Danang, Central Vietnam.Green Door - Old Quarter, Hanoi..Pagoda Door - Hanoi..Entrance at a Pagoda near West Lake in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi.. All Images read more
Chicken Village
basketcase_abroad | July 27th 2009 by M J
Chicken Village, also known as Lang Dinh An, can be found just outside of Da Lat in the Central Highlands. When I travelled to Vietnam we visited the village as part of a day long motorbike tour. The village is mostly know for its immense concret read more
Vietnam Higlights - 10 Day Tour Hanoi to Saigon
Vietnam And Cambodia | July 27th 2009 by Adam
Vietnam Highlights - 10 Days Hanoi - Halong - Hue - Hoi An - HCMC - Cu Chi Departs on Request! 10 Day Independent Tour Just - $949USD (2 Star) or $1136USD (4/5 Star) Day 1 – Hanoi.On arrival, you will be meet at the airport and transferred by priv read more
Nguyen Thuy Van-Beautyful Girl Vietnam Photos Part 1
Hottest Fashions | Photostock |Actress | Singer | Girl Beaut… | July 27th 2009 by Hottest Fashions | Photostock |Actress | Singer | Girl Beautiful
Glutinous rice and dried pork sausage
Little House | Food & Photo Blog | July 26th 2009
Glutinous rice is used very popularly in Vietnamese cooking. In festive events, dishes made from glutinous rice are indispensable. There are a large variety of glutinous rice dishes in Vietnam, most of them are inexpensive. Glutinous rice food read more
Kenneth says
One Size Fits All | July 26th 2009 by Amy
Just a little Sunday night bonus: “…more than jazz or musical theatre or morbid obesity, television is the true American art form. Think of all the shared experiences television has provided for us: from the moon landing to the Golden Girls fina read more
World Naughtiest Ginseng Ever
World Must Be Crazy | July 26th 2009 by muhammad rezaldy
Everyone must be know about ginseng right? Ginseng is each of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, in the Panax genus, in the family Araliaceae. It grows in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia (mostly northern China, read more
Stone gong unearthed in Vietnam
The Southeast Asian Archaeology newsblog (SEAArch) | July 26th 2009 by Noel
Another lithophone discovered in Vietnam. Although I wonder why they would ask an ethnomusicologist about the stone source for making the lithophone – wouldn’t a geologist be more appropriate? Ancient musical instrument found in Dong Nai read more
Bangkok's Vietnam War era hotels still offering cheap thrills (mo…
Street Smart Sukhumvit | July 26th 2009 by StreetSmartSukhumvit
Bangkok's first hotel boom dates back to the mid-1960s when the Thai capital became a pleasure hub for American GIs seeking rest and recreation (R&R) from the war in neighbouring Indochina - Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Remarkably, given the othe read more
Just A Business Trip
Thoughts Running On My Mind | July 26th 2009 by Amelia Razul
Few minutes from now I'll be leaving Singapore going to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam for a business trip. Though I am excited in this trip since this is my first time going there but worries eat my senses for I will be leaving my kids and husband for read more
I have a question...
Better Democracy NZ | July 26th 2009 by Steve Baron
In your opinion, what would be the worst decisions past governments have made in New Zealand? For example, was sending troops to Vietnam a major blunder by our elected representatives? I would like to use some of these in my next book I am currently read more
America Repays It's War Veterans: DEAD VET ROTTED IN HIS ROOM
Morons In Chapel Hill | July 26th 2009 by Mo
Mo commentary: It would be easy to make this into a political issue, and trust me, Mo considered doing just that, but is holding back. However, just wait till this story gets big on the internets (and it will), and watch all the "pro health care" fol read more
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