Well, better late than never...

This week's hot topic: globalization and its wacky effects!

Bangalore, India now has more high-tech workers than Silicon Valley:

Should we move high-tech jobs overseas? "Economists back tech industry's overseas hiring":

"I.M.F. Report Says U.S. Deficits Threaten World Economy"

One Sri Lankan's take on globalism and its effect on world cultures (November 2003):

"Please just tell the Americans to send the garbage closer to my home," pleaded Dishar Jaber, 56, squinting through the one eye he was left with after the Iran-Iraq war. "Then I will be happy."

Taji, Iraq, where 50 families live in the city's garbage dump:

Here on Oahu, Wallace Theatres (at Restaurant Row) is abandoning its art house movies (sigh):

"Counterpoint: Downloading Isn’t Stealing"

The New York Times refused to run this article - the journalist posted it himself online instead. Here's a good idea to help offset online "sharing" - a $60 per year charge for broadband users:

A behind-the-scenes article on illegal online movie-swapping teams:

"U.S. Teens More Overweight Than Youth In 14 Other Countries"

Burger King customers told: 'You are too fat to have a Whopper'

A great two-piece story on a man trapped in a dead-end job at a customer service call center. "The Phones Don't Stop"

The FBI can now obtain financial records without requiring a judge's permission:

The FBI gathered hotel guest list information on 270,000 in Las Vegas:

The U.S. asks Australia's Qantas to ban bathroom lines on flights:

Yet another international study on global warming was released - 1/4 of all species could be extinct by 2050? "Global Warming Imperils Species"

"How I Made a Hacker Out of a Slacker"

For when you need to train your inner geek:

Not Fooling Anybody - a chronicle of bad storefront conversions:

"You say you want a revolution? Iran bands rock on"

Tehran, where heavy metal is popular: