Independents like myself who support Barack Obama and Democrats are busy trying to tear down John McCain's surprise pick for Vice President. They say she is less qualified than many other potential candidates that McCain could have selected. I would tend to agree. But, that's neither here nor there [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 23:34:38
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Few following DIAC in Gershon hiring drive
Most large federal government agencies this week said they had no plans to follow the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's lead in hiring a ... needed to reduce their reliance on IT contractors, replacing any vacuum with in-house staff. Yesterday this prompted DIAC to reveal plans to replace as many as 60 IT contractors with permanent staff [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:57:02
Remembering Anthony Walker
Promoting his documentary Black Magic last spring, filmmaker Dan Klores talked about including a reference to the 1960s shooting of black students by state troopers on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, SC. The shooting itself had almost nothing to do with his film, but Klores thought the story needed to be told, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 17:34:19
Siren Music Festival 2008 at Coney Island
Yesterday was an appropriately blistering day for this year's eighth annual Village Voice Siren Music Festival at Coney Island, which, with the right frame of mind, can be a total blast. Yesterday had everything we've come to expect ... that the Siren Festival’s days were numbered, it's still uncertain how the controversial development plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-21 14:00:23
RUSSIA/GEORGIA WAR UPDATES TICKER & VIDEOS: - Russia Cuts Off Access To Georgia’s Main Port - Russians Just Dig In Deeper! Only Handful Have Left - Russians Kidnap Soldiers, Steal U.S. Humvees, Blow Up Top Naval Vessel
A Georgian gestures, whilst waiting for humanitarian aid to be distributed, in Gori, northwest of the capital Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Some 80,000 refugees are in more than 600 centers in and around Tbilisi, primarily sheltered in schools, hospitals and previously abandoned buildings [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 10:38:47
WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction — It happened in Church - Chapter Eighty Seven – Wed done
It happened in Church - October 19, 1962Chapter Eighty Seven – Wed done Saturday Nov 25 (begins) Colonel Goldie Navy and the Irish Sergeant knocked on the door of the Colonel’s home. The wife opened. “Welcome Mrs. Colonel Ears. Sure, you look fine the early morning.” She was not amused, but this fellow would never be at her door if wasn’t huge [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 06:29:02
November 20, 2008
rites of passages for boys where they became men over their fresh kill. These days, that rarely happens in a suburban cul-de-sac, but you do have the opportunity to grant your son responsibility in front of a family gathering. When you decide the time is right for your son to carve the turkey – and that may come because of age, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 05:37:45
Shoe Business: Bush in Baghdad
The we-have-one-President-at-a-time made what will probably be his final visit to Baghdad, and an Iraqi reporter threw shoes at him. Here's the White House pool report: The president continued his press conference, noting the apologies of other Iraqi journalists in the front row and answering two questions, one from each side [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 23:38:10
2009 To-Do List
Resolutions schmezolutions. I don't need no stinking resolutions. Lists are so much more fun. I'm all about list making (which you probably already know); so here's my BIG FAT list for 2009. I'm so excited to get it checked off that I'm going to make a shiny graphic button for it and link it on my shiny new sidebar when I check off number 5 later [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:44:57
The Nation
The Nation 16-Jan-09 Bush claims economy on track to recovery WASHINGTON - President George W ... to a Gaza cease-fire. Pentagon: Iraq withdrawal has 16-month time frame WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials said Thursday they will be ready on Inauguration Day with plans for a quick pullout of U.S. combat [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 18:48:09
The RIAA in 2008: highlights
p2pnet news view | P2P:- We have become irrevocably involved with, and responsible for, each other ~ Marshall McLuhan : The Medium is the Massage ————————– It’s been a bad year, a terrible year, for Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US, but controlled by a Canadian) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 15:34:58
Why Sarah Palin was a good pick for the GOP
Independents like myself who support Barack Obama and Democrats are busy trying to tear down John McCain's surprise pick for Vice President. They say she is less qualified than many other potential candidates that McCain could have selected. I would tend to agree. But, that's neither here nor there [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 21:39:33
DrumBeat: November 26, 2008
Russia’s Comeuppance Any international economic crisis afflicts different countries in different ways, but an unfortunate few experience every painful dimension of it. In the current crisis, Russia is confronting virtually all the negatives at once--sharply declining export earnings from energy and metals, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 13:53:17
