News of the Day for 4.22.10

Happy Earth Day!

• Thailand continues to explode.
• Jail terms in a corruption case that led to the collapse a Shanghai building - intact.
• Taiwan's religious festivals draw Mainlanders and, while they won't resolve political issues, do help to improve ties between the two countries, or political entities if you prefer.
• Scam! Brain training games don't actually train your brain.
• Some vibrant pictures of Borneo wildlife.
• Not exactly Face/Off as a Spanish farmer in his 30s received the world's first full face transplant.
• The Chinese love affair with odd English phrases.
• Amazing new pictures of the sun. Also check out NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory for more goodies.
• Japan's poverty problem.
• Elections! Not quite the battle royale of 2008, but the fight is getting testy over in Britain. Tory candidate David Cameron got egged by some hoodie yesterday, which surprisingly did not happen to either McCain or Palin, that I can recall.