Wow...that's some pretty time lapse.

How Japanese go to the store to buy milk:

Matthew 25:34-46

Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'

Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?'
Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.'
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

The apostles of greed; so evident in the media, in politics, and in corrupt religion; heap flaming coals on their own heads. They can't say they weren't warned.
On that note, I bid you a good night, fellow lizards and seekers of truth.

re: #3 Shiplord Kirel

Matthew 25:34-46

The apostles of greed; so evident in the media, in politics, and in corrupt religion; heap flaming coals on their own heads. They can't say they weren't warned.
On that note, I bid you a good night, fellow lizards and seekers of truth.

Conservative Christian-supremacists don't even believe their own Bibles. They deserve every single weeping misery they bring on themselves.

They don't believe in Evolution, but they practice Social Darwinism.

They preach Free Market but practice Corporate Socialism.

They preach Small Government when it comes to business but advocate Intrusive Government when it comes to lifestyles and personal choices.

Jaunte has good taste in comics ^_^ [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Northwest represent!

A short BBC News interview with reporter Mathew Price inside the Rixos hotel. He describes how one cameraman attempted to walk out and had an AK47 pulled on him:

Libya: 'Desperate situation' in Rixos hotel

re: #7 WindUpBird

Jaunte has good taste in comics ^_^ [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Northwest represent!

I went to a reading of hers, about 5 years ago. Been reading her since like 1990. 20+ years later, she is still wonderful.

Morning Honcos. The new pencil gizmo is cool.

re: #11 Cannadian Club Akbar

Morning Honcos. The new pencil gizmo is cool.

Best part is the eraser!

re: #11 Cannadian Club Akbar

Morning Honcos. The new pencil gizmo is cool.

especially for those in a pre-caffienated state

Heh. Wanna get your fill of kooky for the morning? Go read the comments about the earthquake over at AJ's site!!

re: #14 Cannadian Club Akbar

Heh. Wanna get your fill of kooky for the morning? Go read the comments about the earthquake over at AJ's site!!

No need to go anywhere for that

We have you!

Rob a Subway? OK. Take the tip jar? That's when employees complain.
[Link: www.tampabay.com...]

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Tom Green, a Mormon fundamentalist with five wives and 30 children, was sentenced by a court in Provo, Utah, to five years in prison for his conviction on four counts of bigamy

heh,,,,, five wives ,,,,isn't that punishment enough!?!?!

//

OUCH ,, oh ,, hi honey ,, didn't see you sneak up behind me!!

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet, demoting it to the status of “dwarf planet.’

I didn't know Pluto was one of the Seven Dwarfs!

Thank God Al Sharpton got a show on MSNBC. Now I have something to watch at 6PM instead of Family Guy. Wait....

re: #19 Cannadian Club Akbar

Thank God Al Sharpton got a show on MSNBC. Now I have something to watch at 6PM instead of Family Guy. Wait...

Marion Barry wasn't available?

I don't think Michael Dukakis is doing much these days!!

He could do a show on How To Look Cool While Running For President !

[Link: www.democraticunderground.com...]

And on that note

NFL/ Europe conference call, equipment testing, written report await, followed by the long quiet drive home

I've been trying to get my fucking (few) college transcripts for 2 fucking days now. Set up user name/password...OK. One place says to get a hold of the other, and vise versa. Fucking nightmare.

re: #22 Cannadian Club Akbar

Ugh. I may have to do that. Best of luck, dude. Bureaucracy; fun.

re: #23 Obdicut

Ugh. I may have to do that. Best of luck, dude. Bureaucracy; fun.

I had an unofficial copy printed out. They said "Meh, you can access them online" so I used them for scrap paper. Douches.

Morning, all

re: #24 Cannadian Club Akbar

I had an unofficial copy printed out. They said "Meh, you can access them online" so I used them for scrap paper. Douches.

Well, they're right. You can. It's just really, really hard.

I mean, you can get your divers watch back from that octopus, too.

re: #26 Obdicut

Well, they're right. You can. It's just really, really hard.

I mean, you can get your divers watch back from that octopus, too.

I have a skool ID/password.
I have a facts.org ID/password.
It shouldn't be that hard. Although I think I'll call since the facts.org people told me to get a hold of USF. I've never been to USF. And I'm 99.9% sure there is no affiliation.

Still disappointed that I was only 80 miles from the Epicenter and didn't feel anything.

Dan Qayle was taken to the Epicenter when LA had a quake. Was asked by a reporter what he saw, he said, "I saw Mickey, Donald, and Goofy..."

re: #28 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Still disappointed that I was only 80 miles from the Epicenter and didn't feel anything.

Dan Qayle was taken to the Epicenter when LA had a quake. Was asked by a reporter what he saw, he said, "I saw Mickey, Donald, and Goofy..."

I could always drop a small asteroid in you general location if you want to feel an earthquake...

Morning

Better news for the Mid-Altlantic, not so much for New England.
Image: 083814W5_NL_sm.gif

I took cholesterol lowering medication years ago (won't go into the details of why I quit), but now there is a study that shows some people don't have to actually take the medication to lower bad cholesterol.

But for those who like the idea of changing their diet instead of going on medications, this is a reasonable option, he said. Others who aren't interested in adjusting their eating habits might be better suited to sticking with statins, Jenkins added.

[Link: www.reuters.com...]

And let me add this, because it's funny...
"If you want to sit on the couch with the six pack and the wings and watch other people exercise and you're quite determined not to do anything other than that, then we've got a medication for you," he said.
Heh.

Oh, neat.
I can edit posts for a bit after I post.
Cool beans, Charles.

re: #32 Varek Raith

Oh, neat.
I can edit posts for a bit after I post.
Cool beans, Charles.

I'm sure you will wear that button out.
/

re: #33 Cannadian Club Akbar

I'm sure you will wear that button out.
/

So I cannae spel, su mi.

The bravery of my fellow citizens never ceases to stun me. May God bless these brave souls.

[Link: blahbethany.com...]

Ok, Mozilla?
Yeah, having the Home button right under the Close button is bad, mmmk?

re: #34 Varek Raith

So I cannae spel, su mi.

I was thinking the downside would be words we use that were mistakes, but they will still be there until the user refreshes. Otherwise we'd have no Honco, Stan, etc.

re: #32 Varek Raith

REally? How?

re: #38 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

REally? How?

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Magic.

re: #36 Varek Raith

Ok, Mozilla?
Yeah, having the Home button right under the Close button is bad, mmmk?

I just noticed that. WTF is the virtual keyboard?

re: #40 Cannadian Club Akbar

I just noticed that. WTF is the virtual keyboard?

Looks like part of my Kaspersky anti virus...

Sigh. One of my cats has a hairball or something he just can't seem to get up. Poor little dude. The sweet refrain of a cat vomiting and dry-heaving is the background to my day.

