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> Gu Gu the Panda strikes again!
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28554008/?GT1=43001
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> I specially like the end of the article when it says
> it bit a drunken tourist who jumped into his pen and
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> You can't blame the Panda for that one.
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But they are sooo cute & cuddly
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Gu Gu the Panda strikes again!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28554008/?GT1=43001
I specially like the end of the article when it says it bit a drunken tourist who jumped into his pen and tried to hug him.
You can't blame the Panda for that one.
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> Right now, our global economy isn't working
> either. Countries should focus or concentrate
> on becoming more sovereign again.
> Note: The US is in dire need of a
> manufacturing base.
Sounds a lot like Pat Buchanan
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Prosecutors allege that Mr. Madoff, 70, has confessed to losing upward of $US50-billion over years of running a pyramid scheme, where new investors were secretly fleeced to pay returns to earlier investors.
He is currently free on bail of $US10-million as police continue a probe.
La Tribune's website said Mr. Villehuchet spent the past week trying "day and night to find a way to recoup his investors' money" and that he had begun legal action in the United States against U.S. authorities.
But "he could not stand the hunt for culprits launched by the Europeans," his associate was quoted as saying.
"The truth is that everyone wanted to invest with Madoff, considered by everyone to be AAA, i.e. absolute security."
Married without children, Mr. Villehuchet was described as a keen sailor.
"I had known him since 1992. He was one of a kind, a very warm, hard-working man," his friend said, describing him as "a perfectly honest guy."
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Bernie Madoff now has actual blood on his hands.
Charles Ponzi was a financial crook back in the 1920's, who at least he operated some of his infamous swindles back then borrowing from peter to pay paul.
I first read about this joker Charles Ponzi in one of my books called :Bloodletters and Bad men.
What weve been seeing here in our economy is a repeat of history. Tax cuts for the rich, folks hoarding too much money at the top of our economy (causing not only a halt to our economic progress but also their own as well), the re-intro- duction of conglomerates where folks can play games with the stock prices and now re-intro- duction ponzi schemes again. It's like Bush took us back 80 years.
Where will it all end? 09 doesn't look bright at all,
Throwing good money after bad is not the solution.
All US companies have to scale down to what the markets will bear and then try not to become greedy.
The goal should be job creation and putting money back into the consumer's hands, so our economy can truly grow.
Right now, our global economy isn't working either. Countries should focus or concentrate on becoming more sovereign again. Note:The US is in dire need of a manufacturing base.
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Madoff-hit French investor commits suicide
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1108942
Agence France-Presse Published: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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PARIS, -- A French investment manager who ploughed US$2.1-billion into Bernard Madoff's fraud-hit scheme committed suicide in his New York office Tuesday, a friend of the victim said.
Thierry de la Villehuchet, 65, was the co-founder of Access International, a company that raised funds on European markets to invest with Mr. Madoff, the former pillar of Wall Street now accused of running a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
One of his close friends confirmed a newspaper report that Mr. Villehuchet committed suicide early on Tuesday, saying he had spoken to an employee at the company's New York office and that police were at the scene.
Mr. Villehuchet "could not cope with the pressure following the outbreak of the scandal," the website of La Tribune daily quoted an associate as saying.
The Frenchman was managing some two billion euros for European clients, of which three quarters had been invested with Mr. Madoff when the scandal broke, said the friend, who declined to be identified.
He told AFP Mr. Villehuchet was "devastated" and feared his clients would turn against him in the courts.
"Access was his whole life, and Madoff was a manager in whom he had complete trust. I lunched with him two weeks ago and he said, how lucky it was that Madoff was the only manager still doing well at the moment."
In New York, the police department confirmed a body was recovered but did not release the man's name.
"A male, white, age 65, is deceased this morning at Access International offices on Madison avenue," an officer told AFP, adding that a medical examination was underway to determine the cause of death.
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A painting of the Last Supper hanging in the principal cathedral of the ancient Inca capital of Cuzco depicts Christ and the 12 disciples dining on guinea pig.
Marvelous!
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> Peru's cash-strapped Christmas treat: guinea
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> Lima, Peru ? Are hard times threatening your
> Christmas dinner? Well then, Peru has the
> answer: guinea pig.
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> Officials in the coastal Peruvian province of Callao
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> cost, low-fat alternative to a traditional turkey
> or roast pork Christmas dinner.
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I would dine & dash at Furr's Cafeteria before
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Peru's cash-strapped Christmas treat: guinea pig
Lima, Peru ? Are hard times threatening your Christmas dinner? Well then, Peru has the answer: guinea pig.
Officials in the coastal Peruvian province of Callao on Monday hailed the Andean rodent as a low-cost, low-fat alternative to a traditional turkey or roast pork Christmas dinner.
Guinea pigs can feed seven or eight for about $3.20, Callao official Mario Sanguinity told Associated Press Television.
"The idea is to give the people a tasty, economical option," he said.
The presentation included a live guinea pig dressed as Santa Claus and eight of its comrades laid out fried, broiled and roasted in traditional dishes from different regions of Peru.
Callao resident Silvia Carazas said she plans to make the switch to guinea pig at Christmas.
"The animal is rich in protein and has zero cholesterol as well, very important for those of us looking to watch our weight," she said.
The tiny cuts of white meat are often compared to rabbit and dark chicken. Called "cuy" in Peru, guinea pig is a stable source of income for farmers and holds an elevated place in Andean folklore.
A painting of the Last Supper hanging in the principal cathedral of the ancient Inca capital of Cuzco depicts Christ and the 12 disciples dining on guinea pig.
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Aw man.....thats a damn shame. The woman who inspired the look of oh so many Goth models......
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50s pin-up queen Bettie Page dies
Bettie Page, one of the most famous US pin-up models of the 1950s, has died in Los Angeles, aged 85.
Her provocative poses - often in bikinis - made her a cult figure and she was one of the first models to appear in Playboy magazine.
Bettie Page was credited with helping to pave the way for the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
Some pictures of her showing bondage and spanking generated controversy and attracted a congressional subpoena.
The secretary-turned-model was admitted to hospital last month, suffering from pneumonia. She had a heart attack last week and never regained consciousness.
'Iconic figure'
"With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie Page passed away at 1841 this evening (0241 GMT Friday) in a Los Angeles hospital," her agent Mark Roesler said.
"She captured the imagination of a generation with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality", he said. "She is the embodiment of beauty".
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner called her a "very dear person", AP reported.
"I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society," Hefner was quoted as saying.
Bettie Mae Page was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1923. Her career took off after an amateur photographer in New York asked her to pose for pictures in 1950.
She featured in posters and photographs, including one of the early centrefolds of Playboy magazine.
However not everyone was happy with the pictures. Some US lawmakers were concerned they amounted to pornography and subpoenaed Page to testify at a congressional hearing, although in the end she never had to appear.
Looking back on her career, she told Playboy in 1998: "I never thought it was shameful. I felt normal. It's just that it was much better than pounding a typewriter eight hours a day, which gets monotonous."
She was married three times but had no children.
She disappeared from public view in the late 1950s, turning to religion and battling mental illness. However, decades later, she became the subject of renewed interest.
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