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Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Trilobite report evolution going great
yes, it's the Onion..
One of their "biggest headlines" of the last few billion years.
Cute Links of the day
Animator vs Animation
headsup Col Updraft
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and this one is adorable:
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altogether now, folks:
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
headsup Col Updraft
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and this one is adorable:
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altogether now, folks:
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
UH OH
QuidPleura?Blog
visits the Rivendell Condos in Ocean Park MD, and
takes a peek behind The Hobbit Restaurant...and then notices something:
UH OH:
visits the Rivendell Condos in Ocean Park MD, and
takes a peek behind The Hobbit Restaurant...and then notices something:
UH OH:
Run, fat hobbitses! It’s a cookbook! It’s a cookbook!
Sad news of the day
Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Albay province at dawn on Tuesday. (Nelson Salting/Associated Press)Mayon volcano was predicted to sputter along for a couple of months, but now two growing lava domes make scientists worry that it will have a "big bang" explosion...and more families are in danger if it rains and causes mudslides...
30thousand evacuated so far, twice that many will be evacuated if things get bad.
There goes the tomato harvest...but 70 farmers were killed in the last eruption trying to work on fields, so the gov't is being cautious.
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Bah Humbug...government here says no street caroling by kids and no "Merry Christmas" at the airport, because people might think you're asking for a tip.
Their excuse is that people "exploit" street children to beg, but actually a lot of mountain farmers have a yearly Christmas trip to Manila to increase their income by begging, and they are blocking traffic. Their romantic looking lifestyle at home is in reality a hard life of poverty, because farming and fishing traditionally won't sustain the increasing population or compete with globalization LINK LINK
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Violence in Zimbabwe's 2008 election included systematic rape of women in the opposition party..
Doesn't stop Mugabe and friends from being wined and dined in Copenhagen...Grace needs to shop, after all...
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Gateway Pundit is documenting a scandal called "Fistgate" don't ask for details here, it's X rated, and Massachusetts parents have been up in arms against it for years...
LINK LINK2 link3
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And the really really sad news of the day
Hello Kitty got a ticket...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Recipes Recipes
The Stephanie Plum/Evanovich fansite has recipes for junk food for people from Jersey.
from the webpage:
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
3 eggs
1 cup of flour
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 tablespoons unsweetened pineapple juice
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup brown sugar
Unsweetened pineapple slices
Melt the butter in a nine inch pie plate. Dump brown sugar into the plate and mash with a fork until it's all mixed with the melted butter and covers the bottom of the plate. Arrange pineapple slices on bottom of plate in single layer. Mix eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder and pineapple juice by hand in a small bowl until smooth. Pour mixture over pineapple slices. Bake in a 350 degree oven until a pick comes out clean (maybe 30-45 min.) Remove cake from oven and set on rack for a couple minutes. Put cake plate over the hot cake in the pie plate and CAREFULLY but quickly turn the pie plate upside down. Remove pie plate and let cake cool to room temperature. Pineapple slices should be on top! (If you let the cake cool in the pie plate you'll NEVER get it out). When cool spread lots of globs of whipped cream on it ...the real stuff, none of that fake stuff in a can! Eat too much.
I used to make it for my kids all the time, but I used a box of yellow cake mix to make the cake part.
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Peachie has an easy way to make Pork Caldereta at Youtube:
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and from My Colombian Recipe Blog: This link is to a recipe for Pizza Colombiano
What, you never had pizza with avocado and cilantro? Shame on you....
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contrast and compare to Pinoy Pizza: one way to use your mango, pineapple, and chicken Lechon leftovers.
from the webpage:
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
3 eggs
1 cup of flour
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 tablespoons unsweetened pineapple juice
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup brown sugar
Unsweetened pineapple slices
Melt the butter in a nine inch pie plate. Dump brown sugar into the plate and mash with a fork until it's all mixed with the melted butter and covers the bottom of the plate. Arrange pineapple slices on bottom of plate in single layer. Mix eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder and pineapple juice by hand in a small bowl until smooth. Pour mixture over pineapple slices. Bake in a 350 degree oven until a pick comes out clean (maybe 30-45 min.) Remove cake from oven and set on rack for a couple minutes. Put cake plate over the hot cake in the pie plate and CAREFULLY but quickly turn the pie plate upside down. Remove pie plate and let cake cool to room temperature. Pineapple slices should be on top! (If you let the cake cool in the pie plate you'll NEVER get it out). When cool spread lots of globs of whipped cream on it ...the real stuff, none of that fake stuff in a can! Eat too much.
I used to make it for my kids all the time, but I used a box of yellow cake mix to make the cake part.
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Peachie has an easy way to make Pork Caldereta at Youtube:
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and from My Colombian Recipe Blog: This link is to a recipe for Pizza Colombiano
What, you never had pizza with avocado and cilantro? Shame on you....
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contrast and compare to Pinoy Pizza: one way to use your mango, pineapple, and chicken Lechon leftovers.
Insomnia download of the day
Having trouble sleeping?
Just play a selection from Herodotus' Histories, and voila, instant sleep.
And if you still can't sleep, at least you will find out all about the Persian wars.
They also have an audio download of the children's book A Dog of Flanders.
or you can watch it on YouTube or Viddler
or if you prefer, the 1960 version is at youtube too.
Just play a selection from Herodotus' Histories, and voila, instant sleep.
And if you still can't sleep, at least you will find out all about the Persian wars.
They also have an audio download of the children's book A Dog of Flanders.
or you can watch it on YouTube or Viddler
or if you prefer, the 1960 version is at youtube too.
Podcast of the day
at the FreeLibrary of Phila...TerryTeachout discusses the life of Louis Armstrong.
and here is Louis in action
and here is Louis in action
Headlines below the fold
Arms dealer upset his guns were used for killing...
"I thought I was on the side of the good guys"
Guess he never heard of "extrajudicial killings"...
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Anti HIV gel, like condoms doesn't work in Africa to lower HIV rates...
CWN questions if it was ethical to have a placebo used in the study...since earlier studies hinted the gel cut the HIV rate down by 30percent.
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Audi Executive says electric cars are a sham, and diesel engines are the way to go.
