Following remarks made by Iceland's Olympic handball coach about the meaning of the sport, President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson told the international press that handball is a defining sport for the Icelandic people, equivalent to "the core of the national spirit".
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Guðmundur Þ. Guðmundsson, Iceland's handball coach, has been quoted in the international media as saying, "We have no army in Iceland, so it's with handball we fight for the recognition," following the country's victory against Argentina yesterday.
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"Handball, for us, has become not just a sport, but the core of the national spirit," Grimsson says. "Can anyone honestly say the same about any single U.S. Olympic team? No way. I’m here not just as a great fan of the team," says the Icelandic president, "but to also pay homage to what they’ve done."
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When asked for final thoughts before the impromptu interview's close, the president remarked, "My last word to the American audience is to start playing handball. It’s a fun game."
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
The all-time list of how poor suckers wound up here
Lattice of Coincidence ~ Search Keywords ~ All Time
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buckeyes suck 53
mets suck 46
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latticeofcoincidence.blogspot.com 22
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henry chase hager (who? - ed.) 12
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lattice of coincidence 382
fuck you 191
butcher 80
buckeyes suck 53
mets suck 46
angry polar bear 25
latticeofcoincidence.blogspot.com 22
blogger 20
nude recreation 13
henry chase hager (who? - ed.) 12
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
Further apologies to the poor suckers who ask themselves: "How did I wind up here?"
Lattice of Coincidence ~ Search Keywords ~ July 28 - Aug. 4
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constant flow of bullshit 2
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economic bullshit 1
ksu black squirrel student government 5
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constant flow of bullshit 2
latticeofcoincidence.blogspot.com 2
wide open lattice fence nude men 2
boner+nyc+subway 1
cat miss me 1
cat that gives the finger 1
economic bullshit 1
Friday, August 3, 2012
#YOOOOGE rematch of 2008 men's #Olympics #handball final tomorrow! #Iceland vs. France! @smiff was right! I've been remiss!
And it's not in the middle of the night this time! 1:30pm CST (God's Time)!
Four teams reach quarterfinals at Olympic handball
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Four teams reach quarterfinals at Olympic handball
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Another one of those little things we probably don't have to worry about (cont'd)
An avian flu that jumps from birds to mammals is killing New England's baby seals
Based on full genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, seal H3N8 descended from an avian strain that has been circulating in North American waterfowl since 2002, which implies recent transmission from wild birds to seals.
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Given these findings along with the long history of the spread of avian influenza to humans—most notably H1N1 and H5N1—seal H3N8 could pose a threat to public health.
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Based on full genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, seal H3N8 descended from an avian strain that has been circulating in North American waterfowl since 2002, which implies recent transmission from wild birds to seals.
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Given these findings along with the long history of the spread of avian influenza to humans—most notably H1N1 and H5N1—seal H3N8 could pose a threat to public health.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
No Edumacation for the Damned
In a brilliant move coninciding with the rough level of thought and discourse in this country, school vouchers in Louisiana, which may otherwise be used for religious education, cannot be used for Muslim religious education. And don't get me started on atheists - why they even need an education is beyond me - there's not even here for any reason anyway.
The article
The article
Monday, June 25, 2012
Why does the National Academy of, Like, Science and Shit hate America?
On the other hand, Kollyforniya isn't losing beachfront property, it's gaining saltwater marshland.
News item: Imaginary "rising sea levels" could "flood" San Francisco aeroport in a decade
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News item: Imaginary "rising sea levels" could "flood" San Francisco aeroport in a decade
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
I'm sure this is likewise little if anything to worry about: "Earth Is Headed for Disaster, Interdisciplinary Scientific Review Concludes"
Earth Is Headed for Disaster, Interdisciplinary Scientific Review Concludes
An interdisciplinary group of 22 scientists, combining paleontological evidence with ecological modeling, has concluded that the earth appears headed toward catastrophic and irreversible environmental changes.
Their report, in the June 7 issue of the journal Nature, describes an exponentially increasing rate of species extinctions, extreme climate fluctuations, and other threats that together risk a level of upheaval not seen since the large-scale extinctions 65 million years ago that killed off the dinosaurs.
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Their conclusion is that the damaging effects, when combined, appear even worse than each of the experts has seen in his or her own field, Mr. Barnosky said. "These are all driving forces that in fact are greater than what we saw in the past," he said.
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But for others, the warning contained in the Berkeley-led report may not be strong enough. "I suspect it's a little too optimistic," said Paul R. Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Stanford University known for his 1968 book The Population Bomb.
