Global meltdown: scientists isolate areas most at risk of climate change
· Experts assess point at which it is too late to act
· Disastrous repercussions of warming are spelled out
· Graphic: world tipping points
· Holy phokking s#i+ we're gonna die
· Science an' s#i+
· And the kicker is, we're all dead
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
You Don't Know Dick (cont'd)
For 2005, George W. and Laura Bush reported income of $738,880, paying $187,854 in taxes--about $26,000 less than they would have paid before the tax cuts he initiated. That same year, Dick and Lynne Cheney reported income of $9,120,960, paying taxes of $517,287, saving about $1,100,000 because of the tax cuts. Part of the savings was from charitable contributions he made that, due to a law designed to benefit Katrina victims, qualified for deduction from his income. None of contribitions went to hurricane victimes.
this could be his day!
A reminder -- Alan Keyes is sort of running.
"Click to hear Terri laughing" -- is she laughing at his campaign?
"Click to hear Terri laughing" -- is she laughing at his campaign?
sure it's dumb economically...
but at least there will be fewer forners around. And how many of those Circus Chimera clowns are actually tarrists? Probally all of them...
Visa rule spells out 'help wanted' for some businesses
Sounds like the crabs around Hampton, Va. will finally be left alone too.
Visa rule spells out 'help wanted' for some businesses
Sounds like the crabs around Hampton, Va. will finally be left alone too.
Oh, Whitey (cont)
Simba the lion
Can this chemist find the right formula to beat Mugabe?
Well, first of all, probably not, but it's OK to ask the question, so we know whether to bother following developments or not. What got me riled up was the following:
"He could be living up to his name, Simba, which means lion in Swahili."
And how many people speak Swahili in Zimbabwe? Er, somewhere close to ZERO. I'm guessing he was given a Shona name, and not a Swahili one (I have been wrong before). In any case, he lives in Zimbabwe so the Shona translation would probably be more apt, instead of the one African language everyone knows, and just happens to have the same word, as luck would have it.
What is the Shona translation, you ask? Strength. It would have worked just fine in the article.
Can this chemist find the right formula to beat Mugabe?
Well, first of all, probably not, but it's OK to ask the question, so we know whether to bother following developments or not. What got me riled up was the following:
"He could be living up to his name, Simba, which means lion in Swahili."
And how many people speak Swahili in Zimbabwe? Er, somewhere close to ZERO. I'm guessing he was given a Shona name, and not a Swahili one (I have been wrong before). In any case, he lives in Zimbabwe so the Shona translation would probably be more apt, instead of the one African language everyone knows, and just happens to have the same word, as luck would have it.
What is the Shona translation, you ask? Strength. It would have worked just fine in the article.
Darned Frenchies
Living in the past, dabbling with centuries old technology - did anyone tell them it's the 3rd millennium now?
French super-fast train unveiled
French super-fast train unveiled
Is dis a warning not 2 vote 4 da black guy?
Major snow storm expected tonight
Up to a foot of snow is expected from a storm predicted to hit tonight.
Up to a foot of snow is expected from a storm predicted to hit tonight.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Is everyone everywhere brain-dead?
If Churchill came back today he would never stop throwing up...
Gandhi 'is myth', Churchill 'made up'
4 Feb 2008, 1830 hrs IST,PTI
LONDON: Mahatma Gandhi never existed while Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Don't fret. This is only what most Britons think about the great leaders.
According to a survey carried out in Britain, many believe that Mahatma Gandhi and Churchill are just mythical figures like Florence Nightingale, popularly known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'.
In fact, almost a quarter of the population have the popular notion that Churchill, "the greatest Briton of all time", was made up.
Moreover, despite his celebrated military reputation, 47 per cent of respondents feel the 12th-century English King Richard the Lionheart is fictional, according to the survey of 3,000 British teens.
In contrast, a number of fictitious characters like Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur and Eleanor Rigby were given real life status.
While almost 65 per cent of respondents believe that mythical figure King Arthur existed and led a round table of knights at Camelot, 58 per cent of teens think that Holmes really lived at 221B Baker Street.
Fifty-one per cent of respondents believed that Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest, robbing the rich to give to the poor, while 47 per cent believed Eleanor Rigby was a real person rather than a creation of The Beatles.
The poll also revealed that nearly three quarters of those surveyed did not read history books while and 61 per cent admitted that they changed channels rather than watching historical programmes on television.