Market Vertigo - By Cliff Draughn
"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben FranklinAs I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause to reflect on the past, ponder the present, and plan the future. The New Year always rings in with the soothsayers and fortunetellers of the market invading our [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 23:46:00
Best of Jarrod Halsey: Untitled
*Wrote this late highschool/early college. Kinda long, but if you got the time its worth it.* “Lisa, as usual, you’re completely missing my point,” Drew complained to his best friend. They sat across from each other in a booth at Happy Days, the way they did every Friday after school [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 13:16:26
Speeches, speeches... including Barack Obama's
(NOTE: The live blog of the events at Invesco, along with photos, video, and my personal thoughts are here. ) And the pull quote, a very public one that he could have easily left out because of the red meat the Republican Sexual Hypocrites love to chew on:I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 00:59:12
Posthumus Awards: A R.I.P. II reckoning
(Update: dang, almost got this done on Wednesday as promised. I’m going to blame Jeff for coming over tonight and keeping me talking for hours about this weekend’s fantasy football draft. Yes, that’s it, its Jeff’s fault!!!) “With Icarus quill and ink from the blood of nameless things, [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 05:18:12
Afghan women jailed for being victims of rape
I am re-posting the entire article because of its terminal sentence: Beneath the anonymity of the sky-blue burqa, Saliha’s slender frame and voice betray her young age.Asked why she was serving seven years ... : “Yes.” Ostracised from her family and village, Saliha was convicted of escaping from home [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 13:55:40
The style of your bathroom vanity mirror is important
by ALEX ZIDAN You’re looking for a unique way to create a comfortable but warm atmosphere in your bathroom and a little paint just won’t do the job ... to go next in your design plans. Most people automatically assume that the bathroom vanity ... project. The bathroom has the highest amount of traffic in the house which means that your bathroom [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 14:17:52
Our Karl Rove - Revered, Reviled, Retired
Democrats,On September 3, 2004, I began my career in public political analysis by launchingKerry's Karl Rove ... and marketing savvy that we saw displayed by a Rove-powered White House. I felt the need ... . My thinking was that a new paradigm would inspire and unite, where policies and plans bore and divide.I [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:00:00
Carl Drega, Part II
I wrote this some years ago, 11 September 2002, on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and e-mailed it to myself. It has to do with another terrorist attack. Not the one on New York and Washington; an attack on another town. The events I'm talking about took place on 19 August 1997. Later I posted the letter in our newsgroup over at sff [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 20:24:51
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is one of the most favorite characters in the history of detective fiction. You already know that he is my most favorite hero, someone that I want beside me when in danger, someone I can trust completely. Such a wonderful character cannot be seen anywhere in the realworld, as far as I know [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 09:09:00
Obamanomics: President-Elect Taps Schapiro to Head SEC, Proposes $775 Billion Stimulus
President-elect Barack Obama yesterday (Thursday) named Mary L. Schapiro – a strong proponent of protections for individual investors – to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission when his administration takes office next month, the biggest of three nominations with potential financial crisis implications [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 12:36:28
A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman: First Chapter
Today FIRST Wild Card is featuring one of my favorite books! Julie Lessman's A Passion Most Pure is one of the best romances I've read. She really really knows how to write a love scene (and no not that kind!) And Julie herself is quite possibly one of the nicest people ever! I'm counting down the days until the release of A Passion Redeemed [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 17:00:10
Watching the News: Saying the Obvious
The difference between a politician and a statesman is the breadth of their horizons. But have we ever seen people with horizons as limited as our modern Congress? Of course ... of a bouncing baby? And a week later, that child would move out of the house? My business partners called [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 01:40:51
Iraqi Government Confirms Preference For 2010 Withdrawal
Iraqi government statements about a time horizon for our withdrawal from Iraq is a big plus for Obama and a big negative for McCain. It might be true, but it does not have to be that way. Since the McCain campaign is seemingly unable to get out of their own way, I offer this simple three step plan for McCain to retake [more...]
