Wall Street to Reject Bailout

James Doran writes in The Guardian:
Fears are mounting that many Wall Street banks and financial firms will refuse to participate in the US government’s $700bn bail-out package, leaving global markets and world economies in a perilous state for months to come.
‘There is a growing feeling that banks … might instead decide to tough it out,’ [...]

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Fuck Pizza Hut!

Getting a pizza in Taiwan can be an interesting trip.  For one thing, corn niblets, peas and diced carrots are commonly applied toppings.  It’s not that I’m opposed to odd toppings – I like the pineapple on a Hawaiian pizza well enough, but PEAS?
Another thing is that Taiwanese don’t seem to appreciate that tomato sauce [...]