"While there's no excuse for demoting real historical figures such as Churchill, the elevation of mythical figures to real life showed the impact good films could have in shaping the public consciousness.
"Stories like Robin Hood are so inspiring that it's not surprising people like to believe these characters truly existed," the British media quoted Paul Moreton, the Head of UKTV Gold channel, which commissioned the poll, as saying.
Gandhi 'is myth', Churchill 'made up'
4 Feb 2008, 1830 hrs IST,PTI
LONDON: Mahatma Gandhi never existed while Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Don't fret. This is only what most Britons think about the great leaders.
According to a survey carried out in Britain, many believe that Mahatma Gandhi and Churchill are just mythical figures like Florence Nightingale, popularly known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'.
In fact, almost a quarter of the population have the popular notion that Churchill, "the greatest Briton of all time", was made up.
Moreover, despite his celebrated military reputation, 47 per cent of respondents feel the 12th-century English King Richard the Lionheart is fictional, according to the survey of 3,000 British teens.
In contrast, a number of fictitious characters like Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur and Eleanor Rigby were given real life status.
While almost 65 per cent of respondents believe that mythical figure King Arthur existed and led a round table of knights at Camelot, 58 per cent of teens think that Holmes really lived at 221B Baker Street.
Fifty-one per cent of respondents believed that Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest, robbing the rich to give to the poor, while 47 per cent believed Eleanor Rigby was a real person rather than a creation of The Beatles.
The poll also revealed that nearly three quarters of those surveyed did not read history books while and 61 per cent admitted that they changed channels rather than watching historical programmes on television.
"While there's no excuse for demoting real historical figures such as Churchill, the elevation of mythical figures to real life showed the impact good films could have in shaping the public consciousness.
"Stories like Robin Hood are so inspiring that it's not surprising people like to believe these characters truly existed," the British media quoted Paul Moreton, the Head of UKTV Gold channel, which commissioned the poll, as saying.
eternal vigilance, Bush style
News item: ...an unnamed CIA briefer flew to Bush's Texas ranch to call the president's attention personally to the now-famous Aug. 6, 2001, memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." According to Suskind, Bush heard the briefer out and replied: "All right. You've covered your ass, now."
I sure hope not
Otherwise I'm gonna have to start liking macs. Don't fence me in!
Link by Link: Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?
Though I will say Obama's website is better than Hillary's IMHO, I don't like that the first thing I see when I visit a site is a request for my email address. I'll give it to you when I'm good & ready.
Link by Link: Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?
Though I will say Obama's website is better than Hillary's IMHO, I don't like that the first thing I see when I visit a site is a request for my email address. I'll give it to you when I'm good & ready.
here's a shocker
McCain Donated To Schilling Charity After Endorsement
"If John McCain personally believed in Curt Schilling's charity it is one thing. It is another to ask people to give money to his candidacy and have it go to Curt Schilling's charity. The only way that makes sense is that he is paying for the endorsement, although they are apparently long time friends."
"If John McCain personally believed in Curt Schilling's charity it is one thing. It is another to ask people to give money to his candidacy and have it go to Curt Schilling's charity. The only way that makes sense is that he is paying for the endorsement, although they are apparently long time friends."
don't forget "unhinged"
"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine... He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MS
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MS
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Things That Suck (Special Ed.)
The New England Patriots.
Frauds.
I told you they would lose - just like I've been tellin' ya all year. And it all started with that game they should have lost against the Eagles and A.J. Feeley.
Tom Brady (pretty boy): can't win the big one. But hey, he was a 2nd stringer at Michigan.
Belichick: Loser. I guess the NFL wouldn't allow him to get a camera in the Giants huddle. Also, really classy leaving the field with 2 seconds to play.
Add NFL dynasties to the list of things that aren't what they used to be...
$6.8 Million Vanity Plate
The Rich have so much money now that they dare us to reach a point in our disgust of them that we start re-reading Marx...
The best comment from the story I just hypertexted at Digg from "Fixty":
Not even walking around everywhere with a bluetooth earpiece says douchbag as loudly as having a vanity plate. So to the soon-to-be proud owner of vanity plate numero uno all I can say is "yes, indeed you are number one... douche".
The best comment from the story I just hypertexted at Digg from "Fixty":
Not even walking around everywhere with a bluetooth earpiece says douchbag as loudly as having a vanity plate. So to the soon-to-be proud owner of vanity plate numero uno all I can say is "yes, indeed you are number one... douche".
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