I'm giving him petromalt, which he hates, so I have to put it on his paw so he'll lick it off. He then acts as though I've betrayed his trust and flees for the back of the couch, but, conveniently, forgets about all this later.

Hope we don't have to take him to the vet. Not only does he hate that, but I'm expecting Manhattan vet prices to be incredibly high.

re: #39 Varek Raith

Too cool.

I worked with a service tech who had a can of spray cleaner with him that would remove any mark from a press or copier. He called it "FM spray". I handed him the can once, but didn't see the initials FM on it anywhere. I asked him, "What does the "FM" stand for?"

He said, "Fucking Magic."

re: #42 Obdicut

Sigh. One of my cats has a hairball or something he just can't seem to get up. Poor little dude. The sweet refrain of a cat vomiting and dry-heaving is the background to my day.

I'm giving him petromalt, which he hates, so I have to put it on his paw so he'll lick it off. He then acts as though I've betrayed his trust and flees for the back of the couch, but, conveniently, forgets about all this later.

Hope we don't have to take him to the vet. Not only does he hate that, but I'm expecting Manhattan vet prices to be incredibly high.

Image: evil_kitty_by_makinurlifelivinhell-d41y0nk.jpg

re: #43 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I'm constantly amazed by the efficacy of WD-40 spray.

re: #45 Obdicut

I'm constantly amazed by the efficacy of WD-40 spray.

Yeah. It wasn't WD-40... but smelled the same... so it was either a knock-off (but this was back in the early 80's) or a service tech edition.

But, you're right. WD-40's the shit.

Image: TMW2011-08-24colorlowres.jpg

re: #47 Sergey Romanov

Image: TMW2011-08-24colorlowres.jpg

Sad but true. All the news idiots started gearing up for the 2012 race before President Obama even hit DC in 2008. Fools.

This new feature is cool.

re: #48 Cannadian Club Akbar

I could have corrected that to say "before President Obama took the oath in 2009" but I am anti-pencil.:)

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

This new feature is cool.

Now, if he'd just give me a feature to edit other people's posts...
/

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

whargharbl

Image: what-you-did-there-i-see-it.thumbnail.jpg

re: #51 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

re: #49 Sergey Romanov

Now, if he'd just give me a feature to edit other people's posts...
/

When you reach the rank of Charles, you will, but how many fatalities and double flawless victories you must accomplish to do that!

re: #52 Varek Raith

Image: what-you-did-there-i-see-it.thumbnail.jpg

What, where? I didn't write anything like that, what are you quoting? /

Everyone is DC is still freaking out.
Lol.

re: #53 Sergey Romanov

When I reach that level, it won't matter. Apocalypse done gone by.

Wow, I don't know what Charles did yesterday but the site is now loading rocket fast like it did in the old days.

test

Dang.

Error:

You can only edit your own comments.

re: #59 Sergey Romanov

Yeah... done tried...

re: #59 Sergey Romanov

Dang.

BUSTED!

You have GOT to be kidding me!!!
[Link: duke1.tbo.com...]

Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels
[Link: www.reuters.com...]

I didn't know he was still there. Ugh.

re: #63 Cannadian Club Akbar

Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels
[Link: www.reuters.com...]

I didn't know he was still there. Ugh.

He ain't too bright.

Meanwhile Iran sued Russia for refusal to supply S-300.

Uh... LOL?

[Link: www.dailykos.com...]

Revealed: Former Goldman Sachs VP Turned Issa Staffer Supervised Scheduling Of Elizabeth Warren Incident
Busted.

ThinkProgress has now obtained more evidence that suggests that Haller’s employment under Issa is more akin to a bank lobbyist than a public servant entrusted with protecting the public interest. In May, GOP members on the Oversight Committee invited Professor Elizabeth Warren, then a special advisor working on the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to testify about the new agency. The hearing quickly became a media sideshow, with Republican lawmakers trying to trip Warren up and embarrass her. One congressman, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), became infamous overnight for berating Warren and accusing her of lying about her scheduling with the committee. It turns out that Haller, again carrying water for financial corporations afraid of new regulations, was behind the scheduling controversy at the heart of the McHenry confrontation with Warren.

According to e-mail correspondence obtained from Judicial Watch, Haller oversaw the scheduling of the Warren testimony. According to Flavio Cumpiano, a congressional liaison for the CFPB, Haller reportedly changed the time of the hearing at the last minute, then misled Warren staffers by promising to end the testimony by 2:15 pm that day. In the emails, Haller denies ever agreeing to 2:15. But, Haller had been informed that Warren could not go beyond 2:15:

re: #66 Sergey Romanov

Uh... LOL?

[Link: www.dailykos.com...]

Ok, where's the real Ben???
/

re: #68 Varek Raith

Somewhere in the basement with the real Charles? /

Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies

Joey Vento had a heart attack at home and died Tuesday on the way to the hospital, said Joseph Perno, his nephew and manager of the shop.

Interesting concept, and given Tykwer and the Wachowskis directing, will prolly be cool on the screen: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

_{PS: "Siblings" is not easily translatable into Russian, so I wonder how ex-brothers will be called nowadays :)}

re: #70 Varek Raith

Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies

Vento is not an Anglo-Aryan surname. What did this mongrel assume about himself?!

/

And there we go again, with "Reuters Middle East Watch" downdinging aigle's Camera stuff. What is this, schizophrenia?

re: #73 Sergey Romanov

And there we go again, with "Reuters Middle East Watch" downdinging aigle's Camera stuff. What is this, schizophrenia?

Where?

re: #74 Varek Raith

Well, here for example:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

This has been going on for months.

re: #75 Sergey Romanov

Well, here for example:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

This has been going on for months.

Oh, Mongo no like stealth downdingers!

re: #76 Varek Raith

Oh, Mongo no like stealth downdingers!

They're both pro-Israel posters (actually, spammers, as Alouette noted), I don't know what this is all about.

re: #77 Sergey Romanov

They're both pro-Israel posters (actually, spammers, as Alouette noted), I don't know what this is all about.

Odd.

How do you see who is using the Spy feature?

re: #73 Sergey Romanov

And there we go again, with "Reuters Middle East Watch" downdinging aigle's Camera stuff. What is this, schizophrenia?

I think they should both be banned. They are competing spammers each trying to drive traffic to their blogs. Never participate in the conversation here. At least RMEW includes a paragraph or two with its links, but aigle never does.

re: #80 Alouette

I think they should both be banned. They are competing spammers each trying to drive traffic to their blogs. Never participate in the conversation here. At least RMEW includes a paragraph or two with its links, but aigle never does.

Ah, now I understand.
Blog pimping.

I used to visit Camera frequently but with the incessant spamming on Twitter, Facebook and on here, I will avoid going there just out of spite.

