Government
William Jefferson Clinton, or simply President Bill Clinton, was impeached on Dec 20, 1998 for his efforts to cover up his affair with Ms. Monica Lewinsky, then a former White House Intern. Mr. Clinton became the only second President in history to be impeached, after Andrew Johnson in 1868. But Bill Clinton was the only “elected […]
... written on Oct 22 2014After more than 7-months Malaysian flight MH370 disappeared, not a single item from the ill-fated plane has been found. The cause of the mystery disappearance could be anything, including hijack for terrorism purpose. If it’s true, then somehow the country’s extremism policies contributed to the deadly event, one way or another. After all, Malaysia under […]
... written on Oct 21 2014By now, the whole world knows about Hong Kong Police’s brutality. Well, they’re no ordinary police in uniform unleashed by corrupt CEO C.Y. Leung firing tear gas and pepper spray. Nor they’re triad gangs used by Mr. Leung to intimidate teenage students involved in the pro-democracy demonstration. Those were so juniors and like kindergarten kids […]
... written on Oct 17 2014Despite the infamous “BendGate” and “HairGate” naughty scandals, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are the most successful iPhone ever sold in the history of Apple Inc. Haters can say whatever they want about the latest iPhone, but when both latest models pre-orders began on Friday in China, Apple reportedly selling over 1 million units […]
... written on Oct 16 2014Kuala Lumpur Petronas Towers is still the tallest building in Southeast Asia. Standing at 452 metres with 88-floors, the Twin Towers were built in 1998 and have been holding the throne ever since. The pride of Malaysians is also the world’s fifth tallest building, behind Hong Kong International Commerce Centre (484 metres), Shanghai World Financial […]
... written on Oct 16 2014In spring 2014, a competition was held for the design of motifs for the new Norway banknote series. The purpose of the competition was to arrive at a proposal that can be the artistic basis of the new banknote series and communicate the theme “The Sea” in an appropriate manner. Eight participants were selected by a […]
... written on Oct 15 2014Ebola is as deadly as the most accepted theory that a giant asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out dinosaurs. Although it’s very unlikely that mankind would become extinct this century due to Ebola, thousands and perhaps tens of thousands more people will have to die before it can be contained – if those pharmaceuticals see […]
... written on Oct 15 2014What have you done since we published an article about grand-daddy George Soros betting US$2 billion on SPY Puts? If you have been trimming your stock portfolio and take some money off the table, congratulations. If you have done nothing, it’s okay, because by nature you’re just a normal human. You’re no fund manager, let […]
... written on Oct 14 2014Sweden, also known as the Kingdom of Sweden, is the third largest country in the European Union. But the country which borders Norway and Finland has a total population of merely 9.7 million. People may not know or heard of Sweden, but they definitely know IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer founded in Sweden back […]
... written on Oct 13 2014On Saturday, October 11th, Edward Snowden, the N.S.A. whistle-blower, spoke via live video with the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer. In the interview, the former N.S.A., C.I.A., and D.I.A. employee was asked some questions of what the public (that’s you and me) can do to protect our privacy, now that it’s an open secret governments are spying […]
... written on Oct 13 2014
