Saturday, February 2, 2008
bad karma follows Smiff to San Diego
News item: The Padres are looking at having Mark Prior begin a rehab assignment in April and return to the majors in early May.
Friday, February 1, 2008
I suppose the steam coming off this puddle of goo is also caused by global warming
News item: The persistent and dramatic decline in the snowpack of many mountains in the West is caused primarily by human-induced global warming and is not the result of natural variability in weather patterns, researchers reported yesterday.
Using data collected over the past 50 years, the scientists confirmed that the mountains are getting more rain and less snow, that the snowpack is breaking up faster and that more rivers are running dry by summer.
The study, published online yesterday by the journal Science, looked at possible causes of the changes -- including natural variability in temperatures and precipitation, volcanic activity around the globe and climate change driven by the release of greenhouse gases. The researchers' computer models showed that climate change is clearly the explanation that best fits the data.
Using data collected over the past 50 years, the scientists confirmed that the mountains are getting more rain and less snow, that the snowpack is breaking up faster and that more rivers are running dry by summer.
The study, published online yesterday by the journal Science, looked at possible causes of the changes -- including natural variability in temperatures and precipitation, volcanic activity around the globe and climate change driven by the release of greenhouse gases. The researchers' computer models showed that climate change is clearly the explanation that best fits the data.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
yet annudder outrage
Have you heard Wal-Mart's minimum wage in Mexico? $0 per hour.
Right now, 19,000 teens aged 14 to 16 work as grocery baggers at Wal-Mart stores in Mexico. These teenagers wear Wal-Mart uniforms and service Wal-Mart customers, but Wal-Mart doesn't pay them.
In order to sidestep international labor laws, Wal-Mart calls them "volunteers," and forces them to work only for tips.
Right now, 19,000 teens aged 14 to 16 work as grocery baggers at Wal-Mart stores in Mexico. These teenagers wear Wal-Mart uniforms and service Wal-Mart customers, but Wal-Mart doesn't pay them.
In order to sidestep international labor laws, Wal-Mart calls them "volunteers," and forces them to work only for tips.
Expect "World is coming to an end" sized delays
LSD has SUUUCKED this whole month, and now this...
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Chicago area starting at 6 p.m., predicting that up to 7 inches of snow could fall by Friday morning.
A storm from the Southern Plains will begin moving into the Chicago area Thursday afternoon with snow flurries that are expected to intensify in the evening and overnight, meteorologist Stephen Rodriguez said.
The storm warming is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday for Cook, DuPage and Will Counties and other counties to the south. A snow advisory is in effect for northern counties, including McHenry, Lake and Kane.
Temperatures will remain in the upper 20s throughout the Thursday and drop into the lower 20s Thursday evening. Windchill factors and high winds will not be a concern, Rodriguez said.
Farther south, near Morris and Pontiac, up to a foot of snow is expected.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Chicago area starting at 6 p.m., predicting that up to 7 inches of snow could fall by Friday morning.
A storm from the Southern Plains will begin moving into the Chicago area Thursday afternoon with snow flurries that are expected to intensify in the evening and overnight, meteorologist Stephen Rodriguez said.
The storm warming is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday for Cook, DuPage and Will Counties and other counties to the south. A snow advisory is in effect for northern counties, including McHenry, Lake and Kane.
Temperatures will remain in the upper 20s throughout the Thursday and drop into the lower 20s Thursday evening. Windchill factors and high winds will not be a concern, Rodriguez said.
Farther south, near Morris and Pontiac, up to a foot of snow is expected.
now this is a tag team
Obama Is Latest To Receive Dated Pop-Cultural Endorsement
In a move that's sure to provide a boost to Obama's fortunes among time-travelling high school kids from the early 1980s, Hulk Hogan - professional wrestler and reality teevee divorcee - has backed the Illinois Senator on the the Jimmy Kimmel show. Hogan, in picking Obama, cited something about "cards" and how Obama doesn't judge people based upon "the way people dress," which makes sense, considering Hogan offered his support whilst clad in a shimmery piece of yellow Saran Wrap that looked like it was stolen off the set of Miami Vice.
In a move that's sure to provide a boost to Obama's fortunes among time-travelling high school kids from the early 1980s, Hulk Hogan - professional wrestler and reality teevee divorcee - has backed the Illinois Senator on the the Jimmy Kimmel show. Hogan, in picking Obama, cited something about "cards" and how Obama doesn't judge people based upon "the way people dress," which makes sense, considering Hogan offered his support whilst clad in a shimmery piece of yellow Saran Wrap that looked like it was stolen off the set of Miami Vice.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
finally, some good news
McCain Leads Obama by Six, Clinton by Eight
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Election 2008 shows Republican frontrunner Senator John McCain with single-digit leads over Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. McCain now leads Clinton 48% to 40%. He leads Barack Obama 47% to 41%.
