Will Farrell on Man VS Wild, LoL!

I can't wait to watch Will Farrell on Man VS Wild, coming Tuesday 6/2/09 at 10 PM, PST on HD Discovery:

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-channel-screening-room/

Stewart at his humorous best :D

Gotta appreciate Larry King papa bear's tolerance with Stewart's cheekiness!

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=228043&title=larry-king

What should Pakistan do? Seriously.

This is a great discussion on Pakistan's issues as of May 18, 2009. It tackles the Taliban issue and provincialism in a way that you barely ever see out in the open.

The program is in Urdu, I hope pkpolitics will soon start adding subtitles for multiple languages, including English.

I particularly liked Mahmood Khan Achakzai's (Pakhtoon Khaw Milli Awami Party) input.

http://pkpolitics.com/2009/05/18/kal-tak-18-may-2009/

Why and how the poor pay more in the US.

A great insight into the lives of those to whom most of us cannot relate.

One interesting statistic from the article was about a "payday advance" business where the average annual interest rate was a whooping 806%! Imagine living on paycheck to paycheck and having to pay that kind of interest, even occasionally ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702053.html?g=0

Using SMS to donate for Swat Crisis

This is so awesome!

Just text 'swat' to the number 20222 and make a $5 contribution which will show as a simple $5 charge on your next bill.

http://blog.beliefnet.com/cityofbrass/2009/05/text-swat-to-20222-to-donate-5.html

The Pakistan Relief program is administered by the UN, Secretary Clinton said:

"Pakistan is facing a major humanitarian crisis. Approximately 2 million people have fled their homes, and Pakistan's government, their military, and relief organizations are working to meet the needs of these displaced persons. So many are finding refuge with family members, or in schools or mosques; they are relying on the generosity of relatives and friends. And I'm confident that Pakistan's institutions and citizens will succeed in confronting this humanitarian challenge if the international community steps up and provides the support that is needed. ... Providing this assistance is not only the right thing to do, but we believe it is essential to global security and the security of the United States, and we are prepared to do more as the situation demands."

The Secretary also invited the American people to join in the world-wide effort to bring stability to Pakistan: "Now, Americans can use technology to help, as well. Using your cell phones, Americans can text the word 'swat' -- to the number 20222 and make a $5 contribution that will help the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees provide tents, clothing, food, and medicine to hundreds of thousands of affected people. And before I came over here, we did that in the State Department. So we are making some of the first donations to this fund."