Yes I am a vicious babushka.

re: #82 Alouette

I used to visit Camera frequently but with the incessant spamming on Twitter, Facebook and on here, I will avoid going there just out of spite.

Yes I am a vicious babushka.

That's why we like ya!
*Hides*
:)

re: #79 Cannadian Club Akbar

How do you see who is using the Spy feature?

(suspiciously) why would you want to know? You, spy?/

re: #82 Alouette

I used to visit Camera frequently but with the incessant spamming on Twitter, Facebook and on here, I will avoid going there just out of spite.

Yes I am a vicious babushka.

Image: 90.jpg

re: #84 Sergey Romanov

(suspiciously) why would you want to know? You, spy?/

Ignore the man behind the curtain.

re: #86 Cannadian Club Akbar

Ignore the man behind the curtain.

What does he do behind that curtain?!

re: #85 Sergey Romanov

Image: 90.jpg

Boris Badenov: Phooey! Foiled again!
Natasha Fatale: Don't you mean, "Curses! Foiled again!"?
Boris Badenov: Please, Natasha. This is kiddie show.

re: #88 Varek Raith

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Hola, Honcos!
How is everybody this morning?
And where's the guy behind the curtain?

re: #90 reine.de.tout

Hola, Honcos!
How is everybody this morning?
And where's the guy behind the curtain?

I SURVIVED THE EARTHQUAKE!!!

Lol.
:)

re: #91 Varek Raith

I SURVIVED THE EARTHQUAKE!!!

Lol.
:)

Friend of mine is working in DC right now. Her sister tells me:

She was in a meeting when the "earthquake" happened- she said people jumped up and went screaming out the room. She just sat there kinda calmly and some one asked wasnt she scared--Lady Di replied-"Nope, I'm a Katrina survivor, ya'll bring me another cookie"

re: #92 reine.de.tout

"Earthquake? What earthquake? I just sneezed."

But seriously, if you're not accustomed to it, I suspect it was very frightening -I would have been one of those panicked ones, to hell with the cookie.

re: #93 Sergey Romanov

"Earthquake? What earthquake? I just sneezed."

Now THAT would have been funny!

re: #94 reine.de.tout

But seriously, if you're not accustomed to it, I suspect it was very frightening -I would have been one of those panicked ones, to hell with the cookie.

The thing I thought was most creepy was hearing it before I felt it.
A common occurrence, but creepy nonetheless.

WTF is that soun...?
!
*JOLT*

re: #97 Varek Raith

WTF is that soun...?
!
*JOLT*

weird! I didn't know you could hear it before you felt it.

Somebody yesterday mentioned a video of a guy in Kaddafi outfit saying he will give it to his dad - would be grateful for an youtube of this, if anyone has it handy...

Ukrainian militsiya clashes with Tymoshenko's supporters in Kiev.

re: #98 reine.de.tout

weird! I didn't know you could hear it before you felt it.

I didn't either.

Why do we hear an earthquake before it arrives?

Quote: "We normally sense P-waves as an earthquake to a lesser degree
than for instance the S-waves following them. If an earthquake has not
been very strong or we are reasonably far away from its center we will
not at all sense the P-waves as an earthquake but only hear the sound
induced by them in the air. Still, we may feel the S-waves quite
clearly and then other waves which often arrive later, especially at a
distance. The reason for this incoherence of sensation is thus found
in the different sensitivity of our sensing organs."

re: #99 Sergey Romanov

Somebody yesterday mentioned a video of a guy in Kaddafo outfit saying he will give it to his dad - would be grateful for an youtube of this, if anyone has it handy...

This one?

So, I've been busy doing glass stuff, everybody wants something for their birthday.

Here's my niece's birthday present; the only thing she said she wanted was "blue":

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And here are the cabinet inserts I made for my kitchen cabinet doors:

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re: #102 Varek Raith

This one?

[Video]

Thank you!

LOL, the bling! /

re: #103 reine.de.tout

I never want anything for my bday. But I'm also a jerk.:)

re: #105 Cannadian Club Akbar

I never want anything for my bday. But I'm also a jerk.:)

Oh, my.
I always want a birthday present.
And a Christmas present.
And then I'm happy.

re: #106 reine.de.tout

Oh, my.
I always want a birthday present.
And a Christmas present.
And then I'm happy.

Last year no one even called me for my bday. They called after and I told them better luck next year.:)

re: #107 Cannadian Club Akbar

Last year no one even called me for my bday. They called after and I told them better luck next year.:)

Awwww!
*sniff*

One year my mom forgot my birthday.
MY MOTHER! The person who actually gave birth to me!
I never let her live it down.

Morning Lizardim. Happy Hump Day to all.

I finally got access to my college transcripts. Fucking nightmare.

re: #110 Cannadian Club Akbar

I finally got access to my college transcripts. Fucking nightmare.

What, your transcript is a nightmare?
Or getting them was a nightmare?
Or both?

My cat did not, DID NOT, like the earthquake.
My grandmother (20 miles away from epicenter) thought her neighbor was doing something illegal.
Lol.

re: #112 Varek Raith

My cat did not, DID NOT, like the earthquake.
My grandmother (20 miles away from epicenter) thought her neighbor was doing something illegal.
Lol.

Poor feline overlord. So what wound up being the final word on the destruction?

re: #110 Cannadian Club Akbar

I finally got access to my college transcripts. Fucking nightmare.

Now for your Kenyan birth certificate!

re: #113 thedopefishlives

Poor feline overlord. So what wound up being the final word on the destruction?

Some damage in Tyson's Corner to a building and a car was totaled.
Several buildings in Culpeper were condemned, one may have collapsed.
Washington Monument has some cracks at the top.
Park Police say damage to the National Cathedral was "significant".
Around here? Nothing that I could find.

re: #115 Varek Raith

That sucks. I hate when historical monuments are damaged.

Injuries seem to be light.

re: #111 reine.de.tout

What, your transcript is a nightmare?
Or getting them was a nightmare?
Or both?

Getting them. But I need to put them into a file to send them out. I can't just copy/paste.

re: #116 Sergey Romanov

That sucks. I hate when historical monuments are damaged.

I'm trying to start an urban myth that the crack on the washington monument is exactly the same shape as the one in the liberty bell.

Smithsonian Institution Building has some cracks on interior walls.
The Capital Rotunda had some minor ceiling damage.

re: #119 Obdicut

I'm trying to start an urban myth that the crack on the washington monument is exactly the same shape as the one in the liberty bell.

COINCIDENCE?

An apartment complex in Prince George's County, Maryland has been condemned.

Heh, a UN derangement syndrome.

re: #122 Varek Raith

An apartment complex in Prince George's County, Maryland has been condemned.

My friend is in Maryland. I didn't even think to call him.

And numerous minor damage to brick buildings.
That's what I've been able to find scanning local news.

