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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean officials detained an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave the country, the man's son said. A uniformed North Korean officer boarded the plane on Oct. 26 and asked Merrill Newman, a tourist from Palo Alto, Calif., for his passport before telling a stewardess that Newman had to leave the plane, the son, Jeffrey Newman, said Wednesday. "My dad got off, walked out with the stewardess, and that's the last he was seen," Jeffrey Newman told The Associated Press at his home in Pasadena, Calif. It wasn't clear what led to the detention. The son said he was speaking regularly with the U.S. State Department about his father, but U.S. officials wouldn't confirm the detention to reporters, citing privacy issues. North Korea's official state-run media have yet to comment on reports of the detention, which first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News and Japan's Kyodo News service.
Watch Taylor Swift, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama, and Marco Rubio Recite the Gettysburg Address. 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. So when we saw a post sweeping the Web titled "40 maps they didn't teach you in school," one of which happens to be a WorldViews original, I thought we might be able to contribute our own collection. Some of these are pretty nerdy, but I think they're no less fascinating and easily understandable. A majority are original to this blog, with others from a variety of sources. I've included a link for further reading on close to every one. [Additional read: How Ukraine became Ukraine and 40 more maps that explain the world] 1. A political map of the world, circa 200 A.D. world worldviews Dallas shooting updates News and analysis on the deadliest day for police since 9/11. post_newsletter353 follow-dallas true after3th false Today's WorldView What's most important from where the world meets Washington Please provide a valid email address.
Click to enlarge. 2. Click to enlarge. 3. Pakistan church blast kills dozens. TimeMaps - World History TimeMap. Is Copenhagen, Denmark safe for an African American female? I realize your trip already happened, but in case someone else happens across this forum and has a similar experience, I'd like to share my experience:I'm African American, Danish American and Norwegian American. Traveled around Denmark in 2006 and visited family. The entire experience was wonderful, except for one racist comment on the return trip, from a woman in the Copenhagen airport restroom.
Both of us had young children with us and I was quite upset for an hour or so, before I was able to let it go as one person's ignorance. I've been called worse here on the street in Chicago, but not with my child around. Everyone else was wonderful, helpful on trains with stroller, friendly, etc. I was surprised by how many people of African descent I saw in Copenhagen. Some people realize I'm mixed (like Barack), but most assume I'm simply African American. Denmark.dk -The official website of Denmark. Denmark Is Considered The Happiest Country. You'll Never Guess Why. Our Living Well, On Location series explores cities and countries from around the world. How do other people pursue health and happiness? We’re going coast to coast, country to country to find out. Last month, Denmark was crowned the happiest country in the world. “The top countries generally rank higher in all six of the key factors identified in the World Happiness Report,” wrote University of British Columbia economics professor John Helliwell, one of the report’s contributing authors.
The six factors for a happy nation split evenly between concerns on a government- and on a human-scale. “There is now a rising worldwide demand that policy be more closely aligned with what really matters to people as they themselves characterize their well-being,” economist Jeffrey Sachs said in a statement at the time of the report’s release. But why Denmark over any of the other wealthy, democratic countries with small, educated populations? But the support doesn’t stop at the end of this time. 1. Grandma playing Ingress stopped by cops | Pied Type. I was out early this morning. There were some unclaimed Ingress portals on my map and I wanted to get to them first, since that’s the easiest way for a solo player to rack up some points. And I did. Five portals altogether. Then I started to work my way back home, pausing wherever I could do a drive-by hack, upgrade someone else’s resonators, etc.
When I stopped at one of the last enemy portals, I noticed its resos were down about 50%. My inventory was overflowing. And finally I got it. I swung by Taco Bell for some celebratory tacos and headed for home feeling quite pleased with myself. I turned onto my street and pulled over immediately; he pulled in behind me. “We got a report of suspicious activity … license number 123-ABC … intersection Baker Drive … “ That was the intersection where I’d been.
Oh this is going to be interesting … “Officer, I was playing this game … “ And to his everlasting credit, he didn’t laugh. I hope the encounter will benefit all concerned. Like this: So I got arrested. : Ingress. Chasin' Jesus. The Diane Rehm Show exchange (Syria) The NSA Files: PRISM & Boundless Information. 2011 Conferences | Democracy Convention. Google To Retire Private Google+ Profiles On July 31. Joan (LibertyBelle4) Reading The Declaration Of Independence Aloud. National Archives Twenty-three years ago, Morning Edition launched what has become an Independence Day tradition: hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators reading the Declaration of Independence. It was 235 years ago this Monday that church bells rang out over Philadelphia, as the Continental Congress adopted Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Below is the original text of the Declaration, alongside photos of the NPR staff members and contributors who performed the reading. Declaration Of Independence The original text of the Declaration of Independence, with photos of NPR staff and contributors who performed the reading: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. JULIE McCARTHY He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. Walmart Respect DC Flash Mob Motorcyclist Dies On Ride Protesting Helmet Law In New York.
Tonvoisin. About. “Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.” ~ Thomas Paine “I have not failed 10,000 times. I have found 10,000 ways that will not work.”~ Thomas Edison Call me Shoq… .., and then call me angry. I grew up in an America where it wasn't uncommon to find informed people who discussed real ideas using reliable sources. I now find myself living in an embattled country where pundits, talk show hosts, and generally talentless noisy political flunkies and insincere rhetorical crap mongers continually pander to the gullible using any lies or disinformation sound bite they can get someone to repeat on Facebook, Twitter, or a down-sized bumper sticker.
The majority of these wingnut operatives have been fooled by a cynical conservative philosophy that has aggressively opposed almost every progressive social policy or act that advanced America’s power, prestige, or impact on science, education, commerce, or the evolution of modern democracies. Location Real Occupation.