N. Korea agrees to discuss projects with Russia, South Korea North Korea has agreed to discuss trilateral cooperation with Russia and South Korea on creating advanced development zones in the Russian Far East, according to Voice of America (VOA). Visit NK News for more Large wildfire burning in the DMZ between North and South Korea A large wildfire is currently burning in one of the DMZ’s forests between North and South Korea, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Visit NK News for more

Defense bolstered five years after Cheonan sinking (The Korea Herald) Five years after North Korea’s torpedo attack on the corvette Cheonan, the South Korean Navy has expressed full confidence in its enhanced capabilities to counter another provocation. Effort to prevent outflow of capital into markets (NK EconWatch) Since the start of the Kim Jong Un era, North Korea has introduced elements of a market economy while at the same time sought ways to mitigate the side effects.

people who die best with most joy and least suffering/from 'a life in palliative care'

People who die best, with the most joy and least horror:
1: Hare Krishna people
2: Muslim people
3:Atheists

People who suffer most at death:


1: Buddhists
2: Christians (especially Pentecostals)

President Xi and soccer/ noting a remarkable development

President Xi Jinping has ordered that all kids in Chinese junior and middle school now have soccer as a compulsory requirement of their education.
Now, I guess you thought that Xi was just another passing potentate. But this is really significant for both China and the World Game.

Van Morrison - In The Garden (with lyrics) - HD

Murdoch's Jihad

The Middle East is simply an expensive entertainment programmed to meet the needs of our concerns by Fox Media. Nothing important or meaningful can ever happen there. Nothing meaningful ever has happened there.

Philosophy

i was going to restate my general philosophy at this junction, but it is already stated in michel de montaigne's apology to raymond seabon from 1456.the human condition doesn't change. we just deal with it with various proprietary and generic delusions. various patches on a coat. eventually the patches fall off. the coat itself will suffice as is. there are many things still to make better, for sure, especially a united Ireland, and an empowered China, and the coat is warm enough and cold enough as is to do that. we dont have to create new coats. we can't. we can manufacture perfect gods, and fucked up royal families, for sure, for generations, but we can't manufacture good people. we just have to be good people and force the issue by whatever means, with whatever weapons are necessary.