Earthquakes? Pfftt. This is a real American tragedy.
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]

Most local schools closed pending structural inspections.

re: #126 Cannadian Club Akbar

Earthquakes? Pfftt. This is a real American tragedy.
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]

HAHAHAHA!

re: #126 Cannadian Club Akbar

I call bullshit./

re: #115 Varek Raith

Some damage in Tyson's Corner to a building and a car was totaled.
Several buildings in Culpeper were condemned, one may have collapsed.
Washington Monument has some cracks at the top.
Park Police say damage to the National Cathedral was "significant".
Around here? Nothing that I could find.

Blah. It does suck when historical monuments get damaged. Thankfully, at least we still have the skilled laborers needed to get out there and repair them.

Morning all,

As usual, I don't understand.

How is everyone?

re: #131 ggt

Morning all,

As usual, I don't understand.

How is everyone?

You can buy LSD with it? Throw in some TOOL tickets and I'm there.
/

Washington Monument closed due to cracks.

scroll down to the pic of she and David at the Royal Wedding.

What's with the Hat?

Do you think it had to be glued-on?

re: #134 ggt

scroll down to the pic of she and David at the Royal Wedding.

What's with the Hat?

Do you think it had to be glued-on?

A long nail would have worked.

Holy crap!! Someone is selling a Canadian Club poker table on Craig's List. Suck to be me.:)

re: #136 Cannadian Club Akbar

Holy crap!! Someone is selling a Canadian Club poker table on Craig's List. Suck to be me.:)

Are you a poker table?

I had no idea?

What are you going for?

re: #137 ggt

Are you a poker table?

I had no idea?

What are you going for?

I'm not only not a poker table, I don't even play poker!

re: #138 Cannadian Club Akbar

I'm not only not a poker table, I don't even play poker!

That craigslist buyer is going to be very disappointed.

EDIT: PENCIL ICON FTW!!!

re: #133 ggt

Washington Monument closed due to cracks.

Ron Paul's campaign office closed due to cranks.

I still feel like shit.

Took allergy meds, got nearly 9 hours sleep, took more allergy meds.

I hate ragweed season.

re: #140 iossarian

Ron Paul's campaign office closed due to cranks.

NO pencil needed!

re: #140 iossarian

Ron Paul's campaign office closed due to cranks.

A friend of mine has plastered his FB page with Luap Nor and infowars stuff. D'oh!!

re: #143 Cannadian Club Akbar

A friend of mine has plastered his FB page with Luap Nor and infowars stuff. D'oh!!

It's The InterNational Currency ExChange People that Tell the US GOVERNMENT what to Do!

WE ARE NO LONGER FREE BECAUSE OF FIAT CURRENCY.

ritual annointing?

That's what they are calling it.

re: #144 iossarian

It's The InterNational Currency ExChange People that Tell the US GOVERNMENT what to Do!

WE ARE NO LONGER FREE BECAUSE OF FIAT CURRENCY.

It's just truly silly to name currency after a car!

///gah

re: #44 Varek Raith

Image: evil_kitty_by_makinurlifelivinhell-d41y0nk.jpg

I used that image as wallpaper on my work laptop for a while. While doing work on a project I had to do a presentation to the group using the projector. And, of course, as one point I was switching between applications and the wallpaper was clearly there on the big screen.

I got a suggestion from a manager (not the one I reported to) that it probably was not work appropriate. And five requests for copies of it, including from three other managers.

bbiab.

re: #145 ggt

ritual annointing?

That's what they are calling it.

Is it safe to click? /

From Wikipedia:

Fighting was also reported from the Rixos Al Nasr hotel area. Reporters from inside the hotel reported that Gaddafi loyalists prevented them from leaving the compound, effectively taking them hostage.

Damn it! Saw this coming though.

re: #149 Sergey Romanov

Is it safe to click? /

Yes, it's a link to a Page.

re: #150 ProLifeLiberal

From Wikipedia:

Damn it! Saw this coming though.

Yikes!

re: #150 ProLifeLiberal

From Wikipedia:

Damn it! Saw this coming though.

I'm not gonna start blaming the victim, but really, wasn't that obvious that they shouldn't have been there?

re: #144 iossarian

It's The InterNational Currency ExChange People that Tell the US GOVERNMENT what to Do!

WE ARE NO LONGER FREE BECAUSE OF FIAT CURRENCY.

Isn't that currency small and underpowered?
/

re: #153 Sergey Romanov

Point, but the Journalists were just doing their job.

Somebody is going to have to go in there and get Qaddafi/safe the journalists.

Good morning Lizards from always sunny Philadelphia.

Contrary to rumor there was no official city announcement to wear black and fly flags a half-mast due to the passing of Joey Vento.

re: #153 Sergey Romanov

I'm not gonna start blaming the victim, but really, wasn't that obvious that they shouldn't have been there?

What's insane is that they are there without any regard to their own security. It's their choice, but then it becomes everyone's problem.

It's not good with the reporters become news themselves.

re: #155 ProLifeLiberal

Sure, yet when you know that it's the mad dog's last days or hours, it's still foolish to trust him to leave the journalists untouched or to play by the rules at all. They should've left earlier. And yes, I root for all of them to be safe and be freed as soon as possible.

re: #154 oaktree

Isn't that currency small and underpowered?
/

small, ugly and it's mother gave it a funny name.

re: #157 ggt

But it's good to have reporters around to tell the story, even in dangerous spots.

re: #160 Obdicut

But it's good to have reporters around to tell the story, even in dangerous spots.

I know, it' is important.

It's also irritating.

re: #157 ggt

What's insane is that they are there without any regard to their own security. It's their choice, but then it becomes everyone's problem.

It's not good with the reporters become news themselves.

Greetings from 35,000 feet over Virginia. (I love wi-fi on planes.)

The whole war correspondent thing is tricky. They take huge risks, but without them we are stuck with the reports of interested parties to tell us what is happening. The best are awesome: Richard Engel from NBC has been amazing these past months.

On balance, if they are willing to take the risk, it's better for all of us that they do it. Otherwise, we are at the mercy of government flacks to tell us what is happening. (Remember the Iraqi Info Minister?)

PS: The pencil thing is way cool.

Most Socialist State: West Virginia

Least Socialist State: guess!

re: #162 garhighway

Greetings from 35,000 feet over Virginia. (I love wi-fi on planes.)

The whole war correspondent thing is tricky. They take huge risks, but without them we are stuck with the reports of interested parties to tell us what is happening. The best are awesome: Richard Engel from NBC has been amazing these past months.

On balance, if they are willing to take the risk, it's better for all of us that they do it. Otherwise, we are at the mercy of government flacks to tell us what is happening. (Remember the Iraqi Info Minister?)

PS: The pencil thing is way cool.