Mr. Ehrlich said he foresees a series of dire threats to humanity, many virtually untouched by political leaders, including climate change, water shortages, and the widespread use of man-made toxins. Even a single repercussion of one of those, such as water scarcity leading to nuclear war between India and Pakistan, could devastate populations worldwide, he said.
"Generally the scientific community has spoken many times," Mr. Ehrlich said, "but nobody's paying any attention."
An interdisciplinary group of 22 scientists, combining paleontological evidence with ecological modeling, has concluded that the earth appears headed toward catastrophic and irreversible environmental changes.
Their report, in the June 7 issue of the journal Nature, describes an exponentially increasing rate of species extinctions, extreme climate fluctuations, and other threats that together risk a level of upheaval not seen since the large-scale extinctions 65 million years ago that killed off the dinosaurs.
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Their conclusion is that the damaging effects, when combined, appear even worse than each of the experts has seen in his or her own field, Mr. Barnosky said. "These are all driving forces that in fact are greater than what we saw in the past," he said.
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But for others, the warning contained in the Berkeley-led report may not be strong enough. "I suspect it's a little too optimistic," said Paul R. Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Stanford University known for his 1968 book The Population Bomb.
Mr. Ehrlich said he foresees a series of dire threats to humanity, many virtually untouched by political leaders, including climate change, water shortages, and the widespread use of man-made toxins. Even a single repercussion of one of those, such as water scarcity leading to nuclear war between India and Pakistan, could devastate populations worldwide, he said.
"Generally the scientific community has spoken many times," Mr. Ehrlich said, "but nobody's paying any attention."
This is probably nothing to worry about (cont'd), or, They can have my incandescent light bulb when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers
Climate Scientists Lament a Nation Stuck on the Wrong Debate
The global warming debate in Congress, the states and on the campaign trail centers on two issues: Is Earth warming, and if so are humans to blame?
But ask most climate scientists, and they'll tell you that these are the only questions not in dispute. Climate change is a matter of how bad and by when, they'll say -— not whether.
Actually, I have a different question: Why are the collectivists trying to collect all my favorite light bulbs?
House votes to block enforcement of energy efficient light bulb standards
Thank God there are still a few defenders of liberty willing to stand up to Uncle Bo and his Stasi Brownshirt redistributors.
And quit worrying about our grandkids -- they'll thank us later, when they're raking in the dough at the Railsplitter Pineapple Co. (DON'T USE THAT! I haven't trademarked it yet!)
There are about 874,000 Google hits for "redistributor in chief," by the way.
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The global warming debate in Congress, the states and on the campaign trail centers on two issues: Is Earth warming, and if so are humans to blame?
But ask most climate scientists, and they'll tell you that these are the only questions not in dispute. Climate change is a matter of how bad and by when, they'll say -— not whether.
Actually, I have a different question: Why are the collectivists trying to collect all my favorite light bulbs?
House votes to block enforcement of energy efficient light bulb standards
Thank God there are still a few defenders of liberty willing to stand up to Uncle Bo and his Stasi Brownshirt redistributors.
And quit worrying about our grandkids -- they'll thank us later, when they're raking in the dough at the Railsplitter Pineapple Co. (DON'T USE THAT! I haven't trademarked it yet!)
There are about 874,000 Google hits for "redistributor in chief," by the way.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Al Qaeda's number two: Kill him again, for the first time
I think it's the second time in just the last couple of weeks that we did this. Fine with me. This guy is such a phokking prick, I'm totally ok with killing him over and over again.
News item: U.S. strike killed al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader
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News item: U.S. strike killed al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Hiney Bird Alert: Some Syracuse grad on Yahoo who never played the game calls Hawk an "imbalanced wingnut"
"Now, if Hawk Harrelson knew any of this – if this announcer in the American League knew anything about the game of baseball – he would understand that in fact Mark Wegner had done the right thing."
Ooooooooh.
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Ooooooooh.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
This is probably nothing to worry about (cont'd), or, Why does science hate America?, or, Perpetrators of most elaborate hoax ever going to ever more elaborate lengths to perpetrate hoax (cont'd)
Warming gas levels hit 'troubling milestone' (new team name?)
"It's been at least 800,000 years — probably more — since Earth saw carbon dioxide levels in the 400s, Butler and other climate scientists said."
Well then, I'd say this was overdue.
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"It's been at least 800,000 years — probably more — since Earth saw carbon dioxide levels in the 400s, Butler and other climate scientists said."
Well then, I'd say this was overdue.
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