In the States, the Audi A3 TDI is one of two clean diesels sold by the company. The A3 TDI won green car of the year honors at the 2009 LA Auto Show.
Well, that is true here, at least...and if worse comes to worse, biodiesel could be made locally.
and I worry about the ecological implications of throwing away all those batteries...
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MP3 players will soon have legal limits to how loud they can be played.
Actually, my MP3 players already only can go to 100 db...so Lolo can't use them to listen to music.
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Simbang Gabi starts today...
I persuaded Lolo that getting up every day at 3 am was too much, but our church has a 5 pm mass for those who want to make the novena but can't get up early.
"I thought I was on the side of the good guys"
Guess he never heard of "extrajudicial killings"...
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Anti HIV gel, like condoms doesn't work in Africa to lower HIV rates...
CWN questions if it was ethical to have a placebo used in the study...since earlier studies hinted the gel cut the HIV rate down by 30percent.
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Audi Executive says electric cars are a sham, and diesel engines are the way to go.
In the States, the Audi A3 TDI is one of two clean diesels sold by the company. The A3 TDI won green car of the year honors at the 2009 LA Auto Show.
Well, that is true here, at least...and if worse comes to worse, biodiesel could be made locally.
and I worry about the ecological implications of throwing away all those batteries...
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MP3 players will soon have legal limits to how loud they can be played.
Actually, my MP3 players already only can go to 100 db...so Lolo can't use them to listen to music.
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Simbang Gabi starts today...
I persuaded Lolo that getting up every day at 3 am was too much, but our church has a 5 pm mass for those who want to make the novena but can't get up early.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Santa Lucia
RectaRatioBlog notes that Sunday celebrated the feast of St. Lucy, the patroness of the blind. In Catholic churches, the saints and statues all have a "hint" to tell you who they are. Well, since St Lucy had her eyes put out before she was martyred, she usually carries a tray with eyeballs on it so you know it's her, not St. Agnes (who usually carries a lamb).
The legend is that prior to being martyred she wore candles on her head so she could carry more supplies when she traveled through the dungeons to bring bread to those imprisoned for their faith. So the Swedish custom is for a girl to do the same. Often there are processions of girls, one with the crown, and others with a single candle..
On St. Lucy's Day
each year by tradition one of the daughters of the family is chosen to be St. Lucy. She gets up early and takes coffee and 'Lucia' buns (Saffronsbrod) to the rest of the family who are still in bed. She dresses in a white robe with a scarlet sash and wears on her head a crown of green leaves with five candles in it.
The traditional bun is a Lussekat, (St. Lucy's Cat) or Saffron bun.
Rectaratio has the recipe HERE.
The legend is that prior to being martyred she wore candles on her head so she could carry more supplies when she traveled through the dungeons to bring bread to those imprisoned for their faith. So the Swedish custom is for a girl to do the same. Often there are processions of girls, one with the crown, and others with a single candle..
On St. Lucy's Day
each year by tradition one of the daughters of the family is chosen to be St. Lucy. She gets up early and takes coffee and 'Lucia' buns (Saffronsbrod) to the rest of the family who are still in bed. She dresses in a white robe with a scarlet sash and wears on her head a crown of green leaves with five candles in it.The traditional bun is a Lussekat, (St. Lucy's Cat) or Saffron bun.
Rectaratio has the recipe HERE.
Gift Item of the day
SteriPen, a new portable water purifier that uses ultraviolet instead of chemicals to kill germs...
StrategyPage says soldiers can now officially use it...
I like their headlines:
Light The Little Suckers Up And Watch Them Die
The SteriPen uses ultraviolet light to kill all microbes in water. The battery powered device weighs 4.5 ounces (189g) and is 7.3 inches (18.6cm) long. It takes 48 seconds to clean half a liter (16 ounces) of water (and 90 seconds for a liter). Just stick the probe in the water, press the button and watch the countdown timer.
Sounds a bit faster than the old fashioned ceramic.terracotta jug sterilizer we used to use before Lolo dug his deep well.
StrategyPage says soldiers can now officially use it...
I like their headlines:
Light The Little Suckers Up And Watch Them Die
The SteriPen uses ultraviolet light to kill all microbes in water. The battery powered device weighs 4.5 ounces (189g) and is 7.3 inches (18.6cm) long. It takes 48 seconds to clean half a liter (16 ounces) of water (and 90 seconds for a liter). Just stick the probe in the water, press the button and watch the countdown timer.
Sounds a bit faster than the old fashioned ceramic.terracotta jug sterilizer we used to use before Lolo dug his deep well.
More bad news for the Philippines
There goes the Mayon Volcano
it's in Luzon but far south of Manila, so no threat to us here.
it's in Luzon but far south of Manila, so no threat to us here.
Stuff below the fold: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The Good:
Muelmar Magallanes, the Hero who saved 30 lives from drowning in the typhoon floods here has been honored by locals giving donations to build his family a new house...
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The Bad:
Some of the illegal guns owned by the Ampatuan clan were gifts from other politicians...and are types that are not allowed to be owned privately
The Ugly:
Instapundit links to a site that claims: TIME FOR A sexual bill of rights...
Actually, Aristophanes satirized that idea 2500 years ago, and it wasn't pretty...
...altogether now: PaulVI was right...
Muelmar Magallanes, the Hero who saved 30 lives from drowning in the typhoon floods here has been honored by locals giving donations to build his family a new house...
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The Bad:
Some of the illegal guns owned by the Ampatuan clan were gifts from other politicians...and are types that are not allowed to be owned privately
"...(Defense Secrtary) Gonzales said the clan’s patriarch, Andal Ampatuan Sr., would often ask for firearms in exchange for the favors that he and his family provided to other politicians..."
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Instapundit links to a site that claims: TIME FOR A sexual bill of rights...
Actually, Aristophanes satirized that idea 2500 years ago, and it wasn't pretty...
...altogether now: PaulVI was right...
Monday, December 14, 2009
Falafel
I just put a book review of "Going Rogue" up at BNN...
One of the harshest criticism in the book is when she calls someone a "falafel lady".
I was going to say we don't have falafel here in the Philippines, but last week, I noticed a vendor at the mall selling pita stuffed sandwiches...didn't check if they include hummus, but they looked good... so I guess we are really sophisticated here in the Provinces now.
But if you need a recipe on how to make falafel, check HERE.
One of the harshest criticism in the book is when she calls someone a "falafel lady".
I was going to say we don't have falafel here in the Philippines, but last week, I noticed a vendor at the mall selling pita stuffed sandwiches...didn't check if they include hummus, but they looked good... so I guess we are really sophisticated here in the Provinces now.
But if you need a recipe on how to make falafel, check HERE.
Stuff below the fold
Prague Radio remembers "Silver Sunday" and the persecution of the church under communism.
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Could an ingredient found in marigolds help macular degeneration?
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A visitor has photos of Kasgar, in far western China.
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Maine National Guard will visit home for Christmas before going to Afghanistan, thanks to Steven King and his wife.
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A Mobius strip cut will produce a mathematically correct bagel.
cream cheese optional.
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photo by lukechanchan
the happiest food picture of the day from Epicute, who adds:
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Could an ingredient found in marigolds help macular degeneration?
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A visitor has photos of Kasgar, in far western China.
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Maine National Guard will visit home for Christmas before going to Afghanistan, thanks to Steven King and his wife.
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A Mobius strip cut will produce a mathematically correct bagel.cream cheese optional.
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photo by lukechanchan
the happiest food picture of the day from Epicute, who adds:
And if that’s not enough cute for you, try this. Followed with a bite of this. And maybe two of these. Oh, and maybe this. Yknow, just for good measure.
Hero Rats
"...The idea occurred to Weegens as he realized that rats were both easy to train and had an excellent sense of smell...He founded APOPO, which is a non-profit organization, the aim of which is to train up African Giant Pouched Rats and to deploy them in the field. Not only would the rats be a cheaper alternative to mine clearance methods already in use – he figured that they would be considerably more efficient as well. ...The rats move up and down an area the size of a squash court and when they locate a mine they usually sit still and scratch themselves. After that the mines can be detonated by their human helpers.
headsup NotCot
Image Credit
Headlines below the fold
Our lovely president Gloria was absent for much of the discussion on Martial Law, and older news stories say she is supposed to go to Copenhagen with the Philippine delegation...what gives?
GMATV reports she has been in the hospital "for a checkup"...the last time this happened, she had a biopsy of a breast and groin lump, and sarcastic stories leaked she was just getting her breast implants changed.
She is in our prayers...
GMATV reports she has been in the hospital "for a checkup"...the last time this happened, she had a biopsy of a breast and groin lump, and sarcastic stories leaked she was just getting her breast implants changed.
She is in our prayers...
How to do CPR
To do proper CPR, you have to do it fast enough to keep the blood pressure up but slow enough for the heart to refill with blood between beats.
So how to learn the proper rate without a metronome? sing a song to get it right. And scientists say it works:
Their findings, published online in the British Medical Journal, confirmed Nellie – already used by some trainers – was the more effective song...
the problem? The song might distract those doing CPR, so the scientists
..called for research into other songs that might work, including Another One Bites the Dust by Queen or Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus.
A previous study by the University of Illionois medical school found the Bee Gees disco anthem Stayin' Alive was, at 103 beats per minute, close to the ideal rhythm.
So how to learn the proper rate without a metronome? sing a song to get it right. And scientists say it works:
Their findings, published online in the British Medical Journal, confirmed Nellie – already used by some trainers – was the more effective song...
the problem? The song might distract those doing CPR, so the scientists
..called for research into other songs that might work, including Another One Bites the Dust by Queen or Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus.
A previous study by the University of Illionois medical school found the Bee Gees disco anthem Stayin' Alive was, at 103 beats per minute, close to the ideal rhythm.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
King William V?
The UKMail notes:
Another censored section, stressing the key role for William, says that ‘from next year, it is expected that HRH The Prince William will spend a significant part of his time on official engagements . . . we need to put the necessary provisions in place in anticipation of that’.
The leak will add to speculation that the Queen believes William, rather than Charles, represents the best long-term interests of the monarchy
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1235375/Prince-William-share-Queens-duties-Treasury-document-reveals-secret-plan-make-Shadow-King.html#ixzz0ZYpsvec0
(headsup Cacciaguida)
News you can Use
Quirky Signs at DRB blog...
I don't know about the other signs, but this one is real: Moon township is near the Pittsburgh Airport.
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Podcast on history of santa HERE.
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British schoolboy suspended for selling....ordinary potato chips to students.
related item:
I don't know about the other signs, but this one is real: Moon township is near the Pittsburgh Airport.
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Podcast on history of santa HERE.
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British schoolboy suspended for selling....ordinary potato chips to students.
related item:
Frosty the NanoSnowman
the world's smallest snowman, measuring just 0.01mm across - one fifth of the width of the average human hair.
GIve me money
from the Politico, a US political website.
COPENHAGEN –Iranian Prime Minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe plan to address negotiators at international climate talks in Copenhagen next week.
The three leaders are listed in a line-up of more than 180 government officials published in a United Nations schedule of speakers. Each head of state will have up to three minutes to address roughly 700 delegates, reporter, observers and civil society groups....
but guess where the money is going?
Red Cross is asking for $32 million for food aid to the poor who can't afford to buy food in Zimbabwe.
But Zim is sending two delegations to Copenhagen...
"Robert Mugabe will next week take a 59-member delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark, while Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's delegation will comprise 19 people putting a further strain on the country's financial resources....
This comes at a time when Finance minister, Tendai Biti, when presenting the 2010 budget decried the country's total expenditure on foreign trips which was put at US$28 million at the end of November..."
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Playstation into Supercomputer
From StrategyPage:
The Cell Processor on the PlayStation 3 (PS 3) is also a GPU, and that GPU alone was used to built several of the fastest supercomputers on the planet. But military researchers were quick to note that some versions of the PS 3 could be tweaked to run Linux, and the software required to produce supercomputer results from the PS 3s Cell processor. Since the PS 3 is sold below cost (so buyers will purchase lots of very profitable games), the U.S. military has bought thousands of PS 3s and used them as inexpensive supercomputers.
The Cell Processor on the PlayStation 3 (PS 3) is also a GPU, and that GPU alone was used to built several of the fastest supercomputers on the planet. But military researchers were quick to note that some versions of the PS 3 could be tweaked to run Linux, and the software required to produce supercomputer results from the PS 3s Cell processor. Since the PS 3 is sold below cost (so buyers will purchase lots of very profitable games), the U.S. military has bought thousands of PS 3s and used them as inexpensive supercomputers.
Flowers
Evergreen trees and mistletoe are used to decorate for Christmas season, but the Hallowed Yew is a lesser known evergreen that has positive and negative folklore associations: as the Tree of life, because it is an evergreen, and as a tree of death, associated with the Roman Furies, because it is so poisonous.
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The world's smallest Orchid...discovered by accident.
more orchid photos HERE
Photograph courtesy Lou Jost at NatGeo
Friday, December 11, 2009
Stuff below the fold
ImprobableResearchBlog reports:
"Two of this year’s crop of Ig Nobel Prize winners are among the “noteworthy notions of 2009″ celebrated in the New York Times Magazine’s “Year in Ideas” feature.... Cows With Names Make More Milk and Empty Beer Bottles Make Better Weapons."
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Problems of storing energy is discussed with Congress.
One underdiscussed problem of "Green" wind and solar power is that they need to be stored to be useful.
Related article: Bacteria make liquid fuel.
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Harry at AICN loves "The Lovely Bones" but not "2012"...
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What has women's education and the pill have to do with defeating Islamic terrorism?
StrategyPage explains.
Spengler agrees.
it is a complicated mix of modernity and culture change, and both articles are worth reading.
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The Trouble with Tatoos...
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Free Online Chinese phrase book.
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"Two of this year’s crop of Ig Nobel Prize winners are among the “noteworthy notions of 2009″ celebrated in the New York Times Magazine’s “Year in Ideas” feature.... Cows With Names Make More Milk and Empty Beer Bottles Make Better Weapons."
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Problems of storing energy is discussed with Congress.
One underdiscussed problem of "Green" wind and solar power is that they need to be stored to be useful.
Related article: Bacteria make liquid fuel.
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Harry at AICN loves "The Lovely Bones" but not "2012"...
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What has women's education and the pill have to do with defeating Islamic terrorism?
StrategyPage explains.
Spengler agrees.
it is a complicated mix of modernity and culture change, and both articles are worth reading.
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The Trouble with Tatoos...
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Free Online Chinese phrase book.
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Quote of the day
'Mr. Winston Churchill, sir, to what do you attribute your success in life?' and he said without hesitating: 'Economy of effort. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down.'
Science headlines of the week
Illegal Philippine kidney sales by the poor are down, after an effort to stop the exploitation of the poor, but now the government hopes to encourage cadavar organ donations, which are rare.
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54 Children in Nigeria die, poisoned by "contaminated" medicine.
Uh, when the medicine contains 17%--21% DEG by weight it's not contamination, it's criminal fraud. More HERE and HERE
it's not the only poison in third world products: The Manila Bulletin reports high lead content in Filippine paint.
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New clay tablets may shed light on Assyrian Empire, who moved huge numbers of people around to stay in power
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Population bomb redux by global warming priesthood.
Author points to China's oppressive "one child" policy as the reason for their prosperity, but fails to notice India's growing prosperity. Economies compared HERE.
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"MiniTransplant" of donor matched blood forming stem cells from peripheral blood could help Sickle Cell Disease.
And Skin stem cells act like "embryonic stem cells" and can be programed to make fat, skin and nerves.
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Hops lower your risk of prostate cancer.
Bad news:you need to drink 17 beers a day
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Nobel Prizes to to a record five women this year.
now, if they only would award it to Rosalind Franklinposthumously...
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and the Science Headline of the day:
Abstaining Boobies Get "Sexier"
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54 Children in Nigeria die, poisoned by "contaminated" medicine.
Uh, when the medicine contains 17%--21% DEG by weight it's not contamination, it's criminal fraud. More HERE and HERE
it's not the only poison in third world products: The Manila Bulletin reports high lead content in Filippine paint.
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New clay tablets may shed light on Assyrian Empire, who moved huge numbers of people around to stay in power
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Population bomb redux by global warming priesthood.
Author points to China's oppressive "one child" policy as the reason for their prosperity, but fails to notice India's growing prosperity. Economies compared HERE.
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"MiniTransplant" of donor matched blood forming stem cells from peripheral blood could help Sickle Cell Disease.
And Skin stem cells act like "embryonic stem cells" and can be programed to make fat, skin and nerves.
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Hops lower your risk of prostate cancer.
Bad news:you need to drink 17 beers a day
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Nobel Prizes to to a record five women this year.
now, if they only would award it to Rosalind Franklinposthumously...
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and the Science Headline of the day:
Abstaining Boobies Get "Sexier"
Headline of the day
Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times
President Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize.
Heh...his speech is even praised by SarahBaracuda.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Surf's up!
Can't afford to come to Boracay?
Well, just catch the wave near your home.
Surf Alaska!
the trick is having the right clothing and equipment.
Well, just catch the wave near your home.
Surf Alaska!
the trick is having the right clothing and equipment.
Musical interlude for the day (taketwo)
I usually only post one musical video on a day, but this was so lovely I had to share it...
headsup via theAnchoressBlog
For Christians, it is the season of Advent, the time of long waiting and trust that joy will return. It is also the season of the pregnant Mary, traveling wearily but knowing she carries Hope inside.
Podcasts of the week
Bishop Sheen's lectures are available on line.
His flowery way of talking is now out of style, but in the 1950's his TV show had almost as many fans as Uncle Milty.
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Peter Kreeft has a new lecture on line about Screenwriting.
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TCM podcasts discusses vintage films.
December Vodcast:
His flowery way of talking is now out of style, but in the 1950's his TV show had almost as many fans as Uncle Milty.
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Peter Kreeft has a new lecture on line about Screenwriting.
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TCM podcasts discusses vintage films.
December Vodcast:
More sad news
The US Senate will fund abortion...not in the headlines, of course...if the bill passes, probably later we will see it imposed on doctors and hospitals when guidelines impose it as routine "preventive medicine".
And since Obama removed the conscience rules to protect the jobs of health care providers, you can see what is coming.
the alternative is to defeat the bill...presumably the bishops are on this, but don't expect the MSM to report it to you.
And since Obama removed the conscience rules to protect the jobs of health care providers, you can see what is coming.
the alternative is to defeat the bill...presumably the bishops are on this, but don't expect the MSM to report it to you.
Anyone out there care?
North Korea is starving. They have plenty of money for bombs and weapons, and deny the problem...and won't let outsiders in to feed their people.
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Stranger and stranger
As Maguindanao is under martial law, things are getting stranger and stranger.
More and more weapons are being found that weren't issued to local militias:
On Tuesday night, missiles and ammunition with sufficient power to obliterate a small town were found by soldiers in a huge warehouse allegedly owned by Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr.
The missiles, including “illuminating rockets,” were stashed between two concrete walls of a storage area just a few meters from the province’s main public market in Barangay San Sebastian.
and although human rights lawyers are opposed to martial law in the area, the safety is allowing witnesses to other murders to come forth: estimate 200 people killed, mostly peasants...
“Everybody was aware (of the killings), but they have been tolerated,” De Lima added. “That is why we want full accountability now. The years of tolerance and neglect are over.”
De Lima said independent forensic experts deputized by her agency would begin excavating two alleged “killing fields” in the next two weeks.
More and more weapons are being found that weren't issued to local militias:
On Tuesday night, missiles and ammunition with sufficient power to obliterate a small town were found by soldiers in a huge warehouse allegedly owned by Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr.
The missiles, including “illuminating rockets,” were stashed between two concrete walls of a storage area just a few meters from the province’s main public market in Barangay San Sebastian.
and although human rights lawyers are opposed to martial law in the area, the safety is allowing witnesses to other murders to come forth: estimate 200 people killed, mostly peasants...
“Everybody was aware (of the killings), but they have been tolerated,” De Lima added. “That is why we want full accountability now. The years of tolerance and neglect are over.”
De Lima said independent forensic experts deputized by her agency would begin excavating two alleged “killing fields” in the next two weeks.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Palin watch
An editorial in the WaPost?
And a good review in the NYTimes?
What's next? Letting Hillary do something important as Secretary of state rather than sidelining her into trivial matters such as telling African leaders she is against rape and corruption?
Hmmm...Hillary vs Sarah in 2012...sounds good to me.
Headlines below the fold
Photo AFP/GettyIranian police "clash with protesters"...204 arrested....and protests are continuing.
LATimes says:
The protests received wide international coverage despite a government ban on foreign media and large-scale filtering of websites and the shutting down of some telecommunications services.
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Thousands of voter ID's found buried in the ground with the illegal weapons of the Ampatuan's private militia.
Gee, wonder what they're doing there...
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Russia planning to seed clouds...
China's military has a lot of experience with weather modification methods.
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Clan behind massacre in the Philippines probably was behind 200 other "extrajudicial killings".
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The US Government misused Native American trust funds for years.
After 13 years of suing, they have settled for a measly three billion dollars.
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The UKTelegraph:
The Plain English Campaign has announced the winners of its Golden Bull award for incomprehensible gobbledegook...
shortest example:
American Airlines
'Property Irregularity Receipt'
Translation: We lost your luggage.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Hate crime
The dance/song "Hokey pokey" is being proposed as hate speech in Scotland...
(reference is to "hocus pocus" an anti Catholic taunt).
and here are some bonny Scots showing how it is done:
Bundanoon Highland Gathering 2007
Instructions on how to do the dance are found HERE.
(reference is to "hocus pocus" an anti Catholic taunt).
and here are some bonny Scots showing how it is done:
Bundanoon Highland Gathering 2007
Instructions on how to do the dance are found HERE.
Get out the sweaters.
It's 11 degrees C (50 F) in Baguio...and here it hit 19C (65F)...
The coldest it has been since 1962.
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Signal one in central Philippines...
And 519 passengers okay after ship collision.
The coldest it has been since 1962.
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Signal one in central Philippines...
And 519 passengers okay after ship collision.
Pacific war started today
The Japanese war against China had been going on for years, but today marks the day when Pearl Harbor and Manila were attacked, and the war in the Pacific started.
Rememberances: A sailor at Pearl Harbor, a US civilian in Manila, and a NewMexico National Guardsman defending Manila.
Ironically, although the attack resulted in thousands of Filipinos who fought against the Japanese dying in the death march, and the occupation of the country, the news papers have little about it today (Dec 8 was when Manila was attacked).
Rememberances: A sailor at Pearl Harbor, a US civilian in Manila, and a NewMexico National Guardsman defending Manila.
Ironically, although the attack resulted in thousands of Filipinos who fought against the Japanese dying in the death march, and the occupation of the country, the news papers have little about it today (Dec 8 was when Manila was attacked).
Craft item of the day
EHOW has instructions on how to make the flying paper lanterns...
I suspect they would be a fire hazard in much of the US, but in Asia no one seems to worry about this.
Here is a video of the Loi Krahtong festival in Thailand:
I suspect they would be a fire hazard in much of the US, but in Asia no one seems to worry about this.
Here is a video of the Loi Krahtong festival in Thailand:
Paper lanturns
Indonesian gets in Guinness book of records for releasing the most paper lanterns.
Freedom Faithnet Global said it organised the lantern release as a symbol of hope and prayer as part of annual celebrations.
Photo EPA:
Skylanterns are a Chinese custom (I've never seen it here in the Philippines)
They are usually released at various festivals.
Monday, December 07, 2009
Trying to block Erap
Someone is trying to block Erap's run for the presidency...
We know nothing....nothing...says GMA's spokesman.
First they'll try to block it in comelec, then in the Supreme court.
If he runs, he would win in our area...and split the vote against NoyNoy.
We know nothing....nothing...says GMA's spokesman.
First they'll try to block it in comelec, then in the Supreme court.
If he runs, he would win in our area...and split the vote against NoyNoy.
Mapping history
One of the problems with listening to podcasts of university lectures on history is the lack of maps. Books I can usually find on line but maps and how things fit together, I have problems.
But University of Oregon has flash interactive maps that really help.
But University of Oregon has flash interactive maps that really help.
Stories that make you sad
Sad:Richard Antoun,Anthropology professor at NYUBinghamton murdered by a Saudi Graduate student...he was a professor of comparative religion, and author of the book: Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Muslim and Jewish Movements...\
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Things that make you go "HUH?"
from StrategyPage:
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E-mails that rocked climate change campaign leaked from Siberian 'closed city' university built by KGB...
An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has discovered that the explosive hacked emails from the University of East Anglia were leaked via a small web server in the formerly closed city of Tomsk in Siberia....
Russia – one of the world’s largest producers and users of oil and gas – has a vested interest in opposing sweeping new agreements to cut emissions, which will be discussed by world leaders in Copenhagen tomorrow.
December 1, 2009: A Russian rocket put another American communications satellite into orbit. The 2.5 ton bird carries 22 transponders and will replace a worn out Intelsat telecommunications satellite. The reliability, and lower prices, of Russian satellite launches have been one bright spot in the once mighty Russian defense industries.
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E-mails that rocked climate change campaign leaked from Siberian 'closed city' university built by KGB...
An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has discovered that the explosive hacked emails from the University of East Anglia were leaked via a small web server in the formerly closed city of Tomsk in Siberia....
Russia – one of the world’s largest producers and users of oil and gas – has a vested interest in opposing sweeping new agreements to cut emissions, which will be discussed by world leaders in Copenhagen tomorrow.
Beer Batter Shrimp
An alternative to perfect tempura: Just use Bud Lite.
doesn't look like a very good coating, but hey, it's for a tailgate party, where everyone will be busy watching the game and drinking the beer.
doesn't look like a very good coating, but hey, it's for a tailgate party, where everyone will be busy watching the game and drinking the beer.
Tempura
Shizuoka Gourmet has photos
on how to make the perfect Tempura batter for your shrimp etc.
He's got all the little details that make the difference between "okay" and "fabulous": such as
on how to make the perfect Tempura batter for your shrimp etc.
He's got all the little details that make the difference between "okay" and "fabulous": such as
Important!
-Flour, water and egg, not only must be at the same temperature, but must be chilled! leave them together in the fridge before using!
The batter should be prepared at the last moment after all the ingredients have been cut and laid on the table, the oil brought to the right temperature and the sauces or spices prepared and laid on the table!
Podcast of the day
The FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia podcast this week is by mystery writing author Sue Grafton.
Also on the site: An interview with the lovely Leslie Caron....
other links:
"...podcasts from some of today’s best known scientists and science writers including Buzz Aldrin, James Watson, Richard Dawkins, Brian Greene, Atul Gawande, Steven Pinker, J. Craig Venter, Temple Grandin, E.O. Wilson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harold Varmus, and Natalie Angier. .."
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And Professor Bob has a podcast on the history of the Christmas tree.
Also on the site: An interview with the lovely Leslie Caron....
other links:
"...podcasts from some of today’s best known scientists and science writers including Buzz Aldrin, James Watson, Richard Dawkins, Brian Greene, Atul Gawande, Steven Pinker, J. Craig Venter, Temple Grandin, E.O. Wilson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harold Varmus, and Natalie Angier. .."
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And Professor Bob has a podcast on the history of the Christmas tree.
White Chrstmas
The Best selling record for all time was Irving Berlin's White Christmas...and the WSJ explains why.
Philippine massacre update
The president has declared martial law in the province where the massacre occurred, and arrested the governor.
But legally, she can't impose martial law unless it is a rebellion, and so even (ex president) Ramos has objected, saying it is an "over-reaction...(the Congress will have to okay it if it is to continue)...there is a lot of debate on this on the TV and radio, in Tagalog and English, parsing the law and it's implications.
ABS CBN has two reports: the justification seems to be the huge stores of arms found in a warehouse meant a rebellion was planned. Others are skeptical...
Ironically, the MILF is staying out of it (it doesn't affect their area).
The (pro administration) Manila Bulletin's headline today is "The World is Watching"...
Keep the Philippines in your prayers: the administration is on a tight rope between overreaction and not reacting enough...and if there is no justice, clan wars could erupt and kill many innocent people.
But legally, she can't impose martial law unless it is a rebellion, and so even (ex president) Ramos has objected, saying it is an "over-reaction...(the Congress will have to okay it if it is to continue)...there is a lot of debate on this on the TV and radio, in Tagalog and English, parsing the law and it's implications.
ABS CBN has two reports: the justification seems to be the huge stores of arms found in a warehouse meant a rebellion was planned. Others are skeptical...
Ironically, the MILF is staying out of it (it doesn't affect their area).
The (pro administration) Manila Bulletin's headline today is "The World is Watching"...
Keep the Philippines in your prayers: the administration is on a tight rope between overreaction and not reacting enough...and if there is no justice, clan wars could erupt and kill many innocent people.
If Pigs Could Fly
Do pigs fly? Well, Gwen and Steve Howell's pig- Scarlett loves to jump on their trampoline at the family home on Airedale Farm in Shropshire Photo: NEWSTEAM
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Don't mess with Santa Barbara and other things that make you go "Huh"
December 4th was the feast of Saint Barbara, the patron saint for:
US Naval Aviation Ordnancemen (AO), artillerists, anti-aircraft gunners, ammunition magazines; ammunition workers; armorers; artillery; artillerymen; bomb technicians; fortifications; and military engineers-specifically sappers and pioneers.
Why did a virginal maiden get this honor? Well, on the way back home from beheading her for being a Christian, her father was hit by lightning...so she became the saint to ask for protection against lightning strikes, and later for those involved in everything to do with explosions, from artilliary officers to miners.
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Crystal Skulls, Camelot in Kentucky, Walam Olum Hokum, and Saitaphernes' Golden Tiara. What do they all have in common?
Some of Anthropology's Greatest Hoaxes.
They left out the James Ossuary Box hoax... although strangely they couldn't prove that hoax in court.
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Into the Zombie Underworld True or mass delusion?
more on African traditions of sorcery HERE.
HeadsupBlueTeaBlog
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Andrew Cusack prints an article about Hitler in 1933...
The Messiah in the Sportspalast...
You can make comparisons to Beck or Obama, depending on your political persuasion.
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Earth to Nicole Kidman: Get rid of the botox and stop dieting. Photo HERE.
She stars in the film Nine...after having a baby last year.
US Naval Aviation Ordnancemen (AO), artillerists, anti-aircraft gunners, ammunition magazines; ammunition workers; armorers; artillery; artillerymen; bomb technicians; fortifications; and military engineers-specifically sappers and pioneers.
Why did a virginal maiden get this honor? Well, on the way back home from beheading her for being a Christian, her father was hit by lightning...so she became the saint to ask for protection against lightning strikes, and later for those involved in everything to do with explosions, from artilliary officers to miners.
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Crystal Skulls, Camelot in Kentucky, Walam Olum Hokum, and Saitaphernes' Golden Tiara. What do they all have in common?
Some of Anthropology's Greatest Hoaxes.
They left out the James Ossuary Box hoax... although strangely they couldn't prove that hoax in court.
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Into the Zombie Underworld True or mass delusion?
more on African traditions of sorcery HERE.
HeadsupBlueTeaBlog
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Andrew Cusack prints an article about Hitler in 1933...
The Messiah in the Sportspalast...
You can make comparisons to Beck or Obama, depending on your political persuasion.
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Earth to Nicole Kidman: Get rid of the botox and stop dieting. Photo HERE.
She stars in the film Nine...after having a baby last year.
Maguindanao Massacre update
When the government ordered all the guns of the private militias turned in, they got a bunch of old weapons.
But now they found a huge cache of guns and larger weapons near the Ampatuan mansions in Shariff Aguak, which were buried there two days after the massacre. The weapons were not issued to the local militias They came from an arsenal in Bataan...
The Inquirer notes:"
So you not only have the gov't arming local militias, and governors using local militias as their private armies, but you have them armed with weapons stolen/diverted from Armscor. Theoretically, if these were sent there legally, there should be a paper trail. If they were stolen/diverted, there won't be a paper trail.
The only good news: Two more Ampatuans arrested, Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. (father of the arrested mayor) and:
update: Marshal law declared....they are debating about it on tv now.
But now they found a huge cache of guns and larger weapons near the Ampatuan mansions in Shariff Aguak, which were buried there two days after the massacre. The weapons were not issued to the local militias They came from an arsenal in Bataan...
The Inquirer notes:"
The discovery of the arms cache—which officials said represented enough firepower for an entire Army battalion—has prompted the military to launch an extensive investigation into possible gunrunning among its ranks.
“We were surprised at the find and more surprised to (dig up) government arsenal ammunition,” Brawner told the Inquirer."
This could be big: A year or two ago, when a marine patrol was ambushed, their mortars and other weapons failed, and there was speculation back then that the newer ammo had been sold off, and out of date weapons substituted.So you not only have the gov't arming local militias, and governors using local militias as their private armies, but you have them armed with weapons stolen/diverted from Armscor. Theoretically, if these were sent there legally, there should be a paper trail. If they were stolen/diverted, there won't be a paper trail.
The only good news: Two more Ampatuans arrested, Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. (father of the arrested mayor) and:
Security forces are now also holding Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor Zaldy Ampatuan in connection with the massacre
(he is the murder suspect's brother).
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It's not just Mindanao, you know:
THIS Case shows how it works: kill five people when you are aiming at two of them, and you only get charged for two murders. So now you let your wife run for mayor in your place...
Poll officers being shuffled after threats, and the NEJournal reports 22 election officers are being moved around, presumably to stop intimidation.
update: Marshal law declared....they are debating about it on tv now.
Friday, December 04, 2009
Family News
Mama dog went into labor this morning and had four puppies, all small...two brown and two black ones.
we cleaned house and shopped.
This afternoon, they brought in a dog from the farm that had been machete'd by a thief last Saturday...I had sent up antibiotics but this was the first time we had the truck to pick up the dog. So we took the dog to the vet...a nasty wound, infected but I've seen worse (the dog wasn't septic).
The dog despite all of this licked our hands and wagged his tale, even though we were strangers. Wonder whose genes he picked up, since his father is George the killer Lab and his mother is named "Bruna" because she is so vicious.
We'll probably pick him up tomorrow and keep him here until the wound heals.
All the puppies from Blackie were given away last week:and our granddaughter's small white dog's last puppie is so cute we hate to give him away. His is called RuffRuff, and is a little fluff ball. I'll try to get photos before he leaves for his new family.
we cleaned house and shopped.
This afternoon, they brought in a dog from the farm that had been machete'd by a thief last Saturday...I had sent up antibiotics but this was the first time we had the truck to pick up the dog. So we took the dog to the vet...a nasty wound, infected but I've seen worse (the dog wasn't septic).
The dog despite all of this licked our hands and wagged his tale, even though we were strangers. Wonder whose genes he picked up, since his father is George the killer Lab and his mother is named "Bruna" because she is so vicious.
We'll probably pick him up tomorrow and keep him here until the wound heals.
All the puppies from Blackie were given away last week:and our granddaughter's small white dog's last puppie is so cute we hate to give him away. His is called RuffRuff, and is a little fluff ball. I'll try to get photos before he leaves for his new family.
The Silk Road
I keep pointing out that Obama is ignoring China and India's interest in Afghanistan.
The reason is the silk road.
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BBC's InOurTime podcast this week is about the Silk Road LINK
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and it's not just about trade:
YoYoMa's Silk Road Project is linking east and west in music and art.
The reason is the silk road.
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BBC's InOurTime podcast this week is about the Silk Road LINK
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and it's not just about trade:
YoYoMa's Silk Road Project is linking east and west in music and art.
Stuff below the fold
Iranian physician and whistleblower about torture of political prisoners found dead from poison.
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Two more arrested over Philippine massacre...this report will inflame anger...ah, but we will see justice, vows the President with a straight face.
UN experts comments are HERE
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GMA's long term plan is to run for Congress, become house speaker, and then go on to lead the country after Charter change (aka ChaCha) goes into effect.
If she is perceived as slowing the investigation of the killers, who are linked with her politically, it will count against her.
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Two more arrested over Philippine massacre...this report will inflame anger...ah, but we will see justice, vows the President with a straight face.
UN experts comments are HERE
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GMA's long term plan is to run for Congress, become house speaker, and then go on to lead the country after Charter change (aka ChaCha) goes into effect.
If she is perceived as slowing the investigation of the killers, who are linked with her politically, it will count against her.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Lobster hats
from AYYY Blog:
wear your prawn.
Or you can buy your own lobster hat
here.>>
<< or HERE.
or you could have your kid make a simple lobster hat for a party LINK
And then there is Dali's Lobster Telephone.
Fan film online
Fanfilm "Born of Hope", about the parents of Aragorn, is now on line in streaming video.
Stuff below the fold
The Anchoress has links on Obama's speech on Afghanistan.
My take: Uh, fellahs, it's the pipeline, stupid,
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Instead of windfarms, Webecoist suggests lots of smaller, horizontal wind turbines.
CNET has an article on Windturbines here.
Ah, but how will they store the energy?
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Podcast on Prague's underground air raid shelters, big enough for 40% of the population.
Trivia fact: The last major threat to Prague was not nuclear war, but a conventional attack by Saddam Hussein...
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ForgottenClassicsBlog links to where you can download the Brothers Karamazov for free (abridged version).
The link is here. And the coupon code is DEC2009.
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The World's Largest GummiBear, and other supersized food, at webecoist.
My take: Uh, fellahs, it's the pipeline, stupid,
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Instead of windfarms, Webecoist suggests lots of smaller, horizontal wind turbines.
CNET has an article on Windturbines here.
Ah, but how will they store the energy?
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Podcast on Prague's underground air raid shelters, big enough for 40% of the population.
Trivia fact: The last major threat to Prague was not nuclear war, but a conventional attack by Saddam Hussein...
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ForgottenClassicsBlog links to where you can download the Brothers Karamazov for free (abridged version).
The link is here. And the coupon code is DEC2009.
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The World's Largest GummiBear, and other supersized food, at webecoist.
It's the dangerous time of the year
AMedNews states:
1,979 people appeared in ERs with a BRI (bagel related injury). Chicken-related injuries (3,463) led the category, but recorded bagel injuries were otherwise exceeded only by potato, apple and onion injuries."
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an average of 6,000 people a year end up in the emergency department for packaging-related injuries. Many more get minor wounds from using sharp implements to extricate products.
Most of the problem is in that hard plastic "Clamshell packaging".
1,979 people appeared in ERs with a BRI (bagel related injury). Chicken-related injuries (3,463) led the category, but recorded bagel injuries were otherwise exceeded only by potato, apple and onion injuries."
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
England, RIP
The most under reported story of the year:
Under the Lisbon treaty, the great United Kingdom is no more.
Under the Lisbon treaty, the great United Kingdom is no more.
Stuff below the fold
NYTimes prints it's biannual article noting that the US Indian Health Service sucks.
Been there, done that. For the last 40 years,(I first worked with the IHS in 1974) the IHS has had dedicated medical personnel trying to give decent care despite inadequate out of date facilities, long hours, limited budget, and multicultural barriers.
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FYI:
Superfreakanomics podcast HERE.
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You heard about the Holy Grail, but do you know about the Grailstone?
TeaAtTrianonBlog discusses.
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Women as helpless victims?
Contrast and compare:
Those feisty women of the old West.
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Freshwater Algae, from the
Best Microscopic photos of the year at NatGeo.
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Hubble photos as an Advent calender HERE.
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Computers may drive up health care costs, says Harvard Study.
"...the healthcare system is broken — it’s overloaded, overburdened, over-administered, over-litigated, and way more costly than it should be. When it comes to adding IT, there’s an old maxim that comes into play: “When you automate a mess, you get an automated mess.” As with automation in any industry, organizations need to first clear up and address underlying processes and issues before throwing software and systems at them..."
Been there, done that. For the last 40 years,(I first worked with the IHS in 1974) the IHS has had dedicated medical personnel trying to give decent care despite inadequate out of date facilities, long hours, limited budget, and multicultural barriers.
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FYI:
Superfreakanomics podcast HERE.
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You heard about the Holy Grail, but do you know about the Grailstone?
TeaAtTrianonBlog discusses.
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Women as helpless victims?
Contrast and compare:
Those feisty women of the old West.
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Freshwater Algae, from the
Best Microscopic photos of the year at NatGeo.
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Hubble photos as an Advent calender HERE.
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Computers may drive up health care costs, says Harvard Study.
"...the healthcare system is broken — it’s overloaded, overburdened, over-administered, over-litigated, and way more costly than it should be. When it comes to adding IT, there’s an old maxim that comes into play: “When you automate a mess, you get an automated mess.” As with automation in any industry, organizations need to first clear up and address underlying processes and issues before throwing software and systems at them..."
Why the mistrust of science of Global Warming?
University ofCalifornia TV lecture on why American's distrust the science of global warming.
Climate change explained
What is the scientific way to look at climiate change, asks DevilsKitchenBlog, and gives us this illustration:
Ah, but how is it being sold to us in the media?
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And the UN now says it means we have to limit population to stop climate change:
Yes, the very people who gave out condoms in the overcrowded shelters of Manila, where food, water and basic medicines were lacking, are insisting that you shouldn't breed.
"Every unintended birth prevented in the US will permit the rest of the world to breathe a little easier," said Potts.
Oh, you mean like the unplanned pregnancy of teenaged Ann Dunham?
Ah, but how is it being sold to us in the media?
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And the UN now says it means we have to limit population to stop climate change:
Yes, the very people who gave out condoms in the overcrowded shelters of Manila, where food, water and basic medicines were lacking, are insisting that you shouldn't breed.
"Every unintended birth prevented in the US will permit the rest of the world to breathe a little easier," said Potts.
Oh, you mean like the unplanned pregnancy of teenaged Ann Dunham?
Dog photo of the day
A pet dog is seen wearing a mask after local media reported that two dogs were infected with H1N1 flu virus in Beijing, Tuesday.
AP Photo from SeattlePI:
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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