I know for security reasons they are all held-up in the same hotel. But that is also stupid for security reasons.

I don't have the answer.

re: #164 ggt

I know for security reasons they are all held-up in the same hotel. But that is also stupid for security reasons.

I don't have the answer.

I also note that war correspondents have the potential to warp reality a little. I wouldn't be all that surprised if the loyalists were targeting the area around the hotel precisely because they knew that their efforts would get well covered, making them seem more meaningful. That's not good, but I would think that for the more experienced ones it is something they take into account.

re: #165 garhighway

I also note that war correspondents have the potential to warp reality a little. I wouldn't be all that surprised if the loyalists were targeting the area around the hotel precisely because they knew that their efforts would get well covered, making them seem more meaningful. That's not good, but I would think that for the more experienced ones it is something they take into account.

I have to wonder how their mere presence there could influence events. I know I act differently when I know I'm being watched.

Propaganda is a powerful tool. The Vietnamese used it quite effectively.

And, really, how is the news truly accurate when all the reporters are in the same place witnessing the same events, getting the same info fed to them. How many are out there getting the story for themselves?

I know there are very good journalists in the field. I'm not at all satisified that we ever truly hear what they have to say unless they write a book. Those in the newspaper hierarchy are more concerned with selling ads and pleasing shareholders than they are in true journalism.

I think we miss-out on hearing from some truly talented and brave writers.

re: #166 ggt

I have to wonder how their mere presence there could influence events. I know I act differently when I know I'm being watched.

Propaganda is a powerful tool. The Vietnamese used it quite effectively.

And, really, how is the news truly accurate when all the reporters are in the same place witnessing the same events, getting the same info fed to them. How many are out there getting the story for themselves?

I know there are very good journalists in the field. I'm not at all satisified that we ever truly hear what they have to say unless they write a book. Those in the newspaper hierarchy are more concerned with selling ads and pleasing shareholders than they are in true journalism.

I think we miss-out on hearing from some truly talented and brave writers.

A lot depends on the precise medium. You get a lot more info from Richard Engel watching him on Maddow, where he has more time, than you do on the NBC Evening news. This is where the proliferation of media channels, outlets and technology is a plus.

Gotta sign off: we're approaching ATL.

re: #167 garhighway

A lot depends on the precise medium. You get a lot more info from Richard Engel watching him on Maddow, where he has more time, than you do on the NBC Evening news. This is where the proliferation of media channels, outlets and technology is a plus.

Gotta sign off: we're approaching ATL.

Same with NPR and C-SPAN and some of the podcasts.

Best. Town Hall. Ever.

...snip...
The first thing to say is that 160 is an enormous number given that the town’s population is 1,600 and residents weren’t given much notice of the meeting. Were a corresponding percentage of New Yorkers to turn up at a public hearing, there would be no place large enough to hold the more than 800,000 attendees.

...snip...

Then came the evening’s centerpiece, three-minute prepared statements delivered by townspeople who had signed up in advance. It is often said that the opponents of fracking are mostly second-home-owners and weekenders who selfishly prefer their enjoyment of a bucolic landscape to the needs of the long-termers who came before them. But the speakers who stood up to have their say represented every sector of the population — farmers, small-business owners, real estate agents, six-generation natives, newcomers, artists, musicians.

As different as they were, the message was the same and it was eloquently proclaimed: “What we have here is unique and beautiful.” “We have to take action to keep the town we love.” “We must take our destiny into our own hands.” “Andes could become the model for the country.” One of the speakers was a local and a folksinger. She made up a song on the spot and taught it to everyone. The refrain was “If we work together / Then we can make it better.”

Good luck defeating the gas companies, Andes...but nice start to the battle.

puppies are napping.

I think they have the right idea.

Hopefully, I'll feel better this afternoon.

Have a great morning all!

re: #169 darthstar

Best. Town Hall. Ever.

Good luck defeating the gas companies, Andes...but nice start to the battle.

New York State has a nice testbed to see about the consequences and pros and cons of gas well fraking as well as some ideas of what sort of regulation and requirements might be needed before allowing drilling.

It's called Pennsylvania.

Obama's gonna be back in D.C. pretty soon, I think.

re: #172 ProLifeLiberal

Obama's gonna be back in D.C. pretty soon, I think.

To make a damage assessment in order to improve the HAARP?
//

re: #173 oaktree

No, because Martha's Vineyard is in Irene's Cone. And New England in General looks like it is about to get walloped.

re: #173 oaktree

To make a damage assessment in order to improve the HAARP?
//

"Dammit, I was aiming for the Capitol building, not for the giant phallic symbol."

re: #174 ProLifeLiberal

No, because Martha's Vineyard is in Irene's Cone. And New England in General looks like it is about to get walloped.

DC's in the cone too.
;)

Greets and saluts from the shaken and stirred NYC metro area. Seeing as I didn't actually think anything of yesterday's quake, lots of people are still talking about it and the media is still in a frenzy mode. Guess there's nothing else to talk about?

Sorry, but the quake did minor damage overall, although a few landmarks in DC and Baltimore remain closed due to cracks and other minor damage including the National Cathedral and Washington Monument.

Far more consequential is the possible landfall of Hurricane Irene this weekend along the East Coast - perhaps hitting NYC metro area as a cat 1/2 storm. The models are putting the storm well East of the NYC metro area Sunday midday, but they could shift based on how the hurricane interacts with a cold front crossing the region. Right now, it looks like the Outer Banks are under the gun for Saturday. If Irene does make landfall, it would be the first major hurricane to make a US landfall in about 3 years. More imminently, the Bahamas are under the gun and it will cross Grand Bahamas with significant force and large wind field.

Oh, and there's this little war going on in Libya, and the rocket battle between the Gazan terrorists and Israel.

re: #176 Varek Raith

DC's in the cone too.
;)

Did you shake, rattle and roll yesterday?re: #112 Varek Raith

My cat did not, DID NOT, like the earthquake.
My grandmother (20 miles away from epicenter) thought her neighbor was doing something illegal.
Lol.

Your grandma! "Damn hooligans!"

We get in such a dither over minor natural occurences. I really do not want to see the reaction when we get hit by a major natural and/or man-made disaster...

@EricBoehlert Eric Boehlert
oh look, here's another RW site that's hosting racist, sexist comments about the First Lady today; [Link: t.co...] #tcot

More right wing garbage.

Morning.

Glenn Beck bows to Islamic Supremacists!
Glenn Beck Moves Time Of Jerusalem Rally To Accomodate Ramadan
I also notice Crazy Pam is in Israel this week but there's no sign of cross promotion between her and Beck. I wonder who is sunning whom in that relationship.

re: #179 ralphieboy

Some of the reaction in the media is due to the fact that it occurred along the East Coast and the major metro areas from DC to NYC felt it. It's uncommon, but not unprecedented.

I'm far more worried about a hurricane coming through these parts than an earthquake in any event - and we're long overdue for a hurricane.

A major hurricane in the NYC metro area would cause billions of dollars in damage - the LI Express reorganized significant parts of Long Island, and those areas are far more densely populated now.

Anyone want to take odds on whether Khadafi is captured wearing women's clothing (a burkha, chador, or other outfit), rather than a military uniform? /no odds given

Rebels have placed a bounty on him - dead or alive. And they're willing to give amnesty to the loyalists who turn him in.

Heh.

I still have a few late blooming tadpoles in the pond. Maybe 6-12 tads getting ready to venture out of the pond. I thought for sure they'd all be gone by now. The hippie neighbors have been careless with their compost bins and there are a lot of rats and mice around this year which may impact the from population. I dropped some friendly hints and I hope they take care of the rat situation.

re: #177 lawhawk

Maybe we should give Dick Cheney a call, see if he'd be willing to let us borrow his weather control device to steer Irene away from NYC./

re: #184 Killgore Trout

I still have a few late blooming tadpoles in the pond. Maybe 6-12 tads getting ready to venture out of the pond. I thought for sure they'd all be gone by now. The hippie neighbors have been careless with their compost bins and there are a lot of rats and mice around this year which may impact the from population. I dropped some friendly hints and I hope they take care of the rat situation.

Your cats are inside-only?

You still have cats, right?

Welcome news if true:

BreakingNews Breaking News
CNN's @mchancecnn tweets, 'Rixos crisis ends. All journalists are out!'

Heh.

Glenn Beck Moves Time Of Jerusalem Rally To Accomodate Ramadan

I'm fully expecting the Harpy to lose her shit over this.

re: #186 wrenchwench

Your cats are inside-only?

You still have cats, right?

My cats are indoors only. I keep the neighborhood free range cats out of my yard with an unltasonic device called Cat Stop, works well on the racoons too.

re: #187 publicityStunted

I sure hope so! I have been really concerned about that situation.

re: #189 Killgore Trout

My cats are indoors only. I keep the neighborhood free range cats out of my yard with an unltasonic device called Cat Stop, works well on the racoons too.

Maybe it will work on the rats too.

Indoors-only is the only way to have cats, IMHO. Of course, here that's enforced by the coyotes.

re: #188 Lidane

Heh.

Glenn Beck Moves Time Of Jerusalem Rally To Accomodate Ramadan

I'm fully expecting the Harpy to lose her shit over this.

Beck's organizers actually have to deal with reality, unlike Shrieky. They did what they needed to do. But it will be fun watching Geller freak out.

Reward offer for head of Muammar Gaddafi

LIBYAN rebels late last night put a price of two million dinars ($1.6 million) on the head of strongman Muammar Gaddafi, dead or alive.

Heh.

re: #191 wrenchwench

Maybe it will work on the rats too.

Indoors-only is the only way to have cats, IMHO. Of course, here that's enforced by the coyotes.

You can still let cats out during the day. normally. Proper answer to a coyote who shows up is a shotgun.

re: #191 wrenchwench

Maybe it will work on the rats too.

Indoors-only is the only way to have cats, IMHO. Of course, here that's enforced by the coyotes.

I don't know. My parents do well with their quasi-indoor-only cats - they are kept in the barn at night, allowed to roam free during the day, including coming into the house if they are clean and dry. Of course, this does sometimes cause some anxiety when one or both fail to return from their wanderings when it's time to put them inside for the night.

re: #191 wrenchwench

Maybe it will work on the rats too.

Indoors-only is the only way to have cats, IMHO. Of course, here that's enforced by the coyotes.

The rats seem to be working around the cat stop thing. I bought a few similar devices at the hardware store designed specifically for rats and mice. I told the hippes that I bought too many and gave them my "extras" to place around their compost area. I'm not sure how well they're going to work.

re: #195 thedopefishlives

I don't know. My parents do well with their quasi-indoor-only cats - they are kept in the barn at night, allowed to roam free during the day, including coming into the house if they are clean and dry. Of course, this does sometimes cause some anxiety when one or both fail to return from their wanderings when it's time to put them inside for the night.

In rural areas it's probably ok but in urban areas I'm always surprised that people allow their cats to roam free. Too many cars, loose dogs, etc. They also kill a lot of wildwilfe like songbirds, frogs, etc. Also when cats get sick it's really hard to tell sometimes and the cats instinct is to run away and hide when they're seriously ill. Outdoor cats just have a much shorter lifespan.

Oh, joy. As if being anything other than a Republican in this state wasn't annoying enough already:

Texas GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Welfare Recipients To Donkeys In New Ad

Haaretz is live blogging the Beck rally in Israel. And it's quite snarky too. Heh...

A sampling (edited):

17:58: 'Israel is here because the God of Abraham keeps his covenants.' What about Ben-Gurion, Truman and Balfour?'

18:01: Glenn's beginning to open up about his past life as a non-believer. I think this is the bit where he cries.

18:03: Woah. In 1999, he listened to Osama bin Laden, and knew that he would attack New York again. He also knew the housing crash was coming. But it doesn't take a prophet to see these things. For a minute I thought that was where he was going.

(edited to add examples of snark)

re: #197 Killgore Trout

In rural areas it's probably ok but in urban areas I'm always surprised that people allow their cats to roam free. Too many cars, loose dogs, etc. They also kill a lot of wildwilfe like songbirds, frogs, etc. Also when cats get sick it's really hard to tell sometimes and the cats instinct is to run away and hide when they're seriously ill. Outdoor cats just have a much shorter lifespan.

Yeah. We do have an outdoor cat here at our place in the wild north country. She actually hangs around our house most of the time. That being said, we put her out because of behavioral issues and we weren't/aren't terribly concerned about her getting wrapped around someone's axle, just that she's not in the house playing havoc with our two indoor feline overlords.

re: #198 Lidane

Oh, joy. As if being anything other than a Republican in this state wasn't annoying enough already:

Texas GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Welfare Recipients To Donkeys In New Ad

It's almost certain he's collecting farm subsidies. Hypocritical asshole.

re: #201 Killgore Trout

It's almost certain he's collecting farm subsidies. Hypocritical asshole.

Less for them means more available for him...

Zero-sum games at work.

re: #198 Lidane

Oh, joy. As if being anything other than a Republican in this state wasn't annoying enough already:

Texas GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Welfare Recipients To Donkeys In New Ad

Comparing one's political opponents to lower life forms sounds suspiciously like something that Hitler would do... o_O

re: #201 Killgore Trout

Much more likely is that he benefited from the TARP bailouts of Chrysler. His family owns a car dealership.

re: #201 Killgore Trout

It's almost certain he's collecting farm subsidies. Hypocritical asshole.

