Is this funny? I dunno. Funny thing, under Merecedes, Chrysler seemed to morph its designs to look like American versions of the Mercedes. Personally, as a consumer, I would rather see more Ferraris and Alfas “built in the USA).[...]
Archive for May, 2011
天安门 June 3: Anniversaty of Tiananmen Square
1989 China Tiananmen square 3rd June 1989 : Following student unrest spreading to the rest of the population China starts the use of troops to quell protesters which is not successful the first time in Tiananmen square.[...]
May 18th, 2011 - 9:46 am § in Misc.
Cannibalism: Eating the Swiss
Slovakia’s police said on Wednesday they had evidence showing a man who had tried to lure a Swiss man to Slovakia to kill and eat him had also killed two women. And from Russia? Police found a stew made from a human liver in the fridge at the suspect’s apartment in east Moscow. They beli[...]
May 18th, 2011 - 8:14 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Harvard’s Affirmative Action
Asked if the Admissions Office communicates with University development at Harvard, Fitzsimmons emphasized the copious amount of information he receives about each applicant. “There is no formal mechanism of communication,” he said. By Justin C. Worland , CRIMSON STAFF WRITER Published: W[...]
May 18th, 2011 - 8:07 am § in Environment
Is Natural Gas Just a Bubble?
“Shale Gas: A View from the Bottom of the Resource Pyramid” A lecture at UW, by Arthur E. Berman, Director of Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc. and the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas USA. May 16th, 2011 Reviewed by Halstead Harrison. Arthur Berman works in an inter[...]
May 18th, 2011 - 7:22 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Less than 96 hours left.
As the Christians anticipate the end of our world, I wanted to be sure they understood that the rest of us view religion as …well, not so seriously. CLICKME for story of PURIM at Huff Post [...]
May 18th, 2011 - 6:55 am § in Misc.
Dorothy Parvaz freed from Iran
Seattle reporter working for alJazeera, freed. Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Former-P-I-reporter-freed-from-Iran-1384252.php#ixzz1MiBEsWoC[...]
May 18th, 2011 - 6:11 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: Less than 4 days left.
Maybe we should be counting the hours? This internet time thing is confusing. Anyhow, 7pm in Seattle, we will be watching the sky![...]
May 17th, 2011 - 9:52 pm § in America
Experts give right-wing talk radio five years to live
by Michael Hood, Blatherwatch “There are a lot of program directors whose radio ‘spider-sense’ is tingling … They’re thinking ‘this conservative thing is kind of running its course. We’re saying the same things from morning ’til night and yes, we’ve got a very l[...]
May 17th, 2011 - 10:08 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: End is now 5 days away
I realize the countdown is confusing. For one thing, assuming that the Messiah is till Jewish, he starts his days at sunset, not midnight. So .. if I count the days … I get Tues, Wedn, Thurs, Frid, and Sat …. % days. But if I count the 24 hr periods between days … […][...]