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...venomous invective, North Korea's propaganda machine is unsurpassed. Check out its verbal missiles at NK News (www.nk-news.net), a database of past articles from the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA). The site boasts "over 50 megabytes of hard-core Stalinist propaganda," plus the KCNA Random Insult Generator. Hit a button labeled INSULT ME AGAIN and it unleashes vitriolic phrases like "You extra-large aggressor!" and "You swollen-headed warmonger...
...onboard. It knows bomb ballistics and range. The information comes on the HUD with a symbol--a little diamond over the target, just like an Atari video game. In the CCIP [continuously computed impact point] mode, your job is to put the diamond over the target, hit the pickle button and bombs come off. And we hit. Well, within...
...leave the old boy here, several happy hours still ahead of him. He will never be able to say he flew the thing, but for the moment, in his mind, he can at least point and shoot with the best, to say nothing of his prowess with the pickle button. --By Gregory Jaynes
...powerhouse. Yet the island nation is also notorious for a less reputable trade. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has slapped a total ban on wildlife imports from Singapore because of its refusal to obey international protections for rare animals. A typical victim: the pangolin, a cute-as-a-button mammal, rather like an anteater, that is on the endangered list in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand but has been winding up in American-made handbags and cowboy boots. The illicit traffic is covered up with sketchy documents that omit the country of origin...
...Maps The maps are draggable, which means you can use your mouse to move north, south, east or west; you can also zoom in or out, get driving directions and find local points of interest (there's a Local Search button on the top of the page). Plug "pizza" into the local search field, specify where (or just keep it as "map area below") and markers pop up instantly on the screen. You can click the markers to find out more. Google Maps also offers satellite images of the area you're viewing, if they're available; the Satellite link...