Roger Williams received payments totaling $238,267 from 1995 through 2010
It's a common name so there's no certainty it's the same guy but I wouldn't be surprised.

Gadhafi's son seeks cease-fire; reporters freed
Lol, little late there, chief.

re: #204 lawhawk

Much more likely is that he benefited from the TARP bailouts of Chrysler. His family owns a car dealership.

Socialist! Freeloader!

re: #206 Varek Raith

He wants to try and salvage some of dad's fabulous clothes. /

I was all excited, I this was Tempest playing Under the Milky Way Tonight. One of our good friends plays the fiddle for Tempest.

But he wasn't in that video at all. Still pretty cool, though...

re: #206 Varek Raith

Gadhafi's son seeks cease-fire; reporters freed
Lol, little late there, chief.

Nonono, dat is not vot I ment! I vont pis! /

re: #210 Sergey Romanov

Nonono, dat is not vot I ment! I vont pis! /

You want to be pissed on? Okay, I think that can be arranged.

re: #211 thedopefishlives

You want to be pissed on? Okay, I think that can be arranged.

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re: #194 Dark_Falcon

You can still let cats out during the day. normally. Proper answer to a coyote who shows up is a shotgun.

Not within city limits. Even when there were rabid foxes roaming the streets, only law enforcement personnel were allowed to shoot them.

re: #212 Sergey Romanov

Image: The-perfect-excuse.png

Whoah there buddy. This is a family-friendly weblog.

/not at all serious

re: #214 iossarian

Whoah there buddy. This is a family-friendly weblog.

/not at all serious

Of course you aren't. Liberals are anti-family.

/

re: #198 Lidane

Oh, joy. As if being anything other than a Republican in this state wasn't annoying enough already:

Texas GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Welfare Recipients To Donkeys In New Ad

Here's an example of the kind of people on twitter praising that ad:

Ctrocker1989 Craig Philip Townend
The Donkey Whisperer youtube.com/watch?v=F6etfJ… Not a surprise that the Dumocrat Party's symbol is the donkey because all of them are dumbasses!!! [Link: twitter.com...]

re: #216 jaunte

Here's an example of the kind of people on twitter praising that ad:

"Dumocrat!"
HURRHURRDERP

re: #198 Lidane

Oh, joy. As if being anything other than a Republican in this state wasn't annoying enough already:

Texas GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Welfare Recipients To Donkeys In New Ad

I think we need new mascots for the political parties. The democratic mascot can be a leach, and the republican party can be a lamphrey. (now for the cheap joke) They both seem to suck nowadays anyways.

Peter Griffin - "Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."

OK, this is now pretty alarming. After Hungary introduces labor camps for the unemployed, it turns out that the UK government is forcing unemployment benefit recipients into unpaid work for (among others) low-cost retailers.

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

The effect that this will have on the labor market is obvious: why would budget retailers pay minimum wage and mandatory benefits to an employee when they can get the same labor for nothing from the government?

Madness.

re: #220 iossarian

OK, this is now pretty alarming. After Hungary introduces labor camps for the unemployed, it turns out that the UK government is forcing unemployment benefit recipients into unpaid work for (among others) low-cost retailers.

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

The effect that this will have on the labor market is obvious: why would budget retailers pay minimum wage and mandatory benefits to an employee when they can get the same labor for nothing from the government?

Madness.

Wow.
I mean...
Just, wow.

More Beck:

18:13: Who will protect your children? An educational bureaucrat or you? Did a committee stop the Holocaust or Jim Crow? Nope, people did.
'They said, not in my name. They didn't wait for society to catch up to God's laws, and in the end they were the victors.' Seriously, who writes this stuff?

Really? What the heck is his point? The US military, along with the Soviets, and British helped stop the Holocaust by defeating the Nazis.

It took the US courts to stop the Jim Crow laws (and the US National Guard in some places).

As for who will protect the Israeli kids (Beck's audience), none of the above will do that - that's up to the IDF.

But thanks for playing.

re: #218 MrSilverDragon

I think we need new mascots for the political parties. The democratic mascot can be a leach, and the republican party can be a lamphrey. (now for the cheap joke) They both seem to suck nowadays anyways.

"The lamprey has been extensively studied because it has a relatively simple brain that is thought in many respects to reflect the brain structure of early vertebrate ancestors."

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

re: #204 lawhawk

Much more likely is that he benefited from the TARP bailouts of Chrysler. His family owns a car dealership.

He sent his wife to lobby for a Chrysler bailout:

[Link: www.texastribune.org...]
On the eve of the announcement, opponents circulated a flier with news clips about Patty Williams, the wife of the candidate and the president of the family's car dealership, lobbying Congress to win federal bailouts for Chrysler and other car manufacturers in late 2008.

re: #222 lawhawk

More Beck:

Really? What the heck is his point? The US military, along with the Soviets, and British helped stop the Holocaust by defeating the Nazis.

It took the US courts to stop the Jim Crow laws (and the US National Guard in some places).

As for who will protect the Israeli kids (Beck's audience), none of the above will do that - that's up to the IDF.

But thanks for playing.

Lol. People didn't "wait for society to catch up" when opposing Jim Crow laws. He's damn right there. They got beat up with billy clubs, and worse, for their efforts.

And of course, at the time, Beck and his ilk would have been calling them anti-American.

What a tool.

re: #222 lawhawk

More Beck:

Really? What the heck is his point? The US military, along with the Soviets, and British helped stop the Holocaust by defeating the Nazis.

Indeed, last time I checked, no "people" stopped the Holocaust, aside from the military situation itself. Certainly no army or state exerted themselves to help the Jews - requests for bombing of death camps were declined.

re: #225 iossarian

He promotes Birchers, who were some of the most virulent opponents to civil rights.

Hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Phil Plait:

WISE finds coolest brown dwarfs ever seen!
How cool is this? Literally, the coolest: NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has found the lowest-temperature brown dwarfs ever seen, the tail end of the stellar class of brown dwarfs called Y dwarfs. How not hot are they? This one (called WISE 1828+2650 if you’re playing brown dwarf bingo), spotted by WISE, has a surface temperature of 25° Celsius — that’s 80° Fahrenheit!

re: #222 lawhawk

Did a committee stop the Holocaust or Jim Crow? Nope, people did.
'They said, not in my name.

Like these "Not In My Name" people? (oops, wrong NOMN group)

re: #224 jaunte

He sent his wife to lobby for a Chrysler bailout:

Lol.

re: #223 oaktree

"The lamprey has been extensively studied because it has a relatively simple brain that is thought in many respects to reflect the brain structure of early vertebrate ancestors."

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

This also gives a different meaing to the infamous "We didn't come from no monkey" complaint. Yes, you're right, you came from a different part of the big evolutionary tree apparently...