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Election 2008 shows Republican frontrunner Senator John McCain with single-digit leads over Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. McCain now leads Clinton 48% to 40%. He leads Barack Obama 47% to 41%.
dere is annudder quagmire directly below dis one
News item: Four months after announcing troop reductions in Iraq, President Bush is now sending signals that the cuts may not continue past this summer...
News item: The U.S. military plans to boost the number of neighborhood outposts across the capital by more than 30 percent this year even as American forces begin to withdraw, the new commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad said Tuesday.
News item: The U.S. military plans to boost the number of neighborhood outposts across the capital by more than 30 percent this year even as American forces begin to withdraw, the new commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad said Tuesday.
Have you wondered how the Twins screwed this up?
The Twins traded P Johan Santana to the Mets for OF Carlos Gomez, P Phil Humber and minor league Ps Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.
Instead of deals that would have netted Philip Hughes and Melky Cabrera or Jacoby Ellsbury and Jon Lester, the Twins waited and ended up with this collection of nobodies, never-wuzzes and never-willbes. Really, take a look at Gomez's minor league record. It SUCKS. Guerra is 18 - chances he does anything in the majors? Think Dennis Kucinich. Humber: draft bust. And a Kevin? Can't trust 'em.
So who's to blame for this? The Twins GM is named Bill Smith. Nice going, Smiff.
Instead of deals that would have netted Philip Hughes and Melky Cabrera or Jacoby Ellsbury and Jon Lester, the Twins waited and ended up with this collection of nobodies, never-wuzzes and never-willbes. Really, take a look at Gomez's minor league record. It SUCKS. Guerra is 18 - chances he does anything in the majors? Think Dennis Kucinich. Humber: draft bust. And a Kevin? Can't trust 'em.
So who's to blame for this? The Twins GM is named Bill Smith. Nice going, Smiff.
Add art to the list of things that ain't what it used to be.
"Artist" Mary Carothers regarding her latest "artwork," a 1978 Chevy Nova frozen in a block of ice:
"We're redefining our processes of --"
Shut the fuck up.
"We're asking the public to think about freedom and power, to become aware --"
No. Really. SHUT THE FUCK UP.
http://www.frozencar.com/
"We're redefining our processes of --"
Shut the fuck up.
"We're asking the public to think about freedom and power, to become aware --"
No. Really. SHUT THE FUCK UP.
http://www.frozencar.com/
Can you imagine 4-8 years of this?
Sen. John McCain told a crowd of supporters on Sunday, “It’s a tough war we’re in. It’s not going to be over right away. There’s going to be other wars.” Offering more of his increasingly bleak “straight talk,” he repeated the claim: “I’m sorry to tell you, there’s going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars.”finally, some good news (cont'd)
Fox News Is in for a Very Rough 2008
"The point, instead, was... [t]o spell out that Fox News was nothing more than a Republican mouthpiece and that Democrats need not engage with the News Corp. giant."
Is that true? I hadn't noticed... shocking...
"The point, instead, was... [t]o spell out that Fox News was nothing more than a Republican mouthpiece and that Democrats need not engage with the News Corp. giant."
Is that true? I hadn't noticed... shocking...
What have these blood-thirsty man-eaters ever done for us anyway?
They'll rip your face off as much as look at ya...
Senators complain about delay in polar bear protection
...senators, i mean.
Senators complain about delay in polar bear protection
...senators, i mean.
East Coast asshole opens luxury hotel here
News item: Travelers who want to be the first to sleep at Donald Trump’s new Chicago hotel Wednesday will pay $325 to $1,425 for the privilege...
Those are the posted rates for the 339-room riverside inn, which will take on the city’s most expensive hotels, a group that includes the Peninsula and Four Seasons...
For $325 a night, a guest can stay in a 600-square-foot unit with a king-sized bed and a kitchen, according the hotel’s Web site. Guests who want more space can pay $1,425 for a 2,140-square-foot suite with two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room and lake view...
Those are the posted rates for the 339-room riverside inn, which will take on the city’s most expensive hotels, a group that includes the Peninsula and Four Seasons...
For $325 a night, a guest can stay in a 600-square-foot unit with a king-sized bed and a kitchen, according the hotel’s Web site. Guests who want more space can pay $1,425 for a 2,140-square-foot suite with two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room and lake view...
The state of your brain is dead.
2002: "The state of our union has never been stronger."
2003: "Our union is strong."
2004: "The state of our union is confident and strong."
2005: "The state of our union is confident and strong."
2006: "The state of our union is strong - and together we will make it stronger."
2007: "The state of our union is strong."
2008: "The state of our union will remain strong."
2003: "Our union is strong."
2004: "The state of our union is confident and strong."
2005: "The state of our union is confident and strong."
2006: "The state of our union is strong - and together we will make it stronger."
2007: "The state of our union is strong."
2008: "The state of our union will remain strong."
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