Date: 2008-07-22 01:13:36
Dubai: Vertical City, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) Tall
If you think you have seen it all, think again and watch this. The following article was published on Khaleej Times, 10th Sept ... ): But neither an architect nor a developer detailed on the plans for the Dubai City Tower ... Dubai.” The time frame from drawing board to construction and completion for such developments [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 16:21:34
Forgiveness
IntroductionForgiveness offers wings to prayer, to make its rising easy and its progress swift. Without its strong support it would be vain to try to rise above prayer's bottom step, or even to attempt to climb at all. Forgiveness is prayer's ally; sister in the plan for your salvation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 13:34:00
Utah Repo Houses
In Utah the foreclosures are dealt through both the methods that include in court or judicial and out of court or non judicial foreclosures ... can do this with in the time frame then he can keep his home. But in case things doesn’t work well ... and on the home itself. Thereafter the house get auctioned in the public for recovering the due loan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 11:41:34
Singapore's Last Kampung: 'If it happens, it's just too bad'
Owner glad there's something concrete about development plansDesmond Ng The New Paper 15 Jan 09; ... said that the implementation time frame for these plans has not been firmed up.This death knell came ... will be bulldozed and redeveloped, possibly in the near future.There are plans for this plot of land, along [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:30:00
Obama's "Change-We-Need" Town Hall: Part 2---What You Didn't Read in the Morning Paper
With the ears, eyes, and heart of an Obama supporter, partisan Democratic blogger, and (for a day) someone with a press pass, I watched in near slo-mo as the auditorium at Lebanon HS came alive Tuesday. Security lines for the advance-ticket event wound around the facility. Many had waited for hours for a good seat, up close [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 10:39:09
Terror, recession, oh, workout fiend Obama's still a smoker
While you were watching football this morning and afternoon President-elect Barack Obama had a busy day, ... out the White House is a smoke-free zone. (See the exchange near the end of the transcript below ... the building would stay smoke-free. The White House, after all, has several balconies. --Andrew Malcolm [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 02:01:03
Won Best Startup Presentation at the Cinacon 2009 - Twice!
OK, the second one was second place, but I’m still quite ecstatic about this surprising award. Here’s the story: (skim as you need) How I got into this So I happened to become good friends with the President of this entrepreneurship organization called CINA in the Bay Area. CINA was hosting their annual conference (The Cinacon) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 10:19:46
House Kills Best Likely Bill to Save the Markets
Scroll down or hit reload for UPDATES Myth vs Fact on bailout compromise If John McCain had not used his presidential campaign to shine a media ... it and when. Q and O has a list of differences between the three plans - original Paulson, Democratic Congress [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 21:06:43
I wish …
One has to admire the impish sense of humour of Lord High President (Temporary, Rotating) ... be.The sculpture – for that is what they are calling it – has been created by 27 European artists, each piece "his/her vision of the native country playing with well-known European cliches [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 02:43:00
24 - Season 7 - 12 pm to 1 pm
Previously on 24, we found out that: Chloe, Bill and Tony miss CTU so much that they’re doing CTU pro bono work; ... up into the ceiling for a plot device to exploit. Tony and Jack discuss their plans to make sure ... to the Prime Minster’s house, and she wins by hanging up on Larry. Shaun is on the phone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:33:51
Irish Music Losses
The Irish music community has suffered a few tough blows in the last week or so. No doubt most will already be aware of some, if not all, of these losses, but just in case- here's a sad reminder.Road RecordsAfter 11 years supporting the indie & underground, Road Records is to close up shop [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:31:00
California Health Bills Pass to Require 85% of Premium to Go to Patient Care; Regulate Rescissions; Foster a Public Insurer; Discourage "Never Events," Encourage Hospital Community Benefits
Health legislation heard in final policy committees before July break ... deadline for legislation to have cleared policy committees in the second house, lawmakers heard a battery ... plans and insurers to offer coverage for durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and shower [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 12:25:35