Pam whines:

What happened to the foundational principle of separation of religion and state? Do we not even so much as pretend anymore?

But according to her precious Republican party the wall of separation concept is not only in the Constitution, it's of the devil itself.

re: #232 Sergey Romanov

Pam whines:

But according to her precious Republican party the wall of separation concept is not only in the Constitution, it's of the devil itself.

Expecting logical consistency from Pam is like expecting sun in Scotland.

/i kid. It's sometimes sunny, and Pam is never consistent.

ooooo, cool pencil!

re: #224 jaunte

He sent his wife to lobby for a Chrysler bailout:

I think I just found him on the farm subsidies list. His real name is John Roger Williams

(born 1949) is the former Secretary of State of Texas, having served from November 2004 until his resignation effective July 1, 2007.

John R Williams received payments totaling $77,125 from 1995 through 2010

Debbie is classy as always:

This week, there is much ado about the newly unveiled Martin Luther King, Jr. monument on the Washington Mall. But, to me, the statue apparently taught a far too large number of people that their racism–racism against non-Blacks–is okay.

re: #226 Sergey Romanov

Indeed, last time I checked, no "people" stopped the Holocaust, aside from the military situation itself. Certainly no army or state exerted themselves to help the Jews - requests for bombing of death camps were declined.

Michael Burleigh did a good job of examining that issue in his recent book Moral Combat. Bombing Auschwitz hard enough to have an impact would have been hard. The death camp was so far away from US/UK bomber bases that they would have been carrying reduced bomb loads. Moreover, the inaccuracy of high level bombing (low level raids by the RAF's Mosquitoes would have been even more difficult due to the range issue (low level flight is more fuel intensive than high level flight, owing to greater air densities)) meant that such a raid likely would have killed many of those confined there,

Lunch beckons with its meaty finger. Later.

re: #237 Dark_Falcon

Michael Burleigh did a good job of examining that issue in his recent book Moral Combat. Bombing Auschwitz hard enough to have an impact would have been hard.

They bombed nearby Monowitz. Didn't seem hard.

The death camp was so far away from US/UK bomber bases that they would have been carrying reduced bomb loads. Moreover, the inaccuracy of high level bombing (low level raids by the RAF's Mosquitoes would have been even more difficult due to the range issue (low level flight is more fuel intensive than high level flight, owing to greater air densities))

While it's indeed imprecise, it's not a reason not to try, it's a reason to try as much as possible.

meant that such a raid likely would have killed many of those confined there,

Of course, but that's unfortunate and unavoidable collateral damage. Would have saved many more people from the gas chambers.

Dwarf Fortress is da bomb!
:)

re: #239 Sergey Romanov

Moreover, they should have destroyed railroads.

re: #240 Varek Raith

Dwarf Fortress is da bomb!
:)

I've heard that before. I should give it a try but last time I looked the interface was confusing and I didn't bother to learn it. There are no games that interest me these days although I still play a little Minecraft.

[Link: www.thelocal.se...]

The Swedish security police tracked Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's membership of a Swedish Nazi movement in the 1940s, one of the revelations of the business leader's Nazi past revealed in a new book.

re: #240 Varek Raith

[Link: df.magmawiki.com...]

re: #240 Varek Raith

Dwarf Fortress is da bomb!
:)

Hehehe. Unleash your inner Urist!

(I'm busy building a large glass retractable roof over a section of keep. Want to keep my swimming pond full with rain but keep the snow out in the winter.)

And yes sections of the interface are a complete pain. Some of the worst are alleviated by some user-developed utilities.

But there is a sort of inner perverse joy from watching a well-designed and painstakingly built magma trap trigger and light a bunch of craven elves goblins, I mean goblins! on fire.

re: #234 iceweasel

ooo, cool pencil!

If you don't like the color of the pencil, I've got an assortment. I'm always handing them out at games and I'm always happy to hep a friend.

re: #236 Sergey Romanov

Debbie is classy as always:

Debbie is another dumb, conservative bigot.

re: #243 Sergey Romanov

[Link: www.thelocal.se...]

The Swedish security police tracked Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's membership of a Swedish Nazi movement in the 1940s, one of the revelations of the business leader's Nazi past revealed in a new book.

Sigh, why am I not surprised.

re: #247 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Debbie is another dumb, conservative bigot.

She is pretty much an open anti-black racist by now.

re: #241 Sergey Romanov

Moreover, they should have destroyed railroads.

Taking out German-run railroads (as opposed to ones they only controlled, but were staffed by French or Italian workers) was very hard. The Germans set aside repair materials in good quantities, and had redundant switching and signaling equipment. A rail line is also a fairly hard target to hit hard enough to put it out for long.

Moreover, anti-railroad activities were aimed at crippling transport infrastructure in preparation for and support of Operation Overlord. A single rail line not supporting the main military effort simply was not a priority, what horrors the Germans were using it to commit. Some of the lines used by the death trains were attacked, but the Germans were able to repair the damage.

My landlady just called all excited about deer and foxes running between her place and ours. She was concerned that the little house we built for the cats that's up against our bedroom window could be broken into by the wildlife. It has screen on the outside, but it has welded wire fencing on the inside that she can't see.

I picked the wrong day to leave for work early. There were three deer and five or six foxes.

Obama Administration efforts to stabilize oil prices has resulted in multiple waivers of Jones Act. The Act requires that purely domestic cargo to move on United States-flagged ships except under extraordinary circumstances. Only once this summer has oil from the reserve moved on American barges. American cargo shippers are up in arms over this considering the high unemployment rates.

Even as unemployment hovered over 9 percent, the administration approved dozens of applications to transport nearly 30 million barrels of domestic crude oil within the borders of the United States on tankers employing foreign crews and flying the flags of the Marshall Islands, Panama and other countries.

The move, which saved time and money for the oil companies that bought the oil, took potential work from more than 30 American cargo vessels and as many as 400 sailors, American ship owners said in recent days.

“This has literally flabbergasted the American maritime industry,” said Christopher Coakley, vice president for legislative affairs at the American Waterways Operators, an association of domestic ship and barge operators. “The idea was to create American jobs and help the economy. But all the profit from the sale of the oil has gone to traders and oil companies and all the profit from movement of the oil has gone to foreign shippers and crewmen, and that’s galling.”

In late June, the Obama administration, acting in concert with the 27 nations of the International Energy Agency, released the oil from the Department of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to make up some of the shortfall caused by the conflict in Libya. The administration said it wanted to get the oil to market quickly to lower prices and ensure supplies for the summer travel season. To meet that goal, it set very short deadlines for transporting the crude.

(CNN) -- A Russian space freighter carrying cargo to the International Space Station has crashed in a remote area of Siberia, Russian emergency officials said Wednesday.
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Yayy! Zedushka said Fedex just delivered my new computer!