Daily Archives: February 22nd, 2008

Roaches on television; heads roll

This is really not the usual Foreign policy news! Someone…please…find me this footage on YouTube!
From the Guardian:
“For the viewers of Turkmenistan’s popular nightly news programme, Vatan, it was another routine bulletin. But as the newsreader began the 9pm broadcast, viewers across the central Asian country spotted something unusual crawling across the studio table: [...]

Caught in the Bug Net: 2.22.08

International Insect eating!
Chiang Mai, Thailand - With over 1 400 insect species eaten by humans worldwide, the insect world offers promising possibilities both commercially and nutritionally, FAO said today. A workshop organized by FAO this week will discuss the potential for developing insects in the Asia and Pacific region.
Edited to add: Ugly Overload has [...]