DrumBeat: August 6, 2008
In rural Alaska, fuel costs now matter of survival BARROW, Alaska - A gallon of unleaded gasoline: $10. Heating fuel: $9.10 a gallon. Electricity: $1.17 per kilowatt hour — 11 times the national average. Some heavily taxed European nation or a time in the future when global fossil fuels have grown dangerously sparse? Try [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 12:23:42
1 Thessalonians Chapter 5:1-11 Antique Commentary Quotes
John Calvin 1Th 5:1 1But as to times. He now, in the third place, calls them back from a curious and unprofitable inquiry as to times, but in the mean time admonishes them to be constantly in a state of preparation for receiving Christ. He speaks, however, by way of anticipation, saying, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:37:28
7 Tips for Staying Sane as a Work at Home Mom
7 Tips for Staying Sane as a Work at Home Mom While many people think that being a work at home mom is easier than working out of the house (and in some ways, it is), what they don`t realize is that a work at home mom`s sanity is at risk ... lined up that would have been perfect for the time frame. But did I stick to just those? Nope. I took [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:44:08
Leona Update
Leona Update Now that the election is over and we have a new President(!) ... are some thoughts on the recently completed Leona project. Last weekend, Leona had their open house ... on the north side of the building on Ward St. There are quite a few different floor plans [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 22:43:16
Gordon's G20 Plan
Gordon is going to Washington with a few key spin objectives: ... pretensions. To frame Britain's problems in an international context. Sterling's collapse is to be spun as nothing to do with Brown's bubble. To frame any domestic tax cut U-turn as a co-ordinated [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 08:39:16
A Sherlock Holmes Detective Story for You!
Post dedicated to Catherine Cookson (See below, History Today) Please read about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his creation, Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective. I have an apology for you. Today, just as yesterday, I have limited time to post a longer, more informative post here [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 07:46:06
GoDaddy Web Hosting Firm Super Bowl Ads Approved
Scottsdale, Arizona - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2009 - Web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy, ... commercial approvals in such a time frame. The question remains, however, which thirty-second ... . Both ads were created in-house by Go Daddy Productions. AdWeek advertising expert Barbara Lippert [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 16:04:26
A Sound Strategy
I'm sure this post will be about as popular as a mess of ribs at a vegan conference, but I completely agree with the logic of "liberal sources": ... nothing crass, or an abdication of responsible opposition, to take some time to get our house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:41:00
Posts about Home Sales as of January 14, 2009
It’s Time For Girl Scout Cookies! - lakelandlocal.com 01/14/2009 ... to the Cookies From Home program. Donated cookies will be sent directly to U.S. troops Stargate Fans ... - StargateHub.com - MGM Home Entertainment is holding a “Stargate Atlantis Fan’s Choice” vote where fans … [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:24:35
Bruce Sterling's Annual Report on 'Things in General'
Bruce Sterling’s Annual Report on ‘Things in General’ By Eric Etheridge Every January for last ten years, Bruce Sterling takes up virtual residence on the Well, one of the earliest online communities, to offer his view of “Things in General, the State of the World, Where We Have Been and Where We are Tending, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:28:22
In Search of the Fabled Permaculture Chicken/Greenhouse
For many years I have taught permaculture courses, and like many who do so, I start my courses with the Tale of Two Chickens ... have ‘aha!’ moments when I teach the chicken/greenhouse, lightbulbs coming on in brains around the room ... by 16′ and is a deeply thrilling addition to family life. The picture to the left shows the west [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 08:14:45
Geo Education's Alaska Trip Diary - Conclusion
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 7:40 AM Looking Back, Moving OnOn Saturday morning, ... , and postcards along the way, plus a colorful certificate I plan to frame and display proudly ... up revising our original lesson plans, paring down the information to focus on the essentials [